Watch This Wed. Nov. 18th 6 & 8pm on E!

I had the pleasure to work with Jennifer Walcott & I am so excited for her...She and Adam will be on a special E! Bio. They are great together!

The E! True Hollywood Story: Football Wives. THS explores the ups & downs of some of the NFL's hottest-and most diverse wives!

http//www.eonline.com/videos/v47534_ths-short-football-wives.html

Check your local listing.
I checked the Direct TV listing for this and it shows at 6pm & 11pm. (Az. time)

I hope you will check it out. I may have an apperance...we'll see!

New Chandelier Earrings!

I Just finished these amazing Chandelier Earrings and thought they should be shown off immediately!

These will be added to my 3N Collection of Chandelier Earrings.

The 3 N stands for No Necklace Needed.

If you go with a big earring you wouldn't necessarily need a necklace, just add a great bracelet or two and you are ready to go! Beautiful!

A Little Something Special for Your Hair!

New Flower & Feather designs for

the brides hair.

Putting a little twist on a couple of these pieces was a lot of fun.

Something old* A Vintage Brooch in the center is a great unique touch.

Something Blue* Adding a baby blue freshwater

pearl in the center, very subtle.

I also made one of these very small...for a bride that just wants a hint of this fun & flirty look!

Any flowergirl would love this too!

Custom designing each piece I am able to accommodate each bride with her personal style, shape, color or any other creative ideas she would like to incorporate into her flower.

So Happy Together!

I wanted to share this photo that my bride Nicole sent to me! What a great looking couple they are & Nicole is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside!

She wore my favorite combination of jewelry...An amazing pair of chandelier earrings as well as a big beautiful bracelet to match. Both pieces complimented her gorgeous wedding gown which she found at Destiny's Bride.

The 2nd photo here is the envelope her photo arrived in, I LOvE this! Look at the stamp, a picture of them right on the stamp!

Very creative Nicole!

Pure. Eco Friendly Wedding Gowns

This Beautiful wedding gown is from the new Eco Friendly line called Pure, from Justin Alexander. You can find it exclusively @ Suzannes Bridal Boutique

We were doing a promotional photo shoot and I wanted to design a pair of earrings that would match the theme & style of the gown. I chose to use a wooden carved bead as well as the Mother of Pearl petals at the bottom. Love this look for the gown!

We decided the Flower feather hair peice was the perfect last touch to get the photo just right!

Thank-you for a great shot!

Suzanne's Beautiful, Beautiful Girls!

Here's a photo taken at TreBella in Old Town Mesa during a Fox 10 T.V promotion for

The East Valley Bridal Show.

All the wedding gowns are from Suzanne's Bridal Boutique as well as all of the beautiful models!

I had the privilege of providing all of the jewelry

for both of the Fashion Shows this past Sunday.

I really enjoyed myself and was very pleased at how everything turned out.

Thank-you again Ladies for making my jewelry shine!

Published in Southern Weddings Magazine!

Below is an an e-mail I received from one of my amazing brides!

Thank -you Kelley for sending me this link! Your so thoughtful & I am thrilled I was fortunate enough to meet & work with you! You defiantly leave a lasting and endearing impression on those who meet you!

Oh and tell your Mom I said "hi" too! :)

8/10/2009 email.

Hi Lani,I thought you would appreciate the below link to an article that was just published in Southern Wedding magazine on our wedding especially since there are some nice shots of your jewelry and we gave you some well deserved plugs. I hope you enjoy and thanks again for everything!!!! Your jewelry is amazing!!!! Oh yeah, my mom says hi :)http://www.swsmag.net/blog/2009/7/14/details-kelly-john.html

Warm Regards,Kelley

Careful Where You Put Your Flowers!

A quick Fun Fact I came across today and wanted to share, I didn't know this.

In Hawaii, pinning a flower behind your left ear indicates you are taken!

So, even if your not getting married in Hawaii be sure to pass this information on to your single bridesmaids! Right.

Just Take A Moment

It only takes a moment to slip away from it all when you see this amazing photo from one of my beautiful brides!

If you close your eyes and stay very still I think you can hear the ocean!

Thank-you for sharing Evelyn!

Le' ale 'a..it means "Pleasure" in Hawaii

It was truly a pleasure "Le' ale 'a" to meet Michelle, she called me looking for some amazing layers of pearls... for a "pre" wedding photo shoot!
I was in Reno visiting my sister when I got her call and just happened to be in an antique store and was happy to find some great old vintage pearls that were all different shapes and sizes..perfect for what Michelle wanted!

When I returned to Arizona I meet with her to drop the pearls off and it was then that Michelle showed me a picture of the necklace she wanted to have made for her Wedding Day! As you can see in the picture I was able to design layers of freshwater pearls just exactly the way she wanted...and I was thrilled to do it!!

When Michelle sent me her wedding photo's I knew I had to have a few for my website so I e-mail Kym Ventola from Ventola Photography. What a Rock Star she is..I had this photo as well as 2 others AND a pleasant little note in about an hour, that is my kind of vendor! Thank-you very much Kym, I really appreciate it very much.

Looking through Jim & Michelle's wedding photo's it was so easy to see how in love they are and how happy they make each other. I know they will cherish their amazing photo's for a lifetime!

Have a wonderful time in Hawaii Michelle & Jim!

Aloha.

Fireworks & Sparklers for me!

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July with family and friends! It is actually one of my favorite holidays! Colored lights decorating the night sky!

With that said I want to share another type of sparkler/firework!

I had the pleasure of doing a photo shoot for Kim Horne of Arizona Bridal Source with Leanna from Photography by Leanna behind the lens! Here is one of the photo's. I will be posting more soon as well as adding them to a slide show on my website Custom Jewelry by Lani.

The hair & make-up was beautifully done by Shawn at Az lash lady & Lisa of Hair by Lisa. It is always such a treat for me to work on a project and have amazing professional photo's to show off my jewelry!

A successful Trunk Show with a touch of Vintage Glam!

I was at a Brides by Demetrios Trunk Show this week-end with all of my jewelry on display, it was a great success! I meet many new Brides and made some new friends.
I had the pleasure to meet Melanie, a make-up artist. Her work is amazing. She has a beautiful portfolio as well as I sat in her chair and she actually did a bit of a make over on me! The name of her company is M is for Make-up. Check her out!
I also had quite a few Brides interested in my vintage brooches! They make for a great accent to any wedding gown. I collect all of my brooches from antique stores when ever I go out of town. The newest ones are from Reno, Nv. Shopping for brooches is my kind of work!

Feathers & Flowers for Everyone!

I am pleased to announce that I have added Feathers & Flowers to my line of Custom work!

I really enjoy creating each piece and would like to be able to just sit and design them all day! I am going to be adding them to my website as quickly as I can get them done!

I just had a Bride order her bridesmaids bright Fuschia & orange flowers & feather hair pieces, I can't wait to see how they turn out! She said one of my favorite things to hear.."The Funkier the Better" LOve it! I will keep you posted on those too.

The Nicest Thing Anyone Ever Said About Me!

I had a wonderful e-mail sent to me from Sherri Lucero of Planned to Perfection. http://www.lovetoplan.com. We worked together to get her bride her wedding earrings. This is what she had to say!Monday, May 18, 2009

Vendor Spotlight - Custom Jewelry by Lani
I thought that I would share one of my most recent experiences with a very fabulous custom jewelry designer, Lani McEvers, owner of Custom Jewelry by Lani. Lani found her passion when she started beading back in April of 2000 and has been creating custom jewelry ever since. She uses the finest materials, with Swarovski Austrian Crystals being the cornerstone of her designs adding a rainbow of color with faceted gemstones, pearls or other unique materials.Now besides all that, this is why Lani is in the spotlight, one of my brides recently told me that she absolutely hated the earrings that she had chosen from an upscale department store. Now this was only 4 days before her wedding, so in an attempt to reassure her that her selection was in fact just fine, I asked to see the earrings along with her gown. I have to admit, it was not at all a flattering match up.So, the following day I went in search of earrings for her, remember this is now only 3 days before her wedding and finding something in stock might not be a possibility, but the first place I checked was Brides by Demetrios in Scottsdale, where I knew that Lani had some items displayed. I walked in, asked the ladies where Lani's display was set, they informed me that there were only a couple of chandelier earrings available, but I asked to see them anyway. Sure enough there was the set that I thought would go perfectly with her gown. I quickly snapped a photo, with permission of course, remember when you are dealing with anything custom whether it be a gown, jewelry, floral, whatever, you want to make sure that you have permission, anyway, I snapped the photo, called my bride but unfortunately she was unavailable. Not knowing whether she would like them or not I left the bridal salon and e-mailed her the photo. She absolutely loved the earrings and wanted to know if we could put a hold on them. It was rather late in the evening, so I e-mailed Lani and she responded immediately, told me that she would call the salon in the morning and have them put on hold for my bride. When I called the next morning to Brides by Demetrios, I explained who I was and the nature of my call, I was asked to hold on for a moment and when someone came back on the line, it was none other than Lani herself. She made a point to make a special trip into the salon first thing in the morning, pack up the earrings in pretty wrapping and put a card personally addressed to my bride. WOW, talk about customer service!!!So needless to say, my bride was ecstatic, she must have told me at least 3 times on her wedding day, how happy she was with the earrings, how perfect they were with her gown and how happy she was that we were able to get her something she loved on such short notice.Thanks Lani, you are the best!!!All the best & 'til next time,
Posted by Sherri Lucero - owner Planned to Perfection

Spotlight on Weddings!

A wonderful start to a New Year! Let's do some T.V!

I had the wonderful opportunity to provide the Custom Wedding Jewelry for Ch. 12, Ch. 15/Sonoran Living & Ch. 3. During T.V. promotion's for the Bridal Fashion Debut Wedding show. Featuring Wedding Planner Kim Horn. I always enjoy any opportunity to work with Kim, she is amazing!
I have to admit there is a certain Thrill you get when you go to the stations do do these "spots" The amount of work & time that goes into a 1 min. "spot" is just crazy when you think about how fast it is over, but I LOVE to go to the station! At least it is my Custom Wedding Jewelry on camera and NOT me..I would FREEZE like a snowcone!
I take my daughter with me when I can, of course for her she like the part where we go out to Breakfast afterwards the best. Go figure! :)