dinkybird boutique: handmade wedding flower hair pins

{ turquoise and aqua flower hair pin or brooch }

stephanie of dinkybird boutique crafts sweet one-of-a-kind handmade flowers to adorn yourself or your ladies. she will work with you on custom wedding orders and bridal party multiples, send you a swatch, or possibly include you as a character in her next young adult novel (always be kind to fiction writers!) --

ok, so that last bit i made up, but she *is* publishing a book as well. the flowers come in both sweet accent and Drama size, and she'll even attempt to match a color -- thanks for writing, stephanie!





more at dinkybirdboutique.etsy.com

littlewhitedresser: floral and beaded wedding sashes and headbands

{ littlewhitedresser's photo shoot }

color me charmed by tel aviv-based avishag of littlewhitedresser, woman of adventure and lovely creations, not least of which is the video above. flowers for your hair, beaded sashes, wedding jewels.

shipping is incredibly reasonable, and to kick off 2011 she's having a buy one get one sale. i like!




more at littlewhitedresser.etsy.com

etsy wedding giveaway: vintage french lace + floral fascinator from mignonne handmade

{vintage french lace + silk flower clip }

ooh la la! jenn of mignonne handmade is back from a trip to france, scouring for vintage finds to include in her lovely work, and she has graciously agreed to give one of her new creations to you!

here's how she describes it:

it's hand cut, hand pressed pinkish-brown silk flower with vintage details: the stamens are vintage french, found in a flea market in Geneva, Switzerland; the lace accent is a vintage find from Lyon, France; the leaf is a vintage millinery leaf from Japan. It is anchored with felt at the back and has a metal clip that can be fastened to clothes or hair. The flower is around 5" in diameter.

if you're in the phoenix area, jenn also works with real and handmade flowers for weddings, check out joliejourflowers.com. pics of her trip to France are on her blog joliejourflowers.blogspot.com, and joliejour.etsy.com,her other etsy shop, is a mix of flea market vintage finds and hand-crafted lovelies.

TO ENTER: comment on this post with either a favorite reading you're including in your wedding (or wish you could include!), a favorite quote about love, or another favorite from her shop mignonne handmade. no need to include your email address, i will find you!

giveaway ends next friday at midnight PDT. (yeah! daylight savings! woo.)

everyone who enters will receive a 5% discount on anything in her shop. enjoy!





more at mignonnehandmade.etsy.com

etsy crush: vintage bakelite bangles

{each photo links to its shop}

something old! bakelite bracelets -- i had no idea they were collectibles. you could split up a set as fun bridal party gifts.

one-of-a-kind hats: behida dolic

{ simply wine hand-draped hat }

i included one of behida dolic's hand-draped hats in a sampler last week and haven't stopped thinking about them since. see her inspiring story in her profile -- fled war-torn bosnia for florence, fell in love with art (and early-20th-century-american hats), then san francisco -- and her glorious handiwork. all are custom-fitted, most are one-of-a-kind.

these would be stunning for a fall or winter wedding.





more at yellowfield7.etsy.com

etsy quick looks: floral bridal sashes

{ each photo links to its store }