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Handmade Weddings: Personalized Wedding Gifts From Fashion Illustrator Brooke Hagel

I graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Fashion Design. Illustrating was always my favorite part of the design process, but I was told repeatedly that there was no longer any demand for fashion illustrators. I’m now at the age where many of my friends are getting married, so I had …

Handmade Weddings: The Clueless Bride

Etsy's very own lawyer, SarahSays, is the biggest anti-bride I've ever met. She resisted getting swept up in the whole wedding hullabulloo. Arjay, her husband, took over most of the planning, while Sarah calmly shrugged and told us she just wasn't that into it. On the other hand, I know she loves Etsy, so I was very …

Handmade Weddings: Four Favorite Weddings from Emily of Once Wed

Emily Newman, like many brides, learned a lot from the process of planning a wedding. She put that knowledge to use and launched Once Wed in 2008. At first, it was a free listing service for wedding dresses online. Emily has since grown the site to be far more today: Once Wed is a resource for connecting with …

Handmade Weddings: Wedding Photography Unveiled with Jacqueline Tobin

We invited Jacqueline Tobin, author of Wedding Photography Unveiled, to share her knowledge with our readers. Jacqueline is a great resource for insider info for both newly engaged brides-and grooms-to-be, as well as photographers interested in breaking into the wedding business. She'll be live in …

How-Tuesday: Rustic Wedding Cake Stand from OnceWed

Once Wed is the kind of wedding blog that consistently makes me drool. Their featured one-of-a-kind receptions rely heavily on vintage and handmade, from the capelets to the guest books. For this week's How-Tuesday, Once Wed's contributor lalalaurie shares an easy-to-follow cake stand project that …

Etsy Finds: My American Gothic Wedding

What do you get when an Etsy addict and an independent artist fall in love? A very unique wedding. I spend all day, every day on Etsy (since I'm an editor of Etsy's blog, The Storque), and my husband Mickey is a cartoonist and designer, so between the two of us, equipped with our crew of crafty friends and family …

Guest Curator: Right-Hand Rings With The Frisky’s Amelia Parry

Amelia McDonell-Parry is the editor of The Frisky, a blog for tha ladies. In particular, she writes all about her love for Ryan Gosling, feminism, "The Bachelorette," cardigan sweaters, and her experiences with dating. She has a lovely dog named Lucca and is planning a much needed vacation to the Amalfi Coast …

Crafting a Handmade Wedding With 100 Layer Cake

100 Layer Cake is a creative collaboration between friends and fellow designers Jillian, Amanda, and Kristina. We are a unique resource for creative, crafty, thoughtful, modern women planning their weddings or just their lives. We love projects, photography, details, and of course everything handmade …

From Seedling to Sachet: Growing Your Own Wedding

My husband, Alexander, is a librarian and musician. We met at a show that a mutual friend threw for my birthday and had invited his band, Ponies in the Surf, to play. I remember calling my dad that night and saying, "I met the boy I'm going to marry!" Little did he know then he'd be planting the seedlings that would …

Handmade Weddings: Five Sisters = One Amazing Day

Ann Marie Popko, a.k.a. superduper and cocktailparty, lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans and has been designing accessories for almost 20 years.  Her professional creative life includes hair accessories and hats, Mardi Gras costumes, nature photography, pecan cookery and newsletter writing. In …

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