006 // place-cards

so i went to dollarama and found butterflies (finally). so tomorrow i'll be heading over with the mister to buy the rest that i need.

below you'll find a picture of the finished product (i know i already posted a picture, but i'm not using the orange butterfly and i wrote the name on this one). i've blurred the name out though for privacy reasons. ta da!

and this couple will be seated at table.....

005 // no one's got it all

you know what's the hardest part of planning?

having all of these ideas and then when you try to implement them it becomes a task and a half because finding the materials in your area is ridiculous!

i've been looking for purple cardstock and have been having trouble doing so. you'd think that a popular colour like (dark plum) purple would be easy to find. it's a pretty in demand colour i would think! but apparently not. the only cardstock of purple i can find is pastel lavendar/violet coloured purple and when i finally do find the colour i'm looking for, it's part of a combo pack that has other useless colours and only 10 sheets of the purple and they want upwards of $30 for it. *sighz*

why do they like making it hard for people in canada to find materials? and companies being dumb and only shipping within the us. there's a fantastic site that i would buy a gazillion items from, but alas, it only ships within the us and leaves me stuck with having to scrounge around trying to find items here (and without any luck sometimes, crushing dreams!).

anyway. i'm going to try visiting a store called paperland today and see if they have any purple cardstock that i can purchase. they open at 10am *boo* but this week i'm doing lunches at work so i'll have to go back in about an hour... so i'll have to try and visit the place after and then make it back for my afternoon shift. blah. let's just hope they have what i'm looking for and will sell me my cardstock!!

004 // I could stick around and get along with you

so i've been very busy this past week. as i've written in my last post, i've been focusing on my placecards, but i seem to have trouble finding decent butterflies. i went to michael's and was quite disappointed in their selection. they have quite beautiful birds though, their butterflies... meh. so the search will continue. I'll have to go back to dollarama and see if i can find anything. especially since spring is fast approaching, you'd think you'd be seeing a ton of butterflies, but i guess not!

on the other hand, i have just finished my save the date templates. at first i was going to make save the date shaker cards. then after some thought i decided that magnets would be the better bet. not only will they go up on the fridge, but they'll be a constant reminder! ^-^ so i just finished making the template and am quite happy with the outcome. the only thing i'm waiting for now is for our engagement shoot which will happen sometime in june. after that i will have a decent picture that i can use for them! for now i just have a photo that we took at my work christmas party. I removed our last names and website for privacy purposes. i think they turned out quite well! ^-^

save-the-date!

003 // the fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dress

so i had mentioned in my previous post that i had made a mockup of my placecards. that day i went to purchase the veneer maple cards that i am going to write everyone's name on and i punched out the flower to make sure that i would be able to do so (as i have about 160 to make!). my first attempt went horribly. the flower was mangled and the wood split. i realized that i had punched too close to the side. so I moved it over a bit and voila! perfection.

but now i have to figure out what pen i will be using to write everyone's names. I tested out a pilot fineliner... it works, but it's not dark enough and it would take forever as i would have to shade everything in to give it that calligrapher's look.

so i tried a sharpie fine point permanent marker and that bled into the wood. so that's a definite no. next i tried a sharpie pen. that seems to work the best. the only problem is that i would still need to go over my writing a few times to make it look the way i want. maybe i'll see if i can find something else, but right now, that seems to be my best bet.

anyway. i still need to buy some nice butterflies to use. right now i'm just using one that i had around the house. it works, but i'm not too fond of the orange colour. my colours are a plum purple and a red (like a pommagranite red). it'll be too expensive to buy just those 2 colours, so i'll have to get different ones. but i want to find decent looking butterflies as well. hopefully i'll find something to my liking! ^-^

in the mean time. enjoy!

002 // and when you kiss me i'm happy enough

so yesterday i made a mock up of my place cards and i am extremely happy with the way it turned out! my dad has given his approval. he was a little skeptical at first when i was describing to him what my idea was. After showing him my example though, he was thoroughly impressed with my work!

since i really got the ball rolling with my ideas and plans i have become an indecisive queen. everything that i had originally planned i have changed probably 3 times. i find that every idea i have isn't good enough and that there could be something better i could do. not even the reassurance from my fiancee can help.

but i think i have found my balance. after much debate and thinking, when i truly have no doubts about an idea and i feel pretty darned good about it, that's when i know that it's the idea for me. i no longer feel stressed if i've chosen the right thing or not, i just feel amazing thinking about making it and the looks on my guests faces as they experience something completely different.

for now i feel content with my place-cards. i am actually heading to the store to purchase another element for them. yes, i was not content with the same old boring paper placecard. i wanted "umph!" and well. I created something truly unique! it is possible to do, even on a tight budget! just use your imagination and it will come to you. oh, and google helps too! ;)

001// the looking glass so shiny and new

welcome!


so i have decided to record the events leading up to my wedding! I will be able to vent and share my ideas and frustrations throughout the entire process.


before i continue, let me introduce myself. i am newly engaged to the love of my life. we have been together for 5 years and this past christmas (my most favourite holiday) he proposed. after a few weeks had passed and it really sank in, i have been busier than a bee planning my pants off.


after much discussion, we both agreed that july 21st, 2012 would be the best date for us.
one thing down! woot!


after that, and visitng the first bridal show of the year with my mother, the realization set in. i have a lot to start planning! >.<*


Well, although i have started this blog a little late, most of my headache is over. but i'll write about that another day.


for now, i just want to say hello and let all those new brides out there who may be stressing about budgets and ideas and the such that if you start early, anything is possible! and i should know! my wedding is going to be a diy extravaganza! ^-^


till next time!