Jen's Sparkle

Once again my wonderful friend Melissa

Dell is to blame for this amazing design! Not only did she ask me to make the set for her friend Jen, but the organza flower and crystals were her idea. A few months back Melissa sent me a link for DIY organza flowers thinking I could use them for my garters. I was a little nervous but with a little practice they turned out great. Melissa sent me some of the crystals she

was using on Jen's toppers and other fabulous accessories to use on the flower.

Jen Keeper - Ivory lace with eggplant accent, organza rose in eggplant with orange and purple crystals, signature SomethingBlue bow on back. $45

Jen Toss - Ivory lace with eggplant accent, orange satin and sheer bow with purple crystals. $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Sparkle and Pearls

As much as I love the wild and crazy creations I fell in love with this one as I was creating it. The classic elegance of the ivory and pearls paired perfectly with the silk flower and sparkle of the swarovski crystals. I've since made this four more times for brides who wanted a twist on the classic garter. 

Kari Keeper - Ivory lace with ivory satin accent, ivory silk rose with pearls and clear swarvoski crystals, signature SomethingBlue bow $45

Kari Toss - Ivory lace with ivory satin accent, sheer ivory bow with satin edge $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Vegas Baby

My good friend Ilsa asked me to create a vegas inspired garter for a friend who was getting married in vegas. I found gambling-esque fabric, added some maribou to reflect the showgirls, and a die charm plus some swarovski crystals to bring it all together.

Vegas Keeper - Black lace with playing card fabric accent, sheer black bow with satin boarder, red maribou, die bead, swarovski craystals at center of bow, and signature blue bow - $45

Camo Stacy

Stacy contacted me to do a garter that incorporated both her and her fiance's personalities. Her fiance is the outdoor type - hunts, fishes, walks around in camo (well not all the time). She wanted to surprise him with some camo on her garter mixed with elements from the wedding. The wedding colors were red, pink, and white and she was going to incoroporate feathers into her floral arrangements.

Stacy Keeper - Black lace with field camo accent. Black satin bow with black feather accents and small red and pink satin bows, single swarovski crystal at center, signature blue bow - $45

Stacy Toss - Black lace with field camo accent. Black satin bow with red and pink satin tails - $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Uniquely Their Own

Though I love to make all my garters, my favorites are when I get the green light to go crazy and be creative. Garters can be that one accessory that use brides to really show off their (and their groom's) personalities on their big day. Here are some examples of my wildier and crazier creations!!!

Vegas Baby

Tiffany Blue Melissa

Camo Stacy

Leopard Lauryn 

Peacock Nicole

Peacock Nicole

Nicole, another friend of Melissa, designed her wedding around the colors of the peacock feather. I am always up for a challenge and looked forward to creating her special garters. I wanted to focus on the beautiful blue in the eye of the feather and Nicole wanted the accent color to be black. I assed a little sparkle at the center of the bow for some added bling.

Special thanks to Aileen Secord for the beautiful photo!

Nicole Keeper ~ Black lace with blue accent, sheer black bow with satin trim, peacock feather, swarovki crystals $45

Nicole Toss ~ Black lace with blue accent, sheer black bow with satin stripes $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Katie's Outdoor Wedding

Katie is a good friend of ours. As she made her wedding plans I was sure to keep up on the colors, theme, etc. She chose brown for her bridesmaid dresses and she wore a beautiful off white dress. The ceremony and reception were both outside so I wanted her garter to have a simple elegance.

Katie Keeper $30- Ivory lace, brown satin accent, brown satin bow with sheer ivory accents, added polka dotted ribbon.

Katie Toss $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)- Ivory lace with brown satin accent, sheer brown and polka dotted bow, ivory ribbon accent.

Added Touches

This bride's wedding color was a celedon green but had accents of amber orange. I added the simple scatter of amber colored accents all over the garter to incorporate both colors but not have too much amber.

"Sophia Keeper" - Cream lace, celedon satin accent, amber glass accents, celedon satin bow, sheer cream smaller bow with satin edge, signature SomethingBlue bow incorporated into the bow, swarovski crystal droplet $40

"Sophia Toss" - Cream lace, celedon satin accent, celedon satin bow, cream bow accent $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Leopard Lauryn

Lauryn is Melissa's sister in law and the first referral (of many) I recieved from Mel. Lauryn has the most wonderfully fun personality and she loves leopard!!! When Lauryn and I starting chatting about her garter I had only made garters using lace as the base. I had enough time to experiment with how I to get the best looking garter using fabric and we were both very happy with the result!!! Her wedding colors were gold and black so we combined the colors with the leopard. I was able to see a photo of her dress when creating her garters so I got a good feel for her style and personality.

"Lauryn Keeper" (top) - leopard cotton fabric, gold satin accent, gold satin bow, black sheer bow with satin edge overlay $40

"Lauryn Toss" (bottom) - leopard cotton fabric, gold satin bow $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Back to the Begining

The first garter I created was for a great friend, Nicole.

Her wedding was a simple, clean, and crisp event. It was outside and her colors mimicked the colors that surrounded us. Pale greens, cream, and brown. It was a small event and she decided to not do a garter toss so I created just a keeper for her. Since it was my first creation I hand sewed every stitch.

"Nicole" - Simple toss garter, cream lace, celedon ribbon, thin cream ribbon with thin brown accent, signature SomethingBlue ribbon incorporated into the bow. $35

My second creation was for my friend Ashly.

Ashly had a summer wedding with browns, creams, and beautiful yellow/orange calla lilies. I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to make for Ashly so I made her an array to choose from.

"Ashly Keeper" - Cream lace, brown satin accent, red grosgrain with orange polka dot accent, sheer brown bow with cream polka dots, brown with orange bow accent, signature SomethingBlue ribbon incorporated into the bow $40

"Ashly Skirted Keeper" - cream lace, brown satin accent (sewn higher to create 'skirt'), sheer orange bow with satin edges, thin brown bow accent, signature SomethingBlue ribbon incorporated into bow $35

"Ashly Toss" - cream lace, brown grosgrain accent with cream polka dots, orange sheer bow with satin edges $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

"Ashly Thin Toss" - 1in. cream ribbon, brown satin accent, sheer orange accent with satin edge, sheer brown bow with cream polka dots $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

I Owe It To This Girl...

One of my favorite things about SBGarters is I get the chance to create a unique and special accessory for my girl friends to wear into the next steps of their lives.

My very good friend from college, Melissa, is one of my biggest "pushers". She is amazingly creative, creating custom cake toppers with Bling Divas, and often uses her business connections as an opportunity to let people know about SomethingBlueGarters. When she got married I had such a good time creating the perfect garters for her.
As you can see, I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to make for her so I made three!!!

Melissa's Trio:

"Melissa Keeper with Rose" (top) - turquoise fabric, brown grosgrain ribbon with turquoise polka dots, cream rose accent with swarovski crystal center in aqua and clear, thin brown and turquoise accent $50

"Melissa Keeper" (middle) - turquoise fabric, brown grosgrain ribbon with turquoise polka dots, brown satin and sheer cream with satin edge bow, single clear swarovski crystal $40

"Melissa Toss" (bottom) - turquoise fabric with brown satin bow $15

($10 with coordinating keeper garter)

Back to the Basics

When I started this venture it was simply to create a unique gift for my girl friends. At some point it took on a life of it's own as friends asked me to make a set for them to give as a gift. Now it's become one of my favorite things to do.

I'll start with my personal favorite...it's a bit over the top but that's cause it was my own!!!

"Elizabeth Keeper" - Black lace, red satin accent, black rose with red and clear swarovski crystal center, black maribou accent, thin red and black with white polka dots accent, signature SomethingBlue bow incorporated into the flower $55

"Elizabeth Toss" - Black lace, red grosgrain with white polka dot accent, red sheer bow, red satin with white polka dots accent $15 ($10 with coordinating keeper)

Getting started...finally

After MONTHS of encouragement by my good friends...I'm finally getting my etsy site up and running!!! In upcoming weeks I'll be busy posting photos of past garters I've completed for friends and family. Come back often to see all my past creations!!!

Remember me when you'd like to get something special for that blushing bride!!!