Style Starts Early!

I just HAVE to briefly brag about little Savvy toddler. She made it to the homepage of {the fabulous} Cookie Magazine for the "Styled by Mom" contest!! Not sure how long she will be there--but a very, very proud mommy:) Check her (and her profile) out at Cookie Mag:) Have a great weekend!

The Sexy Sophisticate

Bride...
Maids...

Alvina Valenta Fall 08

The Panache Satin Slingback

$20.80 from Forever 21

More Bling Chic! Yumminess!

Some of what I've been up to. I have some REALLY cool orders coming up that I'll show you when they are complete--pretty colors!

Announcing "Bling Chic"

My spanking new Etsy store!  There has been so much demand for the cute crystal Mrs. tanks and undies that I have set up shop on one of my favorite web places!  Here's a peak.  Happy Sunday!

Bling Chic!

Bewbies!!

Here are a few custom 'blingy' Mrs. tanks I've made lately.  The process is meticulous and kind of time consuming but I oddly like making these for the ladies and it makes me feel good when they love the finished product.

In other news...our poor invites/children didn't make it out Saturday as projected.  But it looks like they will get mailed--finally--tomorrow.

Blingy Undies

I've been making more of these in my down time due to popular demand!! It's meticulous, but I like making them.

"Mrs. Diamond"?? Must be nice!!

Something blue?

Can you keep up???

DIY Undies!

OK, so thanks to some resourceful Knotties and some good tutorials from Ebay I was able to make my own...umm...wedding day undies!! Ha! Cute, right?? I know there's nothing really special about these--except that I MADE THEM! And they were much cheaper to make than buy and have shipped:)


Here are some GREAT instructions. And more GREAT instructions. But here is my version if you care:)

You Need:

Hotfix flatback rhinestones: I used 10ss but you can go smaller for sure

Mylar Paper

Wax-tipped rhinestone picker-upper

Undies of your choice

1. In MICROSOFT WORD go to "Insert----> WordArt" and use WordArt to type out your text. Use one text box for your soon-to-be last name "Mrs.XXX" and then use a separate text box for your "EST. DATE" if you choose to include this.

2. Use the Word draw tools panel and select 'Rotate or Flip' then choose 'Flip Horizontal.' This will flip your text so it looks like you are looking at a mirror image of the text. Next adjust your text for the font you want (Lucida Handwriting or Calligraphy are nice) and font size. Print them out and through trial and error see what will fit well on the undies you choose. Then print and cut out your text.

3. Next, tape your text down onto your work surface and tape it so it stays in place.

4. Then take your MYLAR paper--peel off the sticky sheet away from the white backing and place the sticky sheet on top of your text--sticky side UP. Tape it down to the table, too, so it stays put.

5. Then just place your rhinestones onto the sticky mylar paper over your text (trace it with the rhinestones). Make sure your rhinestones are SHINY SIDE DOWN and glue side up. You should be looking at the glue side (when you flip it and put on your undies the shiny side will be up).

6. After you're done with the design, place it shiny side up onto your undies. Take a thin cloth or even thin t-shirt and place it over the design/mylar paper. On high heat and NO STEAM place the iron over the design (and cloth) and put pressure. This is melting the glue! Do this until you feel the stones are setting. Then flip the undies over and apply the iron to the back of the undies too. This is IMPORTANT in making sure they set!

Cost Break Down

720 hotfix 10SS flatback rhinestones: $10.94 (including shipping--EBAY) [I did not use them all]
Mylar Paper: $4.99 (Ebay)
Undies: $2.99 from Burlington Coat Factory (Rampage)
Total Cost: $18.92

Compare to a pricetag of $32.99 (that is WITH cheapest shipping option) from CustomGlamGirl.com. Also, CustomGlamGirl has restrictions on the amount of letters you can use: 14 characters. Which would have made my little "Established in...." line not possible.

If you want, I can make you some. Just leave a comment with your email.
Enjoy!

Shoes---Check!!

Woot-woot girls!!
The shoes have arrived and they could not be more perfect. The 7.5 fits fine--and even became more comfy from the 15 minutes I walked around the house in them tonight!!
Perfect.

Honestly...these shoes are so gorgeous...these photos do them MAJOR injustice:)

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!

Can I tell you how much I love TheKnot.com?
Actually--no--can I say how much I love certain incredibly resourceful Knotties?
So....as you know, I have had a VERY difficult time finding the perfect pair of shoes.

Well, today, fabulous Knottie KarlandJoni told me about a great deal on Bloomingdales.com where the fuschia Stuart Weitzman peep-toes I have been obsessing over were on a super-duper sale.
I mean a sale like marked down from $360 to less than $150!
My fiance-imposed shoe budget was $200...so before this sale I had no hopes of getting this shoe.
The catch is (always a catch) I am a size eight and the shoe I ordered (all that was left) is a size seven and a half.
But it IS a peep-toe, which in my experience, usually work better a bit smaller anyway (because your toes tend to slide forward and away from the shoe backing).
Also, the Knottie who directed me to the sale said she actually tried this gawgeous shoe on IN PERSON and in her regular size, it was too big--to the point it came off her foot when she walked.
Soooo, my odds look good for this one ladies!
And now, my lucky, lucky eye candy!




Pure.Perfection.

For the Boys!

I mentioned Saturday that FI and I finally went to order the tuxes from Mens Wearhouse.
Here's what we decided on.
The tux:


Vest (Ignore Tie & Bowtie):

And Tie:


And last, but not least, the bouts. Green dendros for the guys---

A single white cymbidium for my groom (these will appear in my bouquet, too):
**With black wrap to blend with tux--not that green tape...**

Dana Saylor Designs!

Ok, so since the time I came across Haute Bride jewelry I have coveted the bracelets and wanted to have one, bad, for my wedding day. But realistically--wasn't happening. I can remember very clearly the look fiance gave me when I told him I wanted a Haute Bride bracelet and told him the price--upwards of $300...
So when a girl is in a bind---gotta get creative!
Enter Dana Saylorwho also has an Etsy store. And enter my bracelet---plus three bracelets for our flower girls, for a quarter of the 'Haute' price!

The Shoes that Could Have Been...

Sorry for my lack of enthusiasm in writing about this.
But I am not happy, because the crazy, ridiculous, pink and purple satin shoes I was counting on were too big and they have been sent back.
And now, I am still without shoes.
So here you go. The long awaited pics of the shoe, on its way back to the UK.




Image from retailer:

Polyvore

I think I am in love! Polyvore is a virtual 'dressing room' or 'outfit creator' where you can pull items from different web sites and import your own items to create sort of fashion boards. But of course the web site is great for creating wedding-ish inspiration boards too.
Here's one I made of the types of things I'd love to see in my wardrobe this summer.
Enjoy!

Pimp my Shoes?

OK girls!
I've been on a binge for the past two weeks.
An Ebay binge!
It started the day I decided I may have to get creative to be happy with what I choose as wedding day shoes.
It is no surprise that I have not yet found thee perfect pair of fuschia shoes...
So, I realize I may have to take matters into my own hands somewhat to up the flair factor of the pair of shoes that come closest to being THEE ones!

Now, if I decide to do this,let it be known this is no original idea. I'll be following in the fabulous footsteps of a few other brides who took things into their own hands--by puchasing cute shoes and making them much cuter via dye and bling.
Blingy clip earrings or small brooches are good candidates for shoe-makeovers.
And what better place to search than Ebay! Well, needless to say I got very carried away.
My purchases are still arriving in the mail daily, but here's what arrived today.

Warning: images of me playing dress-up with some of said bling to follow:

I love playing dress-up!
All of the shoe bling options together:

Yeah, all of that in one day...sad. But the good thing is that they are all vintage earrings purchased for as low as 99 cents to a max of about $8.99. They are all beautiful and much better-made than today's costume jewelry.

So...this is what I have in mind. To pimp my shoes, I would simply add a pair of bling to whichever shoes I end up with. Kind of like Knottie Vintage Glam did here (she also had hers dyed orange):

And how Knottie ilovemycoastie did here:

To be honest, I would rather just be able to find shoes that are perfect as they are and would rather not spend time doing this. But time's a tickin'...and I need shoes!