Here Comes The Bride

Last December, I was honored to fashion a garter set for my niece, Laura and I featured it in my post,  Wedding Garter For Laura.

This past June, I designed and hand sewed a garter set for my niece, Natalie.  I chose a vintage pink pearl earring as my inspiration.  I incorporated dupioni silk and recycled vintage pink pearls to create each individual rosette on the garters and then added a touch of tuille.

There are so many tutorials on how to make fabric flowers so I thought I would give you one of my favorite blogs on flowers, bows and more literally, Fabric Bows And More! You will find so many creative ways to make and use flowers in your designs at this instructional and imaginative site.

Below are Natalie's garter and toss garter....

I also had the pleasure of creating a card box for the bride and groom.
My supplies were simple....dupioni silk, pleated ribbon, strands of pearls, silk flowers and love.

I covered the boxes in silk and then wrapped the box tops with pleated ribbon.  It needed a little more style, so I added a band of pearls around the pleats (scored them at Michaels!) and finished off the card slot with more.  The silk flower was glamed up with even more pearls as shown below.

And voila.....

Let me know what you think.....

PS.  Please excuse the photo backdrops....I'm working on projects in every room in my house.

                                     

   

Wedding Garter For Laura

If you have been following my blog, you may remember the Wedding Wish Tree that I created for my 'niece' Laura's.  I also offered to design a wedding garter set for her, including a garter that she would wear and one for her to toss that was old, new, borrowed and blue.

The vintage rhinestone earrings are old and blue, and the dupioni silk and stretch lace are brand new. Laura borrowed my heart while I was hand stitching her garter....

I used Singer Lace Flat Stretch  11/4" that provided the exact amount of stretch for the garter.

 

I hand-stitched 3 delicate rosettes from 100% Dupioni silk for the bride's garter and 3 smaller rosettes for the toss garter.  I then adhered icy blue vintage rhinestone earrings to the bride's garter.  Laura was thrilled and I was honored to gift them to her.

Perfect for the bride-to-be!

Let me know what you think....

Etsy Inspiration & Giveaway - Rosebud Lips

I am so honored to be featuring  Rosebud Lips today.



Lauren, the designer and owner of Rosebud Lips was inspired by her mother who always believed in her. "She was the first with rosebud lips, and then passed them on to me... now my baby girl has them too :)" and so the name Rosebud Lips.  Don't you love it!!!

One lucky follower will win a $25 gift certificate to Rosebud Lips

Lauren makes accessories for you to cherish now, and pass on down the line.  You will find handmade necklaces, hair accessories, bridal accessories, belts, children's items and so much more.  Even more impressive than her beautiful accessories is Lauren's generosity.   Each item that is sold through her shop directly benefits Mercy Ministries of America .

Here is a sampling of her gorgeous accessories....

Her delightful children's collection features handmade silk rosebuds embellished with antique jewelry.  Rosebud Clips, Petite Headbands, Corrie Rosebud Headbands and Evelyn Rosebud Clip are just a few of her whimsical children's pieces.

   

 

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue Collection is Rosebud Lips spectacular bridal assortment.  The lace is borrowed from a dress, the silk is blue, the antique brooch is old, and the silk is brand new!!! 

Tiffany Blue Bridal Bouquet, Couture Bridal Garter Set, Rosebud Petite Flower Girl Hair Band, Lalia Rosebud Bridal Veil that are just some of her exquisite pieces. 

   

 

Matilda Jane is an adorable collection of headbands, hair clips, mobiles, belts and necklaces in an array of beautiful colors and styles.

 

So, you know what to do now, visit Rosebud Lips and select one, two or three of your favorites and come back to Larissa Hill Designs and leave a comment.  Plan on spending some time at Lauren's Etsy shop....it is amazing!!!

Remember, you must be a follower of Larissa Hill Designs in order to participate in the giveaway.

Lastly, take a minute to visit Lauren at her new website, Rosebudlips.com

   

 

     

 

Esty Inspiration & Giveaway - Miss Ruby Sue

OMG.....


I am soooooo excited!!!!


Miss Ruby Sue is offering a $50 gift certificate to be redeemed in her AMAZING Etsy shop for today's Etsy Inspiration & Giveaway.   Lori of Miss Ruby Sue creates "delicious accessories for happy people!"

Love is the answer, Wish Upon a Flower, A Full Life are just a few of the whimsical names for her one-of-a-kind headpieces and bows for babies.  These multi floral, multi fluff hair accessories are perfect for portraits, special occassions and everyday!

Little girls will love Just For Fun, Mandy, Traipsing, Whats Up Buttercup and so many more...polka dot leaves, ribbon flowers, tuille, soft petals, feathers and little girls are a perfect fit.

 

And who can forget man's best friend.  There's even dog hair accessories for little fido's special occassion...

  

Frolic in Finery can be adjusted to fit any size as are so many more of Miss Ruby Sue's delightful creations. 

      

And finally, there are gorgeous designs for women and the bride....



To participate in this great giveaway,  just visit Miss Ruby Sue Etsy shop and find your favorite designs. Then come back to Larissa Hill Designs and post a comment letting me know which one, two or three of Lori's designs you like best.  I guarantee you will have a difficult time selecting your favorites because each and every design is so wonderfully beautiful.

You must be a subscriber to Larissa Hill Designs to be eligible for the giveaway.

As a bonus, Lori at Miss Ruby Sue is offering a 15% discount to Larissa Hill Designs subscribers for purchases through until October 26, 2011.  Just use the coupon name LARISSAHILLDESIGNS15 at checkout.

Have a great Etsy Inspiration day! 

Repurpose Thursday - Flower Lamp Shade

Today, I am starting a new weekly feature entitled "Repurpose Thursday". Every Thursday I will feature items from clothing to furniture that I have 'repurposed' as well as creative repurposing from around the web.  I hope you are inspired by this feature to repurpose, reinvent, reuse and recycle.   So, here it goes...

It's often hard to part with certain items in your wardrobe for a variety of reasons.  Well, in this case, I had purchased a blouse for an event I was attending that has since hung in my closet for years.  I loved its pleated chiffon accents.

I then developed an interest in handmade rosettes and it dawned on me that I could use these rosettes pratically anywhere and this blouse was the perfect item to start creating flowers with.  YES, I tore up the blouse to make flowers!!!  I knew that I could use them on a number of projects and the first was on a lamp shade for my daughter's university apartment.

I sewed a number of different sizes with the different pleated ruffles from the blouse and then glued them on to the lampshade and voila!!! 

Lampshade closeups from two different angles....

Voila!  Sitting on my piano before it heads to my daughter's apartment....

I tried to incorporate some of Centsational Girl's photography tips, I still have a long way to go!

Let me know what you think....