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It’s less than a week until my sister’s bridal shower, and I’m wrapping up the last-minute plans. I commissioned small buttons from my friend Paula of PaperMachinations as a fun alternative to the “hello-my-name-is” adhesive nametags. I set these up in the same font I used for the headline on the shower invite, Edwardian Script, and Paula made them into buttons. Here they’re shown nested on vintage mercury glass beads in a faceted-crystal pedistal candy dish.
Sorry for the craft update delay, but I was out of town at Amy and David’s wedding. The cake topper made it to its intended point in the universe, and I was so humbled that I got “topper credit” on the printed menus! It was so unexpected but cool…and my last name was even spelled correctly. I am going to burst at the seams keeping the photos and description of the other part of my wedding gift a secret, but I guess it’s only proper to wait until the bride and groom have opened it before I blog about it. My grandmothers certainly didn’t have this etiquette dilemma.
I was reading the current issue of Martha Stewart Weddings today, and the piece on lemon-inspired confections reminded me of a big wedding favor commission I did a while back. These were tins of lemondrops in two shades of paper, vintage leaves, and hand-sugared lemons. 
Sigh…today was my last day at my current job. I’ve learned a lot from my nearly-three-year stint as a Web Producer at Major Children’s Book Publisher, but am ready for a change. After a week’s time, I’ll be rearing to go at Major Magazine Publisher. The best part of this job was the people.
Shown here (L to R) is my friend Naava, our faux fireplace with genuine birch log, and me. We decided to cozy up our shared office, and came up with this idea. The fireplace is made from kraft paper, and the bricks are drawn on with marker and a stencil I created just for this project.
I have bequeathed this work to my friend Karen, so every time the tape gives out and it comes curling (or crashing) down the wall, it’s now her job to fix it. (Thanks, Karen!)
Bye, guys.
For some reason, in the middle of the summer, orders for acorn necklaces start coming in. On the left is the Acorn and Mini Glass Bead version. It’s made of green-hued glass beads and a natural acorn that has been preserved for longevity. The necklace is 19″ long; the acorn under 1″ tall, with a silver-toned closure. I made one this afternoon for Amy in Aimes, IA, and an extra one with red-hued glass beads for etsy.
And from the What the heck? department: A visitor to my blog found it because they were looking for “Chicken wire bridal crafts.” Are they using the chicken wire as a flower frog to keep the blooms in place? What do you think?
The wedding cake topper is done!
The foliage is made from white wired leaves and a handful of things wired into a “branch” including vintage mercury glass beads in silver and blue, berries painted and glittered white, and glass and pearl beads. The birds are made from cotton and silk fabric and stand on legs made from vintage chenille stems. Her features include feather-and-lace wings and a lace-and-pearl flower for her head. His features include two very tiny buttons and a bowtie.
The whole thing is five inches wide; nine inches tall.
When my friend Tami went on maternity leave, her friends (who happen to be coworkers) contributed to the brilliant idea of a “blue box”–a treasure trove of small gifts for a new mother to dip into when she needs a little pick-me-up. We each added a little something, including a lot of chocolate, a small bottle of vodka with a personal note about what it’s like to be new mother; some handmade goods including the door sign (“Not now, please”) and a wee pink velvet acorn made by yours truly, shown at left, and below, it is tucked in the silver box on the right.
This tiny acorn represents the enormous potential and growth ahead for baby Amelia.
