Getting Settled
Whew! We’ve come a long way but we’ve got a way to go. We’re still waiting on furniture to arrive but here are a few photos of the new place:
My super fun workshop:
Notice the new vinyl cutter? Awesome! You’ll see some of my vinyl work below.
And here’s our fabulous “Martini Dining Set”
This is the girls’ room (where my nieces Aaliyah & Alyssa will stay when they spend the night):
Aaliyah stayed Saturday night and was so excited to have her “own” room. 
Did you notice the cute vinyl decal on the wall??? Yep – it’s vinyl not paint!
Here…take a closer look:
Isn’t that so cute?? Here’s a simple decal for the front door:
Once we get our furniture and get things in place maybe I’ll post more of the other rooms.
Right now they’re either a bit sparse or messy.
And…since I’m on a photo kick, here’s a photo of our unity candle set that I whipped together today:
And while I was at the craft store getting supplies for the unity candle,
Andy bought some props to torture and embarrass my boys:
If you couldn’t tell Putter’s the best sport about it; he either enjoys it or has just given in. I think Tiger was a little ashamed…he tried to bury his head in the couch:
Speaking of the Invitations…
I realized I have not posted photos of my revised invitations and the inserts. So here ya go! Oh yeah, made by yours truly, the mastermind behind elle Z designs of course. (Gotta throw in my shameless plug; I’ve gotta pay for this wedding somehow, right?!)
Front – Gatefold Style
3D Name Banner – My Favorite Part!
Entire Set – Invitation, Directions/Info Card, RSVP Postcard
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again, 1 year is too long for me to plan a wedding. Obviously I love all our wedding ideas, crafts, etc. but after poking around online and seeing other amazing work from FABULOUSLY creative and talented brides, I have started to second guess some of my projects. I keep looking at things and finding minor details I would do differently now that I’m up to my ears in wedding ideas.
Check out these girls and you will see what I mean: Amber (who has similar colors, GORGEOUS invitations, AND PERSONALIZED BRIDAL CONVERSE SHOES that make me so insanely jealous I might have to “borrow” the idea! ) and Heather who is also extremely talented. So many fun ideas!
But, I am trying to keep myself from redoing everything. Instead, I keep adding on more and more projects. This crafty wedding may be overkill for some so…you’ve been warned!
Who else has had too much time planning that they find themselves redoing projects or adding more and more to their list?
Will You Be My Bridesmaid/MOH/Attendent/Usher??
I have been meaning to blog about this for a long time but I had to wait until everyone received their package and then I guess I kind of forgot about it. Other brides have posted on forums asking how other people asked people to be in their wedding and it reminded me that I have not shared my photos and stuff online yet.
For the girls I made a CD Jewel Case Calendar. I found photos and quotes online and did a layout in CorelDraw.
Read the rest of the entry for more photos, quotes, details & even a free template!
Hand Painted Aisle Runner – Part One COMPLETE!
Yay!! After about 4 sessions, or an estimated 8 hours of tracing, painting and
outlining…I present to you the completed part one of our personalized aisle
runner!!!
Ta-Da!!
Now, part two is to finish the monogram section and part three
is to put ribbon around the entire thing. We’re talking over 100′ of ribbon
folks. I’m a little nervous that I might mess up this whole project at the very
end. Stay tuned…
Doghouse Remodel
Andy was bored this afternoon so while I was busy crafting these fun things:
Andy decided he was going to remodel the dog house. If you recall, the dogs had a pretty swell dwelling before:
