Perpetually Engaged: May 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

printable bride and groom signs by Loft Life Press

Check out these adorable floral hand illustrated bride and groom signs The Wedding Chick's posted today. They are by Etsy shop Loft Life Press but remind me so much of the pretty florals of Rifle Paper Co. Click here to print yours!

Check out all their beautiful hand illustrated invites too...

Happy 37th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad today ;)

{via The Wedding Chicks}

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

geronimo balloon sale at 100 layer cake

If you've been contemplating a Geronimo balloon purchase for awhile now but can't seem to pull the trigger, this sale is for you! The 100 Layer Cake Pop-Up Shop is featuring Geronimo Balloon Trooper vouchers. Hurry up the sale ends May 25th!

You will have to make an account to shop the pop-up's but it will be worth it, I promise ;)

Monday, May 21, 2012

lace stenciled monogram

My best friend Shannon was married this weekend and it was one of the prettiest weddings I have ever been to! I helped her with a few projects to relieve some stress. One of them were these letters for the fireplace mantel at the venue.

Originally she had planned to wrap the letters in yarn, but once she started she passed it on to me and told me if I didn't get to it to toss the whole project because she never wanted to look at them again ;) I know the feeling...these little letters from this baby shower took me 2 hours each!

I decided to bag the yarn and spray paint the letters...it took me 5 minutes. 2 coats plus drying time.

Then I bought a lace table cloth from Goodwill, laid it on top of the letters and sprayed with white paint. I quickly lifted the table cloth abracadabra style and voila! The paint did get a little blurry in some spots so I suggest an assistant to help lift the lace. I love the way they turned out and so much easier then yarn!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

jcrew taryn gown- sale!

Love this beautiful simple Taryn gown by JCrew. On sale for $199! What a steal!

Anyone planning a trash the dress session?

{jcrew}

Thursday, May 10, 2012

instagram sticker guest book

My friend Mandy of the beautiful Amanda Kay Photography pinned this idea today. Turn your Instagrams into stickers...252 of them for $10! Wouldn't this be awesome for a guest book? All you need is a friend and an iphone. Park them by the front door, have them snap a photo of your guests as they sign your guest book...then print the stickers and add them to your guest book later. Print two copies and add a sticker of your guests in your thank you notes.

Check out Printstagram for all sorts of amazing things you can do with your Instagram photos.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

donut hole breakfast skewers

Oh my goodness, this idea just made my whole year. Donut holes, berries and Trader Joe's caramel dipping sauce! Brunch, bridal showers, baby showers....a Wednesday. I'm making these!

{via ValSoCal}

Monday, May 7, 2012

paper clip invite belly bands

Happy Monday! It's supposed to be 75 degrees today...too bad I'm at work ;)

I saw these darling DIY bookmarks on pinterest using covered buttons and thought they might also make cute belly bands for your wedding invitation suite. They could be reused as bookmarks too! Remember the whole "save a spot" bookmark save the dates? Double duty, I love it!

{via noodlehead}

Sorry I was MIA last week...I may not be posting as regularly as I used to. Trying to find more time to do some of these great projects and bring you quality over quantity.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

custom bobbleheads

Looking for a fun caketopper or groomsmen gift? These custom bobbleheads are pretty funny and a great price today on Urban Dealight. Cheesy? Yes...but memorable to boot! Click here to buy the deal!