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Voting ends March 16th at 8:00am...A twigs & honey piece made it on the board. Vote for your favorite Spring Fashion. I also noticed another local talent, Holly Stalder, on the board!Go HERE to...

Just added this lovely adornment to my Etsy shop.I need to post one more inspiration post to last week's series! I'll try to do that later today. It's getting late and the day light savings has me ...

I love my "job". Most often than not, it doesn't feel like work. Sure, I am exhausted all the time, and frazzled or stressed about some fast approaching deadline, but it's such a hard feeling to de...

Photo credits: Ann Wood HandmadeI'll probably eat my own words in the future, but since the beginning of twigs & honey until now, I've felt that it was important for myself to keep the business...

Paul and Holly of Paul Rich StudioWhen I used to make hair piece for myself and family/friends only, I never thought of ever making pieces as my main occupation. I thought I was going to be a scien...

Photo source: Kate TowersAs previously mentioned, this week I'll be posting about a different aspect of the twigs & honey biz and the various creative folks that inspired me along the way. I ju...

I recently received the sweetest email from Sierra of Romeo Envyon Etsy. She just opened up her new Etsy shop, which sells lovely jewelry at very affordable prices. I hope she doesn't mind me menti...

I'm up late as usual and while visiting Paul Rich Studio's blog, I was so excited to see some of Amy & Sean's wedding photos! They turned out beautifully! I wasn't expecting them up so soon, so...

I finally wrangled a bunch of pieces together and have completed an Etsy shop update. I listed 7 new pieces! Here are some of my favorites:This piece is similar to the one worn by Holly. I received...

I rarely get the chance to make pieces open to the public for my Etsy shopbut over the last few weeks, I snuck in making a piece here and there and have a nice handful to post Wednesday afternoon/e...

Indy just graduated from puppy classes this evening! Matt and I are so proud of her and want to thank her trainer, Jesse, for being fantastic throughout these past 8 weeks. We went through Petsmart...

Wow! What an eventful weekend! Matt and I headed to Washington to celebrate my big sister's wedding to Sean. It was a lovely and entertaining day and to only help in prolonging the spirit and festi...

I got my hair straightened and as promised, here are a bunch of pictures. I go to a great lady in Portland just off NW 23rd, LeResh. She is absolutely fantastic at what she does. The hair chronicle...

I know the blogging has been quiet lately, but I haven't completely vanished! I've just been juggling several huge projects. I always multi-task. I can't help myself. For instance, when I brush my ...

My big sister is getting married in a couple weeks! AND I still have nothing to wear! It is definitely less stress to come up with an outfit compared with when I was a bride, but it doesn't help th...

I get jealous looking at Indy sometimes... so cute, lazy and happy all the time. This morning, while I was working, she decided to snooze right outside my door as if to rub it in my face that she c...

***Custom Order Update! Accepting new orders February 9th, first come first serve basis - PLEASE READ***I have over 400+ convos and emails and I hate to do this but I need to ask for a huge favor f...

I just listed a couple pieces in my shop from this past weekend's English Dept. Fashion Show. I still have more to post about it, but thought I'd list a couple as I've received some interest in the...

Here is a sneak peak from earlier Sunday. I'll have more later this week. Overall... BEAUTIFUL! I have so much more to write!

Just a last minute reminder to anyone reading this Sunday morning, that the English Dept.'s Novel Romance fashion show is happening TODAY! See you there at Portland's Ace Hotel! Here is a sneak pea...

A couple weeks ago, my mom and I went to the fabric store together and there happened to be some pretty good deals, so I got her and I some lovely supplies. Here are my late Friday night project re...

Thank you to everyone who posted comments for the giveaway! I had a wonderful time reading through all the sweet and thoughtful comments and it was really great to hear which pieces people like the...

Thank you to everyone for your extremely sweet comments to the last post! I'm excited to see who will be randomly chosen! I wish I had time to make several hundred pieces for everyone. It has been ...

These pieces were a couple special projects from this past year.I meant to do this post a little sooner, but it's been so busy! Anyhow, I wanted to thank everyone who worked with and supported me t...

Matt, Indy and I spent Saturday night and Sunday at Seaside this weekend and despite not finding one razor clam in a record breaking season, we had a wonderful time. Indy was a terrific travel comp...

Matt and I are heading to the coast this weekend to celebrate my b-day. Funny... I used to get so excited for these things when I was younger, but now I'd like to push them out a bit. ;) This morni...

I just listed a lovely necklace in my Etsy shop today. Fun to wear and eye catching, this necklace will surely turn heads! The more adventurous types can also wear it as a headband/wrap. Ultra pret...

Matt and I watched the movie Yes Man over the weekend and it is ridiculously sweet and fun. It was better than I anticipated and I think the impossibly cute Zooey Deschanel really made the movie fo...

I just wanted to give a quick update to say that I recently delivered a new batch of lovely hair adornments to The English Dept. in Portland, OR. There are a couple headbands included in the mix an...

Just so I wouldn't get burnt out on making hair pieces, I made this little shrug/jacket. It is a lovely little piece that will complete any wedding outfit. It is made with silk dupioni, tulle, vint...