Where has autumn gone?

With one wedding left for 2013, I find myself cocooning inside my house covered in blankets, staring outside at the chilly air. Oh wait, that’s only in my daydreams. With only one wedding left, things are winding down on the wedding front, but picking up on every other front. So, instead of sitting inside with a cup of steaming tea, I find myself bundling up in my woolen scarves, with a mug of hot chocolate in hand, running around town for clients, emailing late into the night, picking up thousands of fabric scraps that have migrated all over the house, and feeling like autumn has literally passed me by in my sleep. Is it winter already? I was looking at my planner today, thinking to myself that I should get started on my Christmas shopping, wondering if I have time to pick up my tofurkey before next week, and wondering if Superman has a phone number so he can help me with those mundane tasks like buying clothing labels, hang tags, and POS supplies. Thankfully, I have some pretty fantastic friends and family who have given up their days-off to help me winterize my succulents, create my fashion brand, make jewelry, and guide me on balancing event planning with fashion design. For you, I am forever thankful.

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I am also thankful for nights when my internet is on the fritz, so instead of working, I get to take the night off and watch (I mean really watch, not working and watching) a movie with popcorn. When the sun shines for just a couple hours and I can finish spray painting my trunk.

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After all, we can be thankful for even the smallest things in life.

Building A Dream

Life has been busy lately. In order to get my fashion line up and running in time for spring 2014, I have been busy meeting with my seamstress, dying over 10 bolts of fabric, which has permanently dyed my fingers an odd shade of green. and filling out spec sheets, which, by the way, do not stand for spectacular sheets. On top of that, I have been busy with weddings and getting ready to close out 2013 with some pretty awesome weddings. Thankfully, I got to spend a few hours this past weekend to celebrate a very special little girl’s first birthday, who’s mother is a dear friend of mine and past client. Thanks Kate Morrow for capturing this cutie who turned 1!

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Launching A Dream

 

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For those few people that I have told, they are eagerly awaiting my announcement. I have been very quiet about {announcing} this new venture because it is scary and risky and has the potential to fail. Plus, the more people that know means I can’t very well pretend I never had such a venture. But, after the last few years of planning, thinking, dreaming and praying, and after a lot of encouragement and butt-kicking from those few friends {you know who you are}, I am taking a leap of faith and here goes nothing. I am launching my first fashion line. While I am in the beginning stages of the process, designing and redesigning, and constantly recalculating everything, the plan is to have a mini-collection available online just in time for Spring 2014. I am excited and nervous, but mostly excited. I have been designing and making custom wedding dresses for the past 4 years and while I loved it, designing ready-to-wear clothing was always the goal. So, in-between the meetings with brides, the weddings, and growing my wedding business, I have been running around town getting fabric swatches, dyes, and paint chips. And… staying up way too late thinking about every little detail. But here we go. Here’s to being 28 and taking risks to make dreams happen.
 
PS: The watercolor above is a sneak peek for the inspiration behind the collection.