more paper projects

my little journey of craftiness & creativity started when i was gifted a cricut after my engagement. prior to that i didn't think i had a creative bone in my body. or perhaps i just never made the time. i love the excitement, exhilaration, & feeling of accomplishment when i've completed a project. it's allowed the perfectionist in me to be messy. to have failures & start over again if i didn't get something right. after all it's just paper right? :) 

here's a look back at two projects. 

cake topper for a friends birthday cheesecake. 

i made hot chocolate + marshmallow favors for my bridal shower. the font i used had these darling hearts. i printed out a "you warm my heart" tag to finish it off. 

i can't wait to grow my skills in this little area of my life that brings me such happiness & excitement!

emboss like a boss

being a paper craft nerd, anything paper related projects for our wedding, was something i looked forward to! in fact it was probably one of my most favorite parts of our wedding. 

to tie in with our accent color of gold, i embossed gold name tags for the groomsmen gifts. i loved the end result & it was much more friendly on the wallet than gold foiling from vendors. i found these awesome stamps at paper source that mimicked a vintage typewriter font. armed with my embossing gun, stamp pad, & gold powder my friday night in was spent diy-ing & having fun! 

reusable bags

hubby & i hosted a welcome luncheon with guests the day before our wedding. we opted out of a formal dinner rehearsal & wanted to include others outside the wedding party. we thought a luncheon at the beach would be a great way for guests to meet one another. i ordered  reusable bags with our custom logo & made gift tags. i ended up loving the uneven, imperfect, & sometimes faded application of the letters i stamped. then i finished it off by neatly folding the bags & securely wrapping twine around it for a nice presentation. 

the guests ended up using it as beach bags, dirty laundry bag, & to haul snacks/food they purchased at nearby stands & market. im glad it was both multifunctional & useful! 

new life

has it really been 4 months since i last updated? so this happened during my brief hiatus & it's been amazing!

 it still seems surreal that i'm his wife & i have a husband. i feel incredibly blessed & overwhelmingly happy everyday. 

2013 first post

happy 2013! my year began much like last years..sick in bed with the flu. after finally recovering, while out to dinner with a girlfriend, i suffered a severe allergic reaction to something i ate. i most definitely freaked out as ive never experienced a food allergy before, let alone seen my face riddled with dime size swollen lumps. i was horrified & scared to say the least. ive finally recovered & back on track.

today, i made my first attempt at project bridesmaid. it was a complete bust with my sugar cookies looking like they were decorated by a 5 year old. piping icing sure does skill! however, through my failure emerged the theme & the direction of how I'll be asking my girlfriends to be my bridesmaid. an idea that i'm happy with! brainstorming will now cease after months of ideas bouncing around in my head. it's time to execute.

with the extra cookie dough i had on hand, i made nutella stuffed sugar cookies & got the two thumbs up from my taste testers!

belated birthday post

the bff took me out for my birthday at what has come to be one of my favorite places, in napa, to have brunch. everything was superb including my favorite part of any meal..dessert! i love anything infused with lavender. from lotion scents all the way to food! my lavender creme brûlée surely didn't disappoint!

brix also proved to be much better in person than what the website shows as far as a wedding venue is concerned. we walked around after brunch & enjoyed the intimate setting it offered.