etsy wedding giveaway: vintage french lace + floral fascinator from mignonne handmade

{vintage french lace + silk flower clip }

ooh la la! jenn of mignonne handmade is back from a trip to france, scouring for vintage finds to include in her lovely work, and she has graciously agreed to give one of her new creations to you!

here's how she describes it:

it's hand cut, hand pressed pinkish-brown silk flower with vintage details: the stamens are vintage french, found in a flea market in Geneva, Switzerland; the lace accent is a vintage find from Lyon, France; the leaf is a vintage millinery leaf from Japan. It is anchored with felt at the back and has a metal clip that can be fastened to clothes or hair. The flower is around 5" in diameter.

if you're in the phoenix area, jenn also works with real and handmade flowers for weddings, check out joliejourflowers.com. pics of her trip to France are on her blog joliejourflowers.blogspot.com, and joliejour.etsy.com,her other etsy shop, is a mix of flea market vintage finds and hand-crafted lovelies.

TO ENTER: comment on this post with either a favorite reading you're including in your wedding (or wish you could include!), a favorite quote about love, or another favorite from her shop mignonne handmade. no need to include your email address, i will find you!

giveaway ends next friday at midnight PDT. (yeah! daylight savings! woo.)

everyone who enters will receive a 5% discount on anything in her shop. enjoy!





more at mignonnehandmade.etsy.com

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