Handcrafted: DIY Fabric Feathers

Happy Thursday my dears!  Please forgive my absence yesterday - I was working on a couple big projects that NEEDED to get done.  And I still have a couple more projects that need to be finished...one big, but super duper special one that I am mailing to my sisay for my niece's birthday party in December ;-)

So while I off crafting and playing catch up, I thought I would pop in and share with you, in case you missed it, this fabulous DIY by Ez of Creature Comforts that was featured on 100 Layer Cake a couple months back...

What I love about this is that there are three ways to make these lovely feathers!  And since I have been on such a bow and arrow kick lately...feathers just seem fitting, do they not?  Not to mention that I think there was a week a couple months back that I posted feathers all week long ;-)

Anyhoo, I see soooo many ways in which to use these lovelies.  Yes, you can use them as bouts, in your hair or adorning napkins, but they would also be fun to use on an escort table, and on a bigger scale as table markers, or even a table runner...you get the idea ;-)

Have fun feathering your nest, table, hair, etc...my dears! 

~ Ciao

...photography by creature comforts via 100 layer cake

Tuesday Thought: Arrow Escorts

Good morning darlings!  How is your Tuesday morning going for you?  Wonderful I hope ;-)

Well I am back this Tuesday with another thought for you.  I have been finding myself drawn to arrows and feathers a lot lately.  So when I ran across these arrows...

...and found out they were a DIY - I knew it was time that I did an arrow post!

So here is your 'Tuesday Thought' darlings:  Use these arrows as escort cards for a fabulous desert themed affair.  Since they are a DIY using fabric scraps, washi tape, and paint amongst other items, you can customize them anyway that you like.  And to turn them into escort cards, just add a tag.  Also, you could have each table be a different arrow style/pattern/color.  Then on the tables you could have two arrows forming an X, and attach them to a table runner that hangs over the edge of the table!  Would be wonderful, no?

And you know me...I would take it a step further, and add a feather or two onto place cards.  Also, I might tie the napkins with some suede shoelaces...you get the idea ;-)

If you would like to make your own you, Modern Kiddo featured a guest post by Thompson Family Blog their blog with a step-by-step how to.  You can get it right HERE.

Happy DIYing darlings!

~ Ciao

...image via modern kiddo

Darling Detail No. 21: Feather Garland

Garlands of feathers hanging overhead...

...are not only darling, but pretty darn spectacular too.  (Hehe - just had to fit in one last feather post.)  I sure do wish I was going to a wedding or event this weekend that had this, don't you?

And while I am not going to a wedding this weekend with feathers overhead, I am looking forward to this weekend as I am crafting an order, crafting up some other sparkly goodness, putting together Luna and Chloe's Etsy store inventory, working on a display area setup for something...will share more with you soon, hopefully going to see the movie The Help, picking up a rental, and taking a 6 hour sewing class on Sunday which I am soooo looking forward too! And if time allows I plan on fitting in an afternoon nap on Saturday.  Oh how I love afternoon naps...yes, I will make sure that time will most definitely allow ;-)

My dears - hope you have a spectacular weekend!

~ Ciao

...image via erin ever after via swoon events

LCW Style: Feathers in Your Hair

It's funny how sometimes I get on a kick with something without really trying.  Does this ever happen to you?  Goodness,  please say yes ;-)...at least to make me feel better!  Anyhow, on Tuesday I posted shoes and a cake with feathers, then on Wednesday a tepee with feathers...and all week I have been seeing feathers everywhere.

And tonight I found a few fabulous feathers for your hair that I just had to share!  I know I have posted about Twigs & Honey before, but never ones with feathers.  I gotta say I just L-O-V-E Myra's creations.  Am I a fan - HUGE one ;-)  Have a look-see, and I am sure you'll be one too...

How's that for a feather cascade?  Gorgeous, isn't it?  Just as gorgeous as this flapper inspired headband...

OMGoodness, since I am not getting married anytime soon, I think I just might have to be a flapper for Halloween this year, just so I can wear this headband! 

I think these have to be some of the prettiest feathers for your hair I have ever seen.  And I can't wait to see what Myra creates for the 2012 collection - you know it's going to be amazing!

~ Ciao

...photography by elizabeth messina via twigs & honey

Who Says

...you can't have a tepee at your wedding?

I think, no wait...I know I am in L-O-V-E with this one!  I am adoring the colors of the fabric by the LOVE sign, the LOVE sign and the feathers.  And goodness, just look at those feathers...they make the perfect topper, no?

~ Ciao

...photography by elyse hall via style me pretty

Tuesday Shoesday #37: Fabulous Feathers

For your feet...

And your cake...

I'll take both...how about you loves? 

Be sure to check out these lovely blogs for more Tuesday Shoesday goodness:

~ Postcards & Pretties ~ Brancoprata ~ Life in the Superburbs ~ Magnolia Rouge ~ Landlocked Bride ~ The Demosielle ~ Swatchbook Weddings ~ A Realistic Wedding  ~ Merci New York ~

~ Ciao

...images via saks fifth avenue & ruth drennan cakes

A Dapper Dude

I am absolutely intrigued with these bouts...

I think these would be a fabulous, non-traditional option for the boys!  I'm loving not only the feathers in each of these, but the colors, and natural, rustic feel of them too.  Oh I do think the boys would look dapper, don't you?

P.S. - Did you know that the first definition of a dude is:  a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming and manners?  Not necessarily the first thing that pops into my mind when I hear the word "dude"...but I am really starting to like the word now.  Okay, that's the end of your English lesson today ;-)

 ~ Ciao

...image via pomp and plumage

Flowerwild February: Day 20

Wow!  I can't believe that this is the last day of Flowerwild February.  Didn't it just seem like February 1st yesterday?  I have to be totally honest here - I really don't want Flowerwild February to end.  I have really enjoyed looking forward to putting together some flowery goodness for you each day, and know that I am going to really miss it.  So to say this last post is bittersweet is an understatement. 

However,  I am ending on a great note I think...as this last post has some of my favorite arrangements in it.  I am over the moon about the variety of vessels and flowers used for each arrangement, all of the different textures and the feathers!  Hope you enjoy this last post as much as I do...

Eek - the last arrangement just gets me!  Seriously, how darling is it?  I just adore everything about it.

Also, I have to tell you that Kate, the designer and owner of Flowerwild, is just as fabulous as her arrangements!  I e-mailed her with a question that I received from someone, and not only did she get right back to me, she provided me with all the information that I had asked about. 

Kate will always be the first person I refer not just brides too, but anyone that is in need of flowers!  Thank you, thank you, thank you Kate for allowing me to post all of your AH.MAZ.ING arrangements all month long!!!  I sincerely appreciate it...mwah!

P.S. - Who knows...maybe I will do another month filled with flowery goodness!

~ Ciao

...images via flowerwild

Flowerwild February: Day 13

I am sure that a lot of you have probably seen this bouquet before, but I just couldn't help post it anyway...

I'm pretty much speechless on this one.  Everything you could possibly want in a bouquet this one has...including feathers!

~ Ciao

...images via flowerwild

~ glamming it up again ~

Last Friday I was glamming it up with a garland and pinatas...this Friday I'm glamming it up with Dior's silver strappy sandals, pink feathers...

And a Chanel bag...

Quite glamorous, don't you think? Oh and you bet I can justify that larger Chanel bag.  You see...a small clutch is perfect to carry for the big day, but you still need other items that just won't fit into a clutch...hence a larger bag is needed to hold all the extra necessary (key word here) items!!!

~ Ciao


...photography by marianne taylor for alix of the cherry blossom girl

~ feathers + nest ~

On a cake are making me swoon...

I just love it!  However, I think I would want the big feather on the top layer removed...it's distracting to me somehow...my eye just keeps landing there and what I really like are the fluffy feathers on the bottom and the nest on top!

~ Ciao

...image via style me pretty

~ shoe in: red + feathers ~

Need I say anymore?

Only that I L-O-V-E them!

~ Ciao


...photography elizabeth messina via kissthegroom

~ feathered cape ~

Pretty, pretty, pretty please...

...can I have this cape and veil to wear when I get married? 

~ Ciao


...photography david shields