all in the detail

...It's been a great week for talking to clients and enquirers regarding their ideas for their 2010 weddings, and I must say it has been inspiring listening to lots of interesting ideas that have given food for thought for how we can use the collections in different ways to compliment their styling. So I promised I would post some images that reflected some of the ideas that were discussed.......

..simple twist to the normal guest book. Have your guests write their personal messages on hand made paper, here they have asked their guests to write what they think 'Love is to them ...' and then peg them out to read...you could then package them away in a simple box and bring out to read every anniversary...

....layers and layers of florals...

...hand made vintage lace head band...source the lace and make your own!

...ice clear glassware against rustic findings for a natural elegant edge...

...natural tones of grey and sage with hand picked bouquets....

...for those of you who can remember the 'Bratt Pack' of the 80's this look is sooo

'Pretty in Pink'...

...bridesmaid dresses with interesting vintage prints and frills, perfect for the tea party twist (love the different coloured ribbon sashes)...

... brightly embroidered table cloths and randomly positioned vintage chairs with florals that appear to be arranged in a more spontaneous and impulsive way, as if just freshly picked from the garden...

...vintage glassware, hydrangaes and peonies.....

Image credits: erin hearts court, caseyhyer, ben blood, simply bloom photography,

one love photo, jonas peterson

french corsage with a natural twist

Just wanted to post these images so that you can see how you can incorporate a theme using one or more of the collections. These stationery pieces combine the French Corsage Collection with the theme of 'natural objects', email me if you would like prices or to discuss ideas of your own.......

ready for the autumnal months ahead

...I have been running around all week from day to day, starting to look at the images for the new collections ready for their introduction to the web site in November as well as the normal running of the studio...the new designs are starting to infiltrate through into the wedding magazines which is wonderful news and its great to receive positive feedback from those of you that have been requesting sample packs of late. The french corsage collection is a favourite this year particularly in vintage gold and chalk, some of you have even mixed the colours which has been fantastic to work with. For example, selections have been made where the placecards are a mix of vintage gold for the gentlemen and linen for the ladies, we have also produced mixes of the porcelain collection this month in oatmeal & blue and handpainted slate. So have a look at the site and see how you could select your own personal eclectic mix. The blossom and rose collections work well together particular of you are trying to achieve a county garden theme.
...here are a few images of the porcelain and fauna collection and a further glimpe at the new linear collection.....

linear collection

...its been a busy week, as usual, and I've just finished the last sample pack and it's finally time to close the studio door and let the weekend start, even though it is a Saturday. Currently working on images for the web site update at the beginning of November where the new collections for 2010 and 2011 will be launched. We are now starting to notice in the studio that the colder seasons are arriving as the collections we are working on for clients become more rustic and wintry in colour.

Enjoy the weekend.............

Image from the new 'Linear Collection' available to view on the web site from November.

halfpenny - london

If you have the finances to allow you to be a bit more playful with your money then you may want to visit her studio and take inspiration from Kate Halfpenny. A wonderful ecclectic mix vintage inspired gowns to suit any era....."Kate also renovates, repairs and reworks vintage pieces to make a dress that brings the spirit of the past to the present"...

french farmhouse

Just browsed upon photographer Jasmine Star and her wonderful french farmhouse shoot. I love the crisp white linen and the fresh green artichokes and herbs - perfect - and the elegant use of natural tones, simple glass and polished cutlery - fine cotton napkins with a sprig of rosemary and vintage wirework chairs............................

jam jar collecting

Jam jars a great and affordable way of bringing a bit of the country to table decorations - these are from Live Laugh Love and you could make simple arrangements from a selection of flowers and foliage from your garden.

Here's another example of bringing the warm tones of oranges and apricot roses and stocks displayed within a decorated jam jar with wrapped twine - so simple but works wonderfully with the tones of greens within the table setting. The detail of the simple fern stem and the layering of the vintage silver, glassware and crochery adds even more interest to the table.

Image credit: Toast and tables

rubekia

Can't believe it has been over a week since my last posting! I've been collecting images over the weekend to show you - to hopefully plant a little seed to start your journey of inspiration, especially if your wedding is not until next year and you are busy collecting images, filling up files and scrap books or overloading your computer with saved images. If you have been following this blog for a while you will know that we have a love for all that is vintage and floral. We have been helping clients this season to achieve their own personal twist. We have produced seating plan cards where the client has then framed them individually in vintage frames, or threaded them onto a ribbon washing line like bunting. Individual tags have been made to tie onto sprigs of thyme to act as place cards and around terracotta plant pots as table numbers. We have also encouraged and worked with brides to grow their own flowers - sweet peas, geraniums, beautifully fragrant night scented stock in little vintage pots, which we then dressed with place cards and table numbers.......we love to work with your individual ideas and help make them come to life!!

So our planting tip for next year (I have already planted mine!) is rubekia (see above), tones of yellow will be a striking trend for 2010/2011, we are already receiving a high level of sample requests in varying tones. Rubekia is wonderful if you are wanting to achieve a free spirited country feel, and it grows in abundance, so lots of blooms to be picked.

broadway

...just finalising new designs that will be part of the new collection for 2010/2011 and here is the first pics for you to have a little glimpse of titled - 'Broadway' ...we can take orders for sample requests, just specify Broadway and if you have any particular colour preference.

back to work

...just returned from a wonderful (but wet) weeks holiday in the Cotswolds, such a beautiful part of the country. We rented the most perfect thatched cottage and spent days meandering around national trust properties, hiding under chestnut trees whenever it rained.

So back to work....I have just opened an email from a client who has sent me photos of her seating plan and I thought I would share the idea with you. As clients are having to cut costs where posibble we now offer to supply just the seating plan panels unmounted, this allows you to mount them either yourself (to save a little on your budget) or to make a more personal statement and use eg vintage frames or hang them on ribbon etc.... ideas are endless. Here are a couple of photos from Alison's day where she mounted her panels onto co-ordinating card that was then mounted onto a vintage mirrored frame. I have also included some pics of recent plans. The rose colour was produced for Catherine who had named her tables after all of the Hawaiian Islands, so we included a map into each panel to help bring her theme together, the final image is from the Vintage Rose Collection in Olive.....