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Yet another use for those doilies

talda — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:52:42 +0000

I was in Target today when I came across the summer issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. I’ve been more inclined as of late to flip through wedding magazines [probably thanks to my older sister who has been handing me tear outs of magazines with inspiration pictures, which I'll have to scan for you all because I now have a new centerpiece idea. A lot more spendy than the first but it makes my heart pitter-patter just so] and have even been tempted to buy one. I don’t know how much longer I should hold out.

But I digress, I flipped through it to see what the Martha had for this season and there was a lot of DIY stuff in there, like it was some kind of DIY issue. Okay, it was their DIY issue. Anywho, while I was flipping through, this little ditty caught my eye:

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The flowers in the garland and the chandelier are made out of paper doilies! I want that chandelier to hang from our wedding canopy. Wouldn’t that be lovely to marry under? And it would be a relatively simple project to tackle, which is good because I can see my project list spiraling out of control as we speak. I will have to sit down one day and write out every project I want to create to make sure I’m not getting in over my head.

Can I also admit that I was thisclose to trying to find some doilies at Target to try this project out today? I even thought about stopping at Michael’s to pick some up and probably would have if it wasn’t for the mozzarella cheese I bought and didn’t want left in the car on a pretty warm day.

There’s always tomorrow.

do you feel lucky?

talda — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:04:50 +0000

you know those little scratch off lottery cards? and how that idea has crept into some whimsical wedding stationary, like save the dates and such? like these:

[both pictures from invitation consultants]

cute, yes? fun? definitely. and you know what’s even better? wait for it…you can make them yourself!

i know!

thanks to kimberly michelle [yup, that's mrs. lemon from the 'bee!], who alerted me to today’s post on idiy, with a little liquid washing soap and metallic paint, you too, can have custom scratcher tickets of your very own!

[from idiy]

i think this is a fabulous little project and i think i just figured out what i’ll be doing for my christmas cards this year! check out idiy for a link to the tutorial and make your own luck today!

okay, that was completely cheesy.

my own inspiration board!

talda — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:57:28 +0000

so instead of going to bed like i should have, i played around on style me pretty‘s newest feature, the style circle.

it’s a clever little community of other brides to be and wedding enthusiasts but i didn’t explore that part of the feature instead opting to play with their handy, dandy inspiration board builder instead. it’s as awesome as fantastically melty grilled cheese sandwiches!

okay so seriously, i’ve been trying to fit together some of the pictures i’ve collected to try to build my own board but i’ve failed each time i’ve attempted, but this, this actually works. there’s even an entire library of pretty pictures that you can drag and drop into your choice of layouts [that you can further customize]. i am actually pretty excited about the board i built and i feel like i may be on the right track to the laid back, casual, and fun wedding the boy and i both want.

so, what do you think? pretty close, yes?

oooh, someone’s getting warmer!

you do have to sign up for an account before you can start playing but i say go for it and build your own board. and if you do, share your final design with the class!

there’s a card for that

talda — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:45:41 +0000

i was blessed to have been a bridesmaid for two of my friends. it was actually a lot of fun. the first one pulled me aside and asked, which meant i got to jump up and down and hug her as i accepted and my bestie called me the day after her engagement [they had been camping] and asked me via voicemail, which meant i got to jump up and down with excitement.

how will i ask the two girls i plan on having in my bridal party? i’m not entirely sure but i would like to do something formal for the two in question even though they already know they’re the two in question.

that said, i’ve seen lots of different ways people have asked their nearest and dearest to join them on their wedding day with cards, little gifts and so forth. cards like what i saw on once wed today

which i think is adorable and maybe doable. i’d only have to make three connecting girls. and who didn’t like making the doll chains growing up?

oh, me. but i think i an remember to not cut the folded side this time around.

emily was kind enough to write up a tutorial so check it out!