Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
happy valentines
[[image from the purl bee]]Plans for the weekend::
Fri:
~make paper garlands
Sat:
~make a cute valentine card
~work on my pottery {ring bowls}
~make valentine chocolates for my babe
~take pictures for contest
Sun:
~try to sew hairpiece?
~sew napkin rings
~get insurance for our wedding day
~do taxes
Mon:
~work on my pottery {salt keeper, rattle thingy}
~pom pom
tag, i'm it.
I've been tagged by Lauren of Vintage Victuals - a lovely blog with amazing recipes. Definitely visit this blog if you're feeling the urge to cook - you won't be disappointed.
7 random/interesting facts about myself:
1. I was adopted from South Korea when I was 7 months old.
2. I was President of Math Club when we won the lip sync competition for the first time {of course, beating all the greek organizations}.
3. I used to have a huge obsession with Pilot Precise Extra Fine tip pens. They were the only pens I would write with on a daily basis.
4. I know how to knit and crochet, but I only do it seasonally.
5. I could probably eat mac n' cheese everyday of my life and be perfectly content.
6. I hate when people don't use their signals when driving, but I especially hate it even more when people use the left lane of traffic (not HWY) to speed ahead of everyone else stuck in traffic in the right lane and then expect to be let back over into the right lane. Erg!
7. I wish I were more girly sometimes. I don't wear make-up on a regular basis, heck I don't even know how to put on make-up, and I usually am always in a pair of comfy jeans and solid cotton shirts.
I'm tagging:
true grits - a great friend of mine who inspires me everyday with her stories of motherhood and just life in general
Lisette Price - our photographer
Rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
7 random/interesting facts about myself:
1. I was adopted from South Korea when I was 7 months old.
2. I was President of Math Club when we won the lip sync competition for the first time {of course, beating all the greek organizations}.
3. I used to have a huge obsession with Pilot Precise Extra Fine tip pens. They were the only pens I would write with on a daily basis.
4. I know how to knit and crochet, but I only do it seasonally.
5. I could probably eat mac n' cheese everyday of my life and be perfectly content.
6. I hate when people don't use their signals when driving, but I especially hate it even more when people use the left lane of traffic (not HWY) to speed ahead of everyone else stuck in traffic in the right lane and then expect to be let back over into the right lane. Erg!
7. I wish I were more girly sometimes. I don't wear make-up on a regular basis, heck I don't even know how to put on make-up, and I usually am always in a pair of comfy jeans and solid cotton shirts.
I'm tagging:
true grits - a great friend of mine who inspires me everyday with her stories of motherhood and just life in general
Lisette Price - our photographer
Rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
4. Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Monday, February 9, 2009
just breathe
So when I start thinking about the number of weekends left until the wedding, I get overwhelmed.
Only 7!!! weekends left. That's not a lot! and in those 7 weekends, one weekend will be spent in NC and three other weekends will include bridal showers.
So then I start feeling my heart beat faster. thoughts of everything that still needs to get done starting flooding the mind. and I get stressed. and then I convince myself that it will all get done. so I don't care anymore. until the next day when I go through the whole cycle again.
Only 7!!! weekends left. That's not a lot! and in those 7 weekends, one weekend will be spent in NC and three other weekends will include bridal showers.
So then I start feeling my heart beat faster. thoughts of everything that still needs to get done starting flooding the mind. and I get stressed. and then I convince myself that it will all get done. so I don't care anymore. until the next day when I go through the whole cycle again.
Friday, February 6, 2009
first gift, kind of...
sunny weekend
The sun will be out ALL weekend. Enjoy this beautiful, warmer weather while you can.This weekend:
-sewing sewing sewing
-hang with E and S
-buy pinking shears
-more paper garlands
-buy season 2 of How I Met Your Mother
**watch Radiohead perform on the Grammys
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
the two month mark
IN exactly 2 months, I'll be walking down the aisle. Crazy, I know! I can't believe the time has passed so quickly!
To celebrate this special day, I'll share a little about our proposal...
This is where my life changed forever.
T planned a day trip to Amicalola Falls in North Georgia for the weekend following our two year anniversary. We hiked all the way to the top of the falls, which happens to be the tallest falls east of the Mississippi, only to be slightly disappointed by the view (just looking at the top of the falls isn't that great). So then we started the 425 step adventure down the stairs to look at the falls. It was beautiful!! There were several people around, so Tim took me down to a little overlook to continue looking at the falls. Here he began to tell me how much I meant to him and how special the past two years have been. He got interrupted by some people passing by, but then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. It will always be a day to remember.
To celebrate this special day, I'll share a little about our proposal...
This is where my life changed forever.T planned a day trip to Amicalola Falls in North Georgia for the weekend following our two year anniversary. We hiked all the way to the top of the falls, which happens to be the tallest falls east of the Mississippi, only to be slightly disappointed by the view (just looking at the top of the falls isn't that great). So then we started the 425 step adventure down the stairs to look at the falls. It was beautiful!! There were several people around, so Tim took me down to a little overlook to continue looking at the falls. Here he began to tell me how much I meant to him and how special the past two years have been. He got interrupted by some people passing by, but then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. It will always be a day to remember.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
be mine, valentine
When I came across these, my little heart smiled. These would make perfect non-couple valentine gifts for anyone. and I must say that this color palette is right up my alley.
I've been in love with this store purl soho for a long time now. But today I discovered that they have a blog - the purl bee. I think I'm in love...
Here you can find step-by-step instructions on how to make these hearts. If I had time, I might have considered incorporating these little cuties in my wedding someway, somehow.
I've been in love with this store purl soho for a long time now. But today I discovered that they have a blog - the purl bee. I think I'm in love...
Here you can find step-by-step instructions on how to make these hearts. If I had time, I might have considered incorporating these little cuties in my wedding someway, somehow.
gocco: the final product
Here they are...
{lining the envelopes} I found some really cute wrapping paper for $2.99 from Target. I was able to line all envelopes and I still have tons of wrapping paper left. This is a much less expensive way to line envelopes and I really love the red dots.
{packaging the invites}
{stuffing the envelopes}
{ready for the mail}
{lining the envelopes} I found some really cute wrapping paper for $2.99 from Target. I was able to line all envelopes and I still have tons of wrapping paper left. This is a much less expensive way to line envelopes and I really love the red dots.
{packaging the invites}
{stuffing the envelopes}
{ready for the mail}
Monday, February 2, 2009
j.crew LOVE
If I could spend money on a dress without any consequences, I would choose this one in a heartbeat.
gocco: production part iv
The last thing I gocco'd was our directions card. We decided to take the easy way out and print the map using our printer. I then gocco'd the directions on the back along with hotel, website, and registry information.
Friday, January 30, 2009
t.g.i.friday!
Wouldn't it be nice to sleep like this...all bundled up with your favorite stuffed moosen? That's our dog Charlie. You see, he has to sleep under the covers - ALWAYS.T and I are hitting the road to go to NC for his grandmother's 90th!!! birthday. I hope you guys have a great weekend.
program idea
I'm really enjoying the look of these programs. I might do something similar for ours as my next project.
[[found via wemetinabar]]
[[found via wemetinabar]]gocco: production part iii
Instead of fighting the gocco, I decided to work with the gocco. Since it would never burn my whole invitation fully (the words were to0 close to the edge), I decided to break my invitation into 3 different parts, which then turned into a 4-step printing process.
There are of couse things I would have done differently now that I have gocco'd the invites, but I'm still satisfied with the results. The main thing I learned was not to do a circle within a circle. It's nearly impossible to center it again unless you ink them at the same time (which if I had wanted to do that then I would have needed to make our logo a little bit smaller so that I could place blocking around the logo without covering the dots). And like the RSVP, I embossed the little blue dots.
There are of couse things I would have done differently now that I have gocco'd the invites, but I'm still satisfied with the results. The main thing I learned was not to do a circle within a circle. It's nearly impossible to center it again unless you ink them at the same time (which if I had wanted to do that then I would have needed to make our logo a little bit smaller so that I could place blocking around the logo without covering the dots). And like the RSVP, I embossed the little blue dots.
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