tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67337395601839500182009-07-15T21:30:26.072-07:00offbeat finds for the eclectic brideonesmallstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221109980552074304noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733739560183950018.post-43476520554273029462009-07-12T20:09:00.000-07:002009-07-12T20:34:00.292-07:00

{each photo links to its shop}my dear friend is eloping to boston this friday (!!) and i am *thrilled* to go join them as a witness. i would love to find an amazing boston photographer who might be persuaded to

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{ vanessa's pick: jacky earrings by loellamedina }yesterday's etsy finds email, "my american gothic wedding", expands on vanessa + mickey's wedding posted last week, with vanessa delving into all the etsy details -- it is seriously wonderful. great ideas, and lots of etsy sellers to check out!also, may be old news since i've been away but just in case, etsy and marthastewartweddings.com are

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{ vanessa and mickey's gorgeous etsy wedding } photo credit: dave robbinshooray! best wishes to vanessa, editrix-in-chief of the storque, etsy's blog: not only is she newly married, martha stewart weddings has a glorious feature on her etsy wedding up today. wishing vanessa and mickey all happiness!photo credit: dave robbins

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{ walnut and maple money clip by holcombswoodworking }D. writes me with a challenge:I am not having a bridal party, but I have a friend officiating, another as a musician, another as DJ, and readers... oh my. I want to give them something as a token of my appreciation, but they're mostly guys (so jewelry is hard, unless I have something different for the girls), and the biggest problem is we're

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{each photo links to its shop}rachael and her fiancé were having trouble finding a men's summer hat that

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{ hollow dictionary flask safe }the very talented kristen of pommesfrites not only gives me the opportunity to tell everyone (again) how fantastic austin texas is and how not coincidentally i'm from there (and claim it even though i moved when i was 13....) ...let me start over. the incredibly talented austin-based pommesfrites upcycles wonderful unloved books into

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{each photo links to its shop}

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it has been a crazy week, and only wednesday. so much going on in the world. revolution. huge freelance project. housequake.*(not to equate the three, of course. what's going on revolution-wise is remarkable and humbling. odd to twitter about my 1000th follower this week when people are using it for life and death...)thus, briefly, are a few tidbits from the mail:of note in the northeast: the

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{ new york love gocco print by artsharkdesigns }finally, a moment of peace. since i was vacating, never got to my full posts about brooklyn on the 6th -- an epic renegade craft fail -- delayed in town, missed meeting etsy blogger-in-chief vanessa, and then my phone battery died mid-tweet. so much for live coverage.(twitter heresy: it was more fun without. thanks to beth + sam for coming to keep

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thanks again to everyone who voted!emie, if you're willing to share a photo of the final canvas once it's all set, we'd love to see it :)also if erica is willing, we'd love to see your canvas as well.N and dairy princess, will send you a pair of onesmallstar earrings as my thanks -- if you like one you see let me know, etsywedding (at) gmail, or i will happily make you a custom pair.finally,

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... so if you haven't already, please read the stories and cast your ballot.thanks to everyone who has voted so far!*U.S. eastern daylight time :)

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{ each photo links to its shop}for those of you tired of contest: here's vintage.

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{ your words on 9x12" canvas by geezees }this was impossible. there are so many beautiful, happy, inspiring comments for the geezees custom canvas giveaway that (after consulting with stephanie) i will try something new:i narrowed it down to entries who are still planning their weddings, then picked these three offbeat ideas, and *you* can pick the one you like.for everyone else, thank you so

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{each photo links to its shop}hello all! a quick note that i am officially on vacation and the contest officially ends tonight at midnight. no internet access for the next couple of days but just as soon as i can will post the contest results!thank you all for reading -- i hope everyone has a wonderful week, will be back next weekend.xo -- jen

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hello from the train! arriving in NYC today to see friends and head to renegade craft brooklyn, america's hipster paradise. i will be twittering tweeting on twitter all day if you're into that sort of play by play, so you can follow along, or (if you're there) please say hi @etsywedding! let's get a beer and a sunburn.

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{ sheet music tea lights by carolinacottage }i have a confession. i sing in an a cappella group. yes, that kind of thing like in college. and on "the office." yeah. i know.for the last couple of years it was an on and off sort of thing, low key. now we have all these concerts and it's inevitable that i will end up on youtube, and this troubles me (haha, 'hear comes treble') greatly. and of course

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hi. i want to apologize -- i don't think i told you all that we didn't win a camcorder. after all that buildup! no closure! camcorder tease.i told twitter, but i didn't tell you, and that's not cool. especially since an amazingly large number of you went and signed up for the contest. we did great overall, just no prize -- thank you so much for trying!(then again, if any of you won the honeymoon,

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{ your words custom canvas by geezees }you may remember a while back i posted this word-art canvas as part of a poetry sampler -- now stephanie of geezees has graciously volunteered one of her creations for a giveaway!you're limited only by imagination: song lyrics, wedding vows, drawings, photos -- as a gift for self, friends, family -- pretty much anything you can think of, stephanie can put on

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and another happy graduation, to my sister casey!

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{each photo links to its shop}tie the knot

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{ happy anniversary card by jeanfrancisbean }crazy. two years!this year i found love, moved in, faced surgery, lemonade and loss, and my sister made this amazing little thing i seriously can't get enough of. my life is radically different from this time last year, in ways large and small, and i'm so thankful to you all for coming along on the way -- i am full of hope for the summer and year to

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{each photo links to its shop}was

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{ love wins art charm by jjbackman }another 12+hour day at work (!) -- and just got one of those supposed-to-be-motivational, competition-inspiring emails from the folks over at the sandals dream honeymoon contest at fancyfortunecookies.com.normally i am not a super-competitive type. if i were, i'd probably obsess more trying to read what the rest of the bridalogs are doing nine times a day to

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