When thinking about what I wanted on our tables for our wedding reception I considered a few factors: They needed to be budget and DIY-friendly They needed to fit in with our wedding in the woods: simple, elegant, and fun (I don't think huge arrangements of feathers and flowers were going to work here) And surprise, surprise, I wanted to incorporate my favourite colours: aqua, white, ... View the Post
DIY Heart Shaped Wedding Programs
I hadn't planned on doing programs for our wedding, but when I saw a picture of some popsicle stick programs in a Martha Stewart magazine, I knew my "no programs" idea was out the window. This project was seriously so easy and really added such a fun element to the ceremony. How to Make DIY Heart Shaped Wedding Programs: You want to choose cardstock in whatever colour suits you. I had my ... View the Post
Our Mountain Wedding
..... annnnd we're back!! Sorry for the serious blog neglect folks, but I had to run off and get myself officially M-A-R-R-I-E-D. The whole wedding weekend (or week for some of us!) was unbelievably fun, beautiful, and exactly what Dan and I had hoped for. We're feeling pretty over the moon. As you will have guessed, crafty little wedding projects kept me happily entertained right up until ... View the Post
How To Make DIY Lavender Salt Wedding Favors
With our big wedding day less than 3 weeks away, it's time for wedding favours. As I'm sure you could all guess, we wanted them to be handmade and friendly on the purse strings. When my Mum started mentioning all this lavender they had growing at their place, we suddenly had a lightbulb moment. Little lavender sachets (you know, to make your drawers smell nice?!)! A few minutes later ... View the Post
DIY Wedding Ad Libs
I've been a busy bee getting wedding projects done since we arrived back in Ottawa (plus moving back into our digs and writing my Masters thesis, but obviously the crafty stuff gets more of my attention). Here's one quick little project I whipped off in an afternoon. Remember doing ad libs when you were a kid? Well I came across some wedding themed ones online and totally thought it would be ... View the Post
Back to Canada: Crossing the Ocean
Sorry I've been MIA lately. We landed back in Canada 10 days ago and it has all been a bit of a blur. My Mum and I went into full force wedding-planning mode. I have bought a dress (and my Mum's outfit), met with the officiant, ordered the flowers, viewed all the accommodation, met with the caterer, designed my ring and have gotten started on all of the little crafty projects I've got up my ... View the Post