Color Trend: Pantone Honeysuckle

A few weeks ago, while everyone was distracted with the holidays, Pantone LLC announced  2011's color of the year, honeysuckle.

I adore this color--largely because I look great wearing it, and am always happy when a color in this family is hot and all over the shelves.  ;-)  But it's also just so bright and cheerful, so warm, so perfect looking forward to spring and summer.  

This color is predicted to be very hot in every arena this year--fashion, home decor, and, of course, weddings.  The Dessy Group (one of my favorite bridesmaid dress designers) already has 139 of their gorgeous designs available in exactly this shade.  

And if you want to incorporate some of this fabulous color into your wedding accessories, or want to purchase jewelry for your bridesmaids to coordinate perfectly with those dresses, Swarovski already makes the perfect color, Indian Pink.

We love working with color here at Tradewind Tiaras, and are happy to custom order any Swarovski color we don't already have in stock.  

A Wedding Cake with Swarovski Crystal Style

I was first contacted by Sabrina from A Cake Dream when she was looking for some advice on Swarovski crystal elements, and how best to mount them on wire.  When I learned what she was up to--creating a wedding cake with Swarovski elements in the centers--I knew I had to see the pictures.  I already put Swarovski crystals on everything else that will hold still long enough--of course a Swarovski wedding cake would be spectacular!  I wasn't disappointed.  Just look at this incredible cake!

Gorgeous photos of this remarkable cake courtesy of Samantha Shay Photography, LLC, from a photo shoot at Exquisite Bride.

Just goes to show you, Swarovski crystals and rhinestones aren't just for tiaras and accessories.  If you're interested in getting this look for your cake, contact us.  We're happy to supply you with Swarovski components that are a perfect match for your accessories, so you can give them to your baker for inclusion in the cake design.

Sneak Peak: Swarovski Rhinestone Napkin Rings

More napkin rings!  (Told you I was on a kick.)

Here's a little sneak peak of a product we'll soon be offering at Tradewind Tiaras.  I love the concept of napkin rings, but I've always thought it's too bad that most napkin rings are made out of such sub-standard materials.    They're pretty expensive, too, especially considering that they're made from just a few cents worth of plastic crystals!  So dissapointing.

Out of desperation, I made my own.  They are so sparkly, so special.  They have that fire and flash only Swarovski can add.  High quality materials really do make all the difference in the world!

We'll be offering them for sale, of course, but we'll also be offering them to rent!  If you love the look, but don't have the budget for all 150 of your guests, we'll have a very affordable rental option to help dress up your table settings!  Watch the Tradewind Tiaras website for them soon!