In preparation for Tilt, the wedding event that we styled and participated in a few weeks ago, we designed and made some boutineers for our guests. It’s super simple and a great way to personalize your wedding attire.

Step 1
Begin by collecting your materials. You’ll need flowers (duh), ribbon or fabric, flower tape, wire and wire cutters. We chose to work with air plants with some accent flowers. The air plants were generously supplied by Air Supply Plant Co..

Step 2
Take a wire and poke it through your air plant, bend it halfway and cut it about 2.5 inches down.

Step 3 Arrange your other flowers next to your air plant. Begin by tapping off the flowers from the top down. At this point, you can choose to put a piece of vintage fabric or ribbon on top by wrapping it around and pinning it to secure it.

Voila!

Garland has come back around in a big way at weddings and events. But instead of those paper strips that made up the bulk of my childhood birthday party decor, people are now coming up with inventive ways to recreate mood by using ribbon, fabric, string, etc. Recently, we participated in and styled the Tilt wedding fair at Swarm Gallery. In preparation for our own booth we chronicled the making of some garland that you can design and make all on your own. Stay tuned for photos of the event to come!

Step One: Find a variation of 5-7 different types of fabrics with color palettes that compliment your event or each other. I chose to do a mix of vintage fabrics with some neutral white.

Step Two: Cut up your fabric into 1-2 inch strips. I chose to make ours as long as 3.5 feet each. You may opt for shorter or longer sections depending on coverage of the space.

Step Three: Sew or glue your strips together. Because we were crunched for time, I glues my pieces together with fabric glue. Quick, easy and seamless! As a side note: we obviously enjoyed the rough edge of our fabric for the finished product, but you can always buy some fraying glue at a fabric or craft store.

Step Four: Hang up and enjoy.

This adorable baby shower was put together by the writer of the Oscar and Emma Blog. We love the muted color palette and simple yet elegant and playful decor. The handmade paper rosettes are so cute. Great job Karly!

Get ready Bay Area brides and grooms, we’ve got an event to jump start those wedding plans. Once again we’re teaming up with Svea over at Swarm Gallery as well as event planner Erica Ota from Pretty Perfect Events to plan the first bay area boutique wedding fair, Tilt. Designed to be more of a party than a typical fair, TILT is a culmination of a treasure hunt for artful and unique businesses – both from the wedding industry, and sometime providers to offer couples the experience of possibility.

Photos (clockwise) // Air Plant Supply Co. / The Whole Cake / Swarm Gallery shoot for Martha Stewart + Styling: Enjoy Events Co. + Photography: Kate Harrison / Tamra-Marie Artistry

TILT definitely promises to be the alternative wedding event and a breath of fresh air in the highly commercialized marketplace. We’ll have wedding day wares and fashion pieces from Cari Borja, DJ Extra Lars, food trucks and snow cones, raffles and many more surprises throughout the afternoon. All of this in order to provide inspiration for your special day.

The event will take place at Swarm Gallery, 560 2nd St, Oakland, 94607 on Sunday September 25th from 12 to 4pm. Purchase advance tickets through Brown Paper Tickets for $15 / At the door $20. More information can be found at www.tiltweddingfair.com.

TILT SPONSORS:
The Whole Cake
7×7 Magazine
East Bay Express
Local Social
Good Citizen Brands
Bliss Fotography
Napa Valley Linens
Air Plant Supply Co.

EXHIBITORS
(Please check the Tilt web site for a complete list!)
Pretty Perfect Events
Local Social
Bliss Fotography
Nancy Rothstein Photography
Magnolia Photo Booth Co.
Tamra-Marie Artistry
Cari Borja Clothesmaker
O’Lover Hats
The Whole Cake
Paulding & Company, a Creative Kitchen
The Vegetarian Gourmet
Ninkasi Brewing Company
The Card Lady
Napa Valley Linens
Air Plant Supply Co.
Eat Le Truc
Skylite Snowballs
Learn with Lynn Dance

Live music with…
DJ Extra Lars
Solace Trio
Alex Andrey and Himiko
Tiny Home

…at least we do! In preparation for a current project, we’ve come across some enticingly edible event tables worthy of sharing. Below are a few of our favorite sweets and some great ideas for infusing a little childish fun into your next party.

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from elite events blogsite

from shop friends blogsite

lovely vintage jar ideas from wedding bee

I always look forward to my visits to LA. Venice is my personal fave – there is something new to do every time I visit. These cake plates from Bountiful are so beautiful I just had to post about them. There are so many wonderful colors to choose from that we’d like to have one of each. Wouldn’t they make lovely accents to a dessert table?

What is a more happy expression of childhood memories than balloons? These larger than life decorations make our day. They are so magical and enchanting. I would love to fill a whole house full of them and swim around. Check out the third link to a public art installation video of a field of balloons in Montreal at the Musée des Possibles.

Photos // 1 // Jihan Zencirli opened the doors to her Seaton Street Studio and Workshop for Geronimo in Los Angeles this past year. 2 // posted by Caiti Barr on Pinterest 3 // Musée des Possibles Installation

Lace isn’t just for weddings anymore. We’ve discovered some wonderful (and modern) lacy elements that capture the material’s ephemeral and feminine qualities and are anything but ordinary.

We love these great porcelain lace bowls from Hideminy (01) and check out this interesting take on the everyday chain-link fence from Demmakersvan (2).
Yep . . . lace is on a come back.

1 // Hideminy on Etsy 2 // We.Love.Laugh.Kiss Blog diy envelope tutorial 3 // BHLDN 4 // Demakersvan lace fence 5 // Remade USA lamp 6 // photo by Tracy Turpen on Ruffled 7 // tutorial on Heartmade

Our latest inspiration. . . travel. With destination weddings and events on the rise and parties and reunions centered around exotic travel, it’s worth a look to see how we might translate the idea of maps into our party decor.

P.S.-I Made This
If you’re feeling crafty, we thought these platters were cute enough to try on our own. A sweet and simple design from a newish book called “P.S.-I Made This…“. It’s filled with cute DIY inspiration projects from Erica Domesek.

Photos (clockwise) // MindOvrMatter, Martha Stewart, RustyCuts Minidress, map lamp from LolliePatchouli via Sweet and Lovely Things, Travel inspired wedding decor from LoveandLavedner, boutonniere from WhipperBerry, Umbu lamp, P.S.-I Made This… book

Communal tables are fairly commonplace these days but they never cease to make a bold impression. While there are endless examples, here are a just a few – in a wide range of settings – that we find particularly intriguing.

Keep a look out for scenes from our Vessels event (coming soon!) to see our most recent spin on the communal table.

Sliced Table by Overtreders

Table/Catwalk at Circus, designed by Tom Dixon

The Dinner Party, by Judy Chicago (1975-1979)

Redwood Table by Ma(i)sonry

Local restaurants, Camino (left) & Local Food & Wine Merchants (right)