Our bride certainly was beautiful. Not to mention, resourceful! I loved the bridal bouquet she made herself with brooches she collected. She even included her new monogram. After all their hard work on putting together the wedding, she and youngest son, Alex are off on their island honeymoon. With the One Skein – A Stole! pattern by Katja …read more
I’ve long admired the beautiful Peony Lariat by Ohmay Designs. I’d love to tie it around the slender necks of beautiful Bridesmaids at a garden wedding, or pinned to the waist of a child’s gathered cotton dress. Such a lovely, romantic piece! When asked how she was inspired to design such a beautiful thing, Ohmay shared, “It was few years …read more
In our crafty land of button bouquets, paper bouquets and felt floral bouquets, the traditional floral bouquet sure seems a bit pedestrian, doesn’t it? Sewing is my first love, so when I brainstormed crafty bridal bouquets for budget weddings, fabric flowers came to mind. I’ve made two types of fabric flowers in my lifetime – roses similar …read more
There is no shortage of amazingly clever ideas for wedding favors and wedding decorations. It was no easy task picking my favorites, because Oh my gosh - they were all my favorites! – but I picked a few that I really loved to showcase for you. I’ve always been a huge fan of floral pomanders hanging from a wrought iron hook amongst the …read more
Emily said yes! Meet my little brother, Alex (aka Max), his fiance’ Emily, and her cutie pie son, Connor. They are in the beginning stages of planning their life together and the wedding comes first! Naturally they are a little bit concerned about the cost of such an event and this has inspired me to write a series of blog posts about weddings …read more
