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Thank you for all the lovely comments on the "extra special" feather capelet previously! If you were curious as to where it fluttered away to, here's one of the prettiest sneak peaks...Photo credit...

I have just 3 solid perfume lockets remaining after Little Winter and I'm making them available through my Twigscent Etsy shop! I hope to have more soon, but for now, there are 2 with hand dyed blu...

I just can't get over the Geico Piggy commercial. I am sure you've seen it a hundred times already, but I just love it so much. It never gets old. Matt has to endure my "wee, wee's" everytime that ...

Okay! So here is my embarrassingly small collection of photos from the amazing Little Winter Market (read previous post). I snapped these before the big rush of visitors in about 20 seconds. The lo...

I'm still recovering from an amazing weekend! Little Winterwas a huge success and I was so thankful for everyone that stopped by. I was there all Saturday and it was a real animal house with almost...

Here's one of my new pieces for the next collection. It will be available in white, gray and other colors and lengths. A bit fantastical, ethereal, whimsical...Behold, the feather collar/mini capel...

I've been experimenting a bit for the last few months on different textures, materials, dyeing techniques and other R&D for Twigs & Honey and I'm excited to unveil some of my projects at Li...

I was inspired this year by the Design*Sponge DIY project, but I'm notoriously impatient and just free-handed my pumpkin with a spoon and steak knife. Maybe next year, I will take more time on it. ...

My big sis asked if I would take some maternity photos for her this past weekend and here are a few favorites. We were planning on more photos, outside, but the weather was really nasty, so we ende...

I was just reminiscing this morning and thinking back to when it all began. I listed my first piece on Etsy in January 2008 and it's been this amazing (and sometimes chaotic) adventure ever since. ...

This year was the 9th time in a row Matt and I have picked pumpkins together. Where does the time go? :) We went to Heiser Farmsagain and had a wonderful time. The weather was great for pumpkin pic...

I still have lots of work to do but if "working" could always be as beautiful as the way Elizabeth Messina captures it, even laundry day would be a delight! Photo credits: Elizabeth MessinaDress: C...

Thank you, Oregon Bride Magazine and Liz Hummer!!:

I forgot to blog about the movie Dinner for Schmucksthe other week, but Matt and I watched it at the local discount theater in town and were pleasantly surprised that it wasn't half bad - we were d...

Just one more...Love anything by Ann Wood Handmade.

I saw this on Alyson's photo blog, Mossière and daydreamed about someday having a space like this for Twigs & Honey...

Hand beading and sewing leaves in multiples for made to orders... Some of the larger finished pieces for Little Winter market November 6-7th:Tired fingers... :)

I just received this pretty photo yesterday from local Portland stylist, Rebecca Westby. Photography by Cully Wright. Sooo cute! The lovely model on the left is wearing Twigs & Honey headband s...

Elizabeth Messina's lovely daughter:Photo credits: Elizabeth MessinaHeadpiece: Twigs & HoneyBackdrop: Drop it ModernNecklace: Anthropologie

I've been loving the new Grey Likes Wedding blog and if you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely add it to the blogroll! Summer Watkins, the creator of Grey Likes Weddings, is an amazingly ta...

The wonderfully talented Abby Powell Thompson and Chelsea Fuss have organized the most amazing group of designers, artists, jewelers and more for a handmade market called, Little Winter, which will...

I forgot to mention but I opened a little etsy shop for Twigscent for all those who love to buy on etsy. :) You can find it HERE or http://twigscent.etsy.com.Oh! And has anyone recognized Twigs &a...

Most perfumes on the market use alcohol as the "carrier" for their fragrances. Twigscent perfumes use 100% clear organic jojoba oil for the carrier. Why? Because jojoba oil is natural, and behaves ...

Matt and I look forward to the Mt Angel Oktoberfesteach September. This year, I unfortunately didn't bring my camera because of the on and off rain (sometimes torrential!). We really loved the food...

Last week, I had all these grand ideas that I would have all these lovely posts for you daily and then I got super busy with Twigs & Honey AND Twigscent and haven't been able to blog like I'd w...

I kept avoiding it, but no longer... Twigs & Honey is now on Twitter! I know, I know, it took me forever. I'm really new so forgive me if I don't do something right here and there. :) Please f...

So why are the bottles amber colored?For starters, I knew I wanted to bottle all the Twigscent liquid fragrances in glass. Plastics are not the best vessels for fragrance. Plastics are more affor...

I was thrilled to see little ole Twigs & Honey pieces on NBC's The TODAY Show yesterday morning. Matt and I started watching early in the morning for their Modern Wedding Accessories segment ho...

Thank you to everyone for your wonderful support opening day of Twigscent! Even though we bottled a ton in preparation, the travel size has sold out. I've been getting inquiries about pre-ordering ...