HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Cheap and easy DIY Halloween dog costume :: he-he-he

Maybe my hubby and I lack creativity... maybe it's time... or maybe finances... but just for fun, the quick instructions for making the easiest dog costume, ever. Your dog can be a BOX or a PACKAGE... har har har:

Step 1: Get a box

Step 2: Get an unwilling and cute dog

Step 3: Make a hole in the box

Step 4: It's a Box! Enjoy!

No husbands or animals were harmed during this cheesy Happy Halloween post!

Friday Flowers

Apparently these beautiful peonies, which our florist delivered to the shop this morning, are the first for the season. They look so pretty with our colourful cushions and our new orange ottoman!! Hope you have a great weekend.

xo
Anna

Ooh la la :: Real Bride Christie

I just received some stunning photos from Christie, who wore a Twigs & Honey birdcage veil and handmade silk flower for her wedding recently. I am in awe of her wedding dress. It is gorgeous!

What a beautiful bride, yes??? Thank you, Christie and congrats to the two of you!!!
Photo credits: New Vintage Photography

Several new pieces in the Etsy shop :: light and soft

I have listed some pieces in my etsy shop that I'm really excited about. Each one is very different and unique. They were designed for a photo shoot and would be perfect for spring... soft, floaty, sheer... light colors. So pretty!:

Frothy Pink Confection

Feather Flurry

Vintage Delight

Angled mini blusher with pouf

Yum

I'm about to indulge in one of these - god I'm excited.

Black & Spiro Today

Our new left side window display was supposed to go in today however, we had a few dramas with it and it won't go in until tomorrow so the girls put this temporary display into the window for today. I had to share it with you as one of my most favourite things in the entire world is blue and white ginger jars filled with fresh flowers...definitely an obsession my mother has passed onto me!!

Cutest dog (next to Indy, of course)! :: Momo

Regina has one of the cutest dogs... but I can't say that too loud because Indy might hear me and become jealous (Indy even gets jealous when I talk on the phone with Matt and will start "talking" loudly and playing with her loudest squeeky toy). I recently spotted this photo and just died a little (it got an honorable mention on Martha's site):

And another cute photo. Photo credits: Regina Mako
I think Indy and Momo could be the best of friends!

More Real Brides

I have so many more stunning bride and wedding photos to post, but I leave you with a few more gorgeous twigs & honey weddings:

The oh-so-pretty Tiffany wearing a Twigs & Honey custom hair piece and birdcage veil. The wedding also featured Twigs & Honey boutonnieres and matching corsages.

Photo credits: [6:8] Photography
Pictures of Daisy's wedding:

Isn't she the cutest in her Twigs & Honey hat (this hat!).

What an adorable photo of the happy couple. The hat looks gorgeous on you, Daisy!!

Pictures of the beautiful Elizabeth wearing a twigs & honey custom flower and birdcage veil:

Don't they look so happy?? Elizabeth... you look so lovely!!
Photo credits: Tim and Cheryl Halberg of Halberg Photographers
I promise to post more real brides.. I've been so bad about that lately! There are so many lovely weddings I need to share!!

Real Bride :: Lindsey of Lost and Fawned

Many moons ago, I worked with one of the sweetest of sweet ladies, Lindsey, who now has a lovely Etsy shop, Lost and Fawned. If you're on the lookout for vintage inspired jewelry that could easily become heirloom pieces to pass down, visit her shop! I made a set of silk flowers for Lindsey for her Cannon beach wedding this past summer and the pictures speak for themselves... gorgeous!

Photo credits: Christina Gilchrist
Congratulations!!!

Blog's 1st Anniversary & Giveaway

To celebrate our first anniversary, we would like to introduce Juliette! The Juliette collection is a romantic journey of patterns to inspire your loveliest thoughts. The glitter and pearly accents are perfect for highlighting the love of your life and reminding you of sweet memories.



We have enjoyed creating projects and coming up with fun ideas for you this year. We really love all of your comments and appreciate the creative guest bloggers who have shared their inspiration with us. Thank you for your support! To show you just how much we love you, we are giving away some exclusive Juliette products. Our shipment doesn't come in until the end of next week. So, the winner will be the first to taste this sweet and lovely line!

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post by Sunday, November 1 at midnight telling us what you would like to see happen with the blog in the next year. We will announce the winner on Monday. Last time we asked for this kind of feedback, Dorthea wrote everything down and checked it off for us as we fulfilled each request. The point is WE LISTEN, so leave us a comment!

Thanks again, Everyone!
sei art team

Can Not Believe I Missed This

Clayfield House

Here are a couple of photos of a job I have been working on over at Clayfield. I thoroughly enjoyed working for this lovely couple and their 2 young children. The floral armchairs we made are my favourite thing in this house and work beautifully with the colourful Chinese drum stool which we placed next to the slip covered sofa.

One of the most adorable brides ever...

I just saw the cutest wedding over at The Wedding Chicks. I worked with Meg on her bridal belt after last season's Novel Romance fashion show. She is also wearing an Elizabeth Dye shrug.

Photo credits: Duston Todd Photography via Wedding Chicks

Thank you, Meg, for working with me!!
Thank you Wedding Chicks for the great post!!

Party Time!

One of the wonderful things about this time of year is PARTIES! We love parties here at SEI and Friday we had our annual club SEI open-house. It was a huge hit and we just wanted to thank everyone who participated. As you can see from these pictures, it is a lot of fun and includes make-n-takes, giveaways, snacks, sales and lot's of great holiday ideas. If you are feeling bad that you couldn't make it this time, don't worry, we have more holiday ideas in store for our blog!