winter

customer love: “Winter Baby” first birthday photos

December 18, 2015 Elizabeth Smillie

Customer love time! I know Christmas is just next week, but who wants to take a break from the hustle and see some cute little babies? You do? Oh goody -we’re happy to oblige! Joelle purchased some snowflake garland from us and has been using it in her photo sessions – she shared some pictures with us, and they are so, so cute!!! I love how she has taken the theme of “Winter Baby” and run with it. :)
Such a sweetie pie!

You can see even more of these cuties and her other work on her Facebook page (and maybe schedule a session if you live nearby!). Thank you so much for sharing these with us, Joelle!

Do you have photos that you’d like to share? If so, you can either email them to me at elizabeth@pltmarket.com or tag them with #thepathlesstraveledmarket or #thepathlesstraveledevents on Instagram {as long as you have a public profile :)} – we’d all love to see your ideas! Also, I often send “thank you” coupons to the lovelies who let me share their photos with you – so if you’re looking for a coupon for your next order, sharing photos is a great way to get a discount!

Items featured: Frozen Snowflake Garland, 20 ft

customer love – a winter wedding

March 26, 2015 Elizabeth Smillie

This Customer Love post is especially fun for me – it features the wedding of an old friend! A while back I had the privilege of attending the winter wedding of a girl I have known forever, and she even let me help by contributing some of the decor. She was coming home from China to have her wedding in Colorado, and welcomed the snowflake items we were able to make for her!

The guest book table was decorated with our Snowflake Garland entwined through some white and ice blue decorators mesh, framed photos of the happy couple, white flowers and candles nestled into jars of “snow” {epsom salt!}. The draped more of the garlands around a pair of chalkboards that they used for the bridal party “program”, which was done in some sweet chalk art and lettering. We made up dozens of our little snowflake cupcake toppers, and Jenni used them as toppers for their wedding “cake”. The cupcakes had fluffy, light blue icing sprinkled with sparkly white sugar, and the snowflakes stood out gorgeously against the blue. The twinkle lights that were woven with tulle through the silver candle holders and flowers really made the table shine!Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your special day, Aaron and Jenni! I love you both, and am delighted to see what is in store for you next. <3

Do you have photos that you’d like to share? If so, you can either email them to me at elizabeth@pltmarket.com or tag them with #thepathlesstraveledmarket on Instagram {as long as you have a public profile :)} – we’d all love to see your ideas! Also, I often send “thank you” coupons to the lovelies who let me share their photos with you – so if you’re looking for a coupon for your next order, sharing photos is a great way to get a discount!

March 5, 2015 Elizabeth Smillie

You know how Boston has gotten a hundred feet of snow this year {or at least, it seems like it}? Central Indiana has only gotten about a inch at a time {which is not enough to play in if you’re a preschooler who has their heart set on making snow angels and snowmen}, and even that was pretty icy and not very fun to play in.

But last weekend we got SNOW. I know many of you are already going without jackets and sweaters {it is March 5th, after all}, but last night we got another round of ice and snow, and I’ve decided to try to really enjoy these last few weeks of winter { and yes, I know spring is almost here – our tulips keep trying to poke through the snow and St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner :)}.

customer love: winter baby shower

March 1, 2015 Elizabeth Smillie

Customer love time again! I love seeing all these fun ideas, don’t you? For today’s customer love edition, I have some photos that a customer{who happens to be an event planner} sent to share with you! Paula chose a variety of our snowflake items, and used them as part of this gorgeous winter- themed “Baby It’s Cold Outside” baby shower:

The snowflake stir sticks were a custom order for Paula, and they turned out so amazingly that we are planning to add them to our shop soon!

Paula shared more photos of this amazing shower here on Facebook – I love it!

edit: we have added the stir sticks to our shop! You can now find them here.

It’s beginning to look like Christmas

November 27, 2014 Elizabeth Smillie

or at least, it did while I took these photos :)

One of the things our cookie cutter {but absolutely wonderful for us right} house does not have is a fireplace, and I miss having a fireplace. Not just on rainy days, snowy days, days when I really don’t want to get out of my jammies, but also on days when I really need to get some product photos for our shop taken. So, I came up with a solution – create a faux fireplace/cozy area!

With all this coziness, you almost don’t notice that the actual fireplace isn’t there :) For me, a cozy fireplace spot is made up of a great chair, complete with welcoming warm throw and cushy pillow, a spot for a warm drink, soft glowing light, and a mantlepiece {and, of course, a fireplace ….}. Notice I was able to pull together all but the fireplace? The photos I needed were for some new Christmas products so I added in some garland, a tinsel tree and lots of candles. Candles have been my answer to not having a fireplace for years {here and here}! I just love how the luminaries glow, and how the light reflects off of the gold shimmery banner! It was so fun to put this little area together, and as soon as I can get our Thanksgiving decorations put away, I’m going to put all of this back up. :) And of course, having a bottle of wine to share with your love as you get cozy together is wonderful! {and with our new leather gift ties, they’re a pretty fun hostess gift, too!} What do you think? Do you have a fireplace that you’d like to cozi-fy a bit? Or do you need to create a faux fireplace in your home, a place to get cozy and rest in the midst of the holiday hubbub {and winter chill}?

customer love – Winter ONEderland Birthday edition!

January 31, 2014 Elizabeth Smillie

Do you remember the custom snowflake cake garland I posted the other day?It was part of a batch of things I put together for a darling “Winter ONEdarland” themed first birthday, and I was so excited to open the email full of photos that the mama sent after the party! Look at how darling it was!!! The colors she used were pink, blush, cream, white, glitter gold and aqua. Jaclyn emailed asking if the Confetti Circles Garland‘s colors could be tweaked a tad (my answer – “of course!”), and from there we added some Large Snowflake Garlands, a few custom garlands that were a combination of the two others (love this idea! and when I get a free day or two I might add a version to the shop – they’re so sweet!)

For the cake topper, Jaclyn had the idea of combining two of the Snowflake Dessert Toppers with a mini version of the Confetti Circles Garland and the result (again!) was absolutely gorgeous and had me wondering why I hadn’t added something like it to the shop already. Amazing job Jaclyn! I love everything about this! :)

Do you have photos that you’d like to share? If so, you can either email them to me at elizabeth@pltmarket.com or tag them with #thepathlesstraveledmarket on Instagram – we’d all love to see your ideas!

p.s. I often send “thank you” coupons to the lovelies who let me share their photos with you – so if you’re looking for a coupon for your next order, sharing photos is a great way to get a discount!

merry christmas

December 24, 2013 Elizabeth Smillie

May your Christmas celebration be filled with true and lasting peace and joy. May you take time from the bustle to savor the treasure of this moment {that will not come again}. And may you celebrate Emmanuel truly this year.

Eph. 3:14-21

Merry Christmas to each and every one of you <3

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders.
And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9: 6

Elizabeth Smillie

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