Gah! Thwarted Again! Anthropologie does what?

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Read this repost: See why I'm blog yelling!

Anthropologie Wedding Brand Coming Soon!

Posted by Adrienne O'Connor on April 14, 2010

I am so incredibly excited to deliver this news, and slightly devastated that this is happening after my own wedding has already taken place. But, for you lucky ducks that are soon to be wed, Anthropologie is launching a wedding brand!!

That’s right, the simply delicious women’s-clothing and home-furnishings chain has entered the wedding industry, and I for one, couldn’t be more thrilled. The brand, which has not yet been named, will include everything from invitations to gifts, as well as decorations, jewelry, shoes, bags, wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses. They will even offer planning services and styling advice. I pulled together some images from their site to give you an idea of the Anthro aesthetic, for those of you who have not yet been blessed to have Anthropologie enter your lives.

Photo Credit: Anthropologie

For those of you who love the Anthropologie experience as much as I do (and the rest of its dedicated followers), I’m sure you’ll want to include at least one detail into your upcoming wedding. But, you will have to wait until the spring of 2011, which is when the brand is set to debut online, but good things come to those who wait, right? Select stores will also be opening across the US, so get ready!

So you see why I'm yelling? It almost makes me want to postpone my own wedding. Almost.

OMgoodness! Do you know just how excited I am? Well do ya?

xo,

{Tutorials} Pennant Rubber Stamp Roller

Sweet! I'm going to use this on my outgoing packaging for Etsy sales!

Check out this link!

DIY Pennant Stamp Roller

http://justsomethingimade.blogspot.com/2009/08/pennant-rubber-stamp-roller.html

xo,

I {Love} Rit Dye!

A project that I have been working on for the past week has been making ribbon roses. A client requested yellow and red roses. Did you know that ribbon to create such beautiful flowers does not exist?! Lo and behold, I made them using dye, paint, white ribbon, and a handful of stitches.





Here you can see the ribbon drying off... with a photo of what they should soon be made into...

And here we go:

[[How To Tips:]]

I never follow instructions [which is the reason I do not bake...] when it comes to ratios. I used the Rit Dye as a paint rather than a diluted solution. From its concentrate, I "painted" the white ribbon yellow & then hung them up to dry [this is so the dye doesn't leave a weird drying pattern]. Then I stitched the ribbon together into a rose.
Next, I put my gloves back on, and "painted" the edges of the petals with red and orange dye, following the fading variations of the photo above.

To see where these ribbons ended up, click HERE.

xo,