Flower girl baskets

I have finally finished the flower girl baskets! I found bamboo baskets and made ribbon handles and added bows.

DIY Pocketfold Invitations by Miranda

Ok, big belated THANK YOU to Miranda. Miranda made me a template with directions for making pocketfold invitations. They are generally very expensive to buy so a lot of people make them. The problem is that all the templates out there are for custom cut paper that usually needs to be ordered online. Miranda has started her pocketfolds and used 12x12 paper which is cheap and easy to get. Hers looked great and I can't wait to see the finished product!

Directions:
1. I used 12x12" paper
2. Using the template measurements cut the entire piece out (once you do it once it's pretty easy)
3. Fold the 1" section on the score line, I used double stick tape on the back of the 1" sections on the bottom and folded the whole section up to create the pocket.
4. For the pocket inserts I created 3 different sizes [4.75x4.75", 4x6" (my response postcard) and 4.75x7"])
5. Once the invite is completed fold left to right and fold the 2" flap over to the left

Flowers!

Ok, we have 9 bridesmaids and 2 Junior bridesmaids. I need 11 bouquets plus mine plus a toss one. I have 8 of the take out box ones for the bridesmaids and junior bridesmaids. I want something different for my sisters and Sheila, my maid of honor. I know I would like to carry tiger lilies and I would like my sisters to as well. I have not decided what I'm going to have Sheila carry. So many decisions. I did find some inspiration for my bouquet!

Rough draft Save the Date postcard

Here is my rough draft of our possible save the date postcard! It was super easy to make. It took me about five minutes on Picnik.com. And it was free!

DIY pomanders

Ok so I am super into the DIY pomanders. I really like different styles too. Partially because I keep running out of stuff I start with....so I have to find additional materials! Well Miranda has an awesome one she's making for her wedding! It looks like it will take a lot of time.... but I'm going to start looking for ribbon! The above picture I stole from Miranda. This is the how to link:

http://vintageglamblog.com/2009/04/diy-entry-7/

This is another project I'm not so sure about.....

This is the first side of the cardbox. It's four frames nailed together (Thanks Dad!). This is just a picture from the fridge to give a rough idea of what I'm going for. This first side actaully took longer then expected. I'm happy with it so far but who knows, remember the original cake topper?
Here is a link for building your own cardbox from picture frames. (Mine is not exactly the same.) http://adorkable.so-uneek.com/d.php?go=cardbox

Yea, double dip!

Ok, to the left is the slip after the first dip.

To the right is after the second dye. I think
it looks a little bit bluer and that what I wanted, so I'm happy!

Is it ok to double dip?

I decided that my blue crinoline just wasn't blue enough. So I figured I would try and dye it one more time. I want it to be REALLY obvious that it's something blue!

This is the link for the best directions that I found: http://onlyslightlyneurotic.blogspot.com/2008/07/dying-crinoline.html

Another cake topper!

This is the cake topper I am making for my friend JoAnna's wedding. She already has a cake topper but she liked my "D" and wants a "G" to display. I went with a burnt Orange colored bead to go with her theme. It's a cursive G, I think it looks nicer than a print, and it's easier to work the wire with cursive letters rather than regular print. I guess we will have to see if she likes it but I'm still undecided.

Something blue

So by now you've gathered that I'm a planner. So of course I am already thinking about something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. I saw a picture somewhere of a dyed crinoline (that big puffy skirt with hoops that you wear under a wedding dress). It was bright pink! And I got to thinking "Hey, I have one of those!" Then I decided it could be my something blue! It's hard to see the blue in the picture. You can tell the lace is dark blue. In person everyone has been saying it's definitely blue. I am considering re-dying it.

Towel Cakes

Ok the cakes are almost finished! On the left I have my fall cake decorated with leaves, and on the right I have my beach cake decorated with seashells. And all around the cakes is my messy kitchen. Jason probably cannot wait for some of this wedding anniversary stuff to be over! Poor Jason, every surface in our place is a project in progress.

Wedding cake... towel cake

Ok, so I know like 27 people that are getting married. I started making a towel wedding cake for one of my friends. I've made diaper cakes before and they've turned out really nice so I thought I'd try a towel cake. Usually with the diaper cakes I take the rubber bands off and replace them with ribbon. The cakes are pretty serious though.... I may have to ribbon on top of the rubber bands. I think the cakes might bust through just ribbon. Anyway, this is the undecorated version. There are six bath towels and six hand towels. I didn't even bother with washcloths. I had enough towels and I don't think people really use them anymore.

Flower girl headbands

Ok, I lied. The most tedious project to date was probably this one. I made these pearl headbands for the flowergirls to wear.
They're going to be tied with green ribbon under their hair. By the way please excuse my messy 2:30 in the
morning hair lol.
Great how to video!
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-refashion-a-headband-out-of-a-pearl-necklace-245911/

My new favorite pomander!

I found pearl garland at my new favorite store (Hobby Lobby). I wanted to try making a pearl pomander since all the girls will be wearing pearl necklaces. It was probably the most tedious wedding project I've had to do so far. I had to push the pearls together to hide the string and it took 30 feet of garland!!! But.... I think it turned out beautiful!....and heavier than I expected! I am worried that sometimes that type of garland gets yellowish with age....and I'm also worried that the ribbon might fall out because it's so heavy. I might hang it up somewhere and see how much weight it can take.

Rough draft bridesmaid "bouquets"

Ok, I did a rough "draft" of what I would like the bridesmaid flower purses to look like. These are in place of bouquets.

What to do with thousands of wine corks?

Well since I only got six flower balls out of all those roses I decided to try and make a pomander out of wine corks.... and I think it's cool looking!

The Flower Balls

OK, so this is what I did with the less than par flowers I bought online. I wound up with six pomanders. They aren't quite finished yet. The flowers are ivory and the Styrofoam balls I used are white. Even though the colors are similar, you can still see some Styrofoam between the flowers. So they need to be "tweaked" a little.

Pictures, finally!

Here is my monogram cake topper. I am very happy with the end result. When I first had the idea it was very different, it kind of evolved as I was making it.

Coloring books

I got out of work early tonight. My project for the night was coloring books for the little kids coming to the wedding. I found a great example of do it yourself activity books: http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/wedding-favors-for-kids.html (that's where the picture is from) I've been scouting the Internet for coloring book pages all night and found some cute ones!

Bridesmaid bouquets

Ok, so I've had quite a few ideas about bridesmaid bouquets. I started with a traditional bouquet wrapped with ribbon and secured with pearl headed pins. Then I ordered bouquet holders to clip on the tables at the reception. Then I wanted silver plated bouquet holders. Then I wanted to make pomanders, "kissing balls," for the girls to carry. Well..... now comes the newest evolution of the bridesmaid bouquets..... I saw this picture of someone's wedding where the bridesmaids carried flowers in purses. And they kept the bags afterwards! (Please let me know if anyone knows where this picture came from, thanks!)