I am beyond excited with how the photos for my spring collection turned out. The lookbook will be ready soon, and in the mean time, here’s a little peek…
Aren’t they looking lovely? The girls that modeled for me looked gorgeous and did such a wonderful job!
Here are some turquoise-inspired pieces I picked from some of my favorite people on etsy…Hope you enjoy all of the loveliness!
 Felted slippers TURQUOISE $68.00
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 Vintage Native American Genu… $42.00
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 80s Dress / Vintage Turquois… $68.00
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 Turquoise Blue Peacock Feath… $44.00
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 everything will be alright T… $9.00
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 Bright Turquoise and Lemon Y… $185.00
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 Modern home decor – Art Tabl… $75.00
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 Reagan – Yellow and Turquois… $30.00
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 Bird Earrings, Brass Sparrow… $15.00
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 Natural History, Fox photo, … $30.00
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 Liz Claibourne Turquoise Ple… $20.00
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 Turquoise beaded necklace wi… $22.00
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 Embroidery Hoop Art -’Pl… $23.00
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 Delicate turquoise necklace,… $25.00
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 vintage fabric cushion cover… $25.00
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 Turquoise Polka Dots Japanes… $4.50
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Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.
Happy Tuesday!
I can’t help pulling out spring-inspired floral clothes already, even though it’s cold outside! Tights and long sleeves underneath pretty dresses make them perfect for winter weather…
And when I say winter weather, coming from a South Carolina girl, that means I need to wear a coat and it might be raining. I save gloves and hats for those occasional days when it dips below 50 degrees.
Hope you had a lovely weekend, my friends! I did a photo shoot on Saturday with some amazing models for my spring lookbook, and despite the rain we had a fabulous time and the photos turned out quite cheery. I’ll be sharing some with you soon…
Ben and I were so excited to be a part of his brother’s wedding in November (a little more of that story here). We got to see the professional wedding pictures recently, and I just love how they turned out! I thought I’d share a few :)
Photos by Aperture Vision.
Aren’t the fall colors fantastic?? As I’m sure you can image there were many more amazing photos from the day. (Here’s a post on the Aperture Vision blog if you do want to see more.) I’m enjoying having a new sister-in-law and loved being a part of this extra-special occasion!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xx
One of my customers sent me this incredibly sweet message a few weeks ago, and I asked her if it would be ok if I shared it on the blog, because it just made me really happy…
I’m so thrilled that Yellow Elm has allowed me to meet some wonderful people, make new friends, and that I have a beautiful and loyal group of customers. I’m just figuring things out as I go along most of the time, reading, researching, and experimenting with lots of new ideas until I see what works.
I’ve stumbled upon a few resources over the past few years that have been really helpful to me as a small creative business owner. The Martha Rules (by Martha Stewart) is a very good read with a lot of practical business advice from the craft queen herself.
Craft, Inc. Business Planner has been an amazing wealth of information. It comes with practical worksheets that you can use for your business, as well as tons of tips and advice on a variety of topics like wholesaling, trade shows, and marketing. I went out and bought this workbook the week Yellow Elm became a thought, and I have lots of notes in it from the early early days! (There is a book as well, Craft, Inc.)
I have Dream Job: A Creative Business E-Course written by Elsie and Emma of Red Velvet. This is one I keep going back to!
On my list to read next: The Handmade Marketplace. And I’m quite excited that Kyla Roma from Freckled Nest is working on an Indie Business E-Course as well!
Have you read any inspiring/helpful creative books lately?
Shortly before Christmas my etsy shop hit 100 sales. This is a really exciting milestone that I’m so thrilled about, and a headband giveaway seems like just the right way to celebrate!
This is one of my personal favorite styles. A pretty dark red felt circle with beautiful beads sewn into the top, set on a comfortable brown fabric band.
Leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win the above headband!
If you’d like to enter more than once, you can (1) like Yellow Elm on facebook, (2) follow Yellow Elm on Twitter (@YellowElm), (3) follow the Yellow Elm blog, (4) blog about the giveaway on your blog, (5) post about the giveaway on your facebook, or (6) tweet about the giveaway. Please leave a separate comment for each “extra” thing you do so I can count you properly :)
Winner will be randomly chosen a week from today! xx
Let’s make a little leaf brooch!
You will need: scissors, a piece of flat felt in an earthy color, a needle, and some yarn
First, cut two identical leaf shapes out of your felt piece.
Next, sew a little line up the middle of one of your leaves.
Add a few more stitches to make the veins of the leaf.
When you are done stitching on your first leaf, cover the back with your second leaf.
Attach it with a backstitch along the outside.
Once you are all finished sewing around the outside, knot the yarn. Try to keep your knot in between the two leaves so it won’t show.
Pin a big quilting pin on the back.
And pin it to your favorite sweater, jacket, hat, vest, purse, etc.!
Happy leaf-making! xx
Before Ben and I started hiking I would never have realized you could get “normal” clothes at an outdoor store, but I’ve since come to realize that they have cute stuff, especially casual dresses, that are extremely comfortable. I got this plaid tunic on sale after Christmas at REI, and I think I’ve worn it every weekend since. I can’t tell you how soft and comfortable it is.
Sparkly animal print flats? yes.
My nephew brought this flower over to me during our little “photo shoot” …he’s the sweetest. (Pansies bloom all year here in South Carolina; most people plant them in their gardens over the winter.)
While I’m normally a dress girl and could live in a dress & tights, some days just require a cozy tunic like this with a pair of skinny jeans.
My latest cooking adventure was making winter vegetable pot pies from my Barefoot Contessa Parties cookbook. These took me about two hours, but I’m sure next time around I’ll be faster. And even though dinner that night was pretty late the pot pies were delicious, so we didn’t mind!
I made the crust two days ahead and kept it in the fridge.
A total mess with the crust!
This was the veggie part. And the photo on the left is a lot of butter with onion and fennel simmering away in the pot. I would cook just to smell those onions.
Ready for the oven!
I read my kindle while the pot pies baked and the pots soaked.
Ina’s beautiful version from the cookbook.
I forgot to put the parsley inside, so I just stuck it on top. Why not?
These would be great to make ahead and pop in the fridge or freezer. You could also easily switch up the vegetables to whatever is in season or in your refrigerator. They were every bit as comforting and tasty as chicken pot pie, but I like that these pot pies didn’t have any meat. I try to only cook with meat once or twice a week, so I am always looking for yummy meatless recipes.
Happy Monday!
Hello friends! Just popping in on a Saturday morning to let you know that my engagement story and beautiful engagement photos (taken by Getzcreative Photography) were featured on the Ruche blog last night…check it out here.
And now I’m off to make a pot of French Press coffee and keep working on the Yellow Elm spring collection! Hope you are having a lovely weekend so far!! xx
One morning Ben and I headed to Jones Gap State Park for what we thought was going to be a warm, sunny hike. We were seriously wrong about the forecast and the rain started falling shortly after we were on the trail. We spent the day getting quite wet—sloshing around in wet leaves, crossing muddy creeks. (And falling in the water…that really happened, but I won’t say to which one of us! hehe)
We had a fun day despite the weather, but it was so nice to get back home and change into dry warm clothes!
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