Monday, October 24, 2011

Red Truck Series

I'm trying my hand at Picasa and have created my first collage using images of my favorite series from my secondary shop, Danizabeth. A goal of mine is to get all of these printed and hang in a mosaic on my wall.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

How is it that the things you look forward to the most take the longest to arrive, but the quickest to end?! After much anticipation, practically in a flash my college roommate/best friend's wedding has come and gone. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and she looked absolutely stunning! The weekend was a blast, but has left me, and probably every other guest that chose to enjoy each other's company til the wee hours of Sunday morning, extremely exhausted.

Here is a picture of the custom flowers I made for the bride.
When I'm sitting at work tomorrow, ready to nod off at any moment, I will be thinking of the happy couple as they depart for their honeymoon. And by thinking about them, I mean I will be extremely jealous of the fact they are on the beaches of Riviera Maya, Mexico while I'm in an office with no windows in Illinois! Much love and best wishes to Kenny and Stacey.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

BESTeam Feature

"You'll be the better part of me, oh, for the rest of my life." Anberlin - You Belong to Me

I need to pack my suitcase. I need to repaint my toes. I need to charge my camera. I probably need to do things that I will forget about until I'm ready to go to bed. I need to do all of these things because Saturday my best friend is getting married! I am so excited to witness her become Mrs. Flowers (cute name, huh?) In honor of her special day, I have themed this week around relaxing before a wedding.
RED Cotton Crochet Wine Carrier
Gmaellen provides a great way to transport a bottle of wine to kick off a relaxing pre-wedding evening.
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Soothing Foot Salts with Decorative Pink Flower Gift Tag
With bottle of wine in tow, getting a hot tub of water to soak your feet with these foot salts will be a great way to wash away and stress or worries you may have. These can be found in Creativity Bug's shop.
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Alphabet Wine Glass Charms - Set of 6 - Your Choice of Letters
Once you've relaxed and gotten a good night's rest, your wedding day is finally here. The day you've likely dreamed about for a while. These wine charms from Absolutely Kismet are perfect for you and your bridesmaids the day of your wedding.
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Here is hoping my friend's day goes off without a hitch and for a lifetime of wedded bliss!
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

BESTeam Feature

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." Albert Camus

With the flowers of fall appearing in full force in the Midwest, this week I bring you four shops with flowers that can be enjoyed all year. Wouldn't it be great during a snow-filled winter to look at your wall and see the beauty of a spring flower? Or to be able to walk around all year with flowers finishing off an outfit as the perfect accessory? Take a look at these wonderful shops to keep the flowers blooming all year!
Necklace, Wedding, White Pearls, Black MOP Flower and Onyx Beads
Jaynemarie
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Stone Bead Handmade Necklace Exquisite Faceted Fluorite and Pearl Necklace with Sterling Silver Rose Pendant Indigobjects
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Poppy Pin Brooch Fabric - Petroleum Blue
Flores del Sur
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Calla Lily Photograph Hahnemuhle Giclee Fine Art Print 8x8, Matted
Solhful
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As a member of BESTeam (Boosting Etsy Shops Team) myself, along with the members of this team promote each other by blogging, Twitter, Facebook, in treasuries, etc. For more information please visit: Boosting Etsy Shops Team or the Etsy team page.