HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Its that time of year!
Whatever your festivities may be; time spent with family, a well deserved tropical vacation (are you sporting something sassy from my collection?)... Beaded Babe wishes you the most Fabulous Holidays!

And because there's no rest for the wicked... I've got a new endeavour up my sleeve for the New Year. Blogger duties to keep y'all posted!

xo!

Monday's Dose of Delicious!

It's time we got up close and personal with each other. I gotta confess my true love of swimwear. There's nothing like these bitty pieces of fabric that challenge convention and creativity. And when I'm cooking up a bikini, I keep the ingredients spicy and plentiful. Take a sweet custom silhouette, sprinkle in some glistening bead work, a dash of unique hardwares and dare to wear, my friend. This pictured little number shows off some of the detail that is synonymous with Ashley Boutcher Swimwear Collections; each bead sewn by hand for superior quality and design precision. Want one? You know where to find me...

20/20 VISION

If you haven't heard of TWENTY CLUNY yet, then rush those typing fingers to:

http://www.twentycluny.com/twentycluny.php

It's hot, hot, hot and being spotted on more and more celebrities by the day such as Fergie and Keri Hilson! I recently had the pleasure of working with the TWENTY CLUNY team producing swimwear patterns and samples for the Spring 2010 collection! Thanks TWENTY CLUNY! Congrats on a hot line!!

FIT FOR A SPREAD!

Toronto photographer Renata Kaveh artfully shot some pieces from the Ashley Boutcher Spring 2009 Swimwear Collection. Pretty sassy huh? Thanks again, Renata!!!

Bikini Blog's Humble Beginnings:

And yet another great concept that begins with B...Blogging!

So be patient with me here, technology is not my bag, baby. But for the love of beads and bikinis, I'm gonna give this a real effort to get you lovely readers on this train!
We've all heard "great things come in small packages"... now of course there is the odd exception (ladies, you hear me on this one?) but for the most part, true! And in fashion, it doesn't get much smaller than a bangin' bikini. My philosophy is to make those itty bitty pieces of cloth the most luxurious and enticing things to get next next to your skin. I mean, you wouldn't let just anyone get that close to your goodies, right?
So I design 'em. I make 'em. I hope you love 'em. I'll be blogging all my designs and swimwear related adventures to spread the word (and maybe some random stuffs too?). Ultimate goal? Let's get these babies off the ground, and into some stores! Into some closets! Onto some beaches! Onto your bodies? ;)