ericabstudios: wedding tutorials for DIYers

{ "make your own boutonniere" pdf tutorial }

i discovered ericabstudios through her lovely gardenia hair flower, see below, but came away intrigued by her boutonniere and birdcage veil tutorials, all sent as pdf instructions on how to make the lovely items you see here, and thought i'd share with you all.

i love the idea of making my own... i can follow simple instructions... maybe? these tutorials don't break the bank, and there's no shipping cost. tempting...

 
 

for more info, see ericabstudios.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

5eizen: beautiful, simple, occasionally avant garde

{ elle bloom series ring pillow in brown }

some people have a voice that you just recognize instantly -- in their writing, in their art, in song -- unmistakable and original. i have felt that way for a while as i've come across 5eizen's work and finally visited her shop -- there's just something about her style.

she's also the first person i've come across who will take your inspiration board (or crib one from snippet&ink!) and come up with custom items to match... keep an eye on her store. the prices are (crazy) reasonable, and she's adding more weddingy things (invitations!) soon.






more at 5eizen.etsy.com

handmade veils under $50

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head case sampler: pretty things for pretty noggins

{ silk and fishnet flower hair pin by cassiopia }

yes! in honor of my week, which is turning me into... you guessed it... a head case.

(at least i've managed to resist posting etsy's freaking ridiculously cute baby stuff. a WHOLE other blog, friends)

(did i mention i have a nephew?)

ahem. head case. yes.

veils are one of those things that you go shopping for and think -- they want $200? for this piece of net? couldn't i sew this? -- which, if you're like me, you can't, and you know in your heart that if you dare try you will end up with franken-veil. and still have to spend $200 at the end of the day.

also, bridal veils in stores just seem so plain compared to the ones on etsy. you can find gorgeous, straight-up traditional veils (for *very* reasonable prices, i might add), wild fascinators and feathers, as well as my own favorite, the birdcage (first encountered here) -- something for everyone.










{each photo links to its shop}