Vintage Vogue for Marrion

This was a special project for a longtime friend and neighbor, Marrion.  She was my coach when our Horse Bowl team went to the World Quarter Horse show in Oklahoma in '08 to compete.

Now she'll be wearing this fetching frock as the Mother of the Bride for her daughter's fast approaching wedding.

I finished Little Dorrit (third time through) over the blind hem and was left in a state of utter emotional drainage, as anyone who's read that intricately woven tale would understand.  Bleak House commenced while pinning lace into the collar section (which I hand drafted, as the pattern piece evidently went the same way as Jeremiah Flintwinch, though what it had to gain by that hasty exit I'm sure I don't know), and Mr. Guppy quickly restored my generally favorable view of humanity.  

What's your favorite literary listening?  I'm always on the lookout for excellent audiobooks!

What Makes You Beautiful

The French girls say that to believe you are pretty is to make you so.

I think to believe that we are loved is what makes us beautiful.

We are all so, so beautiful.

Denim skirt - made by me // smocked top - Fred Meyer's

floral belt - made by me - heels // thrifted

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last day hurrah!

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Summer is ripe for sporting tulle - or chevron or gingham - downtown for your next ice cream outing!

You know you want to... the only question is which?

Take me Shopping!

P.S. We just hit two hundred and fifty sales, which cued me jumping out of my chair at dusk last night and skipping like a crazy woman down the driveway.  We have a very long driveway.  At the end, I found myself looking over the valley from the top of a piece of heavy machinery we have down there.  I started drumming out a happy melody on the metal top of the cab, which brought a ferocious buzzing from underneath the hatch.  A legion of Yellow Jackets started sleepily and menacingly from their nest underneath, and after one look, I jumped about eight feet to the ground and was glad to find myself intact and unstung at the bottom.  

Also pleased that no one was passing on the road to see my frantic leap, a bedraggled daylily tucked behind one ear and a measuring tape flying around my neck.

The moral?  Let's do something involving less mortal peril by way of celebration... because this definitely calls for a party!  Be on the lookout for something special♥

xo,                                                 

 --K                                             

                        

Summer 2013 Bridal Collection | the shoot

All skirts by Kellie Falconer Design

So happy to share the Summer 2013 Bridal Collection shoot, which was every bit as twirly and sunshiny and chock full of smiles as it looks, times ten.  I put together this collection with a mix-and-match look in mind that is perfect for customizing for a bridal party, and finally getting to style them all together was a dream!

Such a perfect day.  I love spending time with these incredibly beautiful and talented girls so much.

Oh, and those silly little flies that kept getting caught in our tulle - all of which were christened Mortimer - provided vast entertainment as we essayed through each layer of netting trying to extract them.
(Special thanks to my two little sisters who grabbed the camera so that I could be in a few of the shots!)

After the shoot, we unanimously voted to storm the town in tulle, and descended on Little Town Market in a cloud of roses and fluff for a cold creamy good thing.With the combination of a scorching hot summer afternoon, bridal shoot finery, and best friends, ice cream never tasted better.

Before the parting of the ways, we gathered at the library to round up the skirts...

...and discovered this brilliant work of literature that for some reason had an exquisite appeal to our sardonic sense of humor.  

Homeward bound, Bunbury was a scene of choral chaos as we belted out Fireflies, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Angels we Have Heard on High, and Nat King Cole's L-O-V-E.

The End.