Highlighting Creative Women ~ Vendor #2: ByMadelineTrait

BY MADELINE TRAIT

design for life's celebrations

So, I met the lovely Madeline last fall at the

Flax DIY Wedding Fair (read all about it here) &

ran into her again at the LOVE/MAKE Wedding Fair this April

(read about that fun collaboration here). She is a

super creative design star! She started out in the

architecture & interior design world, but allowed her creative

side to take hold & she launched ByMadelineTrait back in 2009

(read a little more about that here).

She creates super fun & whimsical cake toppers…

LOVE!

See my previous post all about

unique cake toppers for more inspiration here.

All her work starts with her amazing illustrations. Did I mention how creative she is?!? Then the cake toppers are laser cut on thin plywood & she finishes them by hand painting them.

They are so gorgeous & make a statement at any celebration.

They're rustic & fancy all in one sweet little package.

One of my current favorites from her is the Sailing Ships

with the perfect amount of sparkle. Great for a going away party or a nautical-themed party. Just fabulous!

And now to the GIVEAWAY we're hosting…

You could be the winner of this gorgeous Butterfly Cake Topper.

Use it for your bridal shower & then re-use for your daughters birthday. Yes! It's that fantastic!

Find all of the details for the Giveaway here.

And find all of Madeline's goodness below...

website: www.madelinetrait.com

Also follow along on twitter, facebook & instagram

Gold Country Wedding Giveaway

We're super thrilled to announce our very first GIVEAWAY!!!

the 

GOLD COUNTRY WEDDING GIVEAWAY

We've finally settled into our life here in the
Gold Country

& we wanted to share a bit of it with you
while celebrating the launch of our new website
www.tinrooffarmhouse.com.

Enter to win by any (or all) of the following methods:

Facebook www.facebook.com/tinrooffarmhouse

Like us & share our contest announcement

Instagram http://instagram.com/tinrooffarmhouse

Follow us & repost our contest announcement

Twitter https://twitter.com/tinrooffarm

Follow us & retweet our contest announcement

Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/tinrooffarm/

Follow our boards & repin our contest announcement

***And include your name in any of the comments
with "ENTER TO WIN"***

PRIZE PACK INCLUDES:

25% off our {VINTAGE RENTALS} for your NorCal wedding &

An Engagement Package of {VINTAGE RENTALS} for a photoshoot in the Gold Country from Tin Roof Farmhouse

The Wine & Gold Country Classic Box from Hazel Lane

A Beautiful Butterflies Cake Topper from By Madeline Trait

~ the fine print ~

One winner will be chosen by random on 6/27 & announced on the Tin Roof Farmhouse blog on 6/30.
Winner will need to respond to tinrooffarmhouse@gmail.com with shipping address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
Items will be shipped by 7/15 & the rentals will need to be secured (with 50% deposit) by 12/31/14.
Hazel Lane box & ByMadelineTrait cake topper shipped within the 48 contiguous states, Tin Roof Farmhouse {VINTAGE RENTALS} offered within Northern California, free engagement rentals provided within the Gold Country only & winner needs to provide photographer, site & all other details.
Vintage Rentals can be transferred to a family member or friend.
Void where prohibited by law.
Open to US citizens in the 48 contiguous states ages 18 and up.
Tweets and follows must be PUBLIC to be eligible.
The amount of entrants determines the odds of winning.
We reserve the right to publish winner's name.
The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter.

Highlighting Creative Women ~ Vendor #1: the poetry store

the poetry store

a typewriter. a poet. a vision.

What a cool business!?!

Silvi of the poetry store can be a part of your

{engagement party}

{bridal shower}

{wedding}

{anniversary party}

{birthday party}

She'll set up the cutest vintage typewriter

& a desk vignette. 

You pick out a unique piece of paper

(mine was stamped with pink chair silhouettes ~ so cute),

tell her what you want the poem to be about

(mine was Tin Roof Farmhouse {VINTAGE RENTALS}),

give her a few key words & then she starts typing away…

And then you have a fabulous little poem…

like

rain falling

on a tin roof

that makes music

of a downpour

so too life

makes music

as you move toward

making the days

fill with

your dreams

waking, building

white farmhouses

and you.

Your own little message in a bottle.

Such a great personal touch for any special event.

The perfect "favor" for your friends to take with them.

Find her at

www.thepoetrystore.net

on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram

It's time to (Re) Launch ~ Brand New Website

We're thrilled to announce our

NEW WEBSITE

www.tinrooffarmhouse.com

This blog will still remain intact…

It will be a place to share projects we're working on at

The Farmhouse, wedding trends, interior design &

who knows what else…

The new website allows us to share our

VINTAGE RENTAL collection

more thoroughly & captures the style of

Tin Roof Farmhouse

perfectly!

I personally created the website myself

with all my own iPhone images. This was definitely

a labor of love & I'm thrilled that I'm finally able

to share it with all of you. Please check the new site out

~ www.tinrooffarmhouse.com ~

& let us know what you think.

Cheers ~ Erica

Five Faves for Friday…Real Weddings

Real Weddings ~ Inspiration

So many great sites with such gorgeous weddings…
Five of our favorites from this past week.

So much inspiration…

1. Green Wedding Shoes

How cute are these gals in their retro bridesmaids dresses?

And that gorgeous tulle gown!!

I love the simple centerpieces with
blue mason jars & milk bud vases. Oh & those mint chiavari chairs with the farm tables ~ I'm in love!

See the whole story at Green Wedding Shoes

2. Rustic Wedding Chic

So many inspiring ideas for your country barn wedding!
Check out the backdrop made with vintage doors & some shutters ~ we'd love to create something like this for your
special day with some of our cool old doors & shutters.

And we love the chicken wire frames for the escort cards.
I'm working on some of these for summer weddings. Let us know
if you have a particular color scheme
you're looking for because we can customize them.

Find it all at Rustic Wedding Chic

3. Style Me Pretty

This gorgeous wedding has so many swoon-worthy
details…To start with, how amazing is this airstream!?!
We're on the hunt for one to add to our VINTAGE RENTAL collection. Until then, we'll just have to
lust over this one.

Oh & what about this stunning bouquet on the fabulous rustic metal chair? Definitely swooning!

Style Me Pretty has all the details of this beautiful day.

4. Bridal Musings

Super cute camp-style wedding with tons of DIY details.
Like this simple branch backdrop.

We'd be happy to help out with Celebration Bunting Flags, Crafty Backdrops, Fun Signs or any other VINTAGE RENTALS.

Just let us know what ideas you've dreamt up &
we'll help make them happen.

Find more sweet images & ideas at Bridal Musings

5. Ruffled

Although I'm not generally a big fan of lavender
(the color or the scent), this wedding is absolutely gorgeous.
I just love the sweet bistro chairs. Oh how I wish we had
all of these in our collection!

And the simple, but sweet tabletop displays with stacked
vintage books & succulents in teacups. Love it!

Find more goodness on the Ruffled Blog

What blogs are you loving lately?

Have a fabulous weekend!
Cheers ~ Erica

Check out our Instagram page

I'm still busy with final edits on the new website, but

in the meantime stay up-to-date on all the pretties on our

Instagram page.

Help us get to 200 followers.

Happy Friday!

Cheers ~ Erica

More New Inventory Images

I'm still busy working on the new website & hope to have it live in the next week or so. I need to stop getting new items for a second so I can focus on the final editing of the website

instead of just continuing to add new items. 

So once again (see previous post here) in the meantime, I thought I would share some new pics of old & brand new inventory…

And make sure to check out the Instagram feed

for all of the latest inventory!

We have lots of

{FURNITURE}

Lindsey Hutch

Lindsey Buffet

Melanie Dresser

Ava Green Chippy Chair

Catalina Stool

And a bunch of

{LARGE DETAILS}

Mitchell Wooden Frame

Jesse Garden Cart

Schoolhouse Chalkboard

Window Frames

And plenty of

{LITTLE DETAILS}

Market Scale

Moroccan Lanterns

Camp-style Lanterns

Milk Glass Bud Vases

Barbed Wire Heart

And more

{TRUNKS}

Brandon & Erica Trunks

Katrin & Erica Trunks

What would you like to see us add to our collection?

We love sourcing new items!

Cheers ~ Erica

Love/Make Wedding Fair

I'm so thrilled that the gals from Locally Grown Weddings remembered meeting me last year at the Flax Handcrafted Wedding & Event Fair (see my post about it here) when they ended up in a bigger booth than they expected at last weekends Love/Make Wedding Fair & realized they needed some of my vintage goodness to fill it up. Fill it up I did!

I loaded the little wagon up & headed down to the

Terra Gallery in SF last Sunday

& I couldn't have enjoyed it more.

The booth turned out just gorgeous! Don't you think?

Even better I was able to hang out with Sadie from

One Big Fish Events & Jenna from Jenna Beth Photography who make up the Locally Grown Weddings Collective (along with Angella from Angella Floral Arts). They were a joy to collaborate with & I hope to work together again in the future.

Find some even better pics of our booth taken by Jenna

on her blog. 

It was fabulous to chat with brides-to-be & other like-minded vendors. There were a bunch of cool vendors that I'd love to work with in the future in some way…

{The Shelter Co.}

www.shelter-co.com

A big ol' tent in the gallery ~ I mean what more can I say!

What a cool addition to your wedding day or weekend!

{HOME SWEET FLOWERS}

www.homesweetflowers.com

Gorgeous flowers, a cool flower truck & a mini workshop for all the brides to make a floral crown ~ what a fabulous idea!

{daughters of simone}

www.daughtersofsimone.com

The. Most. Gorgeous. {Vintage.} Gowns. Ever.

I'd love to play dress up in one of their gowns ~ beauties!

{western editions}

www.westerneditions.com

Adorable letterpress items. They even offer workshops in their studio ~ what a cool idea for a gals day out.

{Fogcutter}
www.dearmomsf.com

I didn't get a chance to try any of their tasty treats ~ 
but their booth was adorable!

{the poetry store}

www.thepoetrystore.net

Have a personalized poem written just for you on the spot ~

how cool is this! I'll write a separate post on the sweet poem written for me about Tin Roof Farmhouse.

{IMPRESSED by nature}

www.beIMPRESSEDbynature.com

The coolest jewelry made from flowers & petals ~ a precious way to preserve your wedding bouquet!

 {Madeline Trait Designs}

www.madelinetrait.com

The most unique cake toppers for weddings & events of all kinds. She's got a super quirky design style ~ super fresh yet whimsical. (See my previous post on

cake toppers with one of hers included here.)

{YES & YES designs}

www.yesandyesdesigns.com

The cutest handcrafted items made out of books. My fave was her wedding ring book with the HIS & HER heart cutouts ~ truly a unique addition to your wedding.

{Chef Stephanie}

www.facebook.com/ChefStephanieSF

Super tasty treats ~ all local, sustainable & yummy ~

perfect for any special event!  Mmmm…gazpacho.

A very successful trip to the city…

Hopefully we'll get some great clients & collaborations.

Happy Friday!

Cheers ~ Erica

New Website Coming Soon!

I hope you like the new look!

Cheers ~ Erica