Custom "Self Inking" Stamp

I'm SO excited about this custom stamp that I'm having made! It is self inking so that's really awesome and easier on us when we're doing all the invitations. Plus I can use it when we send out our thank you's and of course for our Christmas cards!! And then once we buy a house I'm going to have her make me another one. I bought it on Etsy from vendor lettergirl. We should be getting ours in a few weeks and I'm SO excited!!

DIY Ribbon Pomanders

So, I was originally going to do silk flower pomanders, which I still may do a couple of, but I decided since part of our theme is putting our two personalities into our wedding as much as possible (and I have lots of ribbon everywhere) I decided to use ribbon!!! Yay!!! The flowers are from our engagement party, so we just decided to reuse them. P.S. I think that they look much better in person than they do in photos.

What you'll need: 5 in. styrofoam ball, 3 silk flowers of your choice, about 15 yards of assorted ribbon, about 4 ft. of a thicker ribbon (for the hanger), dress maker's pins, wire cutters, chopstick or thin wooden dowel rod
Directions: Cut each piece of ribbon to about 4 1/2 in. strips, use wire cutters to cut your flowers to where the stem is about 2 in. long; I used the chopstick to stab straight through the ball for the spot where the hanging ribbon goes. Fold your large piece of ribbon in half, wrap the looped end around the end of the chopstick and push straight through the hole. Leave the looped end longer on the opposite side (you know...to hang it). Tie the two ends together to make a knot on the bottom side and loop and pin the ends to the ball. Tie the top into a knot on the ball to also keep it secure. Now start covering it by looping the ribbons and pinning them, randomly all over it. Make sure that you leave room for your flowers at the top around the hanger. Gently push your flowers into the ball and "Voila!" You have a beautiful ribbon pomander!!!

How to dye your petticoat!

So once I saw this I had to have it done! I think it's a great way for adding flair to your wedding day apparel!!! I had originally wanted to dye my crinoline green but since the shade that I want would have been too difficult I decided to go with brown. Brown is the color of the flowers and the sash that will be on my dress so I thought that it would go best. Besides, I have my FABULOUS green shoes and I want them to stick out as much as possible!

This is right after I took it out of the bag. After this I took it into the bathroom and got it wet. I followed the instructions on the Rit bottle. I set my washing machine to high and the hottest level and poured in three bottles of Rit ( I want it to be really dark brown ). I let the water agitate just enough to mix in the dye and then USING RUBBER GLOVES, I pushed the petticoat down into it until it was completely submerged. I turned the washer setting back three times to let it wash in the dye for as long as I thought that it needed and after the third time I let the washer finish like it normally would. As soon as the washer was finished, I put the gloves back on and grabbed the petticoat out of the washer. I then took it back to the shower to rinse it with cold water until it ran clear. (The problem with this is that you need more than one person. My back was killing me while doing this part! Just when you think that you've gotten all of it, color shows back up.) So after I was finished this is what it looked like:

While I had been rinsing the petticoat, I had ran a HOT rinse through the washing machine. I used detergent and non-chlorine bleach. Once that was finished I filled the washer half way with the coldest setting and poured in 1 cup of white vinegar, 1/2 cup salt and color-safe detergent. Then I allowed the washer to filled all the way up and agitate for a couple of minutes. When it was finished I put the petticoat in the washer and allowed it to run the full time. The vinegar helps to set the color so that it doesn't fade and/or bleed. Once it was finished it took me a while to untangle and untwist it, and then I hung it up in the bathroom. This is what it looks like now. I'm not sure if I'm going to try and make it darker yet. But as soon as I have someone coming over I'm going to have them help me put on my dress so that I can get a picture of what it looks like together.

For Sale

I have some pieces that I'm trying to sell and get rid of, they're currently just taking up precious space in my apartment. Please let me know if you're interested.


The second one consists of three pieces that you can set up however you'd like. They are each 18" x 24" and are acrylic paintings.
$75 SOLD!

The third one is 22" x 28" and beautiful and one of my favorites! It is also an acrylic painting with wired ribbon and pearl beads.
$50The next one consists of three pieces 24" x 30" each and is another acrylic painting.
$75


The next one is also a favorite! It is 24" x 36" and consists of paper, acrylic paint, and cardboard letters.
$60

This one is a 16" x 20" acrylic painting.
$20
This is a textured acrylic painting that measures 14" x 18".
$20

The last one says "Say It". It is 24" x 30" and consists of acrylic paint, paper, and cardboard letters.
$25

Please contact me if you see anything that you like and please feel free to make an offer on one.
Thanks, Heather

For my bridesmaids- GRACE DON"T LOOK YET!!!

How do I ask my best friend to walk me down the aisle?

So, I'm trying to come up with a creative, cheap yet memorable way to ask my best friend to walk me down the aisle. I need some help please, oh please. I'm usually so frickin' creative...but man I feel like I'm drawing a frickin' blank. I mean, it's not like I can make him a scrapbook...ha ha...so anyone who can help me out...please write me back!

Story of our Engagement!

Ok, so this is for everyone who hasn't heard the story yet but wants to. Okay, so we got engaged on April 10th ( Good Friday ). The thursday night before I was at work and Trey kept texting me about how he really wanted to go to the zoo the next morning, and I really didn't want to go. We go pretty much every year, and we said last year that we weren't going to go back until the ne aquarium was open and it still wasn't, so I saw no point in going. I kept telling him that it would be boring and to please come up with something new to do. Well, he was pretty determined, but then again, so was I. I didn't get home from work until right around 4:00 a.m. so I left a note on the Magna-Doodle on our door ( yes that's right...magna-doodle...ha ha ) saying that I really didn't want to go to the zoo, it was 4 a.m. and I didn't want to be woken up early! So this fool, wakes me at 10:30 ( for those of you who really know me, I need my sleep more than anything! ) I was so frickin' upset with him about this! He tells me that it feels great and to wear shorts and a t-shirt and shorts...( it was very chilly once we got to the zoo )...so that made me angry. I was being so mean to him, I feel so bad! So anyways, we're walking around the zoo, which is crazy crowded because school is out, and he knows that I don't really like crowds, so he keeps waiting for a less crowded place.

So we're walking up the path behind the elephants and he starts with insulting me. Which, if you know our relationship at all, that's just how we are with eachother. (For those of you who don't know Trey very well, he is the bottomless pit of useless information. I mean, like I've even bought him books on it to be funny.) So, while we're walking he says, "You know, I love coming to the zoo, because everytime I come I learn something new." And I ask, "Really, Trey?! What did you learn today?" "Well, I learned that if a cat has a mate for a long time and they're separated, one can go into a severe depression?.....And I learned that someone can be driven completely insane from another person being late all the time..." And we're holding hands so I just turn and give him a dirty look. "And I never knew that it could take someone for weeks to hang up clean laundry..." Again I give him a dirty look, (and just so you don't think that I'm a crazy dirty person, I'm not...all of our laundry pretty much hangs and doesn't go into the dryer. So in our spare bedroom is where we keep the racks and that's where all of this was...out of sight, out of mind, you know! And I'm a very forgetful person sometimes.) Anyways, I try to pull away from him and he grabs my hand tighter and pulls me closer and says that he's not through..."Ugh!" So we're standing next to the fence and he keeps looking over his shoulder, because at this time, there are a lot of people coming up the ramp. So he was waiting for them to pass us first. Then he starts again, "And I didn't know the first time I saw you in high school that you would wind up being my best friend." So, I look up at him, "What?!" He leans over and kisses my cheek and says, "And if you'll answer this next question for me..." I tell you what...once he got down on one knee...I have no frickin' idea what he was saying! I was stuck in an "Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" moment.

This lady walked by with her husband and was like, "Aaawwwweeeee...oh my gosh...." and then she shewed her husband around the corner to give us privacy. When we were finished, she came running back down the ramp saying, "You two need a picture! I swear I'm not crazy, but the two of you need a picture! I'll email it to you and everything!" I love him so much!! So as of now, we've been together for a little over 6 1/2 years...and while we've been through a lot...it's been the best of my life!