A Story Book Save The Date | Andrea & Spencer

Inspiration, as you may know, as you SHOULD know, is all around. Just like love =]. With that being said, what did people do before all the various social media outlets and image gathering gadgets[:)], I do not know. But anyhow. I was on instagram and found this beauty. It's a save the date stamped on a page from The Fellowship Of The Ring and it is presh! I, naturally, wanted to know more of the HOWs and the WHYs [mostly "Why didn't I think of that?"] involved in the making if it. After some back and forth emailing with the lovely Alexis, I found out that she made these for her sister's wedding. Also that Alexis, Andrea & Spencer [aka Bride & Groom] are huge fans of LOTR and geeks after my own heart.

Here is what you will need, if you want to make your own version of these:

• white acrylic paint
• pages from a book
• a design to apply to the pages

Alexis found the books at a second hand bookstore and ended up using select chapters of two, one is the LOTR and the other Harry Potter. The pages that made it were from the chapters: A Long-expected Party, The Fellowship Of The Ring, Many Meetings, the Unbreakable Vow...so cute! With the help of friends and family the pages were painted and when dry, they were

stamped. Alexis created the design of the stamp and had it made at Sparkvites. The back of the Save The Date holds a sweet personal touch, the story of how the Bride-and-Groom-to-be met. Turns out their families were friends all along!

Check out the amazingly creative Alexis at her Etsy shop - ATYPeICAL, where she draws up all kinds of wonders. Also, I got a sneak peek of the wedding invitation suite and we are all in for a treat. Can't wait to share that too!

Happy Tuesday Dolls and Happy Crafting!

Wedding Invitations | Artisanal Whimsy

I love WEDDINGS (like you didn't know) and with wedding season in full force, today's post only makes sense. This beauty comes to us from the crafty hands of my awesome co-worker Erin! She and her fiancé Tanner, are getting married this July, here in Washington. Erin created this complete invitation suite by hand, with a light box, a pointed calligraphy nib, and lots of sheets of paper. The calligraphy on all of their envelopes was also done by her. My favorite part about these invitations is the story behind the stamps. They are from the collection Erin and her mom gathered, while she was growing up. HEART-->MELTED

The envelopes are from Neenah Paper, the Environment line in ‘Concrete’.
The RSVP cards and map are on Neenah Paper, the Environment line in ‘Desert Storm’.
The invitations are on Neenah Paper, Crane's Lettra in Pearl White.

Have a Happy Wednesday and a Very Happy Wedding Season!

Wedding Invitations | Rustic Romance

One of my best friends is getting married in two weeks! I am so excited to be a part of her special day, it's going to be awesome! A couple of months back Sue, Sumi (her sweet sister) and myself had a craft day; we were putting together wedding invitations. I mean, come on, craft day + wedding + friends = a good time!

Sue designed and printed the invites, Sumi and I helped cut them out and assemble! With the help of cookies of coffee =]

Happy Wednesday Darlings!

Creative Wrapping + Gifts

Let's just say I hate throwing things out. Now I promise these are not first signs of hoarding [said every pack rat ever] but I love reusing everyday items for crafts. This is how I wrapped Brian's Valentine's Day gift, using butcher paper, tissue paper, washi tape & some twine.

I used a small punch to cut out tiny hearts for extra embellishment. I tied the twine in two spot to hold the card in place. Check out the card I made HERE.

This Vday was all about handmade gifts. What I made was inspired by this gift my friend Tara gave me for Christmas, from KeepCalmAndHangOn. It's spells out AMORE when you put your wedding ring in the middle where the "O" goes. All their frames are amazing, but for Brian I needed something...manlier! HAHA I used a frame I got at Michaels on sale, some gray paper, wood letter tiles, a small screw on hook, and glue. I distressed the frame a bit with sand paper, stuck the letters on and attached the hook. Super easy and it spells out his favorite word, zombie =]

Happy Monday Guys!

Sueyeon & Alex | Save The Date

You may recall this lovely couple from my Instagram. They are both dear friends of mine and I cannot be happier to be a part of their May wedding. These two met on my 25th birthday and have been together ever since =]. Sue is a girl after my own heart; an interior designer, super crafty & creative, and has the biggest heart. We met at what we refer to as "the worse job we've ever had" =] and became instant friends. Alex, I've known since the fifth grade and we've always kept in touch.

Today, for inspiration, I'm sharing their Save The Date. Sue designed it herself and had the lot printed at Overnight Prints. The place offers an UV Gloss option, which she added to the text on the front and their names and date on the back. They sent them out as post cards in the mail. The cards were designed in Illustrator and measure at 5.5"X4.24" [with a 0.0635" bleed].

Fonts used: INTRO, SOFIA, CHANNEL

Happy Wedding Wednesday Darlings!

Groomsmen Invitation | Free Printable

Catching up from last week's wedding crafts, it is time for a cool groomsmen invitation printable from Angela & Ryan's wedding. Find their other hand made wedding crafts HERE and HERE.

Ryan wanted to ask his friends in style and have a little something they can keep and of course, drink! The inspiration came from Ruffled. I love the etched shot glass and how easy it is to do. Ryan used a letter cutout and some etching cream; just paint, let it sit for 30 minutes and that's it! The supplies: boxes from the Container Store, shot glasses and alcohol from BevMo, Armour Etch and crinkle paper from Michaels.

The Groomsmen Invitations were finished off by adding personalized name tags. Gotta love boys and  the nicknames for their friends =]. For more Groomsmen Invitation ideas go HERE.

Download GROOMSMAN

Download BESTMAN

Download GIFT TAGS


Happy Monday Guys!!!

Bridesmaids Invitations | Freebie

I'm back with another beautiful detail from Angela and Ryan's upcoming nuptials. It's Angela's bridesmaids invitations. They were made by her and inspired by the groomsmen ones, but for those you'll have to wait until next week =]

Supplies: glass flutes and champagne from BevMo, white paper boxes from the Container Store, crinkly paper, glitter & ribbon from Micheal's. Two of the boxes had to be shipped, Angela used UPS [USPS does not allow liquids] and the pretty boxes arrived intact.

She used contact paper to make the clean cut line on the top and also to cut out the letters. She then used two coats of gold glitter paint, let it dry and removed the letters and top tape. These are very cute and so personalized, I might just have to make some for my girlfriends!

The best part? Ang is sharing a little card printable!!! Isn't is great?!

Download WILL YOU BE MY MAID OF HONOR?
Download WILL YOU BE MY BRIDESMAID?

Happy Wedding Wednesday Dolls!

Jersey Flower Pins | DIY

I few things brought about this post, but mostly nostalgia. I was doing some spring cleaning of my blog pictures and I found these little cuties, both the hair pins and the model! I made these while still in Peru and my lovely friend Vivian modeled them for me. The inspiration was the ever so gorgeous Lana Del Rey, just love the flowers in her hair.

They are extremely easy to make and you can even bunch them up and make a cute headband like Lana's. I followed two different tutorials to make them, you can find them HERE and HERE. I used an old t-shirt, hot glue, and some bobby pins.

Hope you are having a great day, so Happy Thursday Dolls!

Beach Wedding Invitation | Christmas Ornament | DIY

Afternoon Dolls! Could you have possibly guessed that I would have yet another invitation turned ornament to show you today?... Well I do, I SO DO! At first I thought I'd just do a compilation of all of them but, NAH, these turned out way too pretty not to be shown individually =]. I made this beauty for our dear friends Michelle and Robert. They had a beach wedding [as much as you can have one in Seattle] and I wanted this ornament to reflect that. Michelle was also one of my bridesmaids.

At this point you are probably familiar with the method, but I will show you what I did anyway. What you will need for this beach themed ornament: one wedding invite [cut up into strips of different sizes], scissors or rotary cutter, one round pencil, tiny seashells, one round 3" glass ornament, hot glue and gun [not pictured], thin ribbon in color of choice [I bought mine at Joann's, for $0.50 per roll].

First thing I did was to fill up the ornament about half way with some pretty shells I bought at Micheal's [you can also add sand first and then shells, but I didn't have any sand on hand]. Next I twisted all of the paper strips around the pencil to make spiral ribbons. When I was done with those, I added the twists to the glass ornament.

To finish if off I wrapped, the thin gray ribbon around the top cap and secured with hot glue. I tied a bow out of that same ribbon and hot glued that to the presumed front of the ornament. I also tied some of the same ribbon to the top loop of the cap, to hang the ornament from. I used the same brown polka-dotted paper bag as gift wrap =]

There you have it dolls one more, but certainly not the last, wedding invitation turned Christmas ornament. Hope you enjoyed this one! Let me know what you think and if it's something you might do!

Happy Monday Darlings!

Peacock Wedding Invitation | Christmas Ornament | DIY

Surprise! Today I have another wedding themed Christmas ornament! I just can't get enough. I made a few for my friends and don't worry you will see all of them! This one I made for Ashley, one of my bridesmaids. ENJOY!

 
This girl, if you can't tell, loves her some peacock's feathers. She made this beautiful wedding invite all on her own and I almost felt bad cutting it. Ok! So for this little project I used: one wedding invite + RSVP card and envelope, one glass ornament, one round pencil, scissors and/or rotary cutter, one peacocks feather, a small flower paper punch, hot glue and gun [not pictured], thin gray ribbon [not pictured]. I was also hoping to use some lamb's ear branches, the grayish sticks in the picture, but ended up not...

First thing I did was to cut up the invitation into strips of various sizes. I left the pink paper intact, so I could use the paper punch on it.

After I had cut out the strips and flowers, I moved on to twisting the paper strips around the pencil in a spiral. I did these one at a time and it took f.o.r.e.v.e.r!

The easy part came next. I added the pink flowers, the paper twists and lastly the peacock's feather to the glass ornament and replaced the top back on. To finish things off I wrapped a piece of thin gray ribbon around the outside of the top and secured it with hot glue. I made a bow out of the same ribbon and hot glued that too, to the presumed front of the top cap. I wanted to have something to hang the ornament off of, so I added a piece of the ribbon to the top's loop.

I used these awesome polka-dotted brown paper bags and some white tissue paper to gift wrap this beauty. What do you think? Would you make this for your friends, or yourself?

Happy Thursday Dolls!!!

Wedding Crafts | Bouquet Christmas Ornament

You guys, I've been wanting to share this sweet wedding craft with you for awhile now. The time has come for Christmas crafts! This beauty, as you may remember, was my wedding bouquet and I cannot get over how pretty it was. I wanted to preserve it as much as I could and this is what I came up with:

My mom and I planted the succulents in two pots, one for her and one for me. They took to it right away and even have smaller ones growing on the sides.

The rest of the flowers I dried. There was no method to it really they were just left on a shelf for about 4 months. You might not need that long, but that was the time we went to Peru after the wedding. When I got back I picked the prettiest ones and snipped the stems off.

Now, these are the supplies I used for this project: a 4" glass Christmas ornament, the dried flowers, hot gun and glue, scissors, and some thin ribbon.

Next thing I did was to very carefully put the dried flowers through the tiny ornament opening. I then replaced the top back on, wrapped some ribbon around it and secured it with hot glue. I tied a bow and then hot glued it to the top. I also added a piece of ribbon, so I have something to hang my ornament off of. Now I have my wedding flowers for a long time =].

Happy Tuesday Dolls!