Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victorian. Show all posts
Friday, March 19, 2010
Bonzie Cuff Also Part of the Giveaway!Gals,
Just a quick reminder to hop straight on over to Jenny Doh's blog to enter into the competition for your very own copy of
Where Women Create:Book of Inspiration
Just a quick reminder to hop straight on over to Jenny Doh's blog to enter into the competition for your very own copy of
Where Women Create:Book of Inspiration
I also wanted to take this opportunity to send out a heartfelt thank you to our regular blog readers who went over to leave a comment ( I recognised lots of you gals! :) Your support feeds our creativity on a daily basis! We were truly blown away by all of your messages and comments of kindness to the whole team involved in the book, all the artists involved are really proud and excited to be working with Jenny and Jo and its such a lovely thing to see such positive feedback and excitement about the project
Also very excited to let any of our locals in Waterford Ireland know that the book is due to hit the shelves of "The Book Centre" in John Roberts Square next week, especially flown in from the US for our Irish pals and my mam. :)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Gals,
Last Christmas we bought our first website from an online Web Design Service. We were thrilled with the blog but my technically challenged brain took an absolute age to get accustomed to the workings of the website itself. ( So it went on the long finger!)( for a year!)
Well as we were snowed into our house today I decided it might be a good opportunity to revisit the site and try figure out how to update it properly. I managed to get my head around most of it and I'm happy to say after a solid year ( hangs head in shame) its up to date and full of new bits and bobs.
Hope you like it. :)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Hi Gals,
Its been a long time since we checked in with you all, a lot has been happening over the last wee while. The laptop took a sabatical for quite some time whilst my charger decided to give up the ghost so I have been without all my photographs for ages and finally have managed to get the technology back in action again. I was also away on my holidays for a week in London with my sister and we had an amazing trip so theres lots of catching up to do here in the studio.
One of the loveliest things to come home to is photographs from our brides of their wedding day and how our piece worked out with their ensemble. One such bride was Liz who actually bought her wedding dress around her teal bolero and chose something that would compliment it overall. I love the pop of rich teal color within Liz's look, its a really fresh approach to bridal and really adds a new dimension to the traditional color palette. Liz was such an awesome client to work with and we are so chuffed to have featured in her special day.
We wish Liz and her new Hubbie the best of all that Married life has to offer. xxxx
In Style
bonzie & ger....
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Guys, thought you might enjoy a wee glimpse into my favourite mannequin in the studio at the moment. Loving the bustle-esque style of this piece at the moment and its distracting my eye all week from my position at the table! lol
On another positive note, our coquette ruffled wrap made an appearance on daytime TV this week on RTE's The Afternoon Show. It was featured on a fantastic fashion segment by Irish Stylist Tanya Grimson and we are busy trying to figure out the "techy" aspect of trimming and Mpeg4 file so that we can share the wee segment with you all.
It was a lovely surprise to see one of our pieces on TV and Ger rang me from her sitting room where she was jumping around like a baboon ( her words!) as a result of seeing our piece on the small screen! ;) I can't imagine what we will be like when the big feature hits RTE this year! yikes!
xx
Hope everyone is having a nice week
bonzie & ger
Sunday, May 17, 2009
A new edition to our Spring/Summer jacket line, available in the shop now. :)
In Style........
bonzie & ger
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Guys, we almost fell off our seats when we received these stunning wedding pictures from a recent client, Carina! What a vision!!!! We created a dramatic high collared bolero in collaboration with Carina and I think you will agree she looks like a Medieval Ice Queen in her stunning ensemble. Carina and the love of her life have just come back from her honeymoon and she lovingly sent us an email to share her wedding pics from their award winning photographer here at http://www.andrasschram.com/
Carina was a very special client for us, such a pleasure and a joy to create for, we would like to extend both Carina and her new hubbie the warmest wishes as they embark on their new journey together. Thank you both for inviting us in to be a part of your special day! Its been a really enjoyable experience for us to work with you! xxx
bonzie & ger
Saturday, January 10, 2009
You might remember this bag style from a custom piece we created a few months back for one of our etsy customers. We have a stack of these bags in various colour/color schemes ready to go if we manage to get a day to devote to new stock. ( custom orders a choco block right now! ) It will be great to have some bags back in the shop again soon. We managed to get the first one completed for a special etsy order and got some funky snaps of the tote swing swongin. Enjoy!
If you would like to order one of these babies from our etsy store, or indeed would like to give us your fave colour scheme , we can create one just for you! These Adorned Large Totes cost 120dollars.
x
bonzie & ger
Sunday, December 28, 2008
After the positive response we received from the green bolero that was featured in "Social and Personal", (Irish Fashion Magazine) we decided that some brides might like to add something edgy to their wedding ensemble too and we experimented with this shape bringing out two options to choose from available to purchase/order in the shop now. The first one is made from a beautiful tapestry style quilted ivory fabric that would be lush for a winter wedding, the second is constructed using a rich ivory and gold jacquard which has a very regal finish to it. The sleeve style was a pattern I designed in college years ago and remains one of my faves to this day, it has a very dramatic silhouette reminiscent of the Victorian era yet has a punky military feel to it too.
These Masquerade boleros are fully lined in bridal satin which is revealed in a large turn back collar for a nice contrast to the patterned base. These can also be ordered in plain ivory, white or champagne satin for the more demure brides, just drop us a line through our etsy store here. ;)
x
bonzie & ger
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Hi guys,
I'm still here................
As you guys all know I have been making trackways through the list of custom orders in the shop of late and wanted to share this beauty with you before it leaves the store on its merry way to an awesome client across the pond.
I was given the colours black,ivory and pewter to create a matching set that would compliment a very elegant black dress for a VIP wedding guest. I have to say had I not been asked to do this colour combo, I might never have come across such a cool combination. I really love the richness of how these little guys came out and I am also very excited that they are going to be worn too as a pair, I think they will look really funky with a refined black number!
x
bonzie
Sunday, August 10, 2008
So..............the ol blog is seeing a lack of action of late - (insert excuse here!).....
lol
no really, its the Custom Orders in the shop. As I approach the end of my first year on etsy I have seen a lot of developments and patterns emerging in the structure of the shop. One such scary development is the custom order frenzy that has appeared literally overnight!
Too many Custom orders = Crazy lady designer formally known as Bonzie! lol
The month of July I put a close on custom orders to catch up on a personal project, when I opened up August again I had a custom list so long it brought me out in a rash! So whilst still trying to make my way through it , the orders are still coming in..........and in.......and in..lol
So heres the solution. As much as I really love that the shop is progressing and I feel really blessed that so many people enjoy the label. I have had to assess the structure of custom orders in order to progress without getting over busy.
After getting through the current list I will have a new system of just updating the shop regularly with the most popular products. I will have very limited custom order abilities whilst I focus on just keeping the shop stocked up. I will miss the surprise element of creating one of a kind pieces for individuals (such as the piece pictured above) but I am inviting some organisation into my life and would really relish a taste of sanity again. :)
I hope you guys can continue to enjoy the shop, new systems and all
x
bonzie
Monday, August 4, 2008
Hi guys,
I spent the bank holiday today getting some new pieces into the shop and getting through a wee bit of the waiting list for bridal wraps. I hope you like the new pieces available to buy here. ;)
Monday, July 21, 2008
Here is the first of my wearable art bags to hit the shop now!
Have reached a whole new level of busy-ness in the studio so no time to hang and chat today guys. ................................................
Hope your all enjoying the weather, we had a nice day today, dry and sunny, quite the treat!
x
bonzie
Saturday, July 19, 2008
I have been working on a new bag for my pal SimplySus on etsy. Sus has another one of my bags and this time we went for froo froo with bells and whistles on, ie all the trimmings. I love how this turned out and I am really growing fond of grey at the moment. *note to self, check out what an attraction to grey might signafy in colour therapy!*
Anybody know?
x
bonzie
Monday, July 14, 2008
The latest piece to hit the shop.
Sumptuous layers of tea stain tulle sculpt around the the shoulders and sit elegantly up against the neck framing the face! A must for any bride to be looking for that couture cover up option! ;)
x
bonzie
Friday, May 23, 2008
Ok, by now you guys know that I like me a bit of olde worlde now and again, well for this latest piece I did everything bar feed it to the neighbours dog to get that old, antiquated look on something brand new. I think I managed to distress it enough, in fact it looks like something out of an old historical museum! Job well done I would say! ;)
x
bonzie
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