I am trying to think of an EXCITING way of presenting our guestbook. I've seen numerous sweet ideas such as polaroids, wish trees, typewriters etc but I'm trying to think if there's anything different around. I do have a small, brand-new guestbook that my mum found at a bootsale for a pound (I think!). If I don't use it then that's not much money to lose or I could pop it on Ebay/give to a friend.
Hmmmm...the cogs are turning! Can you see the steam?
Thursday 24 February 2011
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Have I told you lately?
What I've been up to?
I've had a couple of new craft-related ideas for the wedding including a fab ring "cushion" which isn't a cushion at all. Seeing as we don't have any kiddies to carry one I'm making something for the Best Man to hold onto. I just need to find a suitable item to transform and I haven't seen one at a cheap price yet. Curious? My cake topper idea seems to have transformed from birds into people and I hope to be able to reveal that soon.
Most of the suppliers are able to move to our new date which means that our cars, flowers/centrepieces and photographer are the same as before. The Edge salon has just confirmed they can transfer to our new date so that's the hair sorted. My gorgeous friend has offered to do the make-up...she's a freelance make-up artist.
Invitations still need to be sorted out but I have finally gotten around to redesigning the Save the Dates. Now I just need to go and steal everyone's old ones and stick the new slips into the magnet. I've changed the look of them...I'm not sure why. I suppose I feel that they went with the old venue. Photographs to come once printed.
Oh, and I have started the dress search. Mum visited to go to a few appointments with me and I'm headed back to two shops in early March with my bridesmaids to show them the shortlisted. One of my bridesmaids also booked another appointment at the place she got her wedding dress from. Three in one day! I think I'm being punished. I look like a wally in all of the dresses!
I've had a couple of new craft-related ideas for the wedding including a fab ring "cushion" which isn't a cushion at all. Seeing as we don't have any kiddies to carry one I'm making something for the Best Man to hold onto. I just need to find a suitable item to transform and I haven't seen one at a cheap price yet. Curious? My cake topper idea seems to have transformed from birds into people and I hope to be able to reveal that soon.
Most of the suppliers are able to move to our new date which means that our cars, flowers/centrepieces and photographer are the same as before. The Edge salon has just confirmed they can transfer to our new date so that's the hair sorted. My gorgeous friend has offered to do the make-up...she's a freelance make-up artist.
Invitations still need to be sorted out but I have finally gotten around to redesigning the Save the Dates. Now I just need to go and steal everyone's old ones and stick the new slips into the magnet. I've changed the look of them...I'm not sure why. I suppose I feel that they went with the old venue. Photographs to come once printed.
Oh, and I have started the dress search. Mum visited to go to a few appointments with me and I'm headed back to two shops in early March with my bridesmaids to show them the shortlisted. One of my bridesmaids also booked another appointment at the place she got her wedding dress from. Three in one day! I think I'm being punished. I look like a wally in all of the dresses!
Saturday 12 February 2011
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Sew Fiddly - Take 2
I like this attempt infinitely more than the last. I just stitched a regular lace flower and beaded the centre with some seed beads and faux crystals. The rest of the process (wrapping the stem) was pretty much done in the same way as the first attempt - with floristry wire and ribbon. Whilst I like the feathers I still feel it's missing something. Whether it really does need a leaf of some sort or perhaps a spray of pearls, I don't know.
I managed to finish off the end of the stem a lot neater this time by using a bead and headpin as opposed to overwrapping with ribbon and floristry tape until the wrapping stopped slipping off (and the air was blue).
What do we think?
I managed to finish off the end of the stem a lot neater this time by using a bead and headpin as opposed to overwrapping with ribbon and floristry tape until the wrapping stopped slipping off (and the air was blue).
What do we think?
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