75 Circles to completion!

My sweet sister cut over 200 circles last night to get our pomander process up and running! I had to follow suit and get busy! Here is a large stack of the gray circles that she cut, along with some that I had already made.

And I discovered tonight it takes 75 of those bad boys to create one pomander! So, I commenced with my gluing ways while My Mustang Man showed me You Tube clips of the hilarious Conan O'Brien.

Here is the finished product:

One down, 5 more to go... of the gray. We still have green and purple to do as well! But, if you ask me, I think this wedding is coming together swimmingly!

DIY Veil!

After looking and looking for a reasonably priced veil my sister and I decided we would take the chance and try to DIY one. After a trek across town 3 times, we finally ended up at JoAnn's Fabrics, because all the other destinations were closed on Sunday. We got Styrofoam balls for the wedding pomanders and yards and yard of fabric. We also ran across some Tulle for the bargain price of $1.49 a yard, so bought a hair comb and then we were on our way.

Mustang Man was out working on his Mustang so it seemed to be a prime opportunity to test out my veil making abilities. I got all my things together and this is what I came up with:

Old Navy Accessories??? Could it be?

I may or may not have gone to Old Navy to get a particular floral dress for tomorrow. While I may have been at said store, a glimmer to my right caught my eye. "Dear me? Since when has Old Navy had ACCESSORIES?" is something that I may or may not have said to my darling friend Jess.
We may have skipped excitedly to said table housing these fabulous additions to the store! There may have been more colors than a gal knew what to do with! There may have been necklaces there that caught my eye for potential DIY projects as well. Similar to the pomander process... just not as puffy... The prices may not have been too shabby either. Perhaps another day will come when I may go to the Old Navy and peruse the jewelry section yet again... so to speak.

Pomander Progress.... continued: part trois

Also, pomander progress.... I finished what I could but officially ran out of fabric. It actually worked out in my favor though! I like the way it is able to sit more like a center piece. I do wish I had a little more fabric so I could have made it a little fuller at least, but for a first time, I think it will do!

I think because of the amount of time this took I might try out the tissue paper ones I made in high school Spanish class. Those look like a "lighter" bit of fun. Although these fabric ones look more fancy, perhaps what I am actually looking for is indeed light and airy. More to come after I test out the paper ones!

Saucy Succulents

My sister is having a "Desert Botanical Garden" Themed wedding, but for MONTHS now I have been totally obsessed with Succulents, ever since I saw these pictures

(pic from www.growspot.com)

I have wanted to create something of the sort. And then I stumbled upon this blog because Oh Joy! went into a particular store in San Diego and now I am re-inspired! Check out some of Tend's creations! They are absolutely stunning! And the creators are very green! They very rarely utilize cut flowers for their pieces because of the carbon foot print they create. So when using cut flowers, Tend goes local and everything is grown organically! The succulents in the bouquets and boutonnieres can be planted again after the big day too in what Tend calls a "love garden." A perfectly fitting name!

This bouquet is absolutely fantastic!

I love the juxtaposition of harsh and soft lines in these boutonniers.

This bouquet moves me.

And how amazing is this for a centerpiece. My sister is using succulents for her centerpieces and I would love to see something like this. It is just not something anyone would expect!

So BRAVO TEND! Your creations are gorgeous!

Good Friday!

And a good Friday it is! I have the day off due to holiday! I woke up, sun is shining, birds are chirping and a fresh shower is calling my name! At 10 am my sister and my step mom will be ding donging at my door and we will on our marry merry way to try on dresses! We only have one stop today, then FACIALS! Tomorrow we have two shops to go to, plus Nordstroms, but, one never knows, Nordstroms could be today!

Holmes!

My Mustang man and I watched Sherlock Holmes last night and it was FAR better than I expected, and I already expected good things! He was much less clumsy than I anticipated! Which made for a much better movie! I am tired of  the comic relief that is being clumsy. There were some many things I liked about it!!! I highly recommend!

Dedicated to My Mustang Man

I love you with everything I have!