Hi, I'm Melissa Scheuber and I am the "Lissy" behind Lissylane. I decided to start Lissylane after creating a custom felt flower bouquet for my own wedding on 1st March 2009 and getting so many wonderful comments about how unique and special it was.

When planning a wedding (I think this is only something that other brides will know) there is so much to think about, it really can become an overwhelming process. Lissylane is designed to try and eliminate some of the stresses related to planning your wedding while giving you some wonderful options you might not have previously considered. I am a firm believer that a wedding should be a reflection of the bride and groom, and that there really are no rights and wrongs when planning a wedding. There really are no must haves for a wedding and I think that this is something that too many brides get caught up in.

Lissylane is another option for brides and a way to make your wedding more about who you are. Lissylane has quite a few areas and products, but the focus is felt flowers made with buttons, an alternative wedding bouquet. I feel anything that means one less thing to worry about on the wedding day can only be a good thing! Felt flowers and accessories mean that you can prepare your flowers well in advance to your big day, therefore there is no rushing around on the day collecting flowers and making sure they don't wilt before the ceremony. It also means that they won't die and get thrown away, you will have your beautiful wedding bouquet for years and years to come and will help the memory of that very special day live on forever though this beautiful heirloom.

Felt flower bouquets are made to your colour scheme and your specification which makes each and every flower unique and different in every way. No-one has exactly the same flowers as everything at lissylane is hand crafted with love and care. I devote my time to each piece as though they are for my own wedding. Everything you find at lissylane will make your day that little bit more special, after all that's what weddings are all about.

What else does Lissylane offer?

As I said, there are other special products that Lissylane specialises in and really the range is ever expanding with new ideas being added all the time; the possibilities are endless. I do however like to maintain my focus to special occasions and making memories. Lissylane has hand-made gifts for birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers and of course all weddings. Browse the shop and photo gallery while letting your imagination run wild. If you have something in mind then This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll see if I can be of assistance.

Tell us a little bit about yourself...

I am 24 years old (25 in December, I know I know that's like practically a whole year away) and live on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia with my husband Charles and tiger (ragdoll kitten) Fuzzie. I have always been creative and right from the word go I was making something, it didn't matter what I had to work with, be it pipe-cleaners to rocks or just plain butchers paper and pencils, I would occupy my time coming up with something new!

During my school years I was naturally into art and loved every minute of it. My art saw me winning different competitions and awards but after school it was actually radio that I turned my hand to (thankfully, as this is how I met my husband). After a few years passed of not knowing exactly "what I wanted to do when I grew up", I finally took the plunge into Interior Design. So there you have it, I'm a qualified interior decorator with a passion for making felt flowers and pretty much anything that looks good enough to eat.

How was your wedding planning experience?

I think planning your wedding is probably one of the most exciting and scary things that you will ever do in your lifetime, seeing as you (generally) only do it once makes it that little bit more nerve racking, aiming for perfection. Perfection...something that every bride strives for. I guess that's why a lot of us end up with the "bridezilla" title! But you know what, it's not made easy for brides, it is actually the suppliers that we are constantly forced to deal with that in most cases make planning a wedding unbearable.

As far as planning my own wedding goes, I think I was one of the lucky ones (trust me, I've heard some horror stories). There really wasn't that many problems along the way and I mainly believe this was because I took out the need for all the typical suppliers involved in creating a wedding day. I had what most would call a DIY wedding, from invitations to the wedding cake and flowers, it was all made by either myself or my mum (where I get a lot of my talent from I believe).

The cake is probably the best example of what I mean about suppliers turning someone into a "bridezella." I think I must have contacted about 20 cake makers by the end of it all to find that the price of cakes was beyond a joke and so unrealistic when you consider that a slice of cake was going to cost anywhere from $10.00 per guest. I had actually found someone originally to make the wedding cake and as I was about to accept their quote I get told, "oh no!! I'm sorry, I have double booked myself..." My other issue was that out of about 20 suppliers contacted, less than half actually replied with a quotation. This puzzled me even more, I always thought it was the supplier that was supposed to chase the market for their business, not the other way around. Long story short we went to "Plan Z" as we were calling it, our last resort... to design and make the cake ourselves.