{Colour inspiration from my studio & home to yours}
P.S. – Happy Leap Year Day! One whole extra day this month. Enjoy!
wedding
Down the Aisle
Feeling very privileged to be invited to participate as a vendor in Calgary’s newest wedding market! The Boutique Wedding Market will showcase amazing local wedding vendors, designers, & artists specializing in unique, handmade items & services to help you achieve that perfect day! The talent in this show looks stellar! If there’s a wedding coming up in your life, and you long for hand-crafted details & high-quality creativity, this is the show to check out! Can you tell I’m just a bit excited about this new collective of local creative folks?! So here’s a quick preview of who will be at the show (besides little ‘ol me):
Kismet & Clover – Event Styling + Design (co-founder of the show)
by.Ginni – Accessories + Haberdashery (co-founder of the show)
Chris Amat & Mike Seehagel – Photography
Diane + Mike Photography – Photography
Willow & Whimsy – Ethical Floral Arrangements + DIY
Ali Finch – Graphic Design + Invites
Bloom Invites – Boutique Wedding Stationary
Orange Trunk Rentals – Vintage Styling + Rentals
Laura George Designs – Custom Bridal Gowns
City & the Sticks – Reclaimed Wooden Signs
Lannie Rae – Baking + Pastry Arts
Penetration Attempt – Live Music
Admission to the show is FREE! Don’t want to forget to mention that happy fact! There will be some DIY workshops available (which will have a small fee attached to them). The show will be located just a few blocks north of 17th Ave at the old Exes Hair Salon building (1412 1st SW). The show runs Saturday April 26th 10-6 and Sunday April 27th 11-5. I’ll be there all weekend! Did I tell you I’ve been busy whipping up a whole bunch of new shabby chic wedding inspired items just for this show? I’ll give you a peek at the progress later this week. Also, super excited to be offering custom orders! ‘Cause when you’re planning your wedding, you want it to be unique & just-for-you.
Button-spiration
Okay, so I’m not really needing to plan a wedding (already married) or any special event (my life is kinda boring), but could not help but share this idea. It comes from a rustic DIY inspired wedding on Wedding Chicks. Table numbers for the reception made from vintage hardcover books and buttons! Sooo neat! And fairly simple.
Now, just because I don’t have an event to plan, doesn’t mean this idea wouldn’t be totally cute for the cover of a notebook. Right? If you have a hardcover journal or notebook, you could simply glue the buttons on (maybe into the shape of your initial). Or if you have a soft cover paper notebook, you could hand stitch the buttons on. Might be a little taxing on the fingertips, but still doable.
This project is going into the pile of “once I get a free moment” ideas. I think it would cheer me up to see those buttons on the cover of a much used notebook.
Happy crafting!
Memory lane
Five years ago today, I woke before the sun came up. Had coffee with my soon-to-be sister-in-law and then got super pampered at the salon. Hubby & I helped each other get dressed in all our finery and then were whisked off for photos. Step by step, getting closer to the moment when we would say very special “I do’s” before family and friends.
Feels longer than five years ago. Those closest to us know just how much we’ve managed to pack into that short time together. We’ve seen each other through good times and bad, through sickness and health, through loss and a birth, through poorer and richer. We’ve loved each other, liked each other, been grumpy with each other, and yes, even yelled at each other. But I’m praying we’ll continue to be best friends for life. We’re still learning how to be husband and wife, a never-ending process. And now we’re also learning how to be a papa and mama.
Today I am remembering how it felt to just be “me” on our wedding day:
Remembering our closest siblings, that stood by our side that day:
Remembering the beauty of the sky & how dramatic it was:
And being swept away be a kiss:
Happy Anniversary, sweetie.