DIY projects....last bit!

This should really be it for diy projects. I did quite a bit over the weekend and finally am getting around to posting pics. It's quite a bit so bear with me ;-)

First, I decided to do an iron on for my Mom with the leftover rhinestones I had. Used them all up:I have instructions for how to do this if you click on diy or bridesmaids, it will come up.

Next, I did petal toss signs, menus, for the bar and dinner, and cards sign. The petal toss sign I made in Publisher. The poem I found on good ole trusty google!:


I made the bar sign in Publisher. Found the recipes on greygoose.com. We love the Goose!
The dinner menus were made in Publisher also. I'm printing them on VistaPrints oversized vertical postcards and tucking them into the napkins at each place setting.
This cards sign was also made in Publisher. Where the yellow piece of paper is on the treasure chest is where this sign will go:I got around to designing my card box. It's a treasure chest (we already owned) with fish netting, pink and ivory pearls, and starfish. I also bought a hermit crab for decoration:


The above photo is the bottom of the chest which will have a little sand to cover the bottom and a knobby starfish as well.


Here are my beautiful petal cones:
I bought gold colored doilies from Michaels, used double sided tape to roll them up and stick the bows on that I hand tied with ribbon purchased from Michaels also. I alternated ribbon colors with pink and brown. I'm going to display them in a brown basket with the instructions sign next to them. I love how they turned out:
Here's the brochures I made in Publisher for the OOT boxes. This is the inside:
Outside:
My table numbers also completed in Publisher, just a few for you to see:Lastly, our rehearsal dinner invites. I plan on giving these out in Florida either hand delivered or in the OOT boxes for the bridal party and their spouses/significant others. Here's the front:
And the back with directions to the restaurant from Paradise Cove:
Whew! That is it! I am done with diy! I think.....heehee.

Catch up!

Whew, it's been a busy few days! I haven't posted since Thanksgiving, I think. We had family up from North Carolina and we had one heck of a weekend. So much has happened since my last post, I don't know where to begin. On top of everything else, I'm back to work and playing catch up from being off since last Tuesday.

Let me see, I'll start by saying that I am now bridal party drama free! Haha. It feels good to have the negativity away from me. I'm not going to go in to detail but it was definitely for the best. When you realize people are not for you, they must be against you and I don't need that mess around me. Peace to the haters!

On another note, Mai ordered her dress! Can you believe it? Everything that girl has been through over the past 5 months and regardless to my protests, she still made it her business to order her dress and be a part of the wedding. I'm amazed, happy, ecstatic, all in one. She really wanted to be a part of our day, no matter what. I love her =) Awww, let me not get emotional here.

Next, I went shopping with Mike's niece and his nephew's girlfriend over the weekend. I was able to get their tank tops from Old Navy for $5 a piece! I plan to use the rhinestone iron-ons to individualize each tank. For instance, his sister is married, so hers will say Mrs. XXX. His niece calls herself "Ms. Boss", so that's what her tank will say. I'm so excited! Hopefully, the rhinestones will come in soon so I can get started. I also purchased them the mini reed diffusers. They smell great; I'm just going to give them a goodie bag, basically with a bunch of stuff in it and then get them each something else. I don't know. I'll keep looking and see what I come up with.

I also received a coupon from eBay for 40% off on December 1 only. I used the coupon to get my garters. Total price wound up being $12! They are Philadelphia Eagles garters, one keepsake and one toss. Mike should really like them =0)

My invites came in, both sets! The VistaPrint invites as well as the 13 bottles that the lady replaced for me. They all made it in one piece, thank goodness! So this weekends' project is to put the boxes together, address and stamp them, and get them ready to be sent out on the 13th. Everything is right on schedule.

I designed my rehearsal dinner invites but I haven't ordered them yet. Well, actually not invites but menus. Next project is the brochures to go in the out of town boxes, which I'm purchasing from another knottie for an excellent price.

Whoo! That was a mouthful! I'm done for now and I'll return on Friday with pics of everything new. Goodnight. ^-^

Oh, I almost forgot, I received my My Publisher photobook. Love it! I used our engagement pictures and I got 2 for the price of 1! I'm thinking about gifting one to my parents. The quality is amazing and so many knotties recommend them. I see why. Definitely making a parent's wedding album with them. I'll post pics of it in the near future. Goodnight, seriously this time.

Table number update...

See this is the problem when you have too much time on your hands. Why did I have to go and mess with these table numbers? Now I am confused. Here's the old one:

Now here's what I've been playing around with:

Using the engagement photos, I love them! I think I'm totally going to scrap the first one. Help! What do you think? I'll keep you updated with what I chose.

I've got them all....finally!

Our photographer, Nikki, sent the disc with our engagement photos on it and for some reason I could not load them on my desktop computer. So, I contacted Nikki to let her know and being the sweetheart she is, sent me a few prints as well as a new disc. Guess what? Still doesn't work. I decided to try it on my laptop and Voila! it works. So, now the dilemma is how do I get them on my desktop? Can you tell I'm not the most computer literate person you know?

So what I did was follow the wizard to publish the pictures to the web and then I used my desktop to access the page I created with the photos. Then I made a folder for the pictures on my desktop. Done. So here's a few of my favorites for your viewing pleasure:

I love how they turned out and I plan to use MyPublisher to make an album. One of the pics is going to be used in the sand ceremony frame and we need to use one for the signature mat at the wedding. Which ones do we use? Hmmmmm......decisions, decisions.

Engagement pictures!

http://www.photobiz.com/slideshowbiz/slideshow.cfm?slideshowID=27032&photographerID=2101

Taken by the fabulous Nikki Hartman, http://www.blogger.com/www.artbynikki.com. I am very happy with how they turned out. I had my make-up done by Iris, who uses Mary Kay products. This was a make-up trial for me to see if I wanted to use her for my wedding day photos. I am definitely booking her! I also got my eyelash extensions, manicure and pedicure done at TD Nails on W. Colonial Dr. off Kirkman Blvd. I love the way my eyelashes look. Mike also got a mani/pedi there and he thought they did a great job too.

On the other hand, both Mike and I are working to lose some more weight before the wedding. I think part of me really liking these pictures has to do with the fact at the time we took them I was 30 pounds lighter that I was a year ago, thus I felt sexy and confident. I think these pictures will be our "before" and the wedding pics will be "after" photos.

Off to the gym I go.....