So, great news! I have one new follower today!!! My lovely best friend and future bridesmaid Meliza ;) (I'm also her bridesmaid :) I haven't been on in a while, but today I wanted to post one of the other projects I had in mind for the wedding -- dun dun DUN!!! It's another small but important detail in the whole ordeal: DIY boutonnieres! Exciting - I know!!! The tutorial I'll be basing them off of can be found on www.Greenweddingshoes.com of course because they are amazing and have about all the inspiration I need for my wedding on their blog alone. Here is the link to check it out and once I have made some I will post pics of them and other projects as well.

DIY Boutonneires: http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-a-burlap-boutonniere/

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OK... so it has been quite a while now but for good reason --SCHOOL! It's kicking my butt as usual but just want to post something quick before I get back to it. http://shopruche.com is an amazing online-vintage-inspired boutique + even better news, according to http://greenweddingshoes.com on March 19th Ruche is coming out with an Awesomely ridiculous wedding line. I had never heard of Ruche before, but it is similar to modcloth and I LOVE it! I will definitely be scoping this website out for possible wedding dresses, & who knows, I may buy one :) So check it out if you're into vintage/quirky/glam-- it's a MUST SEE!!! If you've stopped by my blog before, thanks a ton & come back soon. I will be posting some pics. of some of the crafts I've been working on so far as soon as I can! - Until then.

- T


                                  
                                                           Right on Einstein!

I've been procrastinating most of the day from studying, but I will be up late reading until my eyes start to close and well up...which hopefully won't happen right away : / Anyway, of course I have been surfing the web and finding some amazing blogs, some of which are: www.greenweddingshoes.com (suggested to me by my future sister-in-law); www.loveandlavender.com - another one that I stumbled upon and Love!; & www.ruffledblog.com which I have yet to explore fully, but looks exceedingly promising. :) So, for anyone out there who stumbles upon my wee blog, please feel free and check these out because you can get some Lovely ideas from these sites and some things are just AMAZING to look at - people are really crazy/crafty/talented these days. So, what I just wanted to post real quick was my semi-color scheme for my bridesmaid dresses and therefore some of the tid-bits to Our wedding! Aaah. You will be seeing a Whole lotta color, but what I am doing is having my lovely ladies chose a color, or a few colors that they like, & basically find a dress in a similar hue or that exact one if they can manage. The dresses can have patterns, different textures & styles, polka dots lol whatever they find that fits into the large scheme. The only stipulations that will have to be followed are most likely a short dress, & in-between a sun/cocktail dress. P.S. there are only 8 beauties in my bridal party so not all the colors will be chosen & for that matter, some of the dresses may be similar in color. P.P.S. I'm not opposed to blouses tucked into skirt options either - pretty much anything goes at this Bash! Now, Without further ado:

Hope you can get some inspiration from my color block, you can see that I'm into the pale pinky/peachy/mauves, but I like some PoPs of color too!

& For those Brides out there who are trying to figure out a color scheme: Check out the paint sample section and score some free color slabs!!! :]

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So, as of late, I have become quite the online connoisseur. Started up this blog to keep track of my crafts and record all the little steps along the way to planning our wedding, & now, after receiving a suggestion from one of my very best girlfriends -- I decided to create a wedding website on www.weddingwire.com. It is super easy to use and it has some extremely useful features such as an online seat planner & an RSVP option! Love both of those ideas!! It's also a really cool way to keep people updated on your wedding plans, show them your style, and let them in on how everything began :) I guess I just can't say enough good things about it, so check it out!

On another note, i found out that there are websites out there that will let you enter the url of a youtube music video and it will convert that clip into an mp3 file. In other words, you can download free songs onto your computer! Another awesome thing I discovered today. For some reason I didn't note the website I used, but I think  it's this one http://www.vidtomp3.com/. I used this to upload a song onto my wedding website! Neato!!

Lastly, I'm pretty certain that we have our Reception site picked out! We did go see the place last weekend and we also went garage sale shopping, (I have yet to post the pics of my findings :P). Here are some of my fav. pics of the tour!

Beautiful isn't it!! This is along the side of the reception site, perfect for fun pictures & outdoor games oooooooh!

I thought it would be cute to line up the bridal/grooms party here & have them sit boy/girl and snap some shots - of course the Bride & Groom will be in the middle :]

This picture doesn't make it look that big, but out on the patio is where the tables are going! Outdoor reception!!!! So excited!

& here is the front of our place. It's called the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Cocktails will be held inside, dancing, and dinner will be outside. I feel like this place is a hidden gem! I wouldn't have found it if it weren't for a local photographer & I am beyond ecstatic that I did because pictures don't do it justice!!

It seems as though this is just the sort of place that we were looking for, somewhere to host our vintage inspired laid-back wedding. Sometime this coming week we will hopefully secure our date, so one of the biggest tasks on our to-do list will be fulfilled! Next up is to contact the Church and then start looking into different caterers. In the meantime, I'm going to focus on my schoolwork and do some garage/thrifty searching in-between.

Sounds like a plan stan - So much work lol just gotta take it one step at a time & hopefully the final product will make it all worthwhile :)

So, I have not gone garage sale shopping yet (that's in a few more days), but when I do I will most definitely put pictures up of all the neat things that I find! On another note, I just stumbled upon an extremely unique, charming, amazing, gorgeous, & unfortunately expensive bridal website/shop/boutique. The website is www.bhldn.com and they hail from Houston, Texas. I was looking at wedding dresses of course, and somehow found this wonderful gem of a store. Some of the dresses they have are reasonably priced (I'm a bargain shopper), but overall it seems as though the accessories and decorations are overpriced. Either way, it's nice to look at, there is a dress that I like, and it's a good site to get ideas from! Just thought I'd share that. Did I mention that this Sunday after garage sale shopping I'm going to stop by the possible reception site!!!! I'm going a little overboard with this wedding stuff, but it is SO hard not to ;)

Hello All, which is none so far lol This is my first entry. I decided to create this blog so I can keep tabs on my crafting projects and also because I am in the process of planning a vintage inspired "earth friendly," DIY wedding! It's not going to be 100% do-it-yourself, but I plan on adding a lot of fun & flair through some unique & nifty little craft projects. I am almost certain that I have a place picked out in Central FL, but nothing is booked yet & I still have a long way to go before the big day which will be in Fall of 2013!! I will be posting pictures for inspiration, and I may go on tangents sometimes to express what's on my mind. But, I'm super excited and hope to have this blog up and running with creative & simple crafts that anyone can do! Feel free to ask questions or leave comments if something catches your eye!
- T

Here are just some random photos of objects that I will be on the look-out for @ garage sales, craft stores, online, thrift stores, everywhere - starting this Sunday SO excited!! & I do plan on putting these items to use :]


Well, that's all for now, I'm going to hit the sack. Night, hope you enjoyed!!!!!!