Why do two colours, put one next to the other, sing?

I had been having a hard time with envisioning the colours of my wedding as a whole. The sagey green, cadbury purple and ivory. As time was passing I was feeling it was too bold a contrast. I wanted something softer, more romantic. So, without further ado...

With this selection I get to keep the green I'm using for the bridesmaids...although my green is perhaps a bit softer and paler. I also get to keep the ivory and the idea of purple, except it would now be aubergine. This would then be teamed with peaches and pinks. I think the flowers are going to cover the peach, pinks and whites really well and it will mean the bouquets will lift the bridesmaids dresses. I'm totally in love with it and just hope it all goes to plan with someone like me being involved in picking things that match!

Come dress yourself in love...

I have found THE dress. Well, I have found a dress I feel I will look least silly in.

It was confirmed yesterday and a deposit paid. Just got to spend the next 3 months paying it off now!

Be our guest...

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?

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 bring to you lavender with spikes of blue"

How adorable is this heart-shaped lavender wreath?


Found at All About You.

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?

Sew fiddly!

I spent about 10 minutes this afternoon trying to create something that looks remotely like a boutinniere. It didn't go so well. Obviously the colours are all wrong but it was the process I was testing out. I do not like the felt. I feel vintage lace flowers would be nicer. I don't like the leaves but was struggling for green fabrics and all my feathers are bright colours so I couldn't put those in. Vintage buttons I have my fair share of, however.

It took me ages to get the stem to look finished (wrapped in vintage navy lace). Underneath that is some floristy wire and tape I had in stock. I wrapped that with yarn to make it thicker then wrapped the lace over the top.

Back to the drawing board.