I Spy Friday

Christmas has really snuck up on me this year, but I'm happy to say that all of my shopping is done as of yesterday! As you can imagine, M. and I are really, really excited about Christmas this year. Not only is it Baby Kate's first Christmas, we're also heading home for a little over three weeks. Our first Christmas in America since we moved to the UK!

I can't wait to give Kate her first Christmas presents (we got her an amazing stocking as well, something I've been thinking about since this summer)... of course she won't remember it, but it's great fun for the two of us. And here's hoping I get a few of the things on my wish list this year...

From top to bottom:
Hidden Animal Mugs, from Uncommon Goods (I love these mugs, which are quite similar to a froggy mug my grandmother has. It's still my mug of choice when I'm at Grandma's.)
Red Snowflake Pyjamas, from Debenhams
Tea with Bea, by Bea Vo, available at all good bookstores (recipes from my favorite cafe, Bea's of Bloomsbury--they have the best cupcakes ever!)
Hattie cardigan, from Fat Face (love, love, love this cardi!!!)
Bern Baby Bern boots in oak by Keen, available lotsa places (perfect with that cardi, no?)
Chocolate herringbone flats, from Toms

Is there anything special on your wishlist this holiday season? (I hope you get it all, plus some fun surprises!)

Kelly's wedding

Kelly is pretty much the opposite of a bridezilla. Instead of determining every last detail of her bridesmaids' wardrobe, she just asked them to wear black and choose their own shoes in a different bright color. Then she came to me to create wedding flowers using all of these colors (blue, green, aqua, purple, and I think I'm forgetting a few), along with red to go with her own shoes, and sheet music or book pages, also chosen by each bridesmaid.

I won't lie, I was a little afraid I wouldn't be able to combine all of those colors without it looking like a hot mess. But, in the end, it all came together pretty well, I think:

Each bridesmaid bouquet was a combination of pinwheel flowers and roses containing all of the colors in the palette, with the color of each bridesmaid's shoes determining the main color of her bouquet.

Kelly's bridal bouquet was in roses, again containing all of the colors of the palette, but with an emphasis on reds and sheet music.

 

The groom and groomsmen's boutonnieres coordinated with the bouquets.

And I also did some corsages and boutonnieres for the parents, including some special sheet music and maps.

 

And perhaps the best part of all (for my ego, anyway!), I recently heard from Kelly that she and her husband, Zachary, have their flowers on display at home!

Congratulations to Kelly and Zachary!

Photos courtesy of Ellis Photography

Rachel's wedding

Rachel described her wedding as '60s Jewish chic--think Mad Men in a sleek, white temple with a kraft and green color scheme. Rose bouquets worked perfectly with the mod look Rachel was after.

As you'll see in the photos, Rachel has a great eye for detail and an amazing vision for her wedding day. She sent me some swatches of her wedding invitations to match, and two Hebrew texts to choose from, one large and one small. I couldn't pick between the two, so printed one on each side of kraft paper and used both. With a few moss green roses to complete the look, the bouquets were a lovely accent to Rachel's wedding day.

Love, love, love the bridesmaids' look!

I think the cake sums up this wedding: simple, chic, lovely.

I love this shot! The light effect is so gorgeous.

Theme-appropriate font... such a simple but effective touch.

Congratulations, Rachel and Bryan!

Photos courtesy of Justine Bursoni. You can see more beauty shots at her website!

Happy Cyber Monday!

I've added holiday ornaments and hand-cut gift tags to my ArtFire shop today!

PLUS get 10% off items in the bouquets and papercuts sections of my ArtFire shop! (Today through Wednesday)  Just use the code BWEF10.

I Spy Friday

Here's what all the fashionable babies are wearing this season... (Well, it's what my baby's wearing, anyway.)

 

From top to bottom:
Ellie onesie, by Honksville (no longer available, but they do have a new, awesome milk carton one)
Wool and cotton sleeper, from Petit Bateau
Fish sleeper, from Baby Joule
Hooded embroidered cardigan, from Mamas and Papas
Red sweater dress, from Baby Gap

Wedding Wednesday

This is a bit of a different Wedding Wednesday. It's more of a cry for help than anything else, really.

You see, one of my cousins is getting married this winter, and it's going to be a rather fancy evening wedding in Manhattan. And I'm feeling a little underconfident about what to wear... I haven't been to a dressy event in ages.  Not since my own wedding, I think.

The dress and shoes are pretty much set, as I've already bought the dress (on sale, holla!) and the shoes are quite similar to ones I already own. Not spending money, holla once again. I just need some help deciding on accessories.

Here's the dress:

Penelope and Odysseus dress, from Shabby Apple

And some shoes that are similar to the ones I already have:

Patent leather heels, by Michael Kors (again, not my actual shoes, but if you like 'em they're on sale at Zappos)

So here are the accessories I'm considering, from top to bottom:
Silver lace necklace, by BranchBound
Black lace bracelet, by BranchBound or...
Vintage collage bracelet, by Tatty Chic
Embroidered oak leaf headband, by Faerie Market


Kat ruffle shoe clips, by PixelandHank (I think I'd wear these on the ankle)

I don't think all of these together would be great (too overwhelming!), but I like them all. What do you think? Any other accessory suggestions? I spend most of my days in pjs or yoga pants and my sense of style is not doing well. Please help!

I Spy Friday

Yikes, I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted! Actually, it's not too hard to believe; I've been spending a lot of time being cozy with this cutie:

 

And wiping a lot of this:

 

And I feel like it's become autumn almost without my noticing. We had a gorgeous Indian summer for a few days, but now it's suddenly rainy and chilly, and I'm even more motivated than ever to get snuggly and cozy with baby Kate. But she has to sleep sometimes, and when she does I've been looking for some lovely coziness to share with you.

 

From top to bottom:
Winter antique glass 3-wick candle, from The White Company
Cider dress, from Shabby Apple
Apple cups tutorial, from Gimme Some Oven
Cosy cunnel-neck fair isle sweater, from Boden
German pumpkin soup in a pumpkin recipe, from Adventures in Cooking

By the way, what is it about the word pumpkin that makes people want to type it over and over? Seriously, go on Pinterest, do a keyword search for pumpkin, and you'll see what I mean. While you're at it, you can follow me too.