Ladies!! Flora Bond is wanting to bestow upon two lucky winners a lovely necklace!! (P.S. It's a giveaway!)

This week is filled with actually 3 giveaways, continue reading for all the frills (info)...

Layer Cake Bridal Necklace, Layer #3

Layer Cake Bridal Necklace, Layer #5

Two lucky people will get to choose their very own Layer of Cake (it's a necklace) a $125 value in the colors of your choice! Yes, even pink!

I was taught that you have to work for what you get, and you will have to work a bit harder then just a little comment on a blog to win, sorry ladies. Show me what you've got! This will be fun!

How to enter:

-Follow my blog (yes you have to be a follower :) xo )

-Comment on this blog about the items in my shop = 1 entry
-Tweet it = 1 entry
-Facebook it = 1 entry
-Follow me on Facebook = 1 entry
Follow me on Twitter = 1 entry
-Blog about it = 2 entries
-Tell a friend on Facebook by posting on their wall about the giveaway = 2 entries
-Tell a friend on twitter by starting with @soandso there is a giveaway at... = 2 entries
-Grab my button and place it on your blog for at least one month = 2 entries

All entries will be placed in a vintage hat and one winner will be picked out of the hat.
 Whoever has the most entries will win the second necklace. If there is more then on person with same amount of entries, they will be placed in a hat and one will be chosen from the lot.

Rules:

-Only one winner per necklace. ONE WINNER IS CHOSEN BY RANDOM AND WHO HAS THE MOST ENTRIES WINS THE OTHER NECKLACE!
-Every time you add an enrty you must come back and post on this blog about it and post a link to your blog, twitter, etc.

-You are welcome to send some of the entries to my email if you do not want to share all of them to the world:
florabond@live.com

-There is no cash value, you win a necklace. Not cash.

-Winner will be chosen on March 15th at midnight

- Your necklace will arrive in 3-4 weeks

P.S. There is a giveaway for a Romantic Silver Screen Star on the Budget Savvy Bride also this week!

Nicole :)

Creme Brulee.....a wedding statement necklace....

I have been experimenting with fabric, turning, twisting, and stitching. Looking at this necklace I think of cream and sugar, the creamiest, dreamiest, sweetest, you have ever tasted.

Most recent bib necklace order...

I really love how this one turned out! Wanted to share it with you. The first Dark Lovely was a special order. She requested the colors black, green, brown, and purple. Sometimes I need some color inspiration. What other colors can I use to make a pretty Silver Screen Star bib necklace?

Free Flora Bond rosette pdf tutorial - pattern giveaway!

PDF Giveaway is closed! Thank you to all who entered!

-Honestly there is really no big secret to my rosettes, just a few helpful tips. Everyone makes them different even if using the same method. (hard work, and practice :) I have shown my mother, my sister, and a few friends and they do not turn out like mine.

- Enter your email address and tell me what you would like to make with your rosettes. If you want to keep that a secret, just tell me your favorite Flora Bond design.

- You get the pattern for the Flora Bond Too necklace pictured, that includes instructions for rosette designs #1 and #2 (out of my 5 rosette designs)

- I will not be offering any other necklace patterns or rosette tutorials

- No cash value

-I cannot promise a perfect rosette.

-Pattern cannot be shared with anyone unless I give permission. This pattern is proctected by copyright laws, You understand, :)

- Ends March 29Th

-I was going to sell this pattern, thought it would be more fun to give it away.

- There will be many winners (3-5) depending on how many enter and what you say in your entry.

Frayed Flowers for 2010...

Frayed flowers have been on my mind all winter, You will see more cut fabric flowers with rosettes, of vintage fabrics ( of course ) and amazing fripperies!

More designs to come for spring/summer 2010! Will be listing new items each week. This year there will be more limited numbers, due to the most amazing vintage elements Incorporated into each design. Some of my favorites I have somewhat reluctantly given up and used them, they want to be seen! Right! Not just saved for eternity!

A small piece of Me .......

Every week I will be listing pictures of me or my family with Flora Bond vintage spirit! This one is me in my 60's gray wool dress, Bright pink and gold 80's heels, and of course a load of vintage gold and black chains around my neck.

Flora Bond Giveaway! Feminine confection (( brooch ))

Yes! The last on Etsy was sold, and I have enough fabric for one more. One of my most popular designs. All you need to do is add yourself to my facebook fans and leave a comment under this post.

- 39$ value!

- There will be one winner

- Leave your comment with your email address

- Be my fan on Facebook

- If you do not have a facebook account, follow me on Twitter or this blog

- The links for facebook and Twitter on the side of this blog

- Ends Dec 5th.

- Winner will be notified within 24hrs

Wedding bib necklaces.... wear big!

Here are a few of my favorite wedding necklaces I have custom designed for wonderful weddings all over. I love working with brides to come up with a perfect design that balances well with her dress. Every design would be different depending on the neckline, length, color and fabric. There have been many brides lately that are doing a non traditional wedding, like wearing a gray dress with wedding colors like, green, gray, and silver.

Jackpot!! New/vintage fabric for bib necklaces!!

Sometimes you just get lucky. This was my day, and I really needed it! Most of them are blue with flowers, I am using the cornflower blue fabric in my new necklace design soon to be listed. Also, I am adding some vintage clothing, just because my love for vintage clothing, and then could not pass them up even though they did not fit me, or had something like it. LOL

Fun and flirty, wear your flower bib necklace...

I am having tons of fun making up these collages! Here is another flora bond necklace paired with some fab couture for inspiration. A dress and boots from Modcloth and a wool pencil skirt and tee from Jcrew, I know Jcrew is very spendy, but this is just inspiration! Go and find something simular, but vintage! This is what I do. I found a nice soft purple wool pencil skirt the other day at the thrift store, and it is just perfect with a nice dressy tee and a bib necklace. You might even have something like this in your own closet!

What do I wear with my fabric flower bib necklace?

I get asked this all the time! Other than a plain tee and jeans, what can I wear with my Flora Bond bib necklace? well there are many options, here is one I quickly thew together for you. I love the color of this dress, and the color of the shoes. This is just some pieces for inspiration. You can buy the dress at Modcloth and also the shoes. I love Modcloth because they have many options in all price ranges and also some vintage clothing, You know I LOVE vintage clothing! My closet is getting a little overloaded with vintage, oh well, I might have to put some in my daughters room. Maybe she will love vintage clothing when she gets older if she has to see the lovely items in her closet ever day. LOL!

New! Eccentric Luxury Chic Bib necklace

I LOVE, love making custom necklaces! This was a custom design for a lady in New York getting married in a few weeks and she needed a necklace to go with her dress. She sent me a photo and I came up with this design. This layout I had sketched out in my book about a month ago. So, here she is! (the necklace) I will be posting photos of the bride in the necklace soon. :)