modern fairytale.

Cinderella High-Low Detachable tulle skirt // Kellie Falconer Design

Lace dress // No Boundaries

Pearl Garden Bridal Tiara - Kellie Falconer Design

Gold flats // ModCloth

Necklace //  Birthday gift from my then-finance ♥

Photography by Christopher Arndt

Who out there likes High low skirts?  Asymmetrical hems and tulle and beaded pearls?

Like stepping into a modern fairytale, this floating, ethereal, like-none-other bridal design is my new favorite.  A detachable tulle skirt that can be worn over a gown transforms the entire look and takes it to Midsummer Night's Dream caliber.

I styled it with my own bridal tiara handcrafted to match the necklace Christopher gave me for my birthday and the glinty gold ballet flats I wore on our wedding day.  On a stroll down to the lake, we found this perfect wooded path with streaming afternoon light and thimbleberries galore and this gown shone.  

Fairytale magic still abounds. 

Literary Heroine Blog Party and Giveaway - 2015

You are cordially invited. . . 

To the Fifth annual Literary Heroine Blog Party!

~ February 16-28 ~

Are you enthralled with the charming stories of heroines of yesteryear? Do you thrill at the sight of a lovely, century-old book? Have you ever read a favorite novel up in the airy retreat of a graceful tree? Do you often catch yourself thinking of the inhabitants of Orchard House or Pemberley as not only very real, but intimate friends? If so, I hope you will plan on joining me for this exciting online party.

Read all of the fabulous entries from years past!

2014

2013

2012

2011

This has become such a fun tradition for me, as every year on my birthday the LHBP is posted and scores of lovely ladies around the world link up their entries to the blog party quiz.  This year is a little different from previously as I've been slightly distracted with wedding planning and living life and wonderfulness, so we're a day late on posting.

We're also streamlining the blog party with a single giveaway hosted by my Etsy shop, Kellie Falconer Design.

Here's how it works: 

* As your hostess, I will provide a linkup at the end of this post. All you must do is answer the questions below, making them your own with your unique personality and way with words. Then sign the guestbook at the end of this post in the form of the link to your blog post!

* Via the guestbook/link pool, have fun mingling, visiting each other's blogs and getting to know one another better!

~The Giveaway~

You can certainly enter the giveaway without participating in the blog party, but I hope you'll join in both!

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The winner will be drawn at random on February the 28th.

The Literary Heroine Blog Party Link up:

(*To those of you who participated in earlier years, it's fine if you reuse some of your answers over again!*)

~ The Questions ~

1. Introduce yourself! Divulge your life's vision, likes, dislikes, aspirations, or something completely random!
2. What, to you, forms the essence of a true heroine? 
3. Share (up to) four heroines of literature that you most admire and relate to. 
4. Five of your favorite historical novels? 
5. Out of those five books who is your favorite major character and why? 
6. Out of those five books who is your favorite secondary character and why? 
7. If you were to plan out your dream vacation, where would you travel to - and what would you plan to do there? 
8. What is your favorite time period and culture to read about? 
9. You have been invited to perform at the local charity concert. Singing, comedy, recitation, tap dancing… what is your act comprised of? 
10. If you were to attend a party where each guest was to portray a heroine of literature, who would you select to represent? 
11. Favorite author(s)? 
12. In which century were most of the books you read written? 
13. In your opinion, the ultimate hero in all literature is… 
14. In your opinion, the most dastardly villain of all literature is... 
15. Describe your ideal dwelling place. 
16. Sum up your fashion style in a short sentence. 
17. Three favorite Non-fiction books? 
18. Your duties met for the day, how would you choose to spend a carefree summer afternoon? 
19. Create a verbal sketch of your dream hat - in such a way as will best portray your true character. 
20. Share the most significant event(s) that have marked your life in the past year. 
21. Share the Bible passage(s) that have been most inspiring to you recently.

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Gold | Holiday 2014

Outfit Details:

the lavish new Jade tulle maxi skirt by Kellie Falconer Design

a thrifted polka dot sweater and glitzy belt

sparkling scalloped flats by ModCloth

I had to restyle the dotty sweater from the last post so you could see how the polka dots gradiate in size on the sleeves, which, for a polka dot sweater, is just the best.  Of course I didn't realize I had used said sweater twice in a row till I was uploading the pictures, but the reason and rhyme still applies.

I am so excited about this newest addition to the floor length tulle lineup!  It's an incredible shade of my favorite color, and completely, absolutely perfect for all of the holiday events fast coming up.  Take it to the symphony, take it to the family gathering, take it to the glitzy New Year's Eve bash.

I took mine to the city beach in Sandpoint for an arctic stroll down the pier with North Idaho's very own Lady Liberty.

Fields of Gold

I'm excited to introduce yet another color to the floor length tulle collection!  This one will match basically anything you want to pair it with - and with the holidays just around the corner, it's a dramatic, elegant, yet sweet number that will complete your style for all of those special occasions you always wanted to wear a tutu to.  A black floor length tulle skirt is the stuff dreams are made of.

I thought it would look amazing with a field of gold in the background, especially as I've had Peter Hollen's new cover playing in my head all day.  I went over to the neighbor's to pick up some boxes of apples for canning, and my sister and I spontaneously decided to seize the day and simultaneously the beautiful field next to the highway on the way home.  The only catch was that the road wound back from behind the dump just off the main road - so I slung my camera bag and tulle skirt over my shoulder and we commenced sneakily creeping up the hill from the dump.  I felt pretty hilarious doing a quick change in the middle of a hayfield with the less-than-picturesque waste depository and noisy highway stretched below us, but like I told myself, I'm trying to stretch myself a little here by doing more shoots in public places.  

What, do you mean the hayfield behind the local dump does't count?

Also, I really don't know what apples have to with this shoot in any way, shape, or form, except that I snatched one (my third) from the car as we went into the field because I was famished and kept trying to sneak bites between shots.  Of course a caught-in-mid-bite shot ensued, and because apples are one of my favorite parts of Autumn, and because black tulle skirts and fields of gold and apples were all happening at the same time, I just went with it. 

 

Outfit Details:

Black Maxi Tulle // Kellie Falconer Design

mint scalloped oxford // Kiel James Patrick

slippers // ModCloth

belt // thrifted

Counting Stars

Introducing the Kellie Falconer tulle skirt in full length!
Basically, I took everything that made the original KFD tulle skirt a classic and added another suitcase full of wonderful.

This isn't just a garment to be worn; it's a celebration of beauty and life and color.  Rock it.