When I first started this blog I wanted the theme of finding to appear not necessarily in my travel posts or featured artists; I wanted found to describe the state of objects as I transformed them from thrift store finds to crafts, art pieces, or home decor items. Somehow, I haven’t transformed too many items in the past few months, and instead I’ve found new artists to look at, blogs to read, products to buy, and places to go. It seems that for now at least, these will be my main topics, while I search for those DIYs that got me thinking of my finds in the first place.
The other day I came across the Etsy shop, Jordan de Ruiter. I’ll admit, I kind of have a thing for handmade clothing shops exhibiting lots of playful florals, big hearts, and repeating patterns. Oh, and tulle… lots of tulle. You might not find me walking around in a fluffy tulle skirt any time soon, but when I saw Jordan’s shop, I felt one step closer to living that pretty dream…
The first thing I noticed in Jordan’s shop (besides the bold florals above!) are the different photoshoots her pieces have been on. I love romantic styling, and it’s always lovely to see a different artist’s take on handmade pieces – such as the scene depicted in the photo above, by Megan Bruekelman.
In the shoot above (Michelle Mez photography), model Cara Bisio Davidian wears the Jayne bustier with a bold print.
But I also really love the fun behind-the-scenes type images Jordan features in her shop.
Jordan de Ruiter is based in Toronto and features skirts, dresses, tops, and now, accessories. These are just a few of my favorite pieces… check out her websites below for more:
Shops like this inspire me, so so much. Thank you for sharing Angela! And I hear you about the diy blogging thing. I’ve always had big dreams of a crafty blog myself, but I just can’t ever seem to (make) find the time. Maybe someday we will get there. 🙂
xo!
LOVE that first pic. of course, i’m a sucker for records and floral. so there you have it.
I love shops like these. And that floral bustier is absolutely gorgeous.
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Oh my goodness – how beautiful! I’ve never seen her shop before, but pretty sure it will be my new obsession 🙂
what an absolutely beautiful shop! and hey, you could tot. rock the tulle all around town, just w/ the right shoes to dress it down a tad more i think. anyway, i mainly wanted to stop by and thank you for your super kind comment on my guest post on Lisa’s blog. And then I found your beautiful blog. And put off more hw than I meant to : ).
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