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!





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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!




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dramatic felted florals: crafts2cherish

{ allure white rose hand-felted choker }

ohhh. i saw another item from crafts2cherish's shop on etsy's front page tonight, and would you look at these flowers?? they are stunning: romantic and feminine. the wool is hand-dyed, hand-carded, and hand-felted in dublin ireland.

 


 
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etsy quick looks: floral bridal sashes

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croquet party! sampler

{ shredded rose cloche by hatdiva }

am headed out to a croquet lawn party and my ride and friends are staring at me ready to go. more soon!

[{updated 7.21} don't you hate it when you're ready to go, but everyone else isn't, then you start doing something productive, and right in the middle they're all magically ready and you're suddenly the problem? and they stare at you and sigh because it's so typically *you* to be late? but if they'd only been ready on time you would have looked like the punctuality champion? that was my friday. forgive the vestigial post above. granted usually i'm *not* ready and am the problem anyway...]

where was i? croquet. croquet makes me think of flamingos and alice in wonderland. also a very rarified form of outdoor entertainment, which friday's function didn't really resemble. more of a sweaty free-for-all with mallets. let's hope that doesn't describe anyone's wedding.

still fun! check out the bubble blower necklaces --







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gardeners samplah #3: for the plant-inept

{ secret garden photo album by apiairybindery }

no green thumb? no problem: