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The headband, that is!
I’ve had a less hectic month than most, so I had a little bit of time to work on pieces that weren’t necessarily commission-based. The result? A few fancy headbands… and one sparkly necklace. All but Loretta and Shirly can be worn traditionally or over the forehead.
Feeling demure? Wear it pushed back!
Feeling like a hippy-dippy love child? Pull it down!
As if their names don’t already tell you, Lizet and Emund seem to be just about as cool as they come. I shipped the flowers and feathers raw to Lizet, which she attached to her Stuart Weitzman shoes. Well done, pretty lady; well done.
Today is the first day of the year where it actually feels like Autumn. It’s perfect in Music City USA today–71 and sunny. Soon we’ll get to wear scarves, jackets in the morning and at night, sip cider on the front porch, and all the other things that I’m romanticizing about Fall.
This piece was one of my favorites that I was asked to make for a Seattle, October wedding. The colors and textures seem to sum up the feelings of Fall; if it were a slice of pumpkin pie, I’d eat it up.
Happy Fall, y’all.
Though I normally incorporate the chiffon puffs onto my shoe embellishments, this bride wanted a slightly different twist on her feet. I’m in love with the end result. There’s not much better than a big, creamy flower to accentuate a little toe cleavage!
You’d think after typing the word boutonniere at least 100 times, I’d learn how to spell it correctly. But no. My solution is just to shorten it to bout and rely on spell-check to catch my blunders. I’m also still learning the difference between affect and effect, so maybe grammar and spelling isn’t my strong suit.
Anyway, I’m sweet on these bouts I made for a lovely, late-summer bride. I think this color combination is so fun and lighthearted. Really, it’s one of those palettes that fits just about all year-round, in my opinion! Plus, who can get enough of that red-and-white Martha Stewart twine? So what if I just ordered 300 feet of it…
Happy Monday!
On another note, today is my first day back to work after a lovely summer vacation. I am thankful for these past few months off, anxious about the coming school year, grateful for a job, and looking forward to having the first few weeks under my belt.
If you can’t tell, I’m a huge fan of OnceWed. The reasons are endless. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I really, really like Emily: the brains and beauty behind the scenes.
Today, Emily featured Justin and Amanda’s wedding. The wedding was lovely, clean and classic. Luckily, I was able to make the boutounnieres - two fabric flowers for Amanda’s hair, and a miniature piece for the flower girl. Head over to OnceWed’s “Real Weddings” section to see more of this charming day!
Has everyone headed over to OnceWed today to see the stunning wedding of Jordyn and Bradley, shot by the handsome Tec Petaja? I had the pleasure of meeting Jordyn and Bradley last night while they were in town to see our friends :: plug, plug :: The Civil Wars, held at Billy Reid. So of course I had to ask Jordyn if she made the lovely combo on her shoes. Well here you go ladies; here’s the secret to beautiful embellishments like these…
Jordyn bought a pair of vintage clip on earrings (for $7.50), hot-glued three guinea feathers to each piece,and voilà! Now, you can clip and position the embellishments how you’d like. Easy, removable shoe goodness! As for clip-on earrings, Etsy is a great resource for this, but so is your local Goodwill, flea market, or antique shop if you feel like putting some leg work into it. Guinea feathers are at craft stores (Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, etc.) and on-line.
Amazing, huh?
I worked on a “Table Trend” for the lovely Emily over at Once Wed a few weeks ago. She is a gem, her taste is impeccable, so needless to say, it was an honor to be a part of such a fun endeavor!
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One of the materialistic pleasures of wedding planning is accessorizing–of course accessorizing the event, but more importantly, accessorizing yourself. I kept it pretty simple. I wore my sister’s veil, wore earrings and a bracelet (given to me as a wedding present by my sister) made by lillyella, and one of the best pairs of shoes I’ve ever seen in real life.
I’d had fun looking for shoes, but hadn’t had much luck. We were trying to throw an epic event for 300 people on a less-than-average wedding budget, so I’d kept myself on a strict $50 or less budget for shoes. Since our wedding would be mostly outdoors, I wanted wedges so that I wouldn’t aerate the lawns with my heels and fall flat on my face. I also wanted a pair that would be fun and surprising, but that didn’t distract from my gown. {After taking my shoes and gown in for my last fitting, I walked around the part of town I was in, shopping while holding my shoes in my free hand. “Ooohh, what cute shoes!” I had a woman say to me. “Thanks, they’re my wedding shoes!” “Oh. But you’re not going to wear them with your wedding gown, are you?” “Yeah… I am… They’re my wedding shoes.”}
My sister found my wedding shoes while out shopping for herself at no place other than Ross: Dress for Less. I love that place. Love. Along with TJ Maxx and Marshalls, there’s no where else I’d rather shop for shoes and house decor. That is, unless, I somehow fall into lots and lots of money and I can rationalize and afford buying those things at Anthropologie. So she called me, told me she’d found my shoes, bought them for me since she knew they’d be perfect… and bought a pair for herself in purple since they were only $14.99. I can’t blame the girl. 
Anyway, I’ve had tons and tons… and tons of brides contact me asking me where I got my shoes and what the brand was. (They’re Dollhouse, by the way.) Not only are they super cute, but the fact that they were such a steal makes them even more amazing in my book. So this post is dedicated to beautiful shoes: all fun, all statement making, all that could be worn under a wedding gown… all for under $50. {Click on the image of the shoe to be directed to the site it came from. }
Growing up, I wanted so badly to have an “i” in my name so I could dot it with a heart. I even tried going by my middle name of Laine to attain the floating heart. No one bought into it. So, I guess I over corrected the situation by working hard to have the best handwriting. I wanted people to oooh and ahhh over it. For the most part, I succeeded. My handwriting is one of the few things I can say I feel talented in; it’s one of the few things I can accept a compliment about. Though if the truth be told, I’m a bit prideful about it, and I’d be lying if I said my feelings don’t get hurt when someone can’t read my handwriting.
My sister-in-law and I were working on a logo/header for her new “conceptual spaces” venture and had too much fun perusing DaFont, which inspired this post. Tec and I got all of our wedding suite fonts from DaFont, and found the perfect ones to fit our theme. If you’re trying to make your wedding invites, RSVP cards, return envelopes, etc. yourself, make sure you check out these sites.
You’ll be amazed at how beautiful you can make these things by having the right font, spaced the right way and in the right color. With the obsession many of us have with typography, design and films like Helvetica, it’s no surprise that free font sites like 1001FreeFonts and DaFont have become hugely popular. Below are just a few of my favorites from DaFont. What are your favorite fonts? Are you a sans serif or a serif gal or guy? Cursive versus print?
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About Me: "Oh, My Deer!" was born out of a love for play-on-words and getting my hands dirty. I live in Music City USA in a little loft with brick walls, concrete floors and my husband. I teach Visual Arts at a Montessori school that grows organic vegetables and composts nearly everything. It satisfies the hippie in me. I make flowers and feathers for your hair that I hope make you feel beautiful. Sometimes I make drawings and invitations for your eyes. And then that leaves everything in between that I pretend to know how to do.
