A Different Kind Of Petal Isle...

How can you have an isle you won't trip on, save money on flower petals, and still have a romantic feel?


Bingo.

Yea Ever Ours for posting about this very stylish wedding!

Sometimes It Helps To Clean Out Your Closet...

Being influenced by the cute rose purse I found earlier, I continued the search for shoes, and found myself being drawn to shoes with cute little flowers on the toes:



Both lovely shoes, both terribly expensive XP

Move on to times when I'm not glued to a computer screen...

I was rummaging through the many, many items in my closet, and I realized that I already had a lovely pair of purple heels, purchased from Payless several years ago for prom...

Similar to this in dark purple:


Not a literal photo but you get the idea.

They are perfectly good purple shoes. They're sandals, with a bit of a heel, but doesn't look excruciating to wear...however they're missing that little bit of "wow factor"...

*looks at closet shoes*
*looks at drool worthy internet shoes*
*looks at closet shoes*
*looks at drool worthy internet shoes*
*realizes something obvious*

All I need are some purple flowers to put on the closet shoes! :D

So the search was on for lovely satin fabric flowers!!!

I looked at some flower hair clip sites, My Diva's Closet and Hairflowers.net, and then at the lovely handcrafted world of Etsy.

And I think I found something just wonderful:


Yes, they are headbands, but I'm sure I can either ask for the flowers only or just remove the flower from the headband once I get it!

AND they come in silver too! So at the very least, the bridesmaids can have matching fabric flowers, and they just need to get themselves some purple or silver shoes.

(If you haven't noticed I have been bouncing around the idea of the 'maids having purple and silver color scheme...)

Much easier than finding cute, stylish, affordable, mid heel purple sandals in a wide range of available sizes. :P

Only possible problem with these flowers is the size, 3 inches may or may not be too much for a regular pair of shoes.

Itching to try it out though :D

Dancing Under The Stars...

After glancing at many a custom-lit dance floor, I was curious how to possibly DIY one myself.


The theater would already have lighting equipment, so I'm sure they would be able to set it up! The effect discs are called "gobos" and usually made out of metal or glass so they can withstand the heat of the lights.

After realizing cutting small details into sheet metal is a bad idea, (danger factor and the need for smooth cuts,) and that custom gobos cost about $100, I decided to look at some already-made, stock gobos.

Wouldn't it be lovely to dance under the stars? For only $12?


I think it would be :)

A New Quest Has Arrived...

...to somehow, someway, make the flowers for this purse:



What would I use it for? Me? The bridesmaids? Really, I have no idea.

But it is gorgeous, isn't it?! 8D

and it comes in silver too:


I knew one of these days I would come into contact with something expensive that I refuse to buy out of principle.

$98 without shipping is too much for a purse. $83 with ship and a 20% off coupon code "TOUTIE" at Lori's Shoes is still too much for a purse.

And we'll have bouquets to look at anyways, so do the purses really matter? Not really.

But a gal still needs a purse...

More Pretty Glittering Crystals

Keeping with the lovely and sparkle-ly crystal theme:

This post from Bronze Budget Bride really makes me want a gorgeous, beaded curtain somewhere...


Even if it means me finding a lot of cheap clear beads in bulk and sewing many 6ft strands of it myself!

XP :D