Today I wore a vintage terry cloth dress with a gold owl necklace. I spent most of the day working with Emma and getting a few fun surprises ready for this weekend. Holly's going to be here in a few hours and I can't wait! Happy Friday, Elsie
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September 03, 2010
Daily Outfit: Terry Cloth Dress
Today I wore a vintage terry cloth dress with a gold owl necklace. I spent most of the day working with Emma and getting a few fun surprises ready for this weekend. Holly's going to be here in a few hours and I can't wait! Happy Friday, Elsie
Blog Makeover Mini-Tour....
Hello there. I thought I'd give you a little bit of a 'tour' of my new blog design. Some things have changed this past week. I can't say thank you enough for all the sweet compliments. Really, truly.
Who is that in your copyright button image?
I've received so many sweet and curious questions about the couple photograph (above) that I used in my 'copyright' area (bottom of the right hand column). This photograph is from my personal collection of family photos. It's my grandparents, Norman and Corina. Corina is my greatest style icon to this day. She's an amazing woman and I thought it would be fun to have them here on my blog. I'll share more of their amazing 1950s-1960s family photos soon.
Left Sidebar- These hand drawn illustrations link to my 'featured' blog posts (since i blog so frequently, important posts often get 'buried') and my favorite subjects. All of the subject illustrations (Daily Outfits, 10 Things I Love etc...) link to that tag, showing all the posts in that category! ♥ The last button is 'Upcoming Events', which shows my public events schedule.
There is also a 'search button' at the bottom of this sidebar. If you ever need help finding a past post, it's pretty helpful.
Navigation Bar- This is the bar across the top, under the banner. This includes an 'About' page (will be updated each season), a link to my shop, 'Daily Reads' which is my list of current favorite blogs. It will be updated frequently, a link to my Twitter and a Sponsor Info link.
Right Sidebar- I designed this new home for my blog sponsors to look clean and simple. They really stand out on the page, in a good way, since the other sidebar is black and white. Below that is the copyright button with my lovely grandparents beach photo.
Did you design this layout yourself?
Yes, I created all the artwork and had coding help from the lovely Michelle Clement. I currently don't offer any blog design services, but my friends Leigh-Ann and Liz do. XO!
I think that's it! Let me know if you have any questions. Have a lovely day, Elsie
An Autumn Playlist....
September 02, 2010
Daily Outfit (and new red hair)
Today I wore my Dainty June dress, a vintage cardigan and my favorite pair of vintage heels! I spent the morning with my lovely little Sarah at her hair school getting my hair dyed red. It's dark red and looks different in different lighting situations. I like it a lot.... thanks, Sarah! I'm spending tonight prepping tons of inspiring blog posts. Tomorrow Holly and Delilah fly in and will be here all weekend. We have lots of plans (making crafts, chatting, visiting my favorite local spots and a cupcake tasting!). I'll be sure to take lots of photos! XO. Elsie
On the second day of September....
today i'm getting a fancy new hair color and taking lots of photos with Emma. we're photographing the absolute cutest headphones i've ever seen for the shop today. i'll be back this afternoon with peeks and pretty things!
i don't know if you noticed, but the new September sponsors are up today! i'm so incredibly happy with how their ads look with the new blog design. Say hello and take a look!
XO, elsie
September 01, 2010
Inspired: Girls in a Bottle
I'm so in love with this print. so pretty!
Guess what... I'm doing one of my 4 simple goals tomorrow morning (the hair dye one)! Have any of you been doing yours? Do tell.... XO. elsie
What I Wore Today : Pencil Dress
I found this amazing pencil patterned dress while sorting clothes in my new shop! It's a little too damaged to sell, but that's fine with me because I really, really wanted to keep it anyway! The pencil pattern is so cute! I'd love to know who designed it and if there are other similar dresses floating out there in the universe. Also wearing... vintage hat and belt and canvas shoes from Urban Outfitters. XO.
PS. the blog re-design is coming along swimmingly! as you can probably tell, there are a few finishing touches we are still working on.... it'll be shiny & new in the next day or so! THANK YOU for all the kind words. I'll do a big post to explain the new design and features after we put the cherry on top!
August 31, 2010
New Jewelry & Plush in the shop!
So excited to welcome two more talented designers to the Red Velvet team today!
First up, the ultra adorable Laura of Violet Bella is now creating exclusive jewelry for Red Velvet! Her work is gorgeous and just the right amount of quirky! I love it. You can see her new designs in our accessories section today! She even modeled her own items... adorable! Here are a few of my personal favorites....
Love her yet? Yea... me too. Take a peek at all of Laura's beautiful work here!
Next up, We are so excited to welcome Caitlin Betsy Bell of Nifty Kidstuff! Her sewing machine plush toys are amazing. We are carrying three cute colors in our children's section. They are designed to help kiddos work on fine motor skills. The sewing machine is fun for kids to thread!
I, personally, just want one for my living room. They're so cute and really great quality in real life too!
Be sure to check all of our new designers out in the shop. I'm so proud to be adding these talented new handmade designers!
Hope your day was lovely, Elsie
Giveaway Winner & an exciting night!
Hi there! We had a fun weekend giveaway and here's the winner out of almost 1000 entries!
Congrats GetReadySetGo Rachel! e-mail emma@redvelvetart.com with your mailing info!
TONIGHT is blog makeover night! I'm so so so excited and will probably be up all night working on it. Check back soon... it's gonna be super cute. Off to have birthday pie and give presents to Rachel! XO. elsie
August 30, 2010
Small Craft (Video Sneak Peek....)
Hi! Rachel and I spent a good part of today filming videos for Small Craft, our upcoming online class. We are each doing 3 projects in video sessions! While we were at it, we filmed a quick little sneak peek video for you...
Small Craft from elsie flannigan on Vimeo.
This is one of my favorite projects. It's called the 'Gramma Chic Diaper Bag'!
Here's a peek at our little at the 'studio set' we created for our videos! fun-fun! XO. elsie
PS. Earlybird registration includes a download of all 6 of my paper doll designs as a fun bonus! There are 5 girls plus a cute dress set that you can print out at home! Register here. XO.
New Today!
I'm so so excited to let you know about the new artists we're bringing into the shop this week! We decided to add two new artist's work each day. Here are today's new items....
First up, an adorable girl named Kendra who has created her own independent fashion label called Lonie Mae. Her work is amazing quality and every dress is one of a kind. Here are some peeks at her work. You can see more in our fashion section. SO lovely!
(this dress is so cute & reversible.)
such pretty details!
all her pieces are beautifully lined with cute tags. SO in love! she also made some pretty baby things that we will be adding soon! Welcome, Kendra!
Next up, we are so excited to be carrying tons of one-of-a-kind handmade journals by Corey Marie. There are two styles and they are completely gorgeous in real life! There are lots and lots to choose from you can see them in our stationery section! Here are a few of my favorites...
Welcome, Corey! I love both these designers so much! Check out their goods in our shop. I'll introduce more new artists to the shop tomorrow. XXOO! elsie
What I Wore Today : Nostalgic Red Dress
Today I wore a little red dress that I haven't worn since our first store opening about 2 years ago. Handmade hat by Miss Indie, my favorite pair of shoes from Darlingtonia Moccasins and a pair of cute glasses from Red Velvet. Happy Monday!
Oh yes, and today is the last day to grab a September Ad Space! XO.
August 29, 2010
weekend in photos...
this weekend we took hundreds of photos (real ones.. haha.. not just cell phone photos!) and we're still not done! here's emma styling our pal kim who was modeling some pretty handmade dresses.
emma & I at our saturday morning photo shoot.
frozen yogurt before lunch? brilliant....
here's my dad cutting astroturf for some displays in our store. the dollhouse in this photo is my childhood dollhouse. we're turning into a pretty jewelry display piece soon (that might not make sense, but i'll share pics when it's ready!). we finished moving this weekend with the help of a few wonderful friends!
XO.
10 things i ((LOVE)) Sunday
Hello there! I'm excited to show you 10 new things that I absolutely adore this week. Wanna know a secret? It's one of my favorite games to keep a running list at all times of things to blog on my Sunday 10 things lists! It just might be my favorite blog feature to write.... Happy Sunday!
1. My sister and I's favorite local band, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, has released a brand new album. I'm equally in love with the album itself and the cover art. Stunning, right?
2. I adore Chelsea's blog and this DIY Daisy Chain is the cutest thing!
3. If only Red Velvet had company cars... sigh! This is just too adorable. (seen here)
4. speaking of cute cars... i got this amazing scarf from FreckleWonder today. It's so cute. I can't wait to wear it!
5. I've said it before & i'll say it again... Judy Garland is the bees knees! I'm in love with her style and all her past photo shoots. So much magic.
6. Love the colors in this living room! Moss green, pumpkin orange and butter yellow... perfection!
7. Pumpkin Spice... I can't help it. I really really really like it.
8. my favorite family photo in recent history. i love them very much!
9. finding little treasures like this! i just love vintage signage.
10. I'm crazy for these fox tights and this prize ribbon dress from anthropologie. so insanely cute!
I hope you have a beautiful week! i have some really exciting new stuff to share later tonight and tomorrow.... can't wait! XO. elsie
