Wedding day!

Today is a special day, my twin sister is getting married! She has been with her fiancé for about 7 years now and has planned the wedding for the past 2 years. I will share some photos next week.

Today is all about celebrating in style! Check out my crafty robes for us while getting ready for the wedding:

What are your favourite things about wedding days?

Wedding Guestbook - DIY

At the weekend is a day which I have been looking forward to for some time now - My twin sister's wedding! She has asked me to help her out with some creative aspects of the wedding. Today I will share with you the 'Time Capsule Wedding Guestbook.' The basic idea is that all the guests at the wedding leave messages, predictions, images etc for the couple and these will be sealed away until first wedding anniversary. 

To begin with I bought: 
- A mason jar 
- Photo frame 
- Lace and ribbon
- Double sided tape 

I then designed the labels and information sign (I am planning to redo some of the font from what is shown below). I then printed and trimmed them ready for the final outcome. 

Step 1
I measured the lace and ribbon for the jar and used double sided tape to attach them both.

Step 2 
I then attached the Time Capsule label to card using Pritt Stick. 

Step 3
I used strips of double sided tape(2) to attach the label to the jar. 

Step 4
I then placed the sign into the frame and voila! The guestbook is complete.

Step 5
I then created labels to stick onto the back of purple card (the colour theme). Guests will be using gold and silver pens to write on the card.

The wording can be played with and in fact, I will be making a couple of changes with font and wording before the big day. I will be sharing some of my other creations with you all soon!

Do you have any crafty ideas for weddings you would like to share?

Guest Blog-Personalised Tote Fun...

Today is a special guest blog, this is because it is a crafty blog post! I am not one for being too crafty but I have been inspired by so many other blogs that I may give it a go sometime. Until then, Kassi is sharing her personalised gift bags which she gave to the flower girls at her wedding. I love this idea and I think it's definitely a well timed post as I know quite a few of my readers are in the process of organising their wedding. 

Be inspired!

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Hello lovelies!!! 

I am SO excited today to share a post with you while Miss Missy is off on her vacay/trip/adventures... :) 

My name is Kassi and I blog at a little place called Truly Lovely!

That's me!

That's my blog!

And today I'd like to share a crafty little project I did recently for the flower girls in my wedding...

Cute Little Personalized Totes!

The items needed for this kid friendly craft are:

Little totes (I got mine at Hobby Lobby $2.99 for a packet of four)

Fabric Paint
Small paint brush

Name stencil

Iron on decals

Iron

Old newspaper
Large paper plate

First, be sure to lay newspaper down on your table or other work surface!

Lay out your totes on the newspaper.

I used my hand dandy Silhouette SD to cut out the girls' names in vinyl.

The Kristen font is a great one for a girlie but fun touch!
If your making a toy bag for a boy, Bradley is a more "manly" font for your little man!


Crafting FYI: Vinyl, makes a PERFECT stencil!

It's already sticky on the back, so peel away the backing, smooth your stencil over your little tote and your ready to paint.
Make sure if you have any a's, o's, or other letters with holes in the middle, that you peel the little circle cutouts and stick those in the center of your letters as well. More on this in a minute.

Next, choose your paint color, then squirt some fabric paint onto the large paper plate.

Now, use the small paint brush to fill in the stencil on your tote.

Since I used white paint on dark colored totes, I painted on several coats, allowing for some drying time in between.

Once you've painted all of the names, allow to dry for a few hours so the paint will set well.

Then carefully peel the stencil off the tote.





Remember I mentioned earlier making sure you stuck the centers of your a's, o's and other letters with holes onto your tote? Well, here's why...
If you stick those on, you can paint right over the top of those, like here on Taylor's tote:





Then when you peel them off, your letters have holes in the middle instead of a completely painted in blob for those letters.
And that makes them look nicer! :)

Once you've finished your painting and removed your stencils, it's time to fancy up your totes!

A SUPER easy and inexpensive way is with iron on decals.

The flower ones I used came from Wal-Mart for a few dollars a packet.

Follow the directions for ironing your decals on.
Mine included placing a cotton towel over the top, then iron to tack.
Turn the fabric inside out and iron to adhere.

Here you can see, I used a tiny little craft iron.
It was perfect for this craft because it was small enough to stick inside the tote without the need for turning it inside out!

Tada!!
A cute little personalized tote for your little lady to carry around this summer!!!

Thanks to Missy for having me over today while she was away- It was a pleasure!!!

We would be thrilled if you would pop over to Truly Lovely sometime and say hello!!

Happy crafting friends!

Thank you Kassi!