A Alicia Handmade Accessories

Are you all sick and tired of hearing about me? Good, me too.

You may remember my post about A Alicia‘s awesome felt flowers a while back, and as it continues to be one of the most popular posts I’ve written, I thought I’d catch up with Anna and see what she’s up to these days.

Turns out, she’s just released a new collection with the idea of taking a simple material—wool made from organic fair trade cotton—and making something wonderful! Citing inspirations ranging from Victorian lace collars, Japanese fabric craft and 1970s macrame, these lovely wool pieces are just the thing for your fall wardrobe!

Karleen & Andy

A few months ago, a fellow etsy lover contacted me for a custom project. She’d seen these in my shop:

And wanted to use the design as inspiration for stationery for her friends Karleen & Andy. The color coordinated with their wedding color scheme and the results turned out great!

you & me part 5: Photography

Mike & I

Choosing a photographer was the #1 most important vendor choice to me for our wedding. Now, I know you all don’t come here to listen to me gush about my wedding, so I’ll keep this to a minimum, but Kate Chin of Captured Moments photo & video did an absolutely phenomenal job of capturing our day, plus she somehow managed to get all the editorial shots I had on my list as well. Great work and even more importantly, really wonderful to work with, I’d recommend her to anyone getting married in the area!

Me with my mom
Groomsmen
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids

you & me part 4: Place cards

I fell in love with the idea of each guest being welcomed to our reception by a petite envelope especially for them. Each silver envelope held a card letterpress printed with a number that coordinated with their table. I forgot to consider that printing 160 tiny cards with 20 different numbers would be a huge undertaking (particularly when started just 10 days before the wedding), but the idea came to fruition exactly how I pictured.

I do have two extra sets of numbers 1 through 20, so if anyone’s interested, they’re available here.

Blogged & Treasured

Well, this is long overdue, but way back in May, Stephanie of Mostaza Seed blogged about my recipes cards. I’ve gone back to her site time and time again since then—she really does have a great eye for curating all the wonderful work out there. Thanks Stephanie!

It seems plum is the color of the season—my plum and silver frame card was featured in Jennifer of Craftrimony‘s treasury as well as lunahoo’s treasury. Gorgeous picks, and thanks ladies!

Silver Frame letterpress thank you card
Silver Frame letterpress thank you card