Kolibri Boutique: 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Feather Earrings

At a local bead store I found small bird feathers. I decided to try to make feather earrings! They turned out pretty cute and I can't wait to make a few more soon.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84717638/feather-earrings

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

We have moved in and we are getting unpacked. My kids loved riding on the train we had a room to sleep in and had fun eating in the formal dinning cart. I worked on my son's 2 year old pictures during my break and I love how they turned out check them out below, and have a great summer and stay cool.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Summer Vacation

Hello everyone!

Thank you to all of you for following my shop and helping promote my jewelry!

As most of you know my husband is finished with Seminary and received his call as Mission Pastor to Philadelphia. We have already started packing and organizing everything. We move in a few weeks and during this time I will have the shop, my facebook fanpage, and this blog on vacation. I know its a bummer but I promise to have some totally awesome things coming late August.

This Hiatus will not affect any current custom orders, I plan to finish these up and have them out ASAP.

As for the items I have instock right now I am running a small sale till Sunday evening. Get 40% off your entire order by using this code SALE40. This sale does not include custom orders it is for instock items only.

Thank you to everyone see you in August!

Amanda

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Custom Orders

I am always excited to take custom orders!

I had the opportunity to make a few items for a wedding...here is a look at them. I really enjoyed making them!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Martha Stewart Foolproof Gift Wrapping

Tie One On

If it's the thought that counts, what does a slapped-on peel-and-stick curlicue ribbon convey? You can easily make package toppers that feel much less perfunctory and predictable than a store-bought bow (left). Grab beads, blossoms, bells, or other bling from a crafts store and knot one piece at a time onto embroidery floss or thin ribbon. To make it truly personal, spell out a giftee's name with charms, or turn a locket into a gift tag (cut dark paper to fit inside, and write your message with a gel pen). These little touches have a big impact, which means you can keep the rest of the package simple. To dress up a gift tube (which is a nice way to bestow a holiday gratuity), we just taped a strip of pretty paper around the belly.

Assorted boxes and gift mailers, containerstore.com. "Orbs" box (far left), $9, katespaperie.com. Flower (on box), $2; bells, $4 per dozen; leaves, $1 each; beads, $2 per dozen; locket, $3; flower (on tube), $1; all at Toho Shoji, 212-868-7465. Alphabet charms, $11 per pack, the Ink Pad, 212-463-9876.

Time-Saving Tip"A good time-saver is to wrap all your gifts in similar paper, then add flourishes that reflect each recipient's personality," says Shane Powers, deputy style and home editor.

Sparkles Will FlyBust out these bedazzled boxes, and with luck they'll deflect attention from Aunt Linda's battery-operated Rudolph cardigan. The five-minute projects shown here include gluing metallic discs to the top of a plain brown parcel (top), or carefully sandwiching loose neon confetti between layers of white tissue paper (center left) so it jumps out when torn open (we stuck a few stray pieces on top, too). More shining examples: Swap ribbon for sequined string (center right), or drag a glue stick across a package and pepper it with complementary confetti (bottom). Like the other confetti box, this one is designed to create some festive messiness when opened.
Metallic discs, $2 per pack, confetti.com for stores. Assorted ribbons, from $4, katespaperie.com. Gift tags, from $3, paperpresentation.com. Sequin string, $1 per yard, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7465. Confetti, $2 per pack, confetti.com for stores. Tissue paper, $4 for 24 sheets, containerstore.com.

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Foolproof Gift Wrapping - Martha Stewart Crafts