Babes and Bouquets - How I Paint A {BRIDESMAIDS} Custom Order // In The Studio (Vol. 1)

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve
anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision,
hard work, determination, and dedication.
Remember all things are possible for those who believe."
- Gail Devers

Working for a bride is very rewarding because all they care about is making everyone feel special. I've found that one of their favorite things to do is to research and find the best thank you gifts to give to their bridesmaids. I know, because I have the brides sending me e-mails saying how excited they have found my fizzy glassware to be and can't wait to give their custom, one-of-a-kind gifts to their maids!

As the bride, you select your bridesmaids for sentimental and other specific reasons. Usually these women have been your closest confidants throughout your entire life. They might be sisters, best friends, college roommates or childhood friends. Having your bridesmaids stand up with you at your wedding is like having a special support team for one of the best days of your life.

With that said, your bridesmaids are a special part of the wedding experience. They're the ones that freaked out the most (in a good way) when you announced your engagement and made sure that you had the appropriate celebration. They're the ones that with when you tried on wedding gowns and helped you decide which one was THE ONE. The bridesmaids set up and attend several bridal showers, group gifts, and most of all, the bachelorette party. What would you do without these fabulous women?

One of my buyers, Nicole, had a wedding last fall. She purchased FizzyArtist wine glasses and water goblets for all of her bridesmaids. They were able to use their custom glasses for the bridal shower and again for the wedding day. The color wine was one of the most popular colors for weddings in October and November this year. I painted the bases of each glass using this color to coordinate with the wedding colors and bridesmaid's dresses.

 

The Bride "Nicole" gifted her "Ladies" with their custom

wine galsses at the bridal shower a month before the wedding!

Nicole came back to my Etsy Shop during the holiday season to buy a christmas gift for a friend. In her e-mail with custom details she included these fun photos of her and the "girls" at the shower and wedding. She also wrote...

"I wanted to pass along a few pictures that I have of me and my bridesmaids with our glasses. Everyone was so amazed by how great the glasses are! They were shocked and excited to receive them at my shower in September. I received soooo many compliments on how cute they were. We have the glasses to keep forever as a memory! Thanks a million for all the hard work you put into

the 13 glasses that I ordered for my wedding. I really enjoyed giving them as gifts, and having everyone oooo and awww over them! Thanks so much!" --Nicole Emery

 I love it when my Fizzy Brides send me a note with photos. It just makes my day!

STEP-BY-STEP VIEW ON HOW I CREATE

MY CUSTOM, ONE-OF-A-KIND GLASSES!

STEP 1: Gather glasses and order form.

STEP 2: Sketch faces and details on order form.

STEP 3: Paint black outline and "refill A.S.A.P".

STEP 4: Paint base colors from wedding color scheme.

STEP 5: Add wedding date in the "Fizzy Label Tag".

STEP 6: Add "Bridal Titles" and names on the base.

STEP 7: Paint skin color, then dresses and bouquets.

STEP 8: Add lips and then the hair styles.

STEP 9: Repaint black outlines to frame everything in.

STEP 10: Add dots and swirls for an accented detail.

STEP 11: Paint each girl's detail in black with super fine brush.

STEP 12: Finish with white detailing and signature on the bottom of glass.

STEP 13: Bake glasses in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degress.

Thank you for taking a behind-the-scenes

look into my STUDIO!

"BRIDESMAIDS"

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ARE YOU THE BLUSHING BRIDE?

"If you are then these would make

great gifts for your bridal party.

You can have them customized for you

MAID OF HONOR,

BRIDESMAIDS, FLOWER GIRLS,

JR. BRIDESMAIDS, MOTHERS,

PERSONAL ATTENDANTS,

READERS,

and why not get one for yourself,

the BRIDE!

Or if you are hosting a bridal shower imagine

what the attendants would do when you

 give them a glass as their party favor?"

Look inside the glass and you will

find a special message... "refill A.S.A.P."

***PLEASE READ FOR IMPORTANT INFO***

This listing, as well as the rest of my designs,

are custom and made to order.

Please make sure to see my shop

HOME PAGE and POLICIES

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FizzyArtist/policy

before placing your order. Thank you!!

*BOOKING SCHEDULE:

Please make your purchase at least 6-8 weeks ahead.

Items are custom and made to order.

You can refer to the "booking schedule"

at the top of my shop HOME PAGE.

*CHOOSE YOUR QUANTITY CAREFULLY:

For more details please see the POLICIES section.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FizzyArtist/policy

*AFTER your PURCHASE and PAYMENT:

You will submit your custom details with the

"WEDDING ORDER FORM" at - http://www.fizzyartist.blogspot.com/

HOW ARE THE GLASSES PERSONALIZED?

Each glass is designed to look like the bridesmaids, maid of honor, groomsmen,

the best man, flower girl, mothers and fathers and most of all the BRIDE and GROOM!

Check out the other BRIDESMAIDS listings here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FizzyArtist?section_id=7257869

CAN I SEND YOU PHOTOS OR JUST DESCRIPTIONS? Yes, either!

WHAT TYPES OF GLASSWARE CAN WE ORDER?

This design can be on a wine, beer pilsner(stien),

beer pint, low-ball (short), martini,

coffee mug or water glass.

Feel free to mix and match!

{ FEEDBACK }

Here is another email from a recent "Fizzy Bride".http://www.etsy.com/people/FizzyArtist/feedback


"Glasses were a huge hit with our bridal party! They used them for both the rehearsal dinner, as well as the wedding and after party! I had so many compliments on the gift and questions about where we got them. I would suggest ordering them super early though, because they really do take as long as she says! But worth the wait! :) " - MsPensFan

Thanks for checking out the FIZZ!

~FizzyArtist

http://www.fizzyartist.com/

Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain

your balance while standing still.

-Linda Brakeall

Make your next {celebration} a MUSTACHE SMASH! + Coupon Code

MUSTACHES and LIPS have been popping up everywhere all year! Who knew that facial hair could be so popular? I wonder who kicked off this fascinating trend and how it got to be so huge on Etsy. I've seen this trend on t-shirts, key-chains, jewelry, pillows, mugs and more. People seem to love these items for gifts, parties and wedding receptions.

Photobooth Party on a Stick
by LittleRetreats

Lots of couples love the idea of adding in some humor and fun to their beautiful wedding photos. Having a set of mustache and lip props handy at the reception allows for dress-up time for grown-ups! Some couples like to have them out by a photo booth for their guests to play with. A funny mustache has a way of making a formal photo look magical.

For my holiday season this year, I decided to make a simple glassware design that I could whip up in a shorter amount of time and have at a lower price point than my custom designs.

I decided the mustache trend would be a great place to start. I made a Mr. Mustache design for the men and a Mrs. Lips design for the ladies. Within a week or two of having the designs in my shop I had buyers select the listing and customize their glassware types. Some wanted all mustaches on beer mugs and some couples chose to have a mustache and lips set on red wine glasses. I can't wait to see if this design is popular throughout the next year. Here's a look into my studio while I worked on my holiday orders.

I start each glass with a bold black outline so it
will also look good from the back!

Busy painting Holiday Orders in my studio apartment.

Next, I paint on the color to fill in the lips or the mustache.

For the last step, I paint the black outline again on the top,
to polish off the look. I bake each glass for durability
and then ship them to you! Get ready to PARTY!

 Check out these other great mustache and lips prop kits for your next celebration!


The Double Date - Party Props
by whiskerworks

Men's Mustache and Women's Lips Handkerchief Set
by CHRISSY'S CREATIONS

I have also featured more items in my latest treasury!

It's a MUSTACHE-SMASH

 For a limited time I am offering a 10% discount on my entire shop for those who read this blog :)

Use this coupon code at your etsy checkout:
MUSTACHESMASH10
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Happy New Year,
The FizzyArtist