By Ashleigh | January 23, 2012 8:30 am
Last night was a super fabulous event in Austin called The Cream. We were beyond thrilled to attend – I’ve been wanting to check out Mercury Hall for quite a while now. I always see lovely wedding recaps, but never have been to the venue in person.
Rather than blab on about the unique props provided by Loot Vintage Rentals the deliciousness of Bake Sale or any of the other beautiful decor and styling…I’ll let you see for yourself!
ADORABLE Swag bag with amazing goodies – including cute tiny bowls from Loot Vintage Rentals and BHLDN.
Thanks to all the talented vendors for sharing your inspiration with Austin! It was such an inspiring event – so many clever ideas and fantastic vendors. I’m pumped for a great year!
By Ashleigh | January 3, 2012 9:30 am
My husband and I have been collecting corks for years now (probably close to 4 years). I’ve been holding on to them with the idea of crafting something for the home…but no real idea what that might actually be. Many of these corks are very special because they are from our honeymoon when we went to Sonoma and Napa and discovered some of our favorite wineries while in California.
With a basket full of corks, I got to work. My first crafty cork idea was coasters – we never seem to have enough coasters, so what could be cuter for a wine glass to rest atop than a cork coaster!?
Next up, I wanted to make a “D” for the house. I had seen a really cute one on Pinterest, and thought I would try my hand at one as well. Although it didn’t turn out nearly as cool as the one Pinterest, I was rather proud at my first attempt to cut corks in half and space them out to form a larger object.
Finally, was my idea to make a large cork heart! For this project, I wanted it to be a bit more artistic, so I cut corks in diagonals and various other oblong shapes. These little strips were used to cover “holes” in the design, and to give an additional layer atop other corks.
I am so pleased with the way this design turned out!
Sadly, most of our corks are gone now. I guess it’s time to start popping open a bottle or two more often…all in the name of art.
Cheers!
By Ashleigh | December 20, 2011 8:00 am
Engagement season is upon us – thousands of couples will be getting engaged this Christmas and New Year’s. This engagement season is special for Maihar Design, though. It’s the first Christmas Melanie will be celebrating as Mrs. McKinley!
In honor of their marriage, we’re offering 15% off on all purchases made on the Maihar Design Etsy Shop through January 31, 2011. Simply enter MCKINLEY at check out!
By Ashleigh | November 11, 2011 8:30 am
Earlier in the summer we announced Melanie’s (Maihar Design’s right-brained creative) engagement. With the wedding approaching in one month, it’s crunch time to finalize all the little details.
Working with some amazing vendors has been a delight, though. Among our many talented vendors is Austin-based photographer, Sarah Q. Thanks to Sarah for your creative eye – these photos were taken in Gruene, Texas…the location of Melanie and Seth’s first date!
By Ashleigh | November 1, 2011 8:10 am
I must admit, being a homeowner is more thrilling than I ever could have imagined. I am not a shopper (ask anyone in my family), but owning a home has brought out this new side to me – shopping for furniture and decor! All of the “hot deal” websites are killing me – I actually take a sigh of relief when I get an email from Ideeli, Joss and Main or Gilt and DON’T see anything I “must” have. Those, ironically, are good days.
About six weeks ago, I did find some must haves from West Elm – glass jar pendants. And what goes better with one pendant, than four additional jars to join the party?
Cuteness, right? Well…the savvy homeowner I am not only got to purchase some fab lights to replace the hideous old ones, but I also became a master electrician. Okay, master is a bit of a stretch, but I did learn to install pendants, and in the process added a new bragging badge to my ever-growing “I’m a homeowner so I must learn new things” sash.
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