Congratulations!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I am officially kicking off my Black Friday Sale now: Free Shipping!!!
Happy shopping!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Black Friday Sale/ And the Winner Is....
The Winner of my blog giveaway is: Amanda!!! (aka itsmeamanda)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Christmas Giveaway!
It's that time again- and what perfect timing? Right before Christmas! I've decided to do another one of my giveaways- and it's super easy to sign up. The giveaway is for a set of my 'Let it Snow' notecards, and the other is for my Tulip notecard set.
All you have to do is:
Post your favorite item from my shop
and
Add your email address
I will be doing a random name drawing in exactly one week from today- so hurry and sign up! Best of luck!!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
My Personal Art Portfolio
It's been so long since I've updated my personal online portfolio, that I almost forgot I had it! Its a showcase of my previous work- before I started Viva la Violette- and I thought I'd share. It contains most of my work done in Maya, along with some 2D art, photography, and other misc things. A lot of it is from college, and some from my previous job as a video game artist. Take a look if any of this sounds interesting to you =)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
New Items and Mistletoe Market
I'm so excited to announce that I've got quite a few new items available in my store!
First, and favorite, are two Alice in Wonderland gift sets created by myself and EmmarieDesigns. We have come together to bring you two very unique items in each set, for those Alice-lovers out there.
Once gift set has a Stationery set and a Teapot necklace (pictured above). The other has a charm bracelet and a moleskine notebook. Great Christmas gifts!!
I also have some new recipe cards, Christmas notecards & invitations. I used my popular Whimsy Tree design to create some cute little notecards to send to friends and family. I also made some Christmas invitations for those who like to have parties during the holidays.
This Saturday I will have a booth at the Mistletoe Market in Baton Rouge, if you're local please drop by and do some Christmas shopping! There will be over 100 vendors, and it is located at the Sheraton downtown.
First, and favorite, are two Alice in Wonderland gift sets created by myself and EmmarieDesigns. We have come together to bring you two very unique items in each set, for those Alice-lovers out there.
Once gift set has a Stationery set and a Teapot necklace (pictured above). The other has a charm bracelet and a moleskine notebook. Great Christmas gifts!!I also have some new recipe cards, Christmas notecards & invitations. I used my popular Whimsy Tree design to create some cute little notecards to send to friends and family. I also made some Christmas invitations for those who like to have parties during the holidays.
This Saturday I will have a booth at the Mistletoe Market in Baton Rouge, if you're local please drop by and do some Christmas shopping! There will be over 100 vendors, and it is located at the Sheraton downtown.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Keyhole Items
So I'm a fan of things with keyholes, and I just saw this on the front page of Etsy:Gorgeous!
It's made by HouseThatCrowBuilt.
On my recent honeymoon, I got a tattoo of a purple heart with a keyhole in the center of it, and a crown sitting on top. I like that it's Alice in Wonderland-ish but not so straight forward as one of the characters. I decided to find some other keyhole items on Etsy, take a gander!
Next is this Steampunk Necklace by NobleStudiosLtd. I love the wings on the sides of it!
Then there's this 'Flying Away Necklace' by LuLuMcCleary. I especially love it b/c of the black items (the rose!). I wear a lot of black so I always like to have jewelry with black in it.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
My Very Own Alice in Wonderland Wedding
Yes, I should be punished for neglecting my poor little blog, but I can assure you that I have a good reason- I just got married! Well, not just- a little over a month ago now, but I am finally getting back into the full swing of things again.
I wanted to post some pictures for you to all enjoy, while focusing on the DIY items I made. We were on a strict budget, so I found many ways to eliminate costs. We had a beautiful outdoor wedding, with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and I tried to incorporate the theme as much as possible without overdoing it. We rented a black and white marbled dance floor to hint at the theme, as well as having flowers, paper lanterns, teacups & teapots everywhere. I gave my bridesmaids silver/rhinestone key necklaces, and the groomsmen received key/heart shaped bottle openers. I ordered a pair of steampunk cuff links from Velvet Mechanism for my husband to wear, and made a charm bracelet for myself using Alice themed charms from WinterRoseDesigns.
I made all of my wedding stationery, which you have probably seen in my Etsy Shop or other blog posts. I made Save the Dates, Invitations, Rehearsal Dinner Invitations, Menus, Programs, Favor Tags, and Thank You cards. These were my Invitations:
Next up, and my favorite, are the favors! I made purple votive candles, and contained them in little inexpensive boxes wrapped with ribbon, silver keys, and 'Take Me' tags. I purchased the ribbon from Michael's, and the keys from Halolo on Etsy.
I had previously posted about the cupcake tower I planned on creating, and this was also a lot of fun, although I ended up not being available to decorate most of them. We made the tower out of round cake boards, covered with foil paper and trimmed with ribbon. The cupcakes were made in silver liners, and topped with little pearl shoots. Our 'topper' was a pearl J sitting with fresh rosebuds.
We were married under a huge moss-covered oak tree, and we wanted it to really be the focal point. I bought $1 paper lanterns, and hung them from the tree with lavender double sided satin ribbon. Then we spread white rose petals around the base of the tree- I love the way it turned out!
I was lucky enough to have a family member put together my bouquets and table arrangements after I purchased the flowers. I know that this is usually one of the most expensive parts of a wedding, so finding a relative/friend to help is a real money saver!
My bouquet filled with roses, feathers, and my Something Borrowed (a brooch from my Aunt)
Tables with arrangements, flower petals, and teacups. The teacups had rose shaped floating candles in them.
Guest Table with teapot, programs, guestbook, and fresh roses.
It was the perfect wedding, and of course it went by so fast.
If you are on a strict budget, you can always find ways to cut costs. My advice is to sit down and prioritize- recognize what is most important to you, and allow the most money to that. Then go down the list from there.
If you've made it this far, thanks for taking the time to enjoy my wedding day photos and ideas with me!
I wanted to post some pictures for you to all enjoy, while focusing on the DIY items I made. We were on a strict budget, so I found many ways to eliminate costs. We had a beautiful outdoor wedding, with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and I tried to incorporate the theme as much as possible without overdoing it. We rented a black and white marbled dance floor to hint at the theme, as well as having flowers, paper lanterns, teacups & teapots everywhere. I gave my bridesmaids silver/rhinestone key necklaces, and the groomsmen received key/heart shaped bottle openers. I ordered a pair of steampunk cuff links from Velvet Mechanism for my husband to wear, and made a charm bracelet for myself using Alice themed charms from WinterRoseDesigns.
I made all of my wedding stationery, which you have probably seen in my Etsy Shop or other blog posts. I made Save the Dates, Invitations, Rehearsal Dinner Invitations, Menus, Programs, Favor Tags, and Thank You cards. These were my Invitations:
Next up, and my favorite, are the favors! I made purple votive candles, and contained them in little inexpensive boxes wrapped with ribbon, silver keys, and 'Take Me' tags. I purchased the ribbon from Michael's, and the keys from Halolo on Etsy.
I had previously posted about the cupcake tower I planned on creating, and this was also a lot of fun, although I ended up not being available to decorate most of them. We made the tower out of round cake boards, covered with foil paper and trimmed with ribbon. The cupcakes were made in silver liners, and topped with little pearl shoots. Our 'topper' was a pearl J sitting with fresh rosebuds.
We were married under a huge moss-covered oak tree, and we wanted it to really be the focal point. I bought $1 paper lanterns, and hung them from the tree with lavender double sided satin ribbon. Then we spread white rose petals around the base of the tree- I love the way it turned out!
I was lucky enough to have a family member put together my bouquets and table arrangements after I purchased the flowers. I know that this is usually one of the most expensive parts of a wedding, so finding a relative/friend to help is a real money saver!
My bouquet filled with roses, feathers, and my Something Borrowed (a brooch from my Aunt)
Tables with arrangements, flower petals, and teacups. The teacups had rose shaped floating candles in them.
Guest Table with teapot, programs, guestbook, and fresh roses.It was the perfect wedding, and of course it went by so fast.
If you are on a strict budget, you can always find ways to cut costs. My advice is to sit down and prioritize- recognize what is most important to you, and allow the most money to that. Then go down the list from there.
If you've made it this far, thanks for taking the time to enjoy my wedding day photos and ideas with me!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
More Alice in Wonderland Invitations!
Yet, another unique set of Alice in Wonderland invitations! These were created as a custom design for another amazing customer. They can be used for birthdays, tea parties, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, or for just any unbirthday party =)
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