Llubav

THANK YOU BEE!

Dear Bee,

Many, many thanks for the great opportunity to take part in the amazing family that is Weddingbee Pro.  It has been a delight and a wonderful experience to have shared my work and thoughts with you and your loyal readers.  I have learned so much from people’s comments and suggestions, all of which have helped grow my little business.

I have been a busy bee for sure since my first posting on Weddingbee Pro and hope to continue to make many brides happy since you put me out on the map.

I am so happy about your new venture as a mom — what a blessing!

Enjoy every moment of it, and please keep-in-touch from time to time.

Muah!

Llubav

MODERN COUNTRY

Hello!

Hope you all are having a wonderful week.

Here’s another fun and fresh pillow made for a wedding last September.  The pretty  stationary was detailed with the initials RB for Ruth and Bryan.

The wedding had a “sophisticated country” theme.  The colors were navy, butter yellow and white plus a touch of yellow.  Flowers were gerberas, daisies and tulips.

Inspiration board

Pretty safe-the-date

Sketch idea and color palette

Hand embroidery was done to create the vines.

Congratulation Ruth and Bryan!!

INITIAL PILLOW

Hi there!

I had the opportunity to work with this exquisite palette for a wedding in August.

Jessica and Khalid were married at the  Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria in sunny Austin, TX.

The colors were Tiffany blue, different shades of red and touches of grey.  Birds were an important element, inspired and adopted from the Lenox Chirp China collection.  The flowers were dahlias and roses for the bridal bouquets and carnations for the center pieces.

The inspiration board:  That is the actual building the couple got married in!  It feels like it belongs in Morocco, no?

Sketch idea with save-the-date and the beginning process

The B is for the couples married name.  Birds were incorporated since it was a key element carried throughout the wedding including the stationary.  A cluster of flowers sits on the bottom left corner: mums, rose, carnation and dahlia with grey beading.

Thank you Jessica and Khalid!!

Pillow photo by Philip Flicks

GRACE AND AARON

I’m so happy that I no longer have to keep this a secret.  This month Martha Stewart Weddings Fall issue hit the stands and in it is the wedding story of the lovely and design expert couple Grace and Aaron from Design*sponge

I love the South.  And when Grace told me she was planning to have her wedding in Savannah, I flipped!  I knew it would be the most charming and beautiful event.  I wanted to make her a ring pillow from the day she gave me the great news about her engagement, and, lucky for me, Grace wanted a ring pillow despite the fact that she wasn’t planning on having a traditional ring bearer.  In the end, one of the groomsmen carried the pillow, which was just one in a very long list of unique touches in an especially endearing wedding.

Here are some inspirations Grace sent me.

Green palette — Don’t you love these colors?

Gardenia sketches.

Stitched leaves with white gold metallic thread

Photo by 3 photographers

To Grace and Aaron thank you and Congratulations!! XXO

If you want to read more about our collaboration go to the Martha Stewart wedding Blog

FALL BOUQUET

Nicole and Keith were married this past August at a lake in northern MN at the bride’s parents’ resort Brindley Sharbor — A beautiful setting for a wedding.

The ceremony was small and informal, romantic, elegant and surrounded by nature.  It took place under a homemade arbor made of old vines and branches.  The flower arrangements were organic in design in dark oranges, peaches and purples with orchids, dahlias, roses, calla lilies, berries, pomegranate and curly willow — What a fabulous color palette!  Bridesmaids wore dresses in aubergine and flower girl was adorned in a mango dress with aubergine dash.

The pillow was carried by the bride and groom’s infant son.

Thank you Nicole and Keith!

The beautiful pillow photo was taken by Philip Ficks

BRIDES NEW YORK

Hello There!

Here’s a flattering write up about the ring pillows.  My first Brides New York Magazine  mention thanks to editor Lauren Matthews.

Happy fall!

xxo Llubav

POLISH ART

Hi!

Hope you are doing super.  This week is off to a great start, as my Mom arrives from VA today.  In addition to all her TLC and help with the lil’ guy, I’m also really looking forward to her delicious Latin cooking!  My Julia — she totally rocks!

So, to start off the week, I have Polish beauties for you to see.   These pieces come from the Polish Art Center in Hamtramck, Michigan when my husband and I visited at the beginning of the summer.  Pajak which means spider in Polish, is know as a paper chandelier and it is a dying art in Poland.  The samples carry at this shop are from folk artist that are still practicing the craft.  Beautiful and intricate, they are all done by hand using paper, thread and needle and raw straw, and of course lots of love and patience.   I have posted in the past about the vintage paper chandelier my husband bought me last year and they only had a few left, but this time they had new and bigger inventory!  I was thrilled to see all the different colors and sizes available.   I want them all!!

This shop is truly a gem and the owners couldn’t be sweeter.  If you are in the Detroit area go visit, and also have some pierogies in one of the local Polish restaurants.

Love it!

The owners’ 35 yr old Pajak — the one item not for sell.

Lovely head-crown

BEACH WEDDING

Hello there!

I have a great posting for you today.  It’s a wedding we attended a few weeks back in East Hampton — We love it there!

Dad, are we there yet?

Our friends Casey (a talented chef who can turn the most random ingredients into pure deliciousness) and Ryan (a sweet dude and an amazing artist) had an intimate ceremony right on Georgica Beach and then a casual yet totally fun reception at The Laundry.  There was also a BBQ potluck with a bonfire at the beach the night before the wedding — Super fun!

We all stayed at this sweet cottage owned by our friends The Schaffners who were so gracious to open their door to about 9 adults plus baby and people coming in and out of their house.  It was fantastic to witness and take part in some of the wedding preparations — it was like “Rachel Getting Married” but without the drama or the loud band playing.  Instead we had Amy rehearsing on her Cello out in the garden,  — What a great scene, and a wonderful weekend!

And don’t let me forget to mention our friend  Erik Lang (an incredible photographer) shot and filmed the wedding.

The cottage

The garden

The porch

The rehearsal

Stationary:  The beautiful images came from one of my favorite books “Cabinet of Natural curiosities” by Taschen.

Place cards hand-stamped with seashell designs

Casey’s friend did the calligraphy

Framed cut out numbers for table settings

Most of the flowers came from Ryan mother’s garden, and some we got some from the the cottage.

Purple and pink tones for the ceremony

These little glass vases came from Ikea, and Casey’s sister-in-law Julie used a silver metallic paint to treat them.

White and light blue tones for the reception

The groom wore a Paul Smith suit and Casey’s beautiful dress was made by their friend Anna who was one of the contestants on the first season of The Fashion Show!

It was great seeing all these talents come together for this special event.

The bridesmaids and maid-of-honor wore grey tone dresses from Calypso

I’ve been experimenting with different shapes — A seashell pillow was perfect for the occasion.

Table setting, simple and pretty — Just how Casey wanted it.

Our Mikus dancing the night away.

Much love to you Casey and Ryan!  Wishing you many, many happy memories.  xoxo

LOVE AT THE PARK

Parks can be romantic and magical.  It’s a wonderful feeling being surrounded by grass, trees, flowers, birds….For Elizabeth and James, NYC parks plays a very important role in their lives and their relationship.  Their first date was at Bryant Park and James proposed at Cunningham Park in Queens, and they wanted to make sure that their pillow reflected that.

For their September wedding they have chosen deep royal blue, deep cranberry red, moss and white as the color palette.   The bridesmaids are wearing deep royal blue, and the cake topper is a set of white lovebirds hugging.  Elizabeth’s favorite flower is a peony, and James loves blueberries (included in their stationary); both elements are  incorporated on the pillow.

cake topper

Sketch and color swatches.  The park bench was Elizabeth’s idea!

Thank you Elizabeth and James!

This lovely photo was taken by Three Photographers

ANIMAL SILHOUETTES

I had not done silhouettes before Allison contacted me, but this is the beauty of my job — I get to try new and exciting things every time I create a pillow.

Allison and Barry are having an outdoor wedding in Maine at the beginning of August.  They will use Dahlias from the local Dahlia Farm.  There’s no specific wedding color or theme, just letting nature set the tone… I love their organic thinking.  Allison made a request for the possibility to include Bucks and Daisy (their two very special Golden Retrievers).   After looking at photos of their lovelies, I found some great profiles to use as the silhouettes.   The color palette was inspired by the save-the-date card: creamy sorbet tones of sand, flesh, peaches, butter, ivory, sage and avocado.

Daisy on the save-the-date cards, which is the profile I used for the pillow

More sketches.  The one of Bucks top left was used for the pillow

Building the Dahlia

Blueberries tucked under the flowers

Many thanks to Allison for sending these last two lovely photos.  To check out more of her amazing work click here.  My favorite ones are of classrooms around Texas.

Thank you Barry and Allison!  xoxo

A SPLASH OF COLOR

Hello!

First, I want to thank you all for being so patient and I apologize for having been a bit MIA lately.   My little fingers have been attached to the needle, thread, and scissors. I have lots of goodies to share, and hope to post them very soon — Ti’s wedding season!!

Here’s a fun and modern ring pillow for an exciting, creative couple in Toronto — My first international order!  Amanda sent me photos of the locations for the ceremony and the reception and some other details about the wedding.  After reading Amanda’s emails and seeing the photos, it was clear that they have a great admiration for art, creativity and color.

What an amazing spot for a ceremony

The reception This place looks like it serves some delicious food.

Some of the inspiration:  Modern wedding, black and white invitations, fuchsia bouquet, pink and white flowers for the bridesmaids, there will be different color tables at the reception:  yellow, green and purple, and the flowers will be in modern vases.

Amanda was very encouraging and open to color.  Different width, length and color stripes cut and sewn to the white ground.

photo by three photographers

GERBERA DAISY

I really love the way this pillow turned out for Kristan and Scott.  They are celebrating their marriage at the end of this month — Congratulations!!

The colors are chocolate brown, lime green, ivory, and fuchsia as the accent color.  The flowers are Hydrangeas, Dahlias, Gerbera Daisies, Bouvardia, and mini Calla Lilies.  Kristan wanted something simple, pretty and 3D.  I think the Gerbera Daisy makes a great statement without being too ornate.   The Daisy is hot magenta and the leaves are a mix citrus of green and spicy olive for a refreshing combination.

Fun and fresh stationary

The sewing process:  There are over 50 individual petals that were hand cut and sewn around the chocolate center pompom.

The gorgeous shot was taken by Philip Ficks