Let them eat POPCORN!

Well, the lovely Julie from Bohtieque has done it again!  She made us our labels for the popcorn bar bags and here they are....

She did such a great job matching our invitation suite-

and I could not be happier!

Yay for having another project completed!  Now the question is...what kind of bags should I use?  I originally thought I'd use cellophane  bags, but I'm wondering if they will be too messy.  I might need something thicker that will hold the popcorn if it's a little greasy...hmmm...thoughts?  

There's somethin' happening here...

So much is going on right now, I cannot believe I was just posting the other day about how bored I am!  

Here is a shot of one of the ring bowl my mom makes.  This is an old one, and ours will be different colors, but you get the idea:

I'm so excited about this: it is one of the 4 glass canisters we got at hobby lobby this week.  We will be using 4 of these for the popcorn bar!!  Aren't they great?

And now for the fantastic flower girl dresses and the pomander balls!!

My mom and I made the first prototype today, and I couldn't be happier!  We will add more feathers to them, but here is a rough first draft...

DARLING!!

Here is sweet Sophia in her dress this morning (not quite awake yet!)

And here are my two cutie little nieces hammin' it up in their's!

AH!  I'm so excited. 

Taking advice from brides before me...

So after my last post about being bored and having nothing to do, I heard and am LISTENING to advice I was given.  I am going to use this "down time" to work on the mundane projects that I would have undoubtedly saved until the last minute.  

I'm going to hunt the thrift stores for popcorn containers....

I'm going to spend countless hours taking the paper off of crayons and melting them into my letter molds...

I'm going to search for the perfect baskets for the pashminas and flip flops...

I'm going to weigh the pros and cons of silk vs. real flowers to make pomanders for the flower girls to carry.  I really hate hate HATE silk flowers, but I would love to do this project well in advance...

I'm going to search for the perfect mason jars and ribbon for the aisle decorations...

And I'm going to enjoy every bit of it!  Hopefully doing this will make the time go by faster!!

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

All is quite in weddingville...

I heard it happens....

The lull between frantically booking vendors and planning details-and the actual wedding. 

It's true.  I'm in it now.  And I am B-O-R-E-D.  

We are almost 6 months away from our wedding.  

And there is nothing to do.

Which makes this girl sad. 

Here are a few details I'm excited about including in our reception...

Flip flop basket (cuter basket) with something cute like "kick off your heels and dance"

Pashmina basket with something like, "snuggle up and stay warm"

This one is super cute.

I need a new hobby.  Or I need to start planning other peoples weddings.  I love it way too much for my own good.  And I'm already sad for the planning to be over.  

I'm a freak.

The Popcorn Bar

One of my favorite elements of our wedding so far is definitely our popcorn bar.  Vince and I are HUGE popcorn eaters, and I love the idea of having different flavors for our guests to chose from.  

I love the apothecary jars and have found a few at Hobby Lobby for 5-15$-which is a great deal!

I also like these vases and think they are more practical for reaching your hand in and scooping out the popcorn...

This one is cute, but too informal.  I do like the jars though. 

I have contacted Julie who owns etsy shop Bohtique she made our return address labels for our save the dates, and I love working with her. 

I want to put labels on each bag that the guests will fill with popcorn.  I really wanted it to say something cute about sweet and salty and love, but I haven't been able to think of anything yet.  Any ideas??

Two new DIY...

how cute are these???  From here

via here

Here is her tutorial:

this is the mysterious crayon project!

using old crayons...i made new ones.  

i bought these silicon letter trays.

(you can make ice or bake in them too.)

first break the crayons up and put the pieces into the shapes on the trays.

set the silicone trays on a cookie sheet for stability.

preheat your oven to 250-ish.

put sheet of trays into the warm oven and check at 10 minutes.

when all the crayons pieces have become liquid....they are done!

remove the sheet from the oven and let cool for at least an hour...or 3 or 4.

I already ordered mine, and I cannot wait to do this project for the kids at our wedding!  So cute!!

Remember when I was asking everyone about a gorgeous wedding where the just married sign was one I wanted?

I found it today over here!

Can you believe how adorable this is?!?!  We will be driving off in Vince's SmartCar, and I think it will be so adorable 

These letters are made from wood!  Just so happens that my brother is HANDY as they come, so I will be showing him this weekend at our engagement party!

By the way, have I mentioned that I'm SO SO SO SO excited about our engagement party this weekend??  Cause I am.

You NEED this!

Ladies....

You need to check out this new company my dear friend Suzette and her friend Wendy just started.

It's called Wine and Designs and it's awesome!

The prices are amazing, and they make it so much fun, you'll want to get your girls together for a night of drinking, appetizers, and WINE GLASS PAINTING!

They come in these cute kits and they have everything you could possibly need.  They can even give you specific colors to coordinate with your wedding colors!

The best thing about them is after you are finished- you cook them in the oven and they are dishwasher safe forever!

Aren't they cute?  I just love the idea of getting some friends together for a fun night and doing this.  

check her out at 

www.wineanddesigns.com

The things I want to DIY

This list keeps growing.  

I met with my mom last night to go over some wedding things.  She was practically laughing at me as I told her all of my ideas of things I want to DIY.  She thought I was over extending myself, and that I wouldn't be able to do it all.

DON'T.  UNDERESTIMATE ME.  Is what I said to her.  

And so it continues:

DIY LIST:

Kids Table.  Precious.  

Duh.  I love these.

I want to request in the invitation that everyone mail a wedding picture in with their RSVP.  I want to display them at the wedding in mason jars.  So easy. Right?  

The *NEW* candy bar...

Popcorn. yum.  From here

I love mason jars.  I have to have them hanging from chairs.  From here.

The oh-so-famous map.  My oh-so-talented uncle is going to make one for us.

this one from here.

My awesome cousin is making our cake toppers.  I hope they look like this :)

My mom is making our ring bowl.  

She's very talented with making things out of clay.  

Oh yes.  Vince says he doesn't want to wear a flower.  Ok honey, you can wear feathers, berries and dried flowers.  I love you.  From here

Yet again.  Julia has convinced me so I'm going to do them.  And they will be fabulous.  What wouldn't be fabulous with feathers involved?

Our bouquets.  This one might make me a little nervous.  I know we can do it though.  From here

These are so doable, right??