Archive for August, 2009
this week in photos
Posted on 16. Aug, 2009 by admin.
I don’t know why I have gone so long only painting my nails one color. This week I am all rainbow-ed out. Oranges and pinks on the fingers and teals on the toes. On Monday I went home to have lunch with my dad and record the painting buttons video. Thanks for all of your [...]
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karin’s custom datebook cover
Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by admin.
We live in a three-bedroom house. Currently we sleep in a small bedroom, my studio is in the large bedroom, and there is a tiny middle room that we throw all our junk in. I’m dreading cleaning it–DREADING–but I’m also excited to turn that middle room into a huge dressing room/closet. I’m so sick of [...]
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lisa and jeff’s flowers
Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by admin.
Today my amazing mail carrier picked up a big beautiful white box from me full of Lisa and Jeff’s wedding flowers! I went back to the style with the leaves to try and fill the bouquet out a little bit. I also figured the leaves felt more “autumn” and less “spring.” Can’t explain it. This [...]
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video: painting buttons saves money
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by admin.
Yesterday I shared some photos of Leah’s bridal bouquet that I created using big felt posies, grey and white mother of pearl buttons, and some special painted buttons in bright shades of teal and turquoise. Teal, light pink, and certain shades of blue and green are highly sought-after colors by my clients, and the high [...]
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leah’s flowers
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by admin.
I loved working with Leah, one of my first local Omaha brides. Her super low-key wedding is August 16th and she’s wearing a gray and teal dress. She contacted me several weeks ago to make her a short-notice bouquet on a small budget. I’m so happy that I accepted the challenge because the results are [...]












