It’s a way of connecting to other people, finding new talent, finding new inspiration, communicating with loved ones, and even networking for business! The possibilities of posting pictures and showing a bit of yourself to the world has proven to be endless.

So: do you Instagram?

If you do: follow me! My UN is Patternsonwalls (go figure). We’ll have some fun together during my simple daily life.

If you don’t: You should! There really are some amazing artists and people that you can find and be inspired by.

Hope you guys like it, because I had so much fun planning and helping Celeste out.

Enjoy!!

‘Cause he’s 3!! Duh!

Oh, and also, there may have been a cotton candy machine involved. Children and adults both rejoiced at that one, and with due justification!

<3 <3

So, I was recently hired to style a boy’s baby shower. The girl who hired me had very specific ideas in mind for a baseball theme with red and blue primary colors. How cute, right??

I had so much fun making these little treasures that I thought I would have to share them with you all. This is a quick little post, but sometimes shorter is sweeter, right?

Hope you enjoy!

<3

These little guys were for the party cupcakes. <3

The “Team Mom” idea was actually…. my mom’s! This little pennant was a corsage for the expecting mommy.

The lovely lady who hired me asked for a concession sign, which is such an adorable idea, I think.

And lastly, one big pennant to welcome baby!

Laura, thank so much for the opportunity to make these fun party items. I think the theme was such a great idea and had a great time making it all!

Would you ever throw a baseball themed party?

What other ideas would you use? Let me know and show some love in the comments!

<3 <3 Ash

Do you remember this veil??

This is from the Queen of the Marine Fantasy shoot, and, by popular demand, I am currently working on a DIY post for this ocean inspired veil. Keep an eye out for the post, as it’s coming soon!

<3 <3

Both dresses were found on Ebay, but I added some altering and made the tutus to add volume underneath the dresses. Hairpieces were also made by me, and working with all those feathers was pretty stinkin fun!

Well I have yet another sneak peek to make you drool. Recently, the awesome Sarah Sotro of Sarah Ashley Photography hired me to do wardrobe styling for a Black Swan inspired fashion shoot. When we met to go over the ideas she had for the shoot, I was incredibly thrilled! Here’s just one shot from the day, featuring our “Dark Swan”.

There will be more to come soon enough. Let me know what you think!

<3 <3

]]> http://patternsonwalls.com/2012/01/26/sneak-peek-styled-black-swan-inspired-fashion-shoot/feed/ 2 patternsonwalls 20120125-164958.jpg Pin It! http://patternsonwalls.com/2012/01/10/fantasy-series-styled-shoot-queen-of-the-marine/ http://patternsonwalls.com/2012/01/10/fantasy-series-styled-shoot-queen-of-the-marine/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:49:46 +0000 patternsonwalls http://patternsonwalls.com/?p=1468 Read more]]> Ohhh my, my, my, it has been far too long since I’ve posted. And THIS particular post is much overdue as well.

If you all remember the Ethereal styled shoot back from a few months ago, that particular shoot marked the start of The Fantasy Series with the lovely photographer, miss Kristen Booth, and the also lovely hair and makeup artist, miss Celeste Bernabe. These awesome ladies and I got together again for number two in the series, and it was honestly beyond anything we had expected. As you can tell from the title, this is an ocean-inspired shoot with a nice kick of fantasy. Kristen found the perfect location for this shoot AND an amazing trunk that looked like it washed up from a pirate ship! Everything was pitch perfect and I am so honored to have been a part of it.

I know it’s cold outside right now, and it may seem odd to post a summer wedding inspiration the week of Christmas, but let’s just say if you’re getting married this summer, we’ve got some ideas for you! Plus, I think looking at beach-scapes helps to warm the soul a little as well.

Enjoy! <3 <3

The ring

Every queen must have her crown, so I made one! This baby was both my biggest obstacle for this shoot,

and also my pride and joy after actually completing it.

Our queen with her crown…

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is our veil. When Kristen came to me about the theme for this shoot, I immediately thought of using a net as a birdcage veil. With the help of some pearls, a starfish, and a few shells, this baby looks like its straight from the ocean.

If any readers are interested, I could do a DIY post on how to make and personalize your very own! Just comment below and let me know if that would be something you’d like to see!

Lastly, Kristen has this awesome idea to put a very nautical-looking book we found right into the water. Once she did, the waves actually washed over it and turned the page! This was the striking result:

I hope you all enjoyed viewing these as much as we enjoyed making them. For you ladies who are having a summer wedding, you could always consider having an ocean theme, then you could rock a fishing net as a veil! If you’re daring enough, you can make anything work for your wedding. I believe that brides should add those types of details to their own special day to make it even more special.

<3 <3 <3

So lately I’ve been considering some new ventures, one of which I may be revealing and sharing with you soon. The other, I’m actually going to share with you now!

Since I’ve begun my endeavor as a stylist, I’ve accumulated various nick knacks from every shoot. Now, I generally purchase these rather than rent them to try to keep things original, and frankly, because of my inner OCD perfectionist and wanting to find ‘exactly-the-right-thing-that’s-inside-my-brain-to-accomplish-one-specific-task-for-that-one-shoot-ever!’ If I use a prop for one shoot, it literally might just kill me to use it for another. This, alas, has led to an ever-growing collection of stuff. And this stuff is sitting in my ever-growing storage in my ever-shrinking living space. This is also quite the range of stuff: from clothes to vases to my own personal junk to Spanish moss (don’t ask). So, one recent day I was muddling through my crates and massive tupperware boxes that are housing the stuff, and it came to me:

Hey! I could have a blog sale and perhaps give this awesome stuff a new home!

This would accomplish a number of things:

A) I would have less stuff to store myself that may never get used in another shoot of mine, ever.

B) Some other people would have the chance to get some super neat stuff for cheap.

C) My itty-bitty living space gets a tiny bit bigger (temporarily) (also, bonus points if you guess what movie that’s from!)

D) I have a peace of mind that all this stuff will be finding a happy new home where it won’t be put away in dark, cold, lonely spaces….

~~

Now, here’s where YOU come in!

If I’m going to do this blog sale thing, like REALLY do it, I need to know that people are actually interested. If I put a bunch of junk on here and then have no bites whatsoever, then it’s a waste of my time, a waste of your time, a waste of internet space, and, to be honest, I’m a natural-born packrat, so my first inclination is just to forget it all and to just keep everything! SO— I would really appreciate for every reader of this post to vote in the little poll posted below, that way I can see some legitimate statistics. And, for some basic information for those that are curious, the kinds of stuff that would be listed would be as follows: clothes, shoes, purses, vases, photo frames, banners, baskets, books, handmade hair pieces, starfish, shells, etc., etc. All item prices would include shipping, and I would try my best to keep each item pretty reasonably priced as well.

So, if you please, just tell me what you think below! I’m leaving the poll open for about a month, but basically, once I see what I think is a reasonable amount of feedback, I’ll probably make my decision then.

Well, thanks so much for your time, and go right ahead and clickety-click down below!

So I’m pretty fantastically excited to bring you this new peek at my most recent work. Just this past week I had the incredible pleasure to style wardrobe and set design for actor Amadou Ly. The photographer (the amazing Edmund Prieto ) mentioned to me that a couple of the shots were already being used for interviews and such, so naturally I had to take it to Google to see for myself. Well, I got a hit! I’ve linked the actual article (here) for your reading pleasure, but right here is the first revealed image, and it’s already hit the world wide web:

A full-length blog will follow soon, but I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to share just one little nugget  ;)

You can read the full interview that Amadou did with Team Twilight (where this image is featured) by clicking here!

As I said earlier, there is just so much new and exciting stuff to show you all, and it is my utmost pleasure to bring you my first fashion shoot!!!!

This AMAZINGLY-fun *mock* fashion shoot was thrown together pretty last minute. That makeup friend of mine, little miss Martha got us connected with an awesome portrait photographer, the fabulous Nick Wisda. I really recommend you guys to check out his stuff, because this guy is uber talented, and he’s pretty much a lighting genius. The shoot was so much fun, from start to finish. Martha and I recruited two girls, Elyssa and Mechelle, to model for this, and though they’re both amateurs, they did a fantastic job. We shot at Nick’s studio, and the vibe was just fun for the whole night!

The main idea here was just to have some fun, get some great shots, and do some experimenting! So, I hope you like this first attempt at a fashion editorial! Oh, and don’t forget to check out the website for INVT, who took video of the entire shoot (You can find a trailer here!) !! These guys are so fun, and I can guarantee you’ll enjoy their videos!

And a quick re-cap of the lineup before we get into the photos:

Photography: Nick Wisda Photography

Videography: INVT Media

Hair and makeup: Martha Does Makeup

Wardrobe styling: Yours truly!!!

Enjoy!!

<3<3<3

]]> http://patternsonwalls.com/2011/11/07/styled-fashion-shoot/feed/ 0 Wisda-110822-8523 patternsonwalls Wisda-110822-8417 Wisda-110822-8470 Wisda-110822-8523 Wisda-110823-8575 Wisda-110823-8579 Wisda-110823-8585 Wisda-110823-8605 Wisda-110823-8615 Wisda-110823-8630 Wisda-110823-8631 Wisda-110823-8689 Wisda-110823-8714 Wisda-110823-8738 Wisda-110823-8816