Huge Mother's Day giveaway!

There are so many lovely items in this amazing giveaway on the Joni Girvan Photography blog! 

Good luck everyone!

Winners Announced!!

Layer Cake Wedding Necklaces

Everyone was given a number and then I cut out your number for every entry. For example-- liz ( #34)  had 3 entries, so I added number 34 to the bowl 3 times. Then I had a friend mix them up vigorously and  choose one out of the bowl. 

Aik - I bestow upon thee a Layer Cake Necklace!!

Kari and Steve - A Layer Cake Necklace is yours!!

Thank you to everyone who entered! 

Nicole :)

Studio Storage-- Vintage style

An organized studio is a must! I am totally lusting after the

 VinTage ApoThecarY PoSt OfFice CupbOard

 the

Vintage Spool Cabinet

and

Early 1900s Hardware Store Wooden Cabinet

Sometimes you can get lucky and find a cool vintage cabinet.

I came across one a few months ago and purchased it for only $7!

It needs a bit of paint, and then I will show it to you.

My little drawer :) full of vintage fun!

These Vintage Wood and Metal Drawers are great for storing and they look fab too!

My sweet jello tins, aren't they great for holding supplies?

They fit perfectly in my cabinet drawers.



You can pick up some jello tins right on Etsy--

Vintage Jello Tin Molds

Find more sizes in hurstdesigns shop.

The Pin Wheel tins are in this CUTE shop called becaruns

Nicole :)

New Bridal Hairpiece Sneak Peek.....

We are so excited about the new bridal line! New necklaces, hairpieces, earrings, and more will be released at the end of December. This is just a peek at one of the new hairpieces!

The Lucky 3...

Winners of the "Bestow Thee a Flora Bond Brooch" must be drawn from a vintage hat, it is just not right done any other way.

And the lucky 3 are......

Peace, Popcorn, and a Playsuit......

It was summer 1983 at my neighbors house, I was being babysat by three teenagers. I remember this day vividly due to the events that took place-- at some point the teenagers decided to make popcorn in a pot style popcorn maker. While the popcorn was popping, they thought it was funny to lift the lid off and let the popping popcorn fly out all over the kitchen. I am standing about 8-10 feet away wearing my pink cotton playsuit (of course I remember what I was wearing!) and laughing at the flying popcorn. All of a sudden a popcorn kernel flies toward me and lands right between my pointer finger and my middle finger and burns my skin. I remember just staring at the kernel while it was burning me not know what to do. Eventually I get a band aid and some ice on it, but could not close my my fingers together. I had to keep my fingers spread holding a perpetual peace sign for a week! (I still have the scars too!)  LOL

 This playsuit is too cute! Find it in the Etsy shop MariesVintage

Nicole :)

Ashley and Steven - Flora Bond Real Weddings

Ashley and Steven get engaged!

Love the Bridesmaid dresses, a soft light blue with rosettes off to the side!

Nicole :)

Bestow thee a Flora Bond Brooch .......................................................................((giveaway))

OK, so I am a little sick of hearing the word "giveaway", not having one, or entering one, I just hear the word soooo much. It needs a new name. LOL

I am going to call this one, "Bestow Thee a Flora Bond Brooch" to three Lucky winners.

Just enter your email address and follow my blog. ( If you do not want leave your email address, just leave a comment and I will post the winners on June 29th, so check back to see if you have won.) Yep, that is all!

One entry per person.

Ends on June 29th

Good Luck, xoxoxo

Nicole :)

My Friday night date -- Tulle! oh, yes!

I could sit and stare for hours at these dresses, only if I could also caress the lovely fabrics and tulle's.

This is a post card called-- Pretty Dresses by DarlingSavage on Etsy

( New design sneak peek, 1/2 finished)

Tulle, oh tulle, how I adore thee!

You will find this "wow" vintage black prom dress  : The Peek-A-Boo Black Prom Dress -- zwzzy 

Yes, tulle is in my closet....one of my favorites is this bubblegum pink tulle prom dress with a large tulle bow wrap! oh, my tulleness!

Of course I had to include this fluffy number by Bonzie : Tea Length Tiered Tulle Skirt

Tulle is: Fluffy, Puffy, Voluminous, soft, stiff, boisterous, and vintage, girl, very vintage!

 Soft pink, pretty lady, prom dress: Vintage Pale Pink Gunne Sax Bustier Dress -- marionkc 

Tulle dates back to the early 18th century, like I said, tulle is very vintage. Wear it proudly ladies!

The "get noticed" vintage black tulle hat: Vintage hat - 1970's Studio 54, -- PranceAndSwagger

 shop.

 Bombshell pink lace and tulle prom dress: Vintage 1950's Young Love Dress, -- deargolden

(small photo) -- my favorite vintage wedding dress of all! I enjoy visiting this lovely dress in my closet, and playing dress up in her layers and layers of bouncy tulle.

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?

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. :)

Girls and boys...

So, the boys went fishing,

and the girls went shopping, (at vintage shops, of course)