{shop update} new earrings coming soon!

just wanted to give you all a sneak peek at some of the new earrings i'll be posting in the shop 

{slowly, but surely}.

hope you had a relaxing day - i know we did and we for sure ate lots of yummy food!

{shop update} add headbands to the list!

well folks, i adore a cute headband - however, every time i see one, i've thought...

i could make that! so that's what i've done... here's a small group of the headbands i've made and will be posted in my shop over the next few days. i think they're just great for summer too... don't feel like making your hear look great? just throw it back in a pony and top it off with one of these guys!

i hope you like them =)

new orleans

skinny headband wrapped in pink satin ribbon - adorned with guinea feathers -

finished with b&w stripped satin ribbon

dixieland

wrapped with red satin ribbon - adorned with feathers -

and finished with a petite white and denim ribbon.

nassau

wrapped with a light pink satin ribbon - adorned with guinea feathers -

finished with a petite lime green satin ribbon.

bora bora

wrapped in hand dyed mokuba silk ribbon {purple, teal, and white} -

adorned with feathers - finished with a petite gold metallic ribbon

chinoiserie

wrapped in a fun and colorful satin ribbon - adorned with guinea feathers

- finished with a petite coral satin ribbon

nile

wrapped in a light blue satin ribbon w/ a gold metallic finish - adorned

with feathers - finished with a petite gold metallic ribbon

aegean

1/2" headband wrapped in purple grosgrain ribbon - adorned with feathers

- finished with an petite electric blue satin ribbon

vert

1/2" headband wrapped in b&w stripped satin ribbon, peacock feathers,

and finished with a petite lime green ribbon

safari

wrapped in brown grosgrain with orange stitching -

adorned with various feathers - finished with a petite orange satin ribbon

{shop update} jen aniston inspired necklace

awhile back i remember seeing this photo of jennifer aniston wearing a cute, petite little wishbone necklace... ever since i've been on the lookout for a charm that would make an equally cute necklace! and ta-da... i found it, and here's the necklace.

the necklace is 18 inches long {however you can request it longer or shorter} and the wishbone charm is approx. 3/4 of an inch long.

here's a close up!

i think these would even make a great little bridesmaids necklaces/gifts!

{recent project} hydrangea cocktail napkins

just finished these pretties up the other night - i really am in love with the hydrangea image we used for these custom napkins! the bride, lisa used the fonts from their wedding invites to help tie it things together in a chocolate ink, and then the hydrangea puff is in cornflower blue to keep with their color scheme....

i always love seeing the beginning black and white gocco image turn into .....

... a beautiful color, real life print =) it's just such a neat process. one that i enjoy immensely! these are great napkins for a summertime wedding.

and here's a pretty little shot of the final product!

lisa - i hope you love them and congrats again on your upcoming wedding! =)

if you're interested in a similar idea, wanna change up colors - feel free to message me via my shop

{shop update} new necklaces

made this cute little necklace today while at the pool - it's already hanging around my neck, where it'll probably stay for a few weeks =) it's the starting piece in my new "petite necklace" collection...

the petite leaf in gold fill

and just get an idea of size - here it is on me... it's pretty petite and cute!

happy shopping!

{things i dig} GeeZees custom canvas

i have been just dying to get caught up on blogging just so i could share this:

i have a crush on my new geezees canvas! 

below is the wedding photo i chose from our photog {memoriesbymichael.com} then i used photoshop to add the lyrics from our first dance song - Dave Matthews - "steady as we go" and our wedding date... then i sent it to stephanie and then the magic began!

and here's what came to us in the mail.... 

maybe i'm partial, but i think our canvas just rocks! =)

stephanie, the force behind geezees, was phenominal to work with! she's a fellow etsy wedding team member, but i found out about her business because i was the winner/recipient of a contest over at weddingbee.  even though this was a complimentary canvas,  her attention and communication throughout the process was fantastic!  since it was "freebee" she could've totally taken longer on my order, but she treated it as if it was just as much a priority as any of her paid orders!  being a fellow online vendor - that speaks volumes about her customer service... and i think when it comes to online business, customer service is so extremely important in making or breaking your online presence.  sometime it can be very difficult to build a following of loyal fans who will believe in you enough to refer you... and i most certainly would send anyone reading this her way! 

i can only hope that i will have a reason to visit her again for future canvas art projects! i know our canvas turned out beautifully and it will be a treasured piece of art in our home for years to come!

please check her out either on etsy, her website, or her blog!

{recent project} rustic elegance cocktail napkins p 2

the other half of the rustic elegance napkins were inspired by erin's wedding guest book below -

so we came up with a graphic for little "love birds" - one flying and one sitting on the branch

and the "work in progress" shot on the dining table =) ... if you've ever wondered what the gocco looks like .... here it is below!

{recent project} rustic elegance cocktail napkins p I

just finished 225 of these beauties last night, and about to get started on the other design which will compliment this one.  the bride erin and i have been emailing for awhile about these napkins - which she will use at her upcoming wedding... i just love how they turned out.

we used the same peony graphic which ties the napkins to her invitation and used the saying "eat, drink & be married" all tying in their pink and brown color scheme.

the napkins in progress... and beautiful sea of ivory, pink and brown

and here are here invites which provided the inspiration for the peony and the fonts we used... sorry for the blurs - gotta do the privacy thing! =)

{recent project} lemon inspired napkins & coasters... and jewelry!

about a month ago i had the pleasure of working with a fabulous bride {named erin} on quite a few aspects of her palm springs wedding ... 

her wedding had a pallet of black and white, with a punch of yellow.  so we incorporated lemons for their custom cocktail coasters and cocktail napkins!  their last name is meadows - so in the spirit of lollapalooza - they branded their wedding reception as "meadows - palooza"... super cute!

we went ahead and used the same design for both the napkins and coasters - after gocco'ing all of these babies i have to admit i had visions of lemon wedges dancing in my head! =)

since she was varying the bridemaids attire {some gals work black dresses w/ yellow sashes and the others wore black & white floral print dresses w/ a yellow sash} she opted for my 

belle earrings w/ petite onyx teardrops and the circle esprit necklace with mini onyx rhondelles... i love how classy and formal this jewelry can be!

erin also decided to treat her gals to my swarovski gold flip flops - so they could kick off their shoes and busta move on the dance floor!... she also treated herself to a pair! =)

if you see anything you like, please don't hesitate to contact me!

{shop update} new items & revisions

attention attention... new items appearing in my etsy shop... FINALLY!... 

la femme earrings - 

gold with mother of pearl rhondelles

double entendre necklace - 

gold with hand wrapped aquamarine teardrop

another macramé necklace - new addition

gold with ruby stones

les doux necklace - new photos in my etsy shop

cote d'azur earrings - 

gold with aqua and bronze pearls - new photos of these earrings in my etsy shop

cote d'azur earrings - 

in amethyst - coming soon to my shop

also coming soon - dimanche necklace - 

gold with clear swarovski baroque crystal - more colors to come!

as well as: dimanche earrings- 

in clear swarovski baroque crystal - more colors to come too!

busy, busy, busy

thanks.. err... and i'm sorry to all of you who i've been really delayed on getting back to about your etsy inquiries...  please bear with me as i get my act together, i'm much more caught up on orders now after having a "real" two day weekend!

as some of you might know i have quite a few brides i've been working with on orders, all of them with weddings the first 2 weekends of May - here's a small sample of the things i've been working on recently:

200 custom wedding cocktail napkins for etsy user CelebrationsbyDesign

custom bridal order for etsy member edube021408:

bridesmaid jardin bon bon earrings

and bridesmaid bonne chance bracelets

the necklace portion of a bridesmaid order for erahn:

so far we have 5 oynx esprit necklaces in gold with twisted circles -

still have to finish up her gold belle earrings with onyx wire wrapped teardrops, finished her swarovski gold flip flops, need to tackle the custom cocktail napkins, AND custom wedding coasters!  all before her May 9th wedding! =)

another necklace that i haven't named yet - but will be part of my spring/summer designs

another newbie in the spring/summer group (will come in more colors soon): 

mélange necklace in gold with mother of pearl teardrop

two more that i'm super stoked how they turned out

macramé necklaces - shown in sapphire and peridot - more colors to come

(forgive me if these link to the opposite color, etsy's down currently)

another custom item - the dimanche chain, yet to be listed - makes an awesome layering necklace - comes 54 inches long

another custom, long layering necklace for the same client - the eternite oval necklace (long)

this is yet to be listed (can you tell i'm a little behind), comes 48 inches long

well that's all folks, i'm off to bed - i hope you enjoyed looking at SOME of what i've been working on lately! =)