Happy 3 Kings day!
Hope your holiday season was wonderful and smooth.
Here’s a beautiful piece designed for the lovely couple, Kate and Fred. It has ranunculus and poppies with vintage embellishment with a little bit of glitter. The save-the-date card was the inspiration for the design. I love how the pinks and reds look against the black ground.
Stationary: Kate designed the cards
Details
Lovely head piece by Oh my deer
Reception
Sketch ideas
Work-in-progress
Hand embroidered initials tucked under red poppy
Pillow
xxo
It’s been a lovely Christmas day.
Hope Santa was extra good to you!
xx Llubav
Hello lovely people!
I know It’s been a while. Sorry about that. But don’t worry I’ll make it up to you this season. ;-) So, today I’m sharing photos of not one but TWO lovely ring pillows!
Colleen and Ron had a June wedding out in Eastern Long Island. The couple met at a mutual friend’s birthday party and began dating that very night (call that love at first sight!).
They enjoy traveling, love all things NY and it’s history, and museums, especially the Museum of Natural History. Ron proposed while they were visiting the Hamptons (they love those windmills), which was also the site of their wedding.
Inspiration
Stationary
Sketches
Work-in-progress
Pillows
xx Llubav
People in NYC, did you feel the small shake that just happened? Crazy.
I am so excited to share this fabulous wedding of the very talented photographer Tiffany and her sweetie Kirk (both are nature lovers and really into all kinds of cool activities such as surfing, snowboarding and camping).
The couple met at a ski resort outside Las Vegas while snowboarding, and so I guess you could say they came full circle when they returned to that exact location to make their vows — so darn romantic!
Tiffany is the most organized and fun person I have ever worked with. She supplied me with an insane amount of details and direction in her ongoing quest to get exactly what she wanted. She didn’t want to match the pillow to the wedding theme. Instead, she was looking for something more realistic that represented their lives, which made this project different and fresh. She wanted to incorporate all the activities they enjoy as a family plus the ocean, the blue sky, the mountains, the snow caps, the ski lift, some calla lilies (flowers Kirk sent Tiffany after their first date), and, perhaps the most important detail of all, she wanted Kirk’s son James to be included, skiing in the background.
There’s also a great posting (today!) about Tiffany and Kirk’s wedding on Style Me Pretty, so make sure to check it out!
Details:
The sketch
The project
Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting!
xoxo
Hello there!
A lot has happened since last time I posted here. I’ve been busy working on some fun and cool projects I will share later. And we moved our little family to a lovely new apartment on a beautiful street with lots of trees, more space, ceiling fans, rooms with doors, amazing new kitchen and a great landlord. I am very excited to be decorating our new place and look forward to sharing some photos of the process in the near future.
Today, I want to share a pillow I created for a repeat customer. The first time Candace commissioned me was a couple of years ago for her brother’s wedding who was marrying her best friend from high school. Then, a year later she wanted another pillow for another brother getting married-I was touched.
Candace designed the invitation and wanted the colors and the mood of fall to be represented on the pillow: Birds, bird cages, colors of purples, wines, champagne, oranges and ochre and touches of gold.
colors
invitation
sketch idea
work-in-progress
have a great weekend!
This is the wedding of our good friends Patrick and Erin, who were both raised in suburban Michigan and now live in Detroit. They are passionate Tigers’ fans, know their way around all the cool places in the D, and always show us a great time when we visit. Erin and my husband Chris have been friends ever since they lived down the hall from one another during their freshman year of college. So, when the opportunity came to make a ring pillow for them — I was delighted.
Patrick and Erin’s ceremony and reception were held at the Belle Isle Casino which has a history that dates back to the 1700’s. FUN FACT: Belle Isle is he largest Island park in the United States! It’s right on the Detroit River but it’s accessible by car, of course (Motor City!). Their wedding aesthetic was reminiscent of the dapper days of old Detroit: they used the park’s vintage postcards as save-the-dates, and an ornate scroll pattern on their stationary.
Colors were chocolate, red, cream, champagne and touches of gold. Flowers were red roses and the bridesmaids wore black dresses.
Save-the-dates: map and program
Invitation
Sketch ideas. Erin wanted something classic, simple and elegant.
Pillow in action
cutie.
Cool Ice luge.
Hello! Hello!
We had the most glorious weather today. It felt like Spring. I’m ready for all the dirty snow on the sidewalks, the wind and the cold to go away!
Well, here are some photos from Indie Wed show. It was such a great experience to be part of this cool bridal event. Everyone was so supportive and nice and I got to meet a lot of wonderful people (clients and press). Kelly (founder of Indie Wed) and team did a fantastic job putting this day together. Thank you!!
The lovely husband working the products.
A little shimmer on the edges —Sassy.
Have a great weekend!
xx Llubav
Hello there!!
Hope this posting finds you in good health. Another cold and snowy day in NYC… but not as cold as Chicago where I will be next week!! — brrrrr
I want to share some eye candy today. It’s a beautiful Japanese book all about milk glass and vintage things written by the very talented lady Asako. She also wrote about my work in LEE magazine. The book came out right before the holidays but I didn’t get a chance to post it then. I know, it’s all in Japanese but it’s so, so KAWAII !! (That means CUTE in Japanese). You’ll see some of my collectibles in the photos below which are in the book. And my cabinet made the back cover!
Enjoy!!
Front
Back
Below is the house of Maya Marzolf, owner of Le Grenier —My favorite antique shop in Greenpoint. I just love everything she has in the store.
Indie Wed show happening next weekend in Chicago. There are still tickets available, so if you are interested make sure you get them fast! If you make it to the show please come say hello! And congratulations to the winners who will be getting free passes to the event!!
Have a lovely weekend! xx
Hello everyone!
I’m thrilled to announce that I will be participating in my very first wedding show in the beautiful city of Chicago!! INDIE WED will be held at the Ravenswood Event Center on January 29, 2011. About 90 very special vendors will come together for this once a year event. There will be great wedding ideas, raffles, goody bags, fashion show and more!
If you live in the Chicago area, or have been looking for a great excuse to visit, come check us out. I’m giving away tickets to the event and raffling a custom ring pillow for one lucky couple at the show. So email me at llubav.co@gmail.com or pass it along to a friend who may be interested. Deadline is Tuesday December 21, 2010. I will notify the winners soon after.
Happy Holidays!!
xxo Llubav
HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!
XXO
Oh what a great day I had this past Saturday. My friend Jacqueline from Screech Owl Design invited me to come along for the ride down to Terrain where our lovely friend Grace held an event for her fabulous book coming out next year. It was such a fun trip and the weather couldn’t have been better. Terrain which is right outside Philly has to be on top of my list as one of the most fantastic shops next to ABC Carpet in NYC. If you find yourself in Philly someday soon, go!! You can buy the most beautiful and unique products and have a wonderful lunch in the greenhouse cafe. I had the cauliflower fritters - yumm! And remember to check out the restrooms on your way out! : )
The lovely Grace giving out raffle tickets
Can’t wait for the book!! xx
