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88LINKS - For the Alternative bride and fashionista

88Links  -  By Lady Steel

 Totally cool -  Colored metal...  can you guess what this is?   Did you guess a flower?   Well yes, It's a flower - I'm sure you probably guessed that quick enough... But what could it possibly be for?  Some sort of decoration but where would you put it?   Is a decoration to add to your flower arangment?    Could it be something you decorate your home with?   Could it be a tie back for your drapes?    What do you think? 

Did you guess?  

It's an arm band! 

Isn't this armlet uique and interesting as well as very lovely.   The bright colors used in it make for a happy spring time feel. I Really like it! 

This is only one of many unique and modern designs. 

Take for instance this really pretty turquois pendant armband.  It dangles from a little bit of chainmail type rings.  How sexy it is! 

Lady Steel is located in Tucson Arizona.  She likes to create simple peices that contain some history to them.  Her specialties are in working with steel, stone, and chainmail.  She conspires with her husband to create simple urban jewelry with a fantasy edge. 

You will be able to find lots of  really unique peices at the 88 Links shop.  .  Look at the boot jewery to the left.   That's really neat!  Makes your shoes take on a whole new level of sophistication.

The lovely turquoise stones are the perfect finishing touch to this lovely work of art.

The creations that Lady Steel creates for her 88 Links shop are also great for brides.  She's had alternative brides order armbands, custom steel pendants and circlets for their special celebrations.   One of the examples are below.  This was created for a bride to wear on her head.  It's a simple decoration for a bride who doesn't want to go way over the top. 

You should check out Lady Steel's creations at her shop.  The link is right below.

Etsy - http://88links.etsy.com/  

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HCC Welcomes Lauren from Ten23 Designs to the Blogger team!

A little about Lauren.  As stated in her profile, she is the mother two children (one boy and one girl). She's married to a great man who she admires and respects deeply. Lauren has lots of talents (she's a very crafty gal)   She's always enjoyed personalized touches and considers herself blessed to be able to make personalized touches to share with others.

At Ten23 Designs one of the things they specializ in is Personalized and Monogrammed Decals for weddings.   These decals can be placed on the Dance floor, Window, Mirror, on the wall or even framed and set on a table.   Oh and can't forget -  they can be used on the back window of the get away car -  "Just Married"   Totally cute!    You'll have to check out here site when you have a chance. 
http://www.ten23designs.com

Lauren is one of my wonderful friends from the wedding industry, She's the creative force behind  Ten23 Designs.   Her creations are some of the most unique and wonderfully fun decals that I've ever had the pleasure of owning. 

Yes OWNING!   I purchased two custom decals from Lauren last year.   One for each of my sons.  I want to blog about them soon but things are crazy around here and one of my son's still doesn't have his decoration on his wall.   (Grandpa took over his room for now)  I think I may have to blog about only "T's" room for now cause it's killing me.  LOL   I just love it so much.  But anyway - that blog will come soon I promise. 

For now I'd like to take this moment to give a great big warm welcome to Lauren !  She is one of our newest HCC DIYers -  

Welcome to the
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HCC Blogger Family! 

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Website - http://www.ten23designs.com/

Biz Blog - http://ten23designs.blogspot.com/

Personal Blog  http://www.ralasbrainfood.blogspot.com/
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Aisle runners by Customized Wedding Creations @customizedwed

Cherin from Customized Wedding Creations is such a talented woman.  Below is just a small sampling of the beautiful and contemporary work she does.  

She's done beautiful aisle runners on white and colored fabrics... Everything is possible because all her work is custom made.  What ever your design you can order it to fit perfectly with your wedding.  Themes, colors, scrolls, monograms... all are available to you for the personalization of your one of a kind handcrafted aisle runner. 

These runners aren't for weddings only.  They also make great entrances for grand openings, or annual fundraisers.  Such possiblities! 

Look above.   if you don't want a runner for the ground you can have one created for your table or as a decoration to hang at the wedding or reception.   The runners themselves can even be cut after the wedding to create a wonderful wall hanging to remember your wedding each time you look at it. 

Check out their website at the link below.   Also follow them on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/customizedwed

Website http://www.customizedweddingcreations.net
 
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The perfect Bridal shower gift!

Looking for something unique and totally custom made? 

Not sure what to get for that special bride? 

Look no further!  

Click above to purchase your Gift Certificate!

All Hand-Crafted Creations that are created by Victoria joanne can be purchased with an HCC Gift Certificate.  This is the perfect gift for the bride who you want to pamper.   She can pick any custom made wedding garter, pillow, basket, dress tag etc... anything available in the HCC Shop located here.  No worrying if you picked the right color or ordered the correct theme... just present the bride with a Gift Certificate and She can come look at all the samples and order something exactly the way she would like it!

Chic and Unique Aisle Runners - Custom painted by Artist Beth Martin

Chic and Unique Aisle Runners

I came across this website -  Chic and Unique Aisle Runners at the beginning of 2009.  I just fell in love with the work of Beth Martin.  She is a very talented lady. 

All of her Aisle runners are painted and color matched to your swatches.  So everything is totally custom made to each of her clients specs. 

 HandCrafted bridal items make such a wonderful addition to the weddings of the 2000's.  Back in the 1900's  (as if that was so long ago - ha  ha ha.. Makes all sound old...) Customized wedding accessories were only for the rich, famous and very talented artist.   But now - with the burst of popularity and the respect that Handmade works have been gaining, customized weddings are all the rage.

Having a customized wedding from the Aisle to the little lacy garter is totally within every brides reach now.  The Aisle runners that Beth creates run a few hundred dollars to around $500 or more depending on the customization and details you choose to include on your runner.

You can have beautiful satin ribbon running up the sides of your aisle to match your wedding colors.   and the Paint on the runner can be any color you like.   Even lovely motifs such as the shell below can be created.  Beth has an amazing talent when it comes to creating memorable works of art that can become family heirlooms. 

I urge you to take a took at her website at the links below.   There are so many different sample images to see and her wedding pictures section is wonderful.  You can see many different photos of her Aisle in action.  One of them even got transformed into a quilt for the new couples bed!!   THAT is so awesome and such a treasured heirloom.

When you order your runner, you can have it say a special phrase like the one above.  Or you can have it represent your Sir name.  Just a simple initial surrounded by the docorative scrolls make a HUGE statement.

Perhaps you're going to Paris or are IN Paris... Then the tower would be a perfect embellishment to be added to your Aisle runner.  I can't wait to see the wedding photos from this recent wedding.  The newly weds only tied the knot bearly 1 weeks ago.  How sweet!

And last  the Wedding that hasn't taken place yet.   The 2010 runner for the couple of the second decade of the 2000's.  How exciting to bring in the new year with a brand new marriage of two souls in love.   The mixing of the Scrolly font and the Times Roman type font in the runner below is lovely. 

Please go and visit Beth's Website at the links below.   You'll be glad you did  :)

Website - http://www.chicuniqueinc.com

 

Wedding Photos

http://chicuniqueinc.com/page/1irpd/WEDDING_PHOTOS.html

Beautiful Painted Vases by Abby @make14me

Make14Me! Amazing Wedding Vases! 

 

Stress free decor... Lots of happy colors and shapes to make you feel relaxed as you gaze at the vase even without any flowers in it.  Flowers usually are the focal point but with the Vases that Abby makes -  you don't even need any flowers. 

 

If Candles are more of your thing - you can even have her paint you a lovely candle holding vase as well.  smaller ones like the round vase shown below are easy to put tealight candles in. Since the paint is semi-clear it makes a lovely glow of colors flickering as the candle burns. 

Abby is from New York, NY.  She is a city gal with lots of imagination and talent.  Her heart is big as well.  She's very generous with her works of art.  I had the pleasure of coming to know about her lovely creations through the club that we are both a part of.  http://club.wedding-luv.com  She has posted a couple giveaways there already.  

You can see her Wedding-luv page right at this link.  http://club.wedding-luv.com/profile/Abby

I really love the colors she used in this vase below.  Purple and then the blueish sea green color.  It's gorgeous.

Did you know that there is a tradition that goes along with the wedding vase?  I never knew about it before meeting Abby.   Apparently about a week or two before the wedding day... the groom to be's parents make the Wedding Vase. Once the Vase has been made, the groom, along with his parents and all his relatives go to the bride's house.   Then...

The brides parents and the grooms parents take turns giving the young couple advice to help them have a happy and successful marriage. After this, Holy Water is placed in the Wedding Vase and the Vase is turned around and given to the bride. She drinks from one side of the Vase, turns it round again and gives it to the groom who then drinks from the opposite side of the Vase. This ceremony unites them as one.

The couple will treasure the Vase throughout their married life. Should one of them out-live the other, the remaining person will give the Vase to a couple known to be living a happily married life.  The Wedding Vase is treasured and protected always and it is never broken.

Isn't this a neat tradition to bring into your marriage?  

Now even if you don't want to do the actual wedding vase tradition - who's to say that you can't have a beautiful custom painted vase?   These vases make such a lovely gift for all kinds of occasions.  give more than just flowers on your anniversary... make a special present for a birthday or how about the pretty heart vase above for Valentine's day.   They are all so very unique - you really should check out Abby's website to see all the unique samples she has photos of. 

Links to her website and her special's blog are below.

Website -  http://make14me.com/ 

Blog -  http://make14megives2u.blogspot.com/