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Adornments Glamor Fusion!

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Check out the gorgeous pics courtesy of the amazing Grays of Gray Photography from the photo shoot we did with designer Olia Zavozina!

Grecian Bride

This is an original bridal gown by Olia Zavozina paired with Adornments’ Copper-colored pearl collar, Diamond-Pearl Earrings and Silver Peridot Armband. This photography was taken by Gray Photography and the model is the ever lovely Leah DePriest Elmquist!

Princess Bride

Glamor Shot! Again, the lovely Leah Elmquist wearing a classic bridal dress by Olia Zavozina with Adornments’ Princess Tiara and Leafy Bridal Necklace- Photography by Gray Photography!

Princess Bride (B&W)

Look for more fabulous pics from this photoshoot- it was a lot of fun and the results are thus far simply gorgeous!

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NCS Renaissance Fair!

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

A while back we were invited to participate in a Ren. Fair at the Nashville Christian School, held in conjunction with their school play, “Much Ado About Nothing.” This is the first year that the school put together such a to-do, and it sounds like it’s likely to become a yearly event. We were eager to join- mostly because we heard there would be turkey legs!!

And there were..

Mmm... Turkey leg! Who wouldn't go to a Ren Fair for that!!

Take a look at our amazing sign! That’s right, we’re wearing costumes! Well…pseudo-costumes (they had wrist watches back then, right?)…

Adornments Sign! yes, we used blue tape to hang it..

We were asked to have a semi-working booth so that it would be somewhat educational as well. So Lucinda brought her loom and demonstrated weaving (of course…Laura and I were the mules for this venture…)

Lucinda weaving!

While Laura was hard at work on some new jewelry!

Look at all that bling!

Of course, the biggest problem of the day was the weather… It was rather windy which caused all of our pretties to keep being blown over. So I spent my time (when not eating funnel cakes and roasted corn!) putting every thing back upright.

It's perfect!

At least, until the rain called an end to the day. In all though, many funnel cakes were had and oohs and aahs abounded! Thanks to NCS for having us!!

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And a good time was had by all!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

The Weddings by Adornments Open House:

Weddings By Adornments Open House

Here are the pics from the Adornments Open House! We had a blast! Enjoy!

You must register to get the bag!

Lovely Dresses & Accessories by A Bride's Big Day! Thanks Sherry!

Tasty Treats by Schakolad! Thanks Taylor!

We got to keep the leftover truffles- oh so tasty- oh so dangerous!

The Spectacular Garys! (not a great pic, sorry. One workshop with the Grays has not taught me all of their secrets!)

The Spectacular Grays! (Not a great pic, sorry. One workshop with the Grays has not taught me all of their secrets...yet!)

Our two lovely models: Rhea and Alice. Thanks Ladies!

Alexis & Lucinda (Lucinda's eyes were closed in every picture!)

Who won the necklace, you ask? Why Michelle Hartz, that's who! Congratulations Michelle!

Thanks to all of our wonderful participants and fabulous vendors! You are all amazing!

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It's Almost Here!

Friday, April 24th, 2009

The long-awaited Weddings by Adornments Open House is finally here!

Sunday, April 26th from 2:00-5:00pm,

Come see the beautiful new creations of the Adornments staff!

Enjoy cool Lemonade or bubbly Champagne while perusing gorgeous gowns and accessories by A Brides\’ Big Day,

Taste the sweet confections of Schakolad,

Converse with titanium & wood inlay ring artisan Charlie Thompson,

Admire the exquisite images of Gray Photography,

Listen to the smooth vocals and guitar of Jack Grant

All in the stunning Adornments Gallery, Upstairs in the Factory at Franklin! As you know, one lucky attendee will receive a free limited edition heart pendant by Alexis, so come and experience the magic of Weddings by Adornments (we even have goody bags!)

See you Sunday!

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Adornments Open House!!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

You’re invited!!

On April 26th, from 2-5pm

Adornments is hosting an open house to showcase our newest creations in custom jewelry and invitations!!

Adornments located upstairs at the Factory in Franklin, TN

Come and browse our gallery while mingling with other wedding professionals, brides and their families. All of our designers will be in attendance, so you can speak to them directly regarding any design ideas. Also in attendance will be Charlie Thompson, maker of titanium and wood inlay rings. Charlie loves custom orders!

Titanium rings with wood inlay by Charlie Thompson

We will be offering refreshments (of course!) and the musical stylings of Jack Grant, vocalist/guitarist.

Jack Grant

Also in attendance will be the husband/wife photography rock stars, Zach and Jody Gray (you may remember them from shooting Alexis’ wedding last November!) with some of their amazing work to show!

And to top the evening off, Adornments will be offering one of our pendants to one lucky attendee! Come and register for this hand made pendant!!

: Valentine’s Heart Pendant

More to come later! Check back for updates!!

Adornments, upstairs at the Factory

230 Franklin Rd Ste. 11 LL

Franklin, TN 37064

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Adornments in VIP Magazine!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

VIP Williamson County

Adornments was recently featured in VIP magazine as a “fabulous new business in the Factory At Franklin to check out!” Read what they had to say about us!

VIP Magazine story on Adornments

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Adornments Wedding on the Wilco Wed Blog!

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

That’s right, the beautiful wedding that we put together for Alexis and her hubby is online again! Check out what they had to say at the Wilco Wed Blog (click here)!

Adornments Wedding on Wilco Wedding Blog!

Thanks for blogging about us Wilco Wed!

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The Artists at Adornments

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

New! We’ve added more artists to the Adornments website- they are all amazing local (and semi-local) artists who create beautiful one-of-a-kind works of art! We have artists who work in all of the following categories: Jewelry, Bead-work, Weaving, Painting, Drawing, Pottery, Wood Turning, and we will soon be welcoming a metal sculptor (we’ll let you know when his work arrives)!

About the Artists

Check them out at our website (click here) or come on in to the store and we’ll tell you all about them!

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Valentine's at Adornments!

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

As promised previously, I have finished the Valentine’s Heart Pendants!!

Valentine's Heart Pendant

I apologize for the poor photo quality..but you get the idea right? For those of who are really paying attention, no the image hasn’t been flipped… They are all a little different, this isn’t the same pendant that I put up an in progress picture of. They even come in different sizes. What would be the fun in making them all the same??

So today we set up a lovely Valentine’s display in our store, assembling all of our more romantic jewelry (ie. rings, heart pendants, rose quartz jewerly, and some of the Embrace series) along with one of our wood turned ikebana holders (ikebana is the Japanese art form of flower arranging, it’s gaining in popularity in the U.S. so local wood workers have taken up the task of making beautiful holders!) and of course, the obligatory roses!

Valentine's Day at Adornments!

Of course, we’ve decorated the rest of the store a little too, but this is where we wanted to highlight a few pieces.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine's Heart Pendants

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Finished Dolphin Earrings & Saturn Pendant

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

They’re finished! The dolphin earrings that I posted about last time turned out really well! I hope Natusko likes them (I can still change the colors if you want!).

Finished Dolphin Earrings

Natsuko also commissioned a Saturn Pendant. Natusko intends it as a gift for a guy- so it had to not be feminine and, as always, it had to be extra special and unique! I had a couple of ideas for this, but one was particularly exciting as it has movable parts! (Ooooohhhh fancy!) I really wanted that movement to give it that little bit of extra something special (it’s a toy as well as jewelry!)- it’s not static and that makes it so much more interesting a piece to wear and to look at. Not to mention there was the added challenge of figuring out how to make that happen! This is the drawing:

Saturn Pendant Drawing

It was a bit more tricky than I thought it would be what with having to make sure everthing could move independently. Also, the pearl that I used to the center piece is, though beautiful, not a perfect circle! So, none of the other circles could be perfect either- they all had to be slightly off so that they would look perfect with the pearl and not draw too much attention to its irregularities. I think it’s a fun piece (I’d wear it!). Check it out:

Saturn Pendant

The inner wire circle spins around the pearl and the pearl can spin too (though much more slowly).

Saturn Pendant Detail

This piece was so much fun to make- a real departure from my usual style and a lot more challenging as I’d never done a piece with movable parts. Thanks Natsuko!

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