To-Do So Far..

-Gocco Amanda's custom notecards

*attempted, but it didn't work out- I bought these from Etsy seller sketchesbydms. They will be personalized with Amanda's future name (she's getting married in June!)

-print Programs sign and attach to basket w/ribbon

*done and done


-wrap the groomsmen ties and bobbleheads (oh yeah- we went there- custom bobbleheads)
*The ties are wrapped, but the styrofoam that the bobbleheads were being stored in rubbed off onto their heads and when John tried to clean them off, the foam pealed off the paint! I am going to have to re-paint them on Tuesday night and then wrap them.

-figure out what is going to NY next week
*There is a giant pile by the door. I also want to go Christmas shopping today and wrap presents for my parents so that will be done.

-make dill dip, bread bowl & veggie sticks to bring to football on Saturday
*Done. I forgot to take a picture :(

-try and get the work computer dude to set up my computer so I can work from home during the inauguration
*Waiting (and waiting still) for him to call. He was supposed to call at 12:30 today- its now 3:30 and I have yet to hear from him. I emailed him and haven't heard back yet.

-set up cookie decorating party w/the girls (and maybe the boy cousins) of John's family
*I just wrote to John's mom to see how she thought it would go over.

-make plans with John's SIL to go to a Rachael Ray book signing
*I haven't heard from Liz yet- she should be writing soon I think..

-stain or paint the letters for the church doors
*I think John may stain them while I go Christmas shopping at Target this afternoon..

What else did I do yesterday?
-Print business cards for guests to go in the favors with information on how to upload digital pictures from the wedding.

Front

Back

-Made the stickers that will go on the inside flap of the favor boxes:

The last two projects that I did yesterday were for free! The business cards were made with a pack of perforated cards that I had bought and used when I was applying for jobs. Other than computer ink, thats all that went into that project. The stickers were printed on what remained from the 8.5x11 label paper that I used to make the wraparound labels for the save the dates. Again, the only other material used was printer ink.

The rest of today will include:
-Christmas shopping
-Finish putting back together the living room. It is currently apart so that we can start shuffling things for when I move in.
-Show our friend Marie around because she will be watching/checking in on Jaq while we go to NY for Thanksgiving and the wedding. (Side note- Marie is newly pregnant & Friday went to the ER worried she might be having a miscarriage. The Dr told her that she's not miscarrying- she's having TWINS! Holy cow!)
-Stain the letters for church and add a ribbon loop for hanging purposes.
-Have PIZZA for supper!
-Pack up and head back to my apartment. Ugh.

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Bridesmaid Notecards

In addition to the jewelry that I posted about a couple of days ago, the bridesmaid gifts will also include handmade custom notecards, an awesome re-useable grocery bag, a red pashmina, some little bath type things and something else that is still to be determined.

To make the notecards, I ordered precut and folded, recycled cards and envelopes from Paper-Source, my new best friend.

Next I created a design representative of each girl and printed it and then Gocco'd it onto the notecard in a color I knew they would like.




After Gocco'ing the notecard, I Gocco'd the back of the envelope with a bit of whatever design was on the card.





Lastly, I tied the cards and envelopes together with a perdy ribbon.


Done and done. Except I'm not. I still haven't gotten something good for Amanda. Hmmmm..

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Bridesmaid Jewelry

Originally I told myself that I couldn't care less what the bridesmaids wore- I was even just going to tell them to pick a long dress in brown. Eventually I thought about it and decided that I would feel overwhelmed if told that, so I picked a dress for the girls. Jewelry I especially didn't care about. However, when I found this:

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I knew I had to incorporate it somehow. But, for $30 each, I couldn't buy them. After a bit of research, I decided I could make them myself. I ordered a bunch of supplies from Fire Mountain and eventually worked up enough courage to just do it.

After a bunch of trial & errors, this is what I came up with:

The necklace.

Earring.

The earrings- a little less blurry this time.

After making the jewelry, I packaged them in boxes that I got from Fire Mountain. They look pretty professional, if I do say so myself.


The briolettes (the tear-drop shapes) are red to obviously coordinate with the colors of the wedding. I made a pair of the earrings for myself, though I won't be wearing one of the necklaces. I will wear my pearl necklace that my grandma has been building for me for as long as I can remember. In order to incorporate and reference my necklace, I included pearls on the bridesmaid necklaces and the earrings.

I think that the drop style of the necklace will work well with the bridesmaid dresses and am excited to gift the maids with these.

In the (hopefully) near future, I will be creating myself a hair piece that will coordinate with the necklaces and earrings. I will also be making Amanda (my maid of honor) a cute little pin that will look nice on her dress and match my hair piece and will serve to distinguish her as the maid of honor.

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