Showing posts with label brooch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brooch. Show all posts

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Laura and Heather…our fairytale godmothers!!!!

Hello my beloved friends!

I am really happy and honored to welcome two very talented ladies I have met online. Two sisters, amazing ladies and employed mothers that love to create unique and uncommon accessories for ladies… from our first day on earth since our wedding and not only…!
I am really in love with their creations and I am sure that you will be also. Please let me introduce you and meet Laura and Heather from FeatherRiverBoutique !




Name: Laura Fox and Heather Baker
Occupation: We both work from home. Heather is a controller for a local energy company and Laura is a database admin for a homeschool magazine.
Hobbies: Heather loves to create new designs, sing, bake, and restore old furniture. Laura enjoys photography, singing, and playing the piano and we both enjoy outdoor activities with our families.




Feather River Boutique is a sister team. As kids, we were always coming up with new dress designs for our dolls. Now, with four girls between the two of us, we like to dress up and design accessories for our daughters, whom we regularly use as models.  We mainly design wedding/bridal accessories, hair accessories, and photography props. Heather is the main designer and Laura handles the product photography and customer service, but we each do a little bit of everything.






In addition to running the shop, we both work other jobs from home while caring for our young children. God has blessed us both greatly with wonderful husbands and three beautiful children each. It isn’t always easy running the shop, working, and taking care of our children and our homes, but it is rewarding. We have been privileged to work with some amazing photographers, moms, and brides-to-be. We are so excited to see what the future holds and to meet more amazing friends.






We've been crafting as long as I can remember. Our mom is very crafty and some of that wore off on us. We started the shop when our girl's had more hair accessories than outfits to match them. :) We wanted to share our designs with others and opening our shop seemed to be the best way to do that.






Inspiration comes from all different places. Often, it's a color palette we saw in a magazine or it's one of our daughter's new dresses. It might be an idea for a photo shoot that we need a prop for. It may be the latest wedding color trends. Our four girls have been a huge part of our inspiration. Each has her own little personality and sometimes our designs are created with them specifically in mind. Sometimes, it's a specific request from a customer that gets the creative juices flowing.





Our Favorite materials…… Lots of bling!  We love to use rhinestones and pearls. We use satin in many of our designs too. We also love feathers and lace.





Our favorite creation… Wow, that's a tough one. Sometimes I think I have a favorite and then we come up with something new. I think right now, one of my favorite design is our newborn pink linen bonnet. I love the textures of the linen with the ruffle and the little knots. I love the rich color. I love the versatility. It's perfect for a special occasion, everyday wear, or for photography sessions. But, I also love our bouquets and kind of wish I could get married all over again just so I could use one. ;)




Our hope is that every item we send out is just the right touch for a wedding, or a child's first portrait session, or the perfect gift for someone special. And one day, we would love to be featured in a mainstream bridal or children's magazine.







Aren’t they just adorable? It was a great honor and I feel truly happy I have met Laura and Heather!

You may contact them here:
Etsy shop:   FeatherRiverBoutique   
Facebook:  Feather River Boutique



Mats Mouts!!!!






This Week's finds - Mother Day!

Hello my friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. This week's Finds post is created earlier and in order to give you a few ideas for gifts for Mother's Day.

But first of all, I would like to thank my mother for everything she had done for me and my brother, for being so sweet and supportive and for being always there for us. Being also myself a mother I realized how precious is my kid to me and that I could do anything for her. And I truly believe that every mother feels the same way. 

So today, a small gift, a cute handmade craft, a sweet word, a hug or a telephone conversation (my mother is not living in the same town with me) will be the best gift for her! Happy Mother's Day!

My finds for today are...



 A unique  heart brooch




A tutorial to craft your own Mother's Day card 


 A pair of cute Gold dipped stud earrings



A delicious recipe for  Fluffy  Muffins



Wonderful Heart Ceramic Cup





An amazing Glasses Giveaway


A detailed tutorial for Candle Votives 




Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

mats mouts for now :)

Thursday, March 7, 2013

A LITTLE REMINDER...


The auction at God's Little People is still going on! Some of my jewelry pieces are up for auction for helping the wonderful kitties my friend Joan rescues on a little Greek island! Please read more about it here. And remember that **** ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GO 100% TOWARDS FOOD, MEDICAL EXPENSES AND NEUTERINGS **** 





Wednesday, February 27, 2013

JEWELRY HELPS KITTIES!

My dear animal and kitty loving friends! Are you looking for a special, unique, meaningful, one-of-a-kind present for yourself or a loved one, while at the same time helping with a great cause? Here is a great way to do so! My friend Joan of God's Little People is doing wonderful, amazing, touching work to rescue cats and kittens in need on a small island of the Cyclades, Greece. Some of you may already have met her on my previous post here, for those of you who haven't I strongly recommend the read! Joan is a wonderful woman, whose heart never ceases to amaze me. Most of Joan's little rescues would never have had a chance to live if she hadn't rescued them... many of them suffering from severe health problems and denutrition. These wonderful rescued cats and kittens now live a happy and sheltered life in Joan's Cat Sanctuary, where Joan and her husband provide these sweet little babies not "just" with food and medical treatment, but with tons and tons of Love.

- Some of Joan's amazing little rescues -

Joan and I have joined forces to raise some more funds for the huge expenses she is facing for food, medical treatment and neuterings. Joan is now having a fundraising auction with some Annuk Creations handmade polymer clay pendants and Bastet cat brooches at her blog!


**** ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GO 100% TOWARDS FOOD, MEDICAL EXPENSES AND NEUTERINGS ****
If you are looking for a special gift for yourself or a loved one... here's a wonderful way to to do so in a really meaningful way!!!

Please read all the wonderful, moving stories of Joan's sweet little rescues on her wonderful blog God's Little People.


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Private Treasures: FELT FLOWER BROOCH


I made this brooch a few years ago, using felt scraps in orange and red and adding a polymer clay bead as the center of the flower. I'm wearing it quite often these days, because it's so colorful and brightens up any outfit.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Color Palette: RED

Have you ever noticed that your color palette may change according to different phases of your life? My absolute favorite color used to be BLUE... most of the jewelry I wore and created was in shades of blue. I still love blue a LOT, and it's still one of my absolute favorite colors, but recently ORANGE has made a definite entry into my life. I wear lots of accessories in orange, and this color has an important place in my creations! But now I have noticed - to my greatest surprise - that I have started wearing RED quite a lot too! I especially love warm, vibrant shades of red with orange hues. It gives such an energy boost in the winter! It's great with black... and I guess the vibrant hot color phase in my life reflects a new energy!
What are your favorite colors for accessories and jewelry?




Even my latest Treasury reflects this tendency :)...

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

A special Treasury for my ZOE :)!!!

My sweet ZOE has been featured among 15 other furry friends in this wonderful gallery of Beauties! Is it a beauty contest? No, it's a lovely Treasury by Bijoux dello Stregatto! Zoe is very proud to be in such a sweet and purrrfect company! And her mom too :)!
Grazie Priscilla :)!

Friday, April 30, 2010

New Treasury for my ZOE BROOCH!

My ZOE Brooch has been featured in one more wonderful Treasury by Shebbo Design! Thank you dear Sebnem for a really artful and beautiful curation! A romantic, feminine and soft Treasury named "Here We GO"!
My sweet little model is happy too :)!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

ZOE!



Here is the brooch that was featured in the Treasury "Breathe with Me"... and my beautiful MODEL! Isn't she SOOOO beautiful????