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A Rustic Home

by emilyalder on Apr 25, 2013 • No Comments

A Rustic Home // Could Be Interesting

If you have been reading my blog for a while you have probably noticed a couple things… I dig white and I love the idea of a rustic home. I’ve mentioned my love a barns a few times. My bed is covered in white linen and all of the furniture in my room is either white or natural wood. While I was doing so spring cleaning I thought came up with some ideas of items that would add to the comfort and aesthetic of the house. So of course, I popped over to Etsy to cruise some of my favorite vintage house ware shops. These we a few of the items that caught my eye.

Top Row: Enamel Mugs // Vintage Wire Basket // Vintage French Bottle Drying Rack

Middle Row: Grey & White Stripe Botanical Sachets // Vintage Soviet Milk Bottles

Bottom Row: Natural French Linen Towel // Oval Wire Pendant Light // Large Edwardian Enamel Bowl

Currently Crushing – Rachel Rose

by emilyalder on Apr 17, 2013 • No Comments

Wanna talk about something really beautiful? I do.

It’s Rachel Rose’s Fashion Collection. While doing some research for a project I stumbled upon Rachel’s work and instantly fell in love. The colors, fabrics, and style are all breathtaking. There is so much femininity and visual satisfaction, her collection is tangible. I literally want to see and feel it on my skin.

Rachel Rose Collection // Could Be Interesting

A Brooklyn based designer, Rachel Rose created her line in 2011 after years in the fashion industry. Her line does a great job of representing her ability to create beautiful fashion.

You can see more about Rachel here, check out her Etsy shop here, and her Of a Kind collection here

6 picks for little ones

by emilyalder on Mar 6, 2013 • No Comments

I was browsing Etsy the other day gathering some ideas when I ran across this shop – Little Hip Squeaks. They have a great variety of hip and cute clothes and accessories for babies. I mean really cute items, you should check them out. So after looking through the shop I put together a couple other items that go with the Little Hip Squeaks Geometric Blanket.

For The Little One // Could Be Interesting

Striped Baby Booties // Ikat Pouch for Wipes // Scout Diaper Bag // Knit Fox // Mimijumi Very Hungry Bottle // Geometric Baby Blanket

Trying my hand at calligraphy

by emilyalder on Jan 29, 2013 • 5 Comments

I recently purchased THIS amazing calligraphy set from LineaCarta’s Etsy Shop. There are some seriously talented people out there who create incredible art with their calligraphy. You have probably seen them all over my pinterest.

So I made the jump in hopes to get a little more creative with my work. Here is where I started. . .

Calligraphy Set 1

Calligraphy Set 3

Calligraphy Set 4

Calligraphy Set 5

Calligraphy Set 6

Calligraphy Set 7

Calligraphy Set 10

Calligraphy Set 13

So I am definitely a beginner. It’s gonna be a long road, I am going to have to try and not be a perfectionist. I’ll keep you updated.

Bachelorette Part II ~ The Goodies

by emilyalder on Sep 6, 2012 • No Comments

I felt so lucky to have all of these wonderful women with me for my bachelorette so I wanted to do just a little something for them. So I started planning the bachelorette goodie bags. Oh dear, did I have a blast picking out all of the little gifts.

It all began with the awesomely colorful options at BAGGU. I knew it would be middle of summer so the girls might appreciate a festive summer bag. I went ahead with some of the essentials which included: a variety of Essie colors, Revlon nail files, hand sanitizer, sofia coppola champagne cans, mimosa lollies by The Groovy Baker, elastic hair ties, nail polish remover pads, a thank you card, some home made tattoos, EOS lip balms, and handmade crepe paper flowers.

They were a hit to say the least. I think the best part was the set up because each girl got to pick out the items they wanted in their bags. And I tried to pick out the colors and items that each girl would not only like, but really get to use. And use we did!

p.s. Essie’s California Coral & Fifth Ave were a total hit! xo

Mark your calendars!

by emilyalder on Mar 11, 2012 • 1 Comment

My little Etsy shop is taking the next step and participating in an awesome craft festival at the end of this month. Sew Funky Marketplace is a wonderful vintage and handmade market featuring all kinds of paper goods, wedding decors, clothing, home goods, vintage finds, party supplies, and more. Their Spring market is March 31st at the Riverside Marriott. Door open at 9:30 a.m. We are so pumped to be a part of this great day! We are excited to see all of the vendors, obviously, but here are just a couple that caught our eye:

Amarilo Designs

Inspire Lovely

Lillybug Lane

And those are just a few. Seriously the vendor list is amazing! Check it out here. And please don’t forget to come by and say hi!

See you there!

Dear Vapor Qualquer

by emilyalder on Feb 29, 2012 • No Comments

We dig you. Big time.

Take one look at Pinterest and you will see inspirational sayings are all over the site. Especially all of the incredible typography and artwork that has come along with it.

Insert Vapor Qualquer from Etsy. This wonderful little shop has some seriously lovely artwork prints for sale.

So, if you are in need to some inspiration for your walls, office, or home take a peek at all the wonderful things going on over at Vapor Qualquer’s Etsy shop!

Because everyone needs to wear a crown one day….

by emilyalder on Feb 22, 2012 • 1 Comment

yup. shop

What was that? Oh yep! Etsy shop launched!

by emilyalder on Feb 11, 2012 • 1 Comment

The Alder Designs Etsy shop is live. After a big week, we are so glad that we hit our goal and set everything up. We will be adding new items daily, but for now we are pretty excited about what we have going on. A lot of it was inspired by Valentine’s Day so we put together a little dessert table inspiration. Major thanks to Ali Winston Photography & Jessica Murray Designs for all their help. They are seriously AMAZING!

Anyways, here is a couple photos of the shoot with our etsy products:

Ooooh so fun. We had the best time putting together all of the treats & and goodies. Pink, glitter, & sparkle… everything nice.

Dig it? We really hope so! Make sure to check it out and grab some last minute Valentine’s Day goodies!

xoxo

Weekend Warmup

by emilyalder on Feb 10, 2012 • No Comments

PHEW. What a week. It flew by. BUT it was a huge week. Met great people, connected with some awesome bloggers, did a wonderful valentines shoot, and prepared to launch our etsy shop. Pretty sweet, right?

Here are some fun personal shots of the shoot yesterday with Ali from Ali Winston Photography & Jessi from Jessica Murray Designs.

So much sparkle it makes me smile.

I have also found my new favorite festive nail color.

Essie’s Watermelon is the perfect color for V-Day. A seriously bright pink. I love it.

I cannot explain how much I love this collage of photos. It is a simple but wonderful way to document your little one joining the world. Something to keep in mind for our next one. {source}

The perfect wedding table inspiration.

This is beyond perfect. A must send to the wedding planner!

Have a lovely weekend and stay tuned for the launch of Alder Designs Etsy shop later today (hopefully)!

Happppppy Weekend!

Weekend Warmup

Coming Soon….

by emilyalder on Feb 7, 2012 • 4 Comments

I am VERY excited to announce that after much anticipation, preparation and questioning my creative abilities I am finally, almost ready to launch my Etsy shop. This is something I have been working on since last Fourth of July. I originally wanted to open by the end of the summer, but life got away from me and the whole idea was put on the back burner. Although it was something I was constantly thinking about and hoping that one day I would get it off that back burner.

So, one of my first goal as we began 2012 was to get my shop up and running. I was going to attempt to create a shop on my own site. But with everything going on I am going to save that idea for alter and start on Etsy. Hoping I can get a bit of a following that will lead into opening my own shop.

I have been crafting quite a bit for the past couple of weeks and have gathered some old projects to create an inventory. It has become abundantly clear to me that it will be mostly a party supplies shop. I will constantly try new things and create new items, but all of what I have now are projects that I have enjoyed doing for a while now. Something that comes naturally.

Yay! Interested? I hope so!

Here is a sneak peek:

Please check back this weekend or early next week for the official announcement and opening! Yipee!!

Thank you for helping to push me to try all of these fun ideas and providing motivation to keep working on this amazing creative outlet. I couldn’t do it without all of your support!

If you want to check out the shop while it is still pretty bare boned follow this link to Alder Designs, An Etsy Shop .