ericabstudios: wedding tutorials for DIYers

{ "make your own boutonniere" pdf tutorial }

i discovered ericabstudios through her lovely gardenia hair flower, see below, but came away intrigued by her boutonniere and birdcage veil tutorials, all sent as pdf instructions on how to make the lovely items you see here, and thought i'd share with you all.

i love the idea of making my own... i can follow simple instructions... maybe? these tutorials don't break the bank, and there's no shipping cost. tempting...

 
 

for more info, see ericabstudios.etsy.com

nuggetwear #1: wedding baby

{ pink + white tutu with satin ribbon and pearls }

generally speaking, you don't want to outshine the bride ... unless you are an adorable porkpie of a baby like cecily louise, who in all her three-month-old glory just visited us here at the magazine and made double-roll thighs look gooooood.

so! cecily, in your honor, here are some tiny irresistable confections for dressing to impress. i could just *eat* them.











{each photo links to its store}

bellasofia: gorgeous girl gear

{ isabella dress, handbag, barrette, and bunny in mist toile }

ok, so you can tell by my picks -- i'm not usually frilly-girly. but oh, my soft spot for adorable children's clothing. it's so tiny and cute. just because i think a baby ramones tee is perfectly awesome doesn't mean i don't love a bit of dress-up, so over the next month or so will pick up some kid wedding stuff -- flower girls, ring bearers, babies, whatnot.

bellasofia, where were you when i was 7? i could never get away with this now (especially since i'm 6' tall* -- that's a lot of toile) -- i love the fullness of the pattern, just a classic, classic girl's dress. heirlooms indeed. plus there are all sorts of sweet matching girly things: handbags, barrettes, bunnies... the sashes look satisfyingly poofy... le sigh. and i'd be willing to bet she can make dresses to order in your colors -- check out her sold items as well for other items and fabrics available.

enter flower girl wonderland:






more at bellasofia.etsy.com

* that's 183cm for my metric friends. tall by any measure :)