Handmade lovelies for your Very Big Day

I have always been a crafter. Since I can remember, I was the little girl who would rather play with beads and glitter glue than watch TV. Even when it wasn't cool, I was crafting. Making accessories, embellishing my bedroom furniture, mixing my own nail polish. I started my button collection at the age of 6 with a special pair made of glittery clear plastic. My 6-yr-old eyes almost exploded when I found them. I quickly added the prettiest flowery buttons I could find... and a crafting collector...

I have always been a crafter. Since I can remember, I was the little girl who would rather play with beads and glitter glue than watch TV. Even when it wasn't cool, I was crafting. Making accessories, embellishing my bedroom furniture, mixing my own nail polish. I started my button collection at the age of 6 with a special pair made of glittery clear plastic. My 6-yr-old eyes almost exploded when I found them. I quickly added the prettiest flowery buttons I could find... and a crafting collector was born. Since then, I've added to my buttons with a whole room-sized hoard of fabrics, yarns, tools, machines, & all kinds of antique-shop pretties. My love for Etsy started about 3 years ago when I turned my knitting obsession into a small shop called ElseyElle (ElseyElle.Etsy.com). I found so