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our engagement photos
we weren’t super into the idea of engagement photos initially, partly because my mom convinced me they were a waste of money, and partly because they are cheeeeeesy. but our photographer, color me rad, said they’re a really good way to get comfortable having our photo taken for the big day and getting more comfortable with the actual photographer. she was right, and i’m so happy to have finally good photos of us and we feel way better about working with her on the wedding day.
we took the first half of our photos at the ace in palm springs, and the second half at the windmills.
click through to see the rest if you’re not going to make fun of us!
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diy watercolor table numbers
with the shower invites yesterday and this today, i decided it’s going to be wedding week on the blog! now that’s its summer, i need to buckle down and start checking DIYs off my list for the wedding in four months. so i started with something i’d thought of a few months ago and decided to make some prototypes. we have a lot of watercolor and ombre elements in the wedding, so i wanted to incorporate that into the tables. i originally was going to make these with wood blocks, but decided that glass water bottles can serve as functional as well.
these are so easy to make, but the best part is the rewarding feeling of removing the sticker.
materials
glass water bottles (the cheapest i found were ikea)
vinyl number stickers (mine measure at 4″)
spray paint
directions
01 | after removing stickers and cleaning your bottles, dry them thoroughly. place a number onto the bottle as straight as you can. burnish it with your fingernail.
02 | in order to hang my bottle upside down to spray, i cut a hole into a cardboard box and placed the bottle in at an angle.
03 | lightly spray paint in a small spraying motions from far away, stop and check every few seconds to make sure you don’t overspray. i stayed at the bottom mostly and did just enough of the center to surround the number
04 | once dry, carefully and slowly remove the sticker.
i am so excited to have something done now! although after the RSVPs are returned, i’ll actually know how many tables we’ll have and will be creating a factory to make the remaining bottles. i’m also going to get some additional spray paint colors, and decide if i want to stick with multiple colors or just do one.
and lastly, 143.
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bridal shower invites
hope you had a great long weekend! we sent out the shower invites last week — which means i can now share them! for some reason, i had a REALLY hard time with these, maybe even harder than the actual wedding invites. but at a certain point i was like ok i’ll just go with one of these designs and be done with it now that the shower is only a month away.
we decided to have the shower on the earlier side because i wanted to try to keep events spread out, so that each month i could have something to look forward to between planning and making. so june is the shower, july is our birthdays (they’re three days apart), and august is our bachelor + bachelorettes. oh and then the wedding thing is in september. oh wow. just typing that freaks me out that it’s basically here.
while i’m trying not to design my own shower, my bridesmaid and i tag teamed picking out the decorations – and they aren’t as pink and girly as the invite suggests. now as for the invites, i made a simple design that i planned on being cheap to print by keeping it one color. gideon drew the little cacti with party lights for the bottom.
i got the kraft envelopes on amazon and LOVE them because they have a peel adhesive instead of having to lick. i also printed the guests names directly onto them which was what i will do now forever and ever. and those vintage seed stamps? omg. they’re too pretty.
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long weekend wish list
happy friday and happy memorial day weekend! i don’t have many plans this weekend, since i kinda just realized it was a long one. but i have next week off from work so we decided to go on a little two day getaway to get away from all the stress that is wedding planning! i hope you have a great long weekend!
since everyone spends this weekend BBQing and swimming, today’s wish list is all things summer.
01 | these plates scream outdoor entertaining to me. i can just picture the grilled salmon & corn.
02 | in love with this wild fern clutch, i never use clutches because i find them… fussy. but i’d make an exception.
03 | what better way to visualize than summer to like… literally visualize it. such a cute print by julia kostreva.
04 | every may we attempt to start planting a little, it’s almost june and we haven’t – but hey look how cute this plant holder is.
05 | the perfect pair of sunglasses will get you in the summer mood, it works for me.
06 | and there is no better motivation to go outside than to know you can lay down when you get there. (yes i’m a hermit.) -
diy copper bar earrings
i loooove those modern bar earrings i feel like i’m seeing everywhere lately — so decided to make my own using some super tiny copper pipe i’ve had sitting around for a while. just like last week, this is another DIY that takes only a few minutes!
materials
super super tiny piping : this comes in all metallics at my hardware store
earring posts and closures
needle nose pliers
scissors
super glue
directions
01 | cut down your earring posts to be as tiny as possible, do this by holding onto one with your pliers and snipping.
02 | cut down your pipe to whatever size you want, i just eyeballed it!
03 | glue together! let dry overnight.
04 | if you’re making as a gift, to make a paper backing for your earrings, just cut out a piece of card stock and poke holes with your studs. i prettied mine up by sloppily stamping before cutting!
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freeloader // 8
we can all agree that not only is shibori and indigo super trendy right now, but it’s also soooo pretty. so i decided to use my love of shibori patterns for a new iphone wallpaper! these wallpapers were digitally painted by my talented husband to be, gideon. he might be the first boy painting shibori ever?
shibori on shibori. mind blower. thanks again to gideon — and everyone else, download and enjoy!
this wallpaper is for personal use only, and NOT for re-distribution.
if you’d like to post a link sharing them, you may not directly post the downloadable files.
please credit and link back to this post for downloading the wallpaper.
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swimsuit season
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diy entryway organizer
because i’m completely swamped with freelance and wedding stuff this week — i have very little time to work on the blog, so i’m SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. but in the spirit of being busy, i decided to do a DIY that takes five minutes! this might be the simplest DIY to date on the blog.
you may have seen simple bungee entryway organizers before, and i’ve always loved them – so when i saw this wood box at the craft store, i immediately knew what to do with it.
materials
wood framed box
two pieces of bungee (mine had hooks on either ends that we chopped off)
a drill
step one | measure where you want your bungee and drill holes
step two | tie a knot on one end of your bungee and loop it through to the other end. tie a knot on the other end on the inside.
step three | hang it.
throw your keys and sunglasses on there, you can slip important outgoing mail in there… endless possibilities.
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fiesta bridal shower
now i know i’m not supposed to be planning or consulting on my own bridal shower… but of course i am. my maid of honor is in charge of all the games, and another bridesmaid is handling the decorating, but how can i not help?! pinterest is my favorite pastime!
we came up with a modern fiesta theme, because it’ll be a daytime party in my moms backyard and i love tacos and margaritas. to save money and to make it more special, we decided to have my fiancé cater the thing – he’s good with tacos.
our big ordeal is that we had planned on it being late june, and due to my work schedule changing – i realized we had to change the date to a week sooner so now we’re only a month away and we still haven’t sent out invites or done anything really besides buy some papel picados.
has anyone thrown a fiesta themed party before? if so, please share some easy and cheap tips of how to make it special! and SOON!
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i link you : mothers day edition
with mother’s day this sunday, it felt totally selfish to roundup things i want for myself. but if you’re still looking for gift ideas for her, check out the mom gift guide.
if you still need some inspiration, here are my favorite girly projects that you can bust out tomorrow before her big day!
01. all moms drink tea, right? that’s their thing. so this diy tea box is simple, easy and perfect. (via freutcake)
02. super lovely watercolor floral mothers day cards by yao chang that you can print right out! (via the alison show)
03. moms love breakfast in bed, but what if you made her a gorgeous crepe cake like this?! (via the house that lars built)
04. homemade milk bath for the mom who loves her bath time (via handmade mood)
05. this beautiful floral gift wrap is perfect for mothers day and printable! (via oh happy day)
06. pick up some edible flowers, throw them on top of everything — your party is made. (via studio diy)have a happy mothers day and a great weekend!
