Workshop

Welcome to my Harry Potter-esque craft room under the stairs!

When strolling the shops of etsy I often wonder what peoples' workshops look like. Do they make their goods in their living room? Is there a craft room in their house? Do they use their garage as a workspace? So, here's a glimpse of my workspace and some of the beauties that I sell in my etsy shop metalbotany.

I do all of my designing and creating at this table. It was an awesome find at an antique store. Check out the details in the woodwork below.

Pretty storage is essential to me. I like being surrounded by cute but orderly objects.

I try to store all of my beads in vintage containers. Some of the beads are kept in jars, others in jadeite bowls, and most of them are kept in a wooden shadow box which allows me to separate them by color.

My tools are kept in an easy to transport metal basket. This way, if I feel like watching a movie upstairs while I make jewelry, I can easily take all of the essentials up in one trip. My little red and white trash can has made a huge difference in clean-up. Isn't it cute?

Lastly, I thought I'd share my display cases. I keep all of my creations in these shadow boxes and sort them by color. If I get an order, it's easy for me to find the piece and ship it out.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you come back soon.

Our July 24th Wedding

I thought I'd kick off the blog with a post of my own wedding.

Logan's orange scout inspired the color scheme for our wedding. It was a fun challenge to find flowers and items to go with his classic car. Below are some of the ways that we incorporated the colors into the big day.

The umbrellas were from Luna Bazaar.

The Grant Humphreys Mansion gave us the perfect mixture of elegance and comfort. Even though our wedding was on the hottest day of the year, once the sun set, it was a perfect summer night. I love the shot of all of our guests on the front lawn.

I will never forget the sweet and jazzy sounds of the Danny Showers band playing as we mingled and ate. 

For table numbers, I took pictures of all of the parks in Denver.

I love the way this birdcage and the orchids welcomed guests. This gift closet was right next to the mansion's front entrance. Instead of just a regular money/card box, I think the cage adds so much more to the space. P.S. scouring the city for aqua colored vases was totally worth it!

Have I mentioned how much I loved my flowers? Nicole from Kissler's Designs did an amazing job. And the best part was how nice she was to me even when I was totally confused and crazy. Love her!

Logan literally swept me off my feet that day.

All of the amazing photographs are courtesy of Robert Linn Photography.