Chelsey & Marc’s Chic Lakeside Wedding « Idaho Weddings « Real Weddings « Bow Ties & Bliss | Daily Wedding Inspiration Happy Wedding Wednesday!! Boy, do I have a treat for you today… this wedding will knock your socks off! But first, I have to apologize for being MIA the last couple of days. It’s really not like me to go one, let alone two weekdays without blogging, but school has really been kicking my butt the last week or so. I assumed, since this is my last semester of college, that it would be easy…. wrong. Anyways, my time has been very limited lately, and while I’m doing the best I can, I hate to leave you guys hanging with no content. Okay, now on to the gorgeousness of Chelsey and Marc’s Couer D’Alene wedding. Since Amber has a first hand account of Chelsey and Marc’s big day, I’m going to let her share all of the lovely details with you. It was such a beautiful, touching affair… one that I had been looking forward to since meeting with Chelsey and Marc earlier this year and shooting their engagement photos. The wedding was held at Marc’s parents house on the edge of the lake in Coeur D’Alene.
DIY Art with Acrylic Paint and Raised Chipboard Letters: Be Still and Know | * View Along the Way * This is a fact: there is something magical about craft stores. Like, fairy dust magical. I know this because the minute I step inside one, suddenly I believe I’m capable of completing all kinds of art projects I have no business touching, and suddenly I’m buying the necessary supplies to knit a designer dress (yes, out of yarn) or bake a cake shaped like a rocketship or something. It’s like I’m invincible, craft-wise. Welp, they got me again. I saw this art on Pinterest: It’s a pricey little piece you can pick up here for £195. I knew I could recreate the look with a few chipboard letters on a solid-painted canvas – and a few other bloggers have done just that. Suddenly I was PICASSO! I picked up some paints, a pack of chipboard letters and a canvas and headed home, all inspired and high off their secret craft-store air. I decided to use words from this Bible verse: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
12 Gorgeous Modern Wedding Details Japanese Umbrella Easily one of the happiest days of my life was my wedding day. Sam and I were lucky enough to work with the best wedding planner ever, Jeannie Savage from Details Details. Though it's been awhile since that day, every so often, I'll look through Jeannie's blog to see the weddings she's helping dream up. Vintage Modern Headpiece Hanging Seashell Chandeliers and Feather Vases Floating Petals Artistic Flower Aisle Comfortable Cocktail Seating Decorative Plates Ribbon and Flower Candle Vases Antique Broaches on Flowers Fun Photo Booth Classic car Striped Socks! Details Details
Fotoramar av kapsyler – Bottle cap photo frames Jag fick med mig lite kapsyler hem från vår Thailand-resa i julas. Inspirerad av ett Martha Stewart-pyssel så fick jag för mig att jag skulle göra miniatyrramar för några av våra Thailands-bilder. Så här gick jag till väga: —–I brought some bottle caps back with me from our trip to Thailand. Inspired by a Martha Stewart craft, I decided to make some miniature picture frames for our holiday photos. This is how I went about making them: Först och främst målade jag insidan av kapsylerna med två lager vit hobbyfärg. Jag mätte insidan av kapsylen till 2,5 cm i diameter. Jag vände på kapsylerna och limmade fast magneter på baksidan. Ett alternativ till magneter är att limma fast häftstift om man vill kunna sätta fotoramarna på en anslagstavla t ex. Via Craftgawker, Pinterest & sökning på Google hittade jag fler roliga kapsyl-pyssel: / Mini-värmeljus (Draft Magazine) / Magneter (El hada de papel) Klockmagneter (How About Orange) / Örhängen (A Beautiful Mess) Spindlar (Silly Eagle Books)
Make Your Own Wedding Emblem How-To: Make Your Own Wedding Emblem By Liz Grotyohann Making yourself an emblem for your wedding is a great and simple way to weave a personalized theme through your wedding elements and get a very “pulled together” look for very little money. You can use your mark on your invitations, place cards, programs, favors, and thank you cards to add a personal and memorable touch. Materials: ComputerImage-editing software like Photoshop This tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of Photoshop, but you can use free software like GIMP to make your design as well. Directions: Step 1: Find your art. Step 2: Create your image. Scan in black-and-white any images you’ve drawn or found, download your clip art images, and drop them into your document. Step 3: Add color. Step 4: Add your text . Step 5: Apply your emblem. Liz Grotyohann is a graphic designer, crafter, bride-to-be, and co-founder (along with her fiancé) of the eco-friendly craft showcase cosa verde. Related
Craft: Valentine's Day Wall Art I loved how my Valentine's Day garland and wreath looked so I decided to make another Valentine's Day decoration. In our living room we have a big blank wall that is patiently waiting for us to finish the wall art we plan on hanging. I decided to use that space and try to make a simple, cheap wall art. Supplies: Card stock, pattern to print (I did sheet music), scissors, tapeCost: $0 (I already had all of the supplies) I started off by printing off sheet music. Then I found a heart shape that I liked (via google images). I cut out the hearts by hand - I'm very jealous of people with cricuts or other similar machines that do it for you. :-) I had originally planned on just taping the hearts to the wall (I was going for very simple wall art) but decided it might look neat if the hearts stood a little bit off of the wall. Does that make sense? I printed the outline with the folding lines (light grey) onto card stock and cut them out. Then I taped them to the backs of the hearts. All done!
Ring from a Quarter Have some spare time? Feeling crafty? Check out this old school way to make ring I just HAD to try! Here is a simple ring that is MADE from money. So how bout changing this: Yep, I did it! I saw rings like this on etsy, and thought “how did they do that!” Ready? Find a quarter, or similar looking foreign coin (I used a 10 pence because I couldnt find a good quarter). Got your quarter? Grab a hammer. Back in the day, I’ve heard they used to use spoons for this part, and tapped instead of hammered…but I cannot even IMAGINE how long that would take. Anyway, you want to hammer the edges. Just keep hammering, and spinning it in a circle. Yes your hands will get black. Next, you will want a drill. Anyway, keep moving up sizes of drill bits until you get too close to the edge. If you have a dremel, or a sander type bit for your drill…USE IT. Now file it down until you’ve got the ring size you are looking for! How much fun right?!