Let's run away together.

We just got lovely pictures from Jenny's San Francisco elopement. She's wearing Thread's " Liddy " minidress in ivory ...

Thistledown dress.

A new one for the shop...white silk shantung with pinked ruffles. I do love this little dress--for a rehearsal dinner or a dash to the court...

New boleros in the etsy shop...

Finally!

silverfeatherflower.

I'm back in town, and whipping up a few little accessories--this one's my current favorite. Silver vintage velvet millinery flower, ...

Gingham getaway.

It's nice to have new things before I go on a trip--little soaps and shampoos, a new book to read, music I've just discovered. Fresh...

Little Shrug on the Prairie.

Kirsten gave me her mother's prairie-style lace and cotton wedding dress to see what I could make of it... ...so I made this little guy....

Checks, dots.

Swiss dot hair accessory and a handful of corsages for Brittany--her bridesmaids are wearing green check skirts, so I thought it would be ni...

Let the games begin.

I love this time of year, when wedding pictures start to make their way back to me. Stephanie and I never met in person, but we worked toget...

For Chelsea, Forever Ago

Chelsea is a talented floral designer, stylist and all-around tastemaker whose fresh and inspiring blog, frolic! , is a daily read for me. S...

Slipper satin - saved!

I'm terribly excited about this dress redesign for Leila. The original dress, her grandmother-in-law-to-be's (still with me?), was a...

Bright, joyous, flowerlike.

Ruffle bolero and custom dress embellishment for Kate. Organza, lace, tulle, vintage millinery flowers, pearls, petals, treasures.

Forecast: sunny with a chance of burlap

Still recovering from Sunday night's Forecast fashion show (hosted by the Portland Mercury). Thanks loads to lovely models Ari, Amber, B...

I love all my brides equally...

...and then there's Alli . When Alli came to me with her amazing dress idea, I was so excited...this is truly my dream design. Cupcake m...

First proof.

A first look at the photo shoot I did yesterday with a pretty amazing dream team: photographer Lisa Warninger , stylist Chelsea Fuss , acces...

My Campari Safari.

First, let me say that "Campari" is not an easy color to nail. Too red and you get cheap lipstick crimson, too pink and it's p...

Citron Pressé

I'm color-obsessed in general and yellow-obsessed in particular. But with a new year and a new spring, I think it's time to retire (...

A light refresher.

Trusty shop assistant Clara has a big birthday coming up, and I've promised to make her birthday dress (okay, I basically begged her to ...