love is in the air!

pink and pink brooch, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I am getting married in May, but I had no time in preparing anything for myself. I receive lots of custom orders for weddings. Flowers for bridesmaids, boutonnière for the groomsmen. And of course beautiful flowery pieces for the bride :) and my customers have the most awesome sense of taste. They come up with beautiful colors and combinations :)
I want to make a comb for my hair and flowers for my dad, my brother, , Stef's daddy and brother. maybe a big flower for my sister.
Stef and I made our invitations, when i have a chance I will take a photo and upload it here. of course they are Japanese themed. Actually I am getting married in a japanese association :) lucky!
Stef and I are also gonna make some origami stars to use as favors. We will get M&M with our names or specific colors we like and mix them up with origami stars . so people have some candy to eat and stars to remember us by :)
I hope we will have time to make these all I should get to work right?

Happy Sunny Days

110, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I love this color! I cant wear it since it doesnt match my skin tone, but I still love it, it makes me happy :)
My fav in this citrus blossom set is the brooch with the leaves , what is yours?

My updated fabric index

My updated fabric index, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I checked my fabric stash and updated my index :) all japanese style or japanese fabrics

Weddings

orange set, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

Looking back I realized many people ordered pieces for their weddings.
A nice bridal hair accessory, boutonnière for the groom and groomsmen, hair accessories for bride's mother, flower girl and of course bridesmaids. Most people wanted different pieces for each person and they choose red and orange the most :) Tsumami kanzashi style boutonnière are very nice since you can preserve them very easily as a memento from that beautiful wedding party. They are also very unique and they complement cherry blossom themed weddings perfectly :)
Flowers were not the only this that were ordered for weddings, our good luck origami stars are very popular these days, people use them as favors or as table decorations or as fillers for the gifts they get for the bridesmaids.
Some lucky bridesmaid got triangular pyramid bags as a gift for their hard work and support some others received anti tarnish pouches to keep their nice silver jewelry clean and shiny.
I also made a birdcage style hair accessory with a tsumami kanzashi hair comb, the same person got something for bridesmaids, flower girl, groom, groomsmen. so Her cherry blossom themed wedding was perfect with all these details.
have fun planing your own wedding or helping others plan theirs
cheers
g

Stitched Jewels- oak leaves

Hi all,
I returned back from my home land and I am ready for a new year! I received an email from the publisher the other day, "Stitched Jewels" a book describing how to make several beautiful jewelry projects by using sewing techniques and textile products will be released May 2009. You can also find a section where I am describing how to make my oak leaves brooch/pendants. This is the first time for me to be featured in a book so i am very very excited, I can't wait for it be released! So I just wanted to share with you :)
cheers