Wedding earrings.

I ordered these today from here, thanks to her.

Save the date stamps

I'm ordering these.

Also, I've continued to work on making vases for our wildflower centerpieces.

There's a local market that sells wildflowers and we'll be stopping there and getting them the day of the wedding. My mom and I are going to do some simple arrangements and a bouquet (?) ourselves. 

And finally, this is just for your viewing pleasure. I really love playful weddings.

the bouquet

Here's me.







I'm excited, BECAUSE...

my bouquet of wilds is complete!

I don't know the names of most of these flowers, but I know I love em. Thanks, Lisa!

wedding stuff -- my oh my

So I'm starting to gather inspiration for wedding ideas...thanks to the wonderful yet overwhelming (and intimidating) world wide web. Since our wedding is going to be small (I mean teeny tiny) I don't feel an extreme amount of pressure to plan some grand,  fancy event. I'm thinkin we'll keep it simple, earthy, budget-friendly and nature-inspired. I love any chance to use alliteration so I am going to throw out this phrase to describe it: environmentally elegant. Ha! Anyway, I love these details and here's the wedding they came from.

 colorful wildflowers are a MUST at our wedding

Here's some more irresistible ideas for a whimsy event:  Here's where I got them. 

This gal and I have VERY similar tastes.

 

I LOVE YELLOW

Did you see that adorable owl cake? Do you know my feelings on owls?!
WOW.

And finally, some stuff I always wanted:

 

branches ~ moss balls ~ tree party favors ~ lace accents ~ wood buttons

Last but not least...a sweet tree stump cake stand

Chris? Making pendants?

Yes sir e, ladies and gents. Chris crafts. He made this for me the other night, after seeing me exasperated and grumbly for about an hour (I couldn't trim the paper just right and anyone who knows me at all is aware of my severe lack of patience).

He got into my craft stash, used some black paper and an old pressed wild flower, and went to town. He did a great job; I know I couldn't have created something so pristine.

Here it is on:

We found that pendant at Michael's (had to empty out what was in it) and the chain was $4 at Claire's. Here's my shout out to Chris for putting together such an elegant little masterpiece. Thanks, sweets. I love it so much.

more pendants and details on what products I used coming soon.

Marble magnets

Do you have extra craft paper, scraps, magazines or even newspaper--just lyin' around? I do. I've got TONS of it. A good solution that my crafty friend Amy suggested: marble magnets. They're easy, cute, fun, versatile--and they make GREAT gifts.

I'm a little late posting this, but as requested, here are the pictures and tutorial.

Stuff I used: E6000 glue (you can also use Mod Podge, but this stuff worked better for images I printed from my computer), clear, flat marbles, paper scraps and small disc magnets. You can get all this stuff at your local craft store.

1. Punch pictures with a hole punch or trace around the marble and cut.

2. Use a good-sized drop of E6000 in the center of the image. Press to flat side of marble. Squeeze to get out any bubbles.

3. Squeeze a drop of glue (E6000 or hot glue) on the back. Attach magnet. Let dry.

D O N E!

TIPS: try adding stuff to your magnets like sparkles, pressed flowers or ribbon. I tried all of those things and it worked beautifully.

my fridge:

(I don't care if it makes you gag. I think it's cute.)

with pressed flowers:

Can you mod podge a toaster?

The answer is Y E S. And I did it.















I needed a place to put my pressed wild flowers. Today it occurred to me, why not the toaster? It's looking white and boring.


Perhaps matching salt and pepper shakers to come...












Yes, I have a problem. I am aware.