Sweet Spring Sundays

I don't know about other places, but in California, it's warm and dry. It's also been warm and dry for the last two years but that's besides the point.  Since it was the first weekend of spring, we decided to have an impromptu barbecue this weekend.  I took no pictures. I had no decorations.  I wish I did so I'm going to show you what I wish my barbecue looked like (and tasted like).

(All pictures are linked to original source)

 

 

We made homemade burgers with bacon cooked into them.  Bacon.

Here is a list of 15 bacon burger recipes, my favorite is the buffalo burgers with bacon and blue cheese. I just died:

 

I love, love, loveeeeee these party lights:

 

 

I've really been digging brighter colors. You know, skipping the Easter pastels and jumping straight to summer. I love these for any party:

 

 

 

Here's some random party things I love:

Love the Hello pillow. It's just perfect.

 

In case you were wondering how to make a nice cheese plate...I love cheese.
 

I mean really? How cute are these? The picture links the 50 things you can put in a jar. love it.

 

 

 

Here's my PINTEREST board and ETSY board for all things party.

 

Have a great week everyone and don't forget to smile :)

Friday, Friday, Friday!!!

Since I have officially FINISHED the lecture portion of nursing school (praise The Lord!!), I will now have time to start blogging again. I am oh so excited.  As a nurse, Fridays generally won't have a meaning, since scheduling is so crazy.  I may be interning today at 3 or I may not.  The crappy thing is they won't know until 1, so I won't know until 1...it blows.  BUT I AM SO EXCITED to get started with the real world. 

 

Anyways......

 

A new regular blog feature is set on Fridays...Fridays Favorites!!

 

Todays Fridays Favorites is about scarves.  I have sick, sick, obsession with scarves.  Infinite scarves, sweater scarves, regular scarves, ruffled scarves, white scarves, black scarves, long scarves, and short scarves! I love them all. They are also great for every season, except the 100+ temps.  They are good for cold weather, windy weather, and really sunny days.  Here's a few of my favorites (all are from Etsy since supporting small business is important):

scarfstore2012

ThreeBirdNest

SenasShop

If you can crochet you can make this from ElevenHandmade

Love the color and the chunky-ness from PIYOYO

This closet staple is available in multiple colors from TextileMonster



aCutee
 

My Etsy favorites folder for scarves has about 30 so far, here's the link for that if you would like to take a look :)

There is no way I'm the only scarf addict around here, so go check it out.  I also have a very large (ahem...excessive) pinterest board featuring outfits I love HERE so you can check that out as well.  Don't be afraid of wearing a scarf, they add so much class and style to any outfit, I promise you will get compliments if you wear one. 

 

Have a good day everyone!  Go make a difference and don't forget to be kind.



Welcome 2014!!

2013 was one of the most amazing, emotional, and life changing years so far.  I got to marry the love of my life with a beautiful dream wedding that I never knew I wanted, we bought a house, we adopted a crazy Siberian husky who already has a huge place in our hearts, we moved from the town we grew up in and I completed two more semesters of nursing school.

I am SO excited for what 2014 has in store for us a couple and for us both as individuals as we grow up and into a new chapter of our lives.

This year I will graduate college and become an RN.

This year I will become more healthy and fit and work on improving habits that I created last year.

This year I will take more pictures.
This year I will get more organized.

This year I will work on my relationship with Christ.

This year I will slow down, enjoy my marriage, enjoy my family, enjoy my health, and enjoy the life me and my husband work hard for every day.

My Beauty and Style Wish List

At this point in my life, I have no extra money to shop.
Maybe a few dollars here and there, but my style and beauty supplies have definitely taken a turn for the cheap.  In one way, it's awful since I really enjoy shopping!!
On the another hand, it's great because I get to use what I have and be creative. 
BUT, that's not what this is about. This is my current wish list (Christmas ideas anyone?).  I know they're expensive, hence why they're on my which list.

One/Two/Three/Four/Five/Six

I already know I love philosophy products, but one reason why I stopped using them was I felt it didn't scrub enough.  So the idea of adding a clarisonic sounds amazing! I love the Minnetonka boots and have wanted a pair of Hunters for as long as I can remember.  And of course the aztek-y style sweaters and chunky infinity scarves are my FAVORITE and are always a staple in my closet. 

I follow lots of amazing people on youtube, blogger, and instagram and I would love to share.  Some beauty, some fitness, style, and just mommy blogs (even though I'm not a mom).  It took me a while to find ones I really liked so I would love to eventually do a post and share them. 

I am SO looking forward to finishing school having more time to blog and create things I love :)

Have a good Sunday night

XOXOXO


Crafting

I've been crafting, crocheting, and pinning.

 (announcement at the bottom)

I decided I had enough pinned on my board "things to make" and decided I should start making some of them...

 

On my list were:

 

Yarn Poms

Glitter State Outline- I didn't take a pic of this, but used this for inspiration

and Watercolor art

 

I also crocheted a mason jar cozy for my homemade mason jar tumblers that I love besides the fact that they condensate everywhere.  Problem solved.  I made my mason jar tumblers with the smaller quilted jars and they are so cute.

 

 

I love, love, LOVE my watercolor and the yarn poms are super cute and not finished but I have pictures anyways.  The glitter state thing...pinterest fail, but mostly due to me having lost my modpodge and trying to do it on computer paper.

 

I plan on adding a stem of some sort to the yarm poms and making a center piece arrangement for my coffee table.  I found this great three piece jar set at a thrift store and used it at my wedding, its amazing and I'll post a picture soon.  I used this tutorial to make the yarn poms. Well it's not really a tutorial, just a picture.  My first few poms were sad and small, then they got fluffy and pretty.

 

 

This is my water color.  I didn't have a white crayon, only a white colored pencil, so the words aren't as vibrant as I would like.  But I still plan on framing it and putting it somewhere in my house.  I want to make one about food and put it in the dining room.  I'm all about being happy with life and knowing that everything is all a part of God's plan, so this little saying really helps me remember that during times when stress is super high.  (Nursing school...remember?)

 

 

 

So, I am SO excited to share some of my life with you.  Including my hair styles (I'm a beauty school drop out who decided to go to nursing school instead.  Totally related career fields right?), food, and craftiness.  So, for the next 7 days, I'm going to show you my hair and what I wore :) Also, later tonight I'll have my entire day in pictures (I have lots planned for today).

 

You can find my pinterest HERE for other things to make and hair ideas.

 

I have so many amazing posts planned and I can't wait to share :)

 

xoxo

em

 

 

 

Pinterest: Cleaning and Nail Polish

So, two new things I have checked off my Pinterest to-do list:

 

1. Using Pam to dry nail polish

 

2. Removing hard water stains with lemon and salt

 

Both of them are GOLD.  My life will never be the same.

 

No. Joke.

 

I actually died a little bit inside.

 

1. Dry nail polish with pam

I've tried the cold water trick, I've tried the quick dry top coats...I've tried everything. So, I looked up the Pam trick and it had so many mixed reviews.  But I was in a hurry and of course I was willing to try anything (I was attending a wedding).  I painted two coats of glitter nail polish and had very little drying time between them.  I did let it dry for about 5 minutes and then I sprayed the pam on.  I let it sit for a couple minutes then I got in the shower.  No dents, no chips, no nothing.

Life. Changing

 

2. Hard water stains with lemon

Let me start by saying a few things.  I don't know "the rules of cleaning", but I do know that my new house is extremely hard to keep clean like I said in my last post. The previous owners of our home (who owned it since it was built in 1969) were not the cleanest people.  It was very dirty and there was years of grime and build up on nearly every surface.  The showers were remodeled recently however and still managed to have hard water and mineral build up ALL OVER. I had tried every possible cleaning trick on the planet including industrial strength cleaners and all natural...and NOTHING WORKED.  I heated up a lemon, poured some salt on it, and what do you know. Gone. Only thing that worked and I didn't even have to break a sweat. Thank you God for your all natural gifts.

 

I am so excited to keep posting about my Pinterest trials and errors...I have so many errors it's not even funny.

 

I also have a few DIY posts in the next few days.

 

Have a great day!!

 

XOXO,
Em

Pinterest: Snickerdoodle muffins

I love to bake. It's a huge hobby of mine and being a gluten free eater has not tamed the addiction.  Although, since I did weight watchers and lost 20 pounds (I HIGHLEY recommend weight watchers for anyone looking for a diet plan), my baking has slowed a bit. I baked these about 3 months ago but they are so good they deserve a review...

 

You can find my "Baking" board here, and the recipe from yourcupofcake here.

 

I followed the muffin recipe exactly as is except I don't sift anything. Ever. For the frosting I just kind of wing it with every cupcake. I make a basic buttercream and add flavors that I see fit for whatever the cake is...So I just added cinnamon and vanilla.

 

DON'T SKIP the cinnamon sugar butter dip thing, SO good.

Since I have been eating gluten free for so long, I get asked a lot of questions about which flours are my favorites and which ones work the best. Pamelas does have a flour which is supposed to replace regular flour in any recipe. It is not my favorite, actually, none of her mixes are really my favorite. I LOVE "better batter". I think it has no difference in taste and only a slight difference in texture which is incredible for a gluten free flour.  You can buy that here from amazon.  I have not tried King Arthur...I have heard that is one of the best.

 

I have no pictures...so go make them yourself and enjoy them...I brought mine to a BBQ and I still managed to eat 3 of them..oops.

Beauty Favs

Since it's winter (and apparently my skin thinks I'm 90 yrs old), I have had to adjust my makeup and skin care routine.  Since my last post about my favs....I think everything I use is different.

 

I have seriously sensitive skin.

No. Joke.

I have had eczema since I was born and it's way worse when it's cold.

Also, my sensitivity to things has gotten much worse the last couple years.

I had been having this problem have getting eczema under my eyes and on

my eye lids and I had been switching products trying to figure out what it was...

 

I didn't think it could be the stuff I so blindly used thinking it was

actually pure... "purity" by philosophy...

 

BUT IT WAS...

GASP

 

So note to all people with sensitive skin, this may not work for you. Also found out their body

wash has been causing the eczema on my legs.

Fantastic.

 

So, here's my current beauty favs!!

 

Find (some) of the original picture links here. Others, I couldn't find
so if you do let me know

1. Garnier sleek and shine strong hold (#4) hairspray.  Really, the hold is light.  So don't buy it like I did thinking it's gonna nicely hold it all day.  I love it because it smells good, gives a light hold, doesn't make your hair look like concrete, and makes my hair shiny unlike other hairsprays I've tried. 

2. Tresemme dry shampoo for oily/straight hair.  Again, I don't use this for what it says on the bottle.  I bought it for that purpose and didn't like it.  Now what I use it for is volume.  I replaced my old volumizer with this.  People complain that it changes your hair color, which is true until you rub it in (uhhh, read the directions?).  It holds a tease like nobodies business and that's why I love it.

3. Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Soft Nude. BEST. LIPSTICK. EVER.  I put it with my 2 dollar pink Wet and Wild lipstick and any gloss I have and it's perfect.  Search no more for the most versatile nude...You found it right here!  I'm not a huge MAC user, but I know alot of people compare it to a very popular MAC color.

4. Aveeno Ultra-Calming cleanser.  Another one of those products that now that I've found it, I can't live without it.  It literally gets ALL of my makeup off.  Eye makeup, waterproof mascara, everything...my face has never been clearer and it's not dry or red. Anyone with sensitive skin or dry skin should try this.

5. A very light weight foundation that immediately makes your face look brighter.  What I love about it is that its buildable, covers my blemishes, and doesn't make you sparkle in the sun (hello edward cullen??).  I switched to this from revlon colorstay and it's no where near as thick and it doesn't last as long.  But it works for me and it doesn't make my face look like a vanilla cake. Thank god.

6. Lancome Juicy Tubes...All of them.  I'm not sure what colors I've been using. One very light pink and another that is more red.  Both are great. Aren't sticky. Last. Don't rub off. Don't gunk up. Great, classic product.



Bridal Shower

Here it is, my dream bridal shower. Ahhh, it's just fantastic.

As it turns out, I'm having two bridal showers.  One thrown by my aunts, the other thrown

by my FMIL Gina. Craig and I both have large families, and I would like to be able to

have fun and enjoy the people who come to celebrate our marriage.  So this

seems to be the best way to do it. Gina wants my opinion and ideas on what I want

so this is what I'm going to show her. It's my first attempt at an "inspiration board" on

this blog and I'm prettttty sure there must be an easier way. Cause I was about to freak out...

 

Anyways, here's my dream shower..

You can find the links to the original pictures here

I am just so excited that all the festivities are starting!!  After four years of dating and almost a year of being engaged, I can't wait to get this wedding shit on the road :)

Up next on the blog: Engagement picture outfits!

Also, I seem to end alll of my posts really awkard. So I decided to end with a picture.

A new blog series

Hi!

Ok, so here goes one more shot at consistent blogging...

So I made it through my second semester of nursing school!!
It was a stressfull nightmare beautiful experience. BUT, the experience really tests you and I'm already a different person than who I was when I went it.

Since I'm getting married in 5 months (ahhhhhhhhh!!), I've started working on my health and weight. In this process, I've decided to try the medifast program.  Now, I'm only 21 (almost 22), but I have serious allergies to just about everything you can think of.  I signed up for the gluten free program since I'm allergic to wheat and am hoping to not only gain weight loss, but a healthier digestive system. 

Also, it's wedding DIY season. So I'll be doing lots of fun wedding stuff which I also plan on blogging about again. I am sooo excited. 

Finally, I will blog all about the honeymoon and travel tips, ect...This is my first time flying so ANY tips and tricks would be awesome.

See you all again tomorrow!

Stuff and flowers

Well I cleaned out ONE of my dressers and I ended up with this huge pile of clothes...its about two feet high, the picture doesn't do it justice. haha.

I guess I need to stop hoarding everything because I like to be comfy...it was my PJ drawer.



School is going well, we had our health fair last week and I gave millions of flu shots. I shit you not. Millions.  I'm not a huge believer in flu shots, I rarely get the flu and have never had the shot.  I think our bodies are strong enough to protect us and getting the shot will only make our immune system weak...but thats a different issue.  I had to get a flu shot since most hospitals require you to either have the shot, or wear a mask and goggles and gown around every patient which is definitely not going to happen. I picked my patient today and am a little bit apprehensive about tomorrow, my last clinical day wasn't what I expected so I'm hoping tomorrow goes a bit better.  It also gets a bit boring with only one patient for a whole 10 hour clinical day. I only have one test this week and 3 the next so here's to a little break in the madness!!

We our in the process of getting our first quote on flowers for the wedding!  I've never been a huge flower person until now, and I am so so so excited about the flowers for the wedding. We went with neutral tones (white, ivory, light pinks, champagnes [?], ect) and pearls.  I am very blessed to have a mother and father in law who want to help (and are able to help) with the wedding as much as possible. I will post pictures of my inspiration eventually...I'm just still trying to find a way to put pictures on here that doesn't take an hour. Things are slowly coming together :))

Next...trying to pick out invitations and save the dates which is a LOT harder than I expected.

Have a wonderful week!!!

I'm back!!

I can finally breath!!!! ahhhhhh.
Well, I'm half-way through my first semester of nursing school and although it's an experience I could never replace, I'm counting down the days.
I don't know if it's just california, but this shit is craaaaazy.
The last 8 weeks have been some of the most stressful, intense, emotionally exhausting, and eye opening weeks of my life.
The semester only goes up from here and I'm so ready for a little "break".

On another note, school and planning a wedding don't mix.
I've gotten no wedding stuff done and just finally started looking into invitations and other stuff (since you know, the save the dates should have gone out months ago...)

Until I've got more time (and more sleep), I will talk to you soon, and post some pictures from our engagement party :)

I got into Nursing School!!

Life is so crazy sometimes and I feel so blessed.  If any of you know anything about nursing school in California, you know that all of them (except private ones that cost 5 billion dollars) are on a lottery system.  Basically, you finish all the pre-reqs, apply for the program, and hope your name gets picked out of a hat to be chosen for one of twenty spots. Every year you apply, your name goes in the hat again. Ex- Year 1, one entry. Year 2, two entries yada yada. It's normally on average a 2 year wait, at best, 1 year, or a year and a half.  I know people who are on their 3rd time applying, and not getting in.  So, I applied for the first time this year and found out I was on the waitlist!! Even though my chances of getting in were slim, it was a positive way to begin the process.  I had just finished Medical Assisting School, and had gotten a job at the local hospital since I planned on a couple years wait.

Two days before I was supposed to start my job, I got a call that I got in!  It is absolutely incredible news and things could not be any better.  As you know, I'm getting married in a year so I'll be halfway through the program when I get married!! 

Even though I'm already in the program, there are SO many things to get done before the semester starts.  Even more stressful, since I was on the waitlist I have way less time to get these things done (medical clearance, background checks, paper work, ect...). 

But on another note, I will still occasionally be posting things about wedding planning, but I just won't have time for alot of my DIY projects until about 1 month before the wedding.  So blogging about it may be pushing it.

Instead, I will be posting about Nursing school and the daily struggles, stresses, and horror stories involved.

YAY!

Life

Hello.  I'm pretty sure no one reads my blog, which is okay.  I noticed I only blog when things in life are hard for me, kinda like an online (edited version) of my diary.  I don't actually keep a diary on paper.  I blog so randomly because it takes me FOREVER to upload pictures onto here. Unless I'm doing in wrong, I hate uploading pictures. HATE IT.  So that's why I don't blog alot. 


But anyways, I just came to put my thoughts down on "paper".  I'm generally a pretty positive person, I enjoy the little things and try and think that everything happens for a reason.  But sometimes, there are things in life that really just get to me.  Which pretty much is people who make little things big things, or do things just to get something in return.  Also, I feel like I'm constantly doing things to make other people happy, all I want sometimes is to do what I want and not over think it.

These above problems have been causing me to battle with myself inside my head...do I deal with it and accept it for what it, or get rid of the problem?  I decided today, as in right now, to accept it for what it is.  Be happy no matter what, and if doing things I don't want makes other people happy, which in turn makes things less stressfull for me, then I'm going to do it.

Wether or not this is the right thing to do, I don't know.  But like I said above, everything happens for a reason, this just feels right.  And I'm willing to take that risk.

Long time no see!!

Hey everyone!

I've been gone for a while,

I just didn't feel like blogging.

 School was ending, we were getting some

of the main wedding

planning finished, blah blah blah.

Anyways, we now have a venue,

caterer,

photographer,

baker (best gluten free cakes EVER)

DJ, and

a WEDDING DRESS (AHHH).

Still no color choices yet though.

I know I want it romantic and subtle,

but I also don't just want white...

So for now, I'm stuck.

A little on my dress...

It is from the local bridal store,

only one in town.

Me and my mom just went in to

get a feel for dresses...and

we left with one. hehe.

We had planned on doing a whole day

with all my family, and I'm

not gonna lie, it was stressing me out.

So I tried on about 6, the one I bought was

the third one I tried on.

If I could have wrote them a list

of what I wanted, and given them my

measurements, it would be my dress.

It's everything I wanted and more

and I can't wait to walk down the isle

in it.

I have a HUGEEEEEEE, and I mean

HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

list of stuff to DIY for the wedding, and

I'm wanting to get back to blogging and

make tutorials about all of them.

SO excited to share things with you guys :)



Unknown

I'm not sure what to title this post since it's not

really about anything in peticular.

I'm trying to plan a honeymoon.

...

...

.......

I know NOTHING about travel.

I know I should hire a travel agent, but that involves

finding one.  Did I mention I live in a small town?

Very small.

Hard to find anything.

Also, in this whole process of getting married,

finishing college,

getting a full time job,

and growing up,

I've realized theres a lot to do.

And a lot I want to do.

Like make reusable snack bags for future hubby.

and reusable stretchy bowl covers.

and make washable swiffer covers.

and a home organization wall.

and homemade laundry detergent.

and everything reusable cause I'm cheap and

I want to save money.

Sometimes my brain is just so full of things I want to do

that I can't seem to actually do any of them.

Like right now.

And with everything that has to do with the wedding.
I don't even know where to start.

Poop.

Hope you guys have a good day :)

These are a few of my favorite things...

Hey everyone!!

So, this is NOT a wedding post.

Whaaatttt??

I know, I do have a life other

than planning, blogging, and pinning

ideas about and for my wedding.

This post, is about my new FAVORITE etsy shop.

I'm sure I'm a bit late on this since they seem very

popular.  But anyways, here it is...

alissa jacobs

I know its bad quality, but thats the only size.  I could get it.
I take no credit for this photo.

This shop is amazing. 

I would post pictures of my favorites but

it would be about 50 pages long.

They have shopping list organizers, that also fit kindles, yay!

Reallllly cute bridesmaids gifts.

Ipad cases.

Card holders.

Amazinggg fabric choices. Where can I find

some of those prints and patterns??

Did I say they have AMAZING fabric choices?

I mean seriously, go check it out.
The picture is a link, so click and look at all the

amazingness.

And the poppies on the clutches are soooooooooo

cute :)

Also, a little update on my life outside the wedding planning...

I am finishing up the semester at both my schools.

Sociology at the local community college and my full time

Private Medical Assisting school. I say "private" lightly...

I'll be starting my internship soon at an OBGYN office.

YAY, I love babies and pregnancy, I think it's amazing.

One of the doctors there actually

delivered me, it's a smalll world.

So I'm super hopeful this might turn into a job :)

I have been unemployed and my awesome parents

have been helping me out, aka supporting me financially,

since I'm going to school. I can't wait until I'm

financially independent again.

I get to apply to nursing school in May.

this is the first year I am able to apply and I'm SOO excited

to get the ball rolling on my future.

It's taken ALOT of hard work to get here, if

I could do it all over again I would go out of state

and get my nursing degree.

California has such a screwed up and complicated system.

Also, future hubby and I are on the hunt for a perfect house.

We won't be moving in together until

after the wedding and honeymoon, but

we want to have it all ready, moved in, and painted

before the wedding.  And since it takes FOREVER

to but a house these days, we want to get started soon.

Things are just working out so well

right now and I feel so blessed to have  

found such an amazing man.

Anyways, I'll talk to you guys soon.

Have an amazing day :)



Life Changes

So, I'm pretty sure a couple months ago I mentioned

how I got pretty sick with some digestive problems and

stomach problems?

This resulted in a trip to the ER and

a really miserable Thanksgiving...anyways,

every since then, I've been enjoying suffering through

a wheat free diet.

I don't enjoy it, in fact, I hate it. I love food.

I love pizza, pasta, all things italian, and cake.

Well, I don't feel that much better...WTH!!

So at this point, I'm seriously considering going with a

completely gluten free diet.

YUCK. But anyways, I wish I had some followers to

give me some feeback on their gluten free lifestyles...



New DIY soon :)

Hey everyone!!!

So I'm actually starting to pin point exactly

what I'm going for on my wedding day.

I know it's a whole year away, but since I want to

DIY alot of the decoration and accessories,

a year will barely be enough time. hehe.

So, we have a venue!!!

Union Hill Inn!!!



Click picture for Union Hills Website. Click
HERE for the blog that it was featured on!



Also, I picked out my colors!!!

I will be using royal blue and bright green!! Check out

my centerpiece picture below for the green

I plan on using. Here's a picture of the blue.

PS...I also want this as the flower girl dress.
{from giselleboutique} picture is a link.

Also, I've decided on chalkboard mason jars as escort cards

and as their favor to take home. DIY!! But no paper tag, just a nice

pretty piece of chalk.

My centerpieces! Which I will DIY nearly for free!!

I have manzanita in my front yard and the venue comes with

large mason jars for the base!! Also, I found an AMAZING wholesale

wedding website where I can get 200 rhinestones

for 8 bucks. When I do the tutorial I'll put the link up for you guys.

Instead of individual programs, I want to make

something like this for the outside of the

chapel. 

The program can sit on the drink table that will be outside the chapel!

The wedding is in June, so it may be hot and

we don't want anyone too thirsty :)  The venue also comes with

tons of drink dispensers like this.

Instead of having a guestbook, or in addition too, I

LOVEEE the idea of a thumbprint tree.

Especially since our centerpieces are trees...I sense a theme here...

also, another DIY. My mom is an amazing artist,

I'm sure a tree would be a piece of cake for her to draw.

Also, NO individual dinner menus. Those can get very pricy and are so

unneccesary.  And since my venue comes with a HUGE chalkboard that

looks very similar to this (did I mention I love my venue?!) I will be putting the menu

on this :) For all to see. Maybe on the guestbook table? Idk yet.

Okay, enough of the pictures.  Since I pretty much am on track

with where I should be in the planning process, I think

I need to start focusing on the little things.

Such as the engagement party (which my MIL is throwing),

the engagement photo shoot with our AMAZING photographer,

and creating decorations/photo props for the party and shoot.

I also am going to use an amazing idea to ask my

bridesmaids to be in the wedding :) 

Ring pop..to pop the question. AMAZING. I'm so excited to do this.

I'm using an amazing website, theknot.com, to help me with

inspiration, planning timeline, and vendors.

I need some followers, so spread the word people!!!

Have a great day, talk to you all soon!!



The Little Things

I think the little things are what matter in a wedding.  Here are a few little things

that I plan on doing myself or purchasing:

The custom hangers...from lilafrances

The Chair Signs...from braggingbags

The bird cage for cards...from Southbury Treasures

The Little Chalkboards...also from braggingbags

Other things I can't find pictures of..

Custom Bridesmaids gift bags, with fun stuff inside

DIY tissue paper pompoms

ruffled table runners

so many ideas..and only a little over a year until the day!!

I plan on using chalboard mason jars as their favor and as

their place cards. Two birds with one stone!!

I'm also going to DIY a fingerprint tree as part of the guest book.

I just LOVE that idea.

I want the letters of our soon-to-be same last name :)) wrapped in twine.

mason jars with tea lights hanging from the trees

TONS of banners

lots of signs.

It's all in the details people. And all along the way, I'll

be posting tutorials for everything I make.

So JOIN me on my road to the isle :)

oh...btw, every picture is a link the etsy store it came from :)