If music be the food of love...

My mum found a HUGE bundle of vintage sheet music at a bootsale. Guess who has it now? *muahahahaha*
Much of it is dog-eared but since I intend to recycle the pages into something else it's not too great a bother. Having taken the photo I've noticed my camera has glorified the condition. They have a rather brownish hue in reality and I find that ever so endearing. How fitting that the page sitting atop the bundle is a piece titled "Love's Old Sweet Song". I've just looked it up on The Oracle (Google) and thought I'd share the video I found.



I'm unsure as to what I shall be using this sheet music for as of yet. I have ideas to cover regular cardboard cupcake stands and coat with varnish spray, or perhaps make confetti. There's plenty of it to go around though, so watch this space!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Look what colour ribbon my sister used to wrap her Christmas gifts this year:


Look familiar? It's pretty much an exact colour match to the fabric we're utilising for the bridesmaid's dresses and men's accessories. I firmly believe that I can find a purpose for this ribbon whether it be tying bows on a birdcage or making ribbon flower corsages. Now, it may seem a little obsessive salvaging used ribbon scraps on the morning of Christmas whilst a pile of brand-spanking new presents is sat in the corner but I'm not one to pass up an opportunity to add some homemade embellishments to my wedding.

Sign me up...

If you refresh your memory with this blog entry - made back in September last year - my post now will make more sense.

Talent. My sister has it. Look at what she made me for Christmas this year:

She found a plank of wood somewhere, coated in with white paint and the wording? HAND painted. Look how neat it is!! There's not a brushstroke over the edge. It's a really substantial size (it's quite a big sofa) and has a solid, lengthy chain to hang on.

The previous sign came the day after I was given my belated birthday presents:

Again, handpainted, except this time onto canvases. The ribbon detail adds just the right amount of a term I've now coined as 'wedding pretty'.

Beautiful, aren't they?

uhhh

Oh dear. I'm getting married THIS year.

Cuff it up

How sweet are these vintage cufflinks? I may search out something similar for Simon.

A twist to tradition

Sienna Grace-Designs is a page I stumbled across on faithful Facebook (I'm a fan of alliteration, ok) although there's also a main webpage. The company, based in the Midlands, deals with venue styling. They provide everything from the traditional table centerpieces and chair covers, to the more unique aspects of floating flower curtains and hanging pom-poms. What really caught my eye recently with Sienna Grace is this twist on the usual chair dressing:

Isn't it beautiful? Go check out their website and friend them on Facebook. They update their Facebook page very regularly with new ideas and frequently post links to other services that might be helpful!

Songbirds

I love this idea for a cake:

Found this at Martha Stewart! In fact, there is a whole host of bird related ideas over at that website including these fantastic place cards:


How cool would it be to have your centrepiece flowers in faux birdsnests?!