More things!

A bride reconnected and asked me to help her with a gift for her husband for their 2nd anniversary. The traditional 2nd anniversary is cotton so she left it up to me. She told me that he loves to cook and enjoys good wine. My suggestion was a wine bag to use when they go out to dinner at a BYOB. She liked the idea and asked me to personalize it like this:

She filled the bag with some of his favorite good wines. Nice gift!

One of the most unconventional brides I have met is the curator of an historical museum in Philadelphia. She has 4 bridesmaids and gave each of them pashminas with a Liberty Bell on the corner. Another unique idea!

She even had me make one for her. Her liberty bell included her wedding date.
Congratulations Dena and Pat!

Testing, 1-2-3

I just received this new tool for my website and I am "checking that baby out"!
So far, it doesn't appear to be working the way I thought it would but, oh, wells....I am still learing. Don't shoot me yet!
Also, I am not using it in my website until I get it figured out; it links back to WeddingWire (where Finesse received the "2009 Bride's Choice Award").

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I'm on a roll!

Wedding season is kicking my butt this year.
Here are a few of the projects that have been keeping me busy.


This was, without a doubt, my biggest challenge of all the bridal hankies that I have done. I think I threw away at least 3. This bride wrote a poem for her mother and one for her father. They were very touching but the words were difficult to fit on the hanky without distorting them and making them hard to read. I think I put in about 90gabazillion hours on each one! It was worth it in the end because, as usual, it brought tears to some well deserving parents; tears of joy.

She must have liked them; I was invited to the wedding!


Another custom order. Another challenge.
This bride had a hanky made to pin to the tree next to her fiance's mother's grave. She wanted butterflies on it. When I sent the proof to her, she liked them so much, she ordered 2 more; one for her mother and one for herself!


This bride asked me if I could copy the design on the invitation to her Miami wedding. It was a pretty pink and rose floral design. What do you think?

SURPRISE!

I haven't been here much because I have been crazy busy. So I had may as well get right to the surprise.

When this mom asked me to make her baby's bedding, I was thrilled! She is very special to me and that made this project even more important. Since I am a Paralyzed Perfectionist, this project took a little longer than I (and the mom) hoped it would, but I am pleased with the result.

So, without further delay, here it is!

Bumpers are teal on the inside and the monkey print is on the outside. The tiny print is the trim and ties on the bumpers and crib skirt is fashioned to match the window valance which folds back to reveal an applique palm tree; the folds are held by buttons, covered in the trim fabric.






The quilt is teal on one side and monkey print on the reverse. Of course the trim makes the cording and it is hand tied. The monogrammed pillow was made from the left over teal.

I am so happy with how this project turned out and mom was too!
I just can't believe that I didn't get a picture of Baby JT in his new room.

Ok, so it would have been a little difficult since I was holding him the whole time!

Super Secret Project

So, this is to be a surprise. Except, I am not one being surprised! AND it is so hard for me to keep secrets! But I promised, so I will.

Here's what the surprise will be made from:


Can you tell which one of these people will be doing the surprising?:


I will post more when the surprise is finished! All I can tell you now is that, so far, I love it!

New Blog Announcement.

Remember Doug?

Well, His wife is coping well on the outside. I can't vouch for the inside but she has started blogging in the hope of dealing with her grief and helping others to deal with any grief that they might be experiencing. She would love for you to stop by and say hello or chat.

Find her at Denyse Starting Over

Best Wishes, Nikki

Nikki contacted me about 2 weeks ago. She wanted hankies for her mom and future mother-in-law. Here is her sentiment (I get so choked up sometimes):


Mom, When I say "I am going home", it means to where you are.

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All Star Game...FINAL VOTE

The World Champion Phillies were hot tonight with a 10-0 lead at the top of the second inning! The game ended in a Football score. 22-1; more runs than scored in the last 6 games put together!

But I digress.



There is a campaign going on in Philadelphia, and even elected officials are doing all they can to send their man, Shane Victorino, to St. Louis.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter walked the streets of South Philadelphia with Victorino on Monday afternoon, knocking on doors -- literally -- to solicit support.

"He left whatever he was doing, running the city," Victorino said. "I should go to the budget meetings and sit there and be like, 'No, I don't think that'll crunch. Those numbers don't crunch.'"

You can help make Shane Victorino the 33rd and final roster spot for the NL with the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote. Please cast your vote on the right side bar.

PRESS RELEASE!!!

I am so excited! I received an email the other day, asking me if I saw my WeddingWire Storefront. Apparently, I won an award! The following is the press release:

"2009 Bride's Choice Awards presented by WeddingWire Wedding Cakes, Wedding Venues, Wedding Photographers

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that FINESSE CUSTOM EMBROIDERY has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means FINESSE CUSTOM EMBROIDERY is one of the very best.

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

"We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

FINESSE would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award.

Note: See the award at the bottom of the page.

I've been busy...sorry!

The holidays have long since long passed. The decoratrations have been stored away for another year. Things are back to normal; whatever that is. So, where have I been? I can't really say...We did paint the family room and do some redecorating. We did go to the mountains for a few days.

Ah, yes!! Wedding season is approaching. Quickly!

I have been crazy busy making lots of brides happy; at least I hope so. Look at some of the cute ideas they have come up with in addition to the usual ones.....

This bride called me and asked if I could do a poem on a hanky for her flower girls. It took some doing but I finally got it to fit without compromising the lettering. It is a little difficult to read so, here is what it says:













"When I was just a little girl
about the size of you,
I dreamed one day I'd fall in love
and then get married, too.

So now that I am all grown up
about to be a bride,
I want you for my flower girl
to be right by my side.

This hankie is a bridal gift
to use and store away;
a keepsake you can carry on
your happy Wedding Day."

How cute is that?

This bride had me busy for quite a while. I think she is giving hankies to everyone she knows!

A couple of weeks later, she asked me to make some tank tops for her bridesmaids and the infamous "Soon-to-be" hoodie. I love seeing their wedding pictures with my "stuff" in them!

I love this idea...


"Mother of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride" with the names of each of their three daughters with the bride's wedding date and room to add the sisters' date later.

Cute idea!