Friday Finds 4/15- Weddings Month 1

Planning a Vermont wedding? Are you a native Vermonter wishing for a touch of home on your big day?

Friday Finds Weddings is meant for you!

As a bride who planned her Vermont wedding from way down in Maryland, I know the challenge of finding local, handmade items perfect for your unique event. This is the first of 3 monthly installments of Friday Finds Weddings, each showcasing a particular theme and/or setting and featuring the items of the Made in Vermont Etsy Street Team.

Month 1 showcases Nature Theme/Outdoor Setting

Blue and Green Enameled Earrings by Kristen Varian

For the Bride, these teardrop shaped earrings have been enameled in a lovely blue with green glass "lumps" fired on top. Perfect colors to compliment a background of green mountains & blue sky.

Bobby Pins - Strawberry Mint - Set of Three by Sweet Avenue Jewelry

For your Bridesmaids, this sweet set of three bobby pins includes a mint green bird, a watermelon pink chrysanthemum, and an angelskin pink rose, all set on brass toned bobby pins.

Sweet Strawberry Kanzashi Hair Clip Set by Louleeluv

For your Flower Girl, a set of 4 adorable red, pink and white clips. This particular color combination would be a lovely compliment to your wedding flowers, especially peonies & roses. Be sure to check out Louleeluv's MIVEST Giveaway!

Personalized Wedding Mailbox - Card Holder by One Hip Sticker Chic

For your Gift Table, a premium steel mailbox that is US Postmaster approved so you can use this as a mailbox at your new home~ how cool is that?! This item can be personalized with your wedding colors and will keep your cards safe & sound in the event of windy conditions.

Natural Rustic Personalized Branch Sign for Weddings by Vermont Branch Company

For your Reception, a hand lettered and then wood burned sign, finished with homemade beeswax finish. This sign is selectively harvested birch. Vermont Branch Company loves custom orders can make signs according to your specifications.

What themes and settings would you like to see featured in future Friday Finds Weddings? Leave a comment and let me know! Here is one of my favorite moments captured from my own wedding at the wonderful Mountaintop Inn & Resort.

Margaret Belanger Photography

MIVEST Member On The Front Page Of Etsy

Martha from Sweet Avenue made the Front Page Of Etsy today!!!  Her Large Chrysanthemum Barrette in Aqua was featured in an Etsy Treasury, and yesterday the Treasury was featured on the Etsy Front Page.

Large Chrysanthemum Barrette in Aqua

Here is the Treasury

'Minty Goodness' by ktfdesign

Secrets at the Library ... BigBeanPhotos $19.00	Table lamp, accent lamp... FiligreeCreati... $45.00	Eclectic Stitches Mini ... RACHELelise $	Ready To Ship- 3 Mediu... sarapaloma $150.00
All Natural Goatsmilk S... TwoTreesSoapCo $10.00	Sea Green Chalcedony Ri... JanishJewels $135.00	Keys to the Winery - a ... honeytree $28.00	happy happy farouche $18.00
Wintergreen Earrings St... waterwaif $26.00	Auto Wash 5x7 bethberg $10.00	Tranquil Seas Batik Cat... warmnfuzzies $45.00	Large Chrysanthemum Bar... SweetAvenueJew... $8.00
5 x 7 Fading Out-Vintag... blueskyclouds $15.00	NoTwoSnowflake... $	Aqua Seaform Floral - S... littlecoasterg... $13.00	30% Off SALE The Birds ... ellemoss $21.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

Congratulations Martha!!!

MIVEST Treasury

'St. Patrick's Day Green From The Green Mountain State' by AllAboutCats

Items made in Vermont.

Green Plush Elephant CurlysQuilts $20.00	Green Stone Chalk Turqu... paulahiga $57.00	Planter in Spring Green virginiawyomin... $44.50	Rose wristlet bag khowardquilts $24.95
Kindle, Nook, Camera Ca... BearStitches $25.00	St. Patricks Day Beer M... onehipstickerc... $11.95	Green Leaves Zipper Pul... funkydreamsart... $7.99	NEW LEAF - Nuno Felt Sc... thespunmonkey $70.00
camel's hump landscapelady $40.00	Shopping Bag BelaBags $8.00	Hand Knit Hat - Slouch ... KnittingOleBag $30.00	super-wonky stegosaurus monkeyjunction $8.50
Leaf Green Chrysanthemu... SweetAvenueJew... $10.00	Green Quilted Coffee Co... ByAThread2 $10.00	Cool Melon Bath and Sho... egoranites $9.99	Green Forest Organic Ma... oldgatesfarm $10.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com A/B image testing.

And the winner is...

The winner of the Mulberry Rose Hair Comb from Sweet Avenue is aimee@ravenholtonline.com!  Congratulations!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered, and happy holidays!

Giveaway From Sweet Avenue

Sweet Avenue is your source for beautiful and unique, lovingly handmade jewelry and accessories, featuring unique collage pendants and gorgeous, vintage-inspired flower accessories. All items are handmade by Martha Pullen in Colchester, Vermont. In addition to the Sweet Avenue Etsy shop, you can also see Sweet Avenue items in person at Trinket on Church Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont.

This giveaway is for the Mulberry Rose Hair Comb. This lovely, vintage inspired hair comb has antiqued brass filigree and a beautifully detailed mulberry pink or magenta resin flower cabochon.

You may enter to win the Mulberry Rose Hair Comb three ways:

(1) Visit the Sweet Avenue Etsy Shop, pick your favorite item in the shop, and leave a comment to this post saying which shop item is your favorite and why. Please leave your email address in your comment so you can be contacted if you win.

(2) Go to the Sweet Avenue Facebook Page and become a fan by "liking" Sweet Avenue. Then leave your name (as it appears on Facebook) and email in a comment on this post. If you are already a Facebook fan, that counts for an entry also!

(3) Once you are a fan (or if you are already a fan) of Sweet Avenue on Facebook, share the Sweet Avenue Facebook page by posting a link to the shop in your status, and leave a comment here, saying you have done so (and please leave your email address!)

You may enter the giveaway once by each method, or a total of three times. Good luck!
 
The winner will be posted on this blog Sunday, November 28th, and will be contacted by email the next day.

Feel free to visit and "like" the Sweet Avenue Facebook Page to receive news and updates.
Make sure to check the Vermont Etsy Street Team blog often for more giveaways. There is a new giveaway every two weeks!

Featuring: Sweet Avenue Jewelry

You're in for a real treat!

This week we are featuring Sweet Avenue Jewelry by Martha Pullen.

If you love colorful resin flowers and mixed media collage pendants, or like to style your hair with pretty bobby pins- you will adore Sweet Avenue.

Her designs are a popular local favorite and a big hit for special gifts.

Aside from being a jewelry artist, Martha is a musician (both classical and rock) and is just spilling with creative and wonderful energy.

Here is what Martha has to say about her creative process:

Q: What inspires you to create?

A: What inspires me to create? Color and texture. That probably explains why I fell in love with these resin flower cabochons, with all of their detail and endless possible color combinations. Ironically, I also think that my 9-to-5 desk job inspires me to create. Because there's a lack of color and personal creativity involved at my job, it feels liberating to come home and spread flowers or beads all over the floor and play around with the different colors and textures.

Q: What is your favorite thing to work with?

A: I actually love to work with EVERYTHING! I especially love to mix different mediums - paper, ink, beads, metal, acrylic paint...I'm always looking for new ways to mix materials together - that's how my collage pendants came to be (they use scrapbooking papers, inks, image transfers, and acrylic tiles.) However, if I had to pick just one, it would be my first love - gemstone beads.

If you want to hear more about Sweet Avenue Jewelry you can be a facebook fan:

Sweet Avenue Facebook Page

If you would like to check out her jewelry you can go directly to her etsy page:

Sweet Avenue Jewelry on Etsy

and if you live in Vermont, you can also now find Sweet Avenue Jewelry in Trinket in downtown Burlington, on Church Street.