more handmade wedding dresses under $500

{each photo links to its shop}

[see also my first post on wedding dresses under $500.]

englishdept: more pdx dream gear

{ antique ivory silk taffeta ruffle bolero }

ohhh. yes please. until etsy, i never knew i was such a secret girly-girl. (not-so-secret now! wedding blog, natch.)

englishdept is the etsy shop of elizabeth dye, owner/designer of real life brick-and-mortar store the english dept. in portland oregon. the bolero above is handmade and can be ordered in custom sizes, and her other few pieces on etsy are sublime.

was going to end there, but seriously: the one-of-a-kind ivory beaded cashmere bridal shrug below, fashioned from a vintage sweater, is an amazing winter piece.



go now, and compliment this woman!
more at englishdept.etsy.com

chinese new year: happiness doubled sampler

{ xin niang "bride" necklace by dorisworks }

a bit late, as the chinese new year was monday -- here's to the year of the ox.






{each photo links to its shop}

from today's etsy finds: rings + seababejewelry

{ hand-forged white gold and rough diamond ring by seababejewelry }

friends, this may be a cheater post, but with all the valentine's promotion on etsy they sent out an 'etsy finds' email with fun ring ideas today.

my favorite new find: seababejewelry, who deserve their own post! kristin and david make gorgeous things on the north shore of oahu -- i love the organic look of rough diamonds and other wire-wrapped gemstones in place of something perfectly machine-faceted and prong-set. not to mention living in hawaii and making jewelry sounds like a pretty good gig.

check out some of their other work below, and see the storque for more etsy ring finds this week!





more at seababejewelry.etsy.com

handmade veils under $50

{each photo links to its shop}