Jacqueline II

If you've seen Bliss Magazine then you seen the white feather flower fascinator style Jacqueline which of course quickly sold at Tesi Bridal Boutique. Here's Jacqueline II with a different but similar vintage accent piece made from a repurposed earring. The matching earring has already sold very quickly so this too will be a one of a kind piece.

You can find Jacqueline II on my etsy shop page at www.donnaella.etsy.com

Website is Now Live

Great news!!! The website is now live. Check out www.DonnaElla.com

And more news....DonnaElla now has a facebook fanpage.

Getting Back on Track

After the Bridal Shower last week I found myself getting back on track for the wedding. I think I needed that little push to get psyched about it again.

I absolutely loved what I got at the shower. My mom got us new towels...yay!!! Plus I got lots of gift cards which was fun shopping for what I needed, which needless to say I went on a shopping spree the very next day.

The good thing about the gift cards is I was able to buy my wedding invitations with the gift cards I got from Walmart. How great is that! Plus Walmart's clearanced section had dove invitations for $6 for a pack of 20...yay again.

Tesi Bridal Boutique Announcement

I have an annoucement to make. Many of my items are now displayed at Tesi Bridal Boutique in Ventnor, NJ. Since many of my items are one of a kind pieces I took down the listings from etsy for the items that are now for sale at Tesi Bridal. Although the feathers and many of the flowers can be ordered in a custom order the center may be different if there is no other of that exact one. Feel free to inquire about various vintage accents that can be added as I am always replenishing my inventory. These are here to give you a jumping off point for your unique one of a kind hair piece

Here are some of my pieces Tesi Bridal now has:

Bliss Magazine Photoshoot

Just completed the photoshoot with Bliss Magazine. I can't wait to see how it turns out. 3 of my looks will be featured: the Candy Veil in a deep red with swarovski crystals, Jacqueline feather flower fascinator with vintage accent, and a white ranunculus flower with a rhinestone center. I am super excited...can't you tell. I believe it will be out on September 21st and of course I will post lots of pictures:)

New Items, New Pictures, New Look

I've been a busy bee working on the new look for the DonnaElla Shop. Plus I've added a few more new items worth a look as well. I hope you enjoy it. Check it out!

http://www.donnaella.etsy.com

CaNdY Veils

They're elegant!
They're fashionable!
They're available only thru DonnaElla!

These beautiful new veils are called Candy Veils and come in a variety of vibrant colors, 32 flavors to be exact. Now your birdcage veil can match your wedding colors or even your dress, as more and more brides have been wearing dresses with a little color to them.

I even like the idea of full color coverage veils for the bridesmaids.

Plus you can even get metallic colors as well such as gold and silver. Here is a list of the 32 colors to choose from.

***Metallics***
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Metallic Green
Metallic Pink
Metallic Teal
Metallic Blue
Metallic Purple

***Candy Colors***
Lapis Purple
Fuschia
Candy Pink
Berry Sangria
Cotton Candy
Wisteria
Navy
Marine
Aqua
Brilliant Purple
Burgundy
Chocolate
Peach
Coral
Orange
Lemon
Lime
Green Apple
Sea Foam
Fern Green
Dark Green
Red Apple
Grey
Black

100 Entries and Counting

WOW!!! I am so excited to have all these wonderful brides enter into the Birdcage Veil Giveaway. There is still 20 days to go to enter into the contest, so if you haven't go ahead and do that now.
Thank you all for your wonderful compliments and the best of luck.
Here's a couple more veils to add to your palette.

The first one is the full head birdcage veil that comes adjustable so you may get the desired size, style, and effect that is right for you. This particular one has been hand dyed to a tea-stained color. Many dresses are more of a tint of brown where as ivory is more of a tint of yellow, therefore an ivory veil may not look as good with that color dress....so......I came up with the solution. So far, it has received excellent reviews. This color can be applied to any of the veils I make.

The second picture is of a traditional birdcage veil
that attaches at the front or top of the crown and
falls elegantly over the face.

Making Progress: Flower Girl Dress

I got my dress from David's Bridal and I bought what was as close to my dress as I could find for my daughter. Unforetunately, it was not 100% what I wanted and the pick-ups on the dress made her look like she was wearing a mushroom cloud. My dress has beautiful pick-ups with pearls and beads at each point so I wanted her's to at least have pick-ups like mine.

I added pearls from my dress extras that they included with my dress as the "just in case it's needed" ziploc. I had to order her dress larger than she is since she is not a toothpick and trimmed off a substantial amount so she could possibly walk in it.

Without further adieu...

Here is before



And Here is my daughter with the alterations...I still have to shorten the straps but you get the idea.

Pre-Wedding Panic

I got my corset bra thingy and the thing to make my dress go poof...but I still don't know what it's called, lol. I am realizing that I am coming up on the 4 month mark and I have so much to do still that I am starting to panic a bit. I am a list maker by nature so I guess I will have to start making a list to feel better although I may feel more overwhelmed. So much to do and don't know where to start.

Bridal Wrist Cuffs

While I was clipping some birdcage netting one day, a small piece fell off and landed on my wrist and I thought to myself how cute it would be instead of wearing gloves that cover your ring finger to have a small piece of veiling with maybe a touch of punk.

So if anyone reads this and would like to add an opinion of yay or nah, feel free. I really enjoy the offbeat and those that stray from the norm. It gives me a chance to be creative and possibly come up with something that maybe, just maybe, somebody else hasn't.

I will probably be making more of these cuffs and maybe some not so bridal and maybe just fun since I really do enjoy that style.

What a Sale!

If you have a walmart by you and you want to save some money on wedding items, check out their wedding section. Our Walmart just marked down a bunch of stuff on clearance. I found a signing photo mat for like $3, 100 thank you cards for $6, a dove wreath for $3, and some dove stickers for $1.50.
I did some shopping through annsbridalbargains.com which had some good clearance as well. I picked up some dove printable wedding programs for $5 for 25.

New Birdcage Veil

I just posted a new birdcage veil named Chloe. She was inspired through a custom order request. Chloe is available for just $20 and is attached to a clear hair comb. A metal hair comb is available for an additional $2.

Muse Blessed

I was feeling inspired yesterday and just started creating some new items including this feathered tri-leaf design and I absolutely love the new birdcage veil with the little blue flowers. That turned out beautiful. It almost looks like a head wreath of flowers.

My Latest and Greatest

Newest Creations

I have been dabbling with the pillbox hat look lately which I do like how it turned out. I am debating about making more and I'm starting to wish I had some black netting, lol. I was pretty productive yesterday and completed a few projects along with starting some new ones.

New Hair Color

Alright, here it is my new hair color. Well, what does everyone think???

Trying Out Some Color/6 months to go

I'm trying out some new colors for my hair in preparation for the upcoming wedding and to cover a white hair or too, lol:) I will post a new picture of my new color is done developing. It says medium auburn but it is more of a bright red to me on the box. My natural color is a copper red. Which is darker in winter and I get some blonde highlights in the summer. I only got 6 months before the wedding and I am running out of time quickly. I still have alot to do and I really don't want to be worrying about my hair so...let's get started with the hair preparation. I have tried Feria recently...I'm trying to remember what number it was. I did like it but I want to see all my options and obviously it didn't last too long since that was only maybe 2 months ago. Ok, my hair is almost done so...to be continued.