...currently...
Enjoying the chill in the air and dreaming up designs in velvet and wool.
Lovely peoples,
The new site is still in the works, but I've left you far too long here without an update. I promise that soon I will do a little sketch-to-reality post on my newest creation - probably as my first blog post on the new site! - but for now, some lovely, lovely photos by several of the new friends I made last week in Atlanta at The NotWedding.
First, a stunning little teaser from (once like a spark) photography (click the photo for full article)-
Second, the beautifully evocative portraiture of
the long farewell (I was privileged to attend this shoot, and it was truly delightful to see the team in action!) -
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| This is Caroline, y'all - such a gorgeous, happy, lovely, hard-working, beautiful gal! |
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| The custom veil, belt, and floral hairpiece are by my new friend Jessica at Fine & Fleurie. Major crush going on between me and her work. |
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| Hair and makeup design by the sweet and ridiculously talented and laid-back Claudia Mejerle. |
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| And this is why they call it Hotlanta. |
Meet my new friends:
Claudia Mejerle -
www.claudiamejerle.com
Fine & Fleurie {Jessica} -
www.fineandfleurie.com
the long farewell {Chad & Tina} -
www.thelongfarewell.com
(once like a spark) -
www.oncelikeaspark.com
Friends,
Things are being moved and shifted all around me, and while I still know which end is up, it's all a leetle disorienting. A recap:
- I've dropped the Clever Fingers shop and name. It served me well, but for several reasons, it was time to move on. You'll notice that it's still in the banner heading of the blog here - I'll get to that in a second.
- I have a new website being built around my new brand, Laurel & Fife. I'm very excited about this - besides getting away from the unreliable-ness that *ahem* has plagued my current blog, the new website will be much more functional and sleek. (I'll still have a blog because, let's face it, it's not enough for me to post photos and information - I have to gush over how much fun I get to have doing this stuff, and love showing y'all inside looks at how it's done in the hopes that several of you will take the plunge into making your own clothing, too!) Anyway, the site will be going live within a month, so I'm just leaving everything around here as-is until we make the move. I won't just delete this blog without warning, but if you want to know when the new site goes up, you can sign up to be notified at www.laurelandfife.com.
- I think I can say this again now without squealing and jumping around the living room...I am participating in Atlanta's The NotWedding in a week and a half. "Participating" in this case means "providing the sole wedding gown for the occasion and having a blast at the awesome party that is The NotWedding."
(....yeah, nope, there were some undignified noises and bouncing in my seat.)
So - I'm not making the design public yet, but here's a little look at the pattern-making stage of it.
(Can I just say that water-disappearing fabric markers are my BEST FRIEND at the moment? I mean, apart from my superfantastic Gingher shears you see there, that a friend gave me, that make me giggle when I think about them. Cutting with those things is like buttah.)
So, yes, things are moving and about to move more, but I will keep you all in the loop!
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