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May 18, 2015
Monday Happenings

For a recent wedding, we put locally made candles from Candlefish in guest Welcome bags, so I wanted to learn more about their candle classes and their products (focusing mostly on local or Southern made items).

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They offer 2 hour candle making classes that would be perfect for a bridal luncheon or bachelorette party. The cost is $40 per person and you get 2 11oz glass candles (these are $22 each) that you personally pour and choose from 100 different scents.  You can also BYOB and snacks!

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These candles in either silver, gold, or copper pots with marble toppers are divine. The Earl Grey (silver) is one of the best I’ve ever smelled! And how lovely to have out in your home?

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We were loving the precious renditions of these classic novels.

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There is much to appeal to the male counterparts as well- plenty of accessories (love this searsuckerish bow tie)

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We want to Welcome to Soiree and Lettered Olive two new team members.

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Abbie Prince comes to Soiree as a Production Assistant.  She is originally from outside the Washington D.C. area and just graduated from the College of Charleston (this saturday!!!). Welcome Abbie!

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Molly Brinson is originally from Greenville, SC and graduated from Clemson University. She has a background in catering and is also a photographer! We look forward to having Molly on board at Lettered Olive.

5.18.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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May 01, 2015
Friday Finds- Silhouette Artist, Patti Rishforth

I know we have been seeing a popular resurgence in silhouettes for awhile now, but what I love about Patti Rishforth is what she is doing to come up with new and fun ways to do them. Patti also does amazing pencil sketches of children, animals, etc. We’ve had Patti on site for several of our events doing them live as a take away for guests.  And I just love story of how she got started…

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“I was doing pencil portraits at children’s boutiques (live sittings in 45 minutes) before I knew I could do silhouettes. The owner of one boutique I frequented the most kept asking me to do silhouettes and I kept saying I didn’t know how. She kept insisting that if I could do portraits, I’d surely be able to do a silhouette and that she could fill the day with even more appointments. So I got some crisp paper and sharp scissors and practiced on my husband and 2 year old son. After doing 4 or 5, suddenly, it clicked! Like that moment when you finally learn how to use your two hands to play different notes on a piano instead of mirroring each other. It all just clicked into place and I knew I could do it! So I did more of my nephew and nieces and took them to show the shop owner expecting her to say, well, keep working on it and one day we will have a silhouette event. But she immediately chose a Saturday only 4 weeks away for me to do silhouettes. When I showed up that day, the line was out the door! I’ve been doing them ever since.”

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“One thing I’m also doing a lot of now that stands out with people are the family themes where I hand cut siblings or grandchildren playing together. I make sure each child is proportionate to their siblings or cousins so that it can remind the parent (or whomever) of that time period when they were all little enough to play with each other before that moment is gone so fast. I do a lot of these family themes as a “Family Train” so they can all be tied together in a fun way that works well for a strong design.”

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Great idea for favors at a wedding or a birthday party-

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And she is now offering customizable canvas wall prints through online boutique Oopsy Daisy.

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5.01.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Apr 17, 2015
Friday announcements

We are busy busy away doing a wedding this weekend, so I just wanted to share a few quick snippets with you…

I was so thrilled to be a part of Coastal Living Magazine’s Double Take feature on Charleston vs. Portland, ME.  And, recently Tracey Minkin included us as a part of her Design Deck blog!  Thank you Tracey!

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We are very excited about the Charleston Insider’s Weekend May 1st -3rd hosted by Coastal Living.
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Also, happening that week is the Southern C Summit, where I will be presenting!  I hope to see you all at one of these events about town… Next week on the blog is Bridesmaids’ week, so check back with us on Monday!

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4.17.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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