hello wedding season

in the near future, ricky and i will be embarking on the wedding-tri-fecta-weekends-extravaganza (still working on that name...) which basically means we have 3 weddings in a row at the end of this month and its really exciting. not only does that mean i get to "boogie down" but it also means i'll finally get to share the wedding invitations i've had to privilege of designing. so in honor of all this fun i'd like share some of the things i've made for all the bridal showers i've been attending. 

above was my take on the fancy wedding dress hanger thing i saw floating around pinterest. her colors were teal and black and obvi. that was her last name. i also have this thing for never giving store bought cards because 1. i can make it fo-free and 2. isn't homemade so much nicer? and 3. i TOTALLY match it to whatever the gift was (exhibit a ^ ).
Materials:
i think the wooden hangers i found in a set of 6 or so at TJ Maxx and the wire is from Michaels. The lace and teal riboon was found at PA fabric outlet which has an AMAZING wall (basically floor to ceiling) of riboon/lace/beautiful stringy things. 
the little gem was found probably on the floor... (just kidding- pretty sure it was upcycled from a previous bridal shower card)
i wrote the wedding date with silver craft paint and used my husband's plier tools to do the twisting. (tip: i drew out the name on paper and "traced" it with the wire)

this was actually a wedding present i made for probably the most beautifully detailed and uniquely decorated wedding i've ever been to. it was in a barn but i think every square inch was decorated and with the most interesting choice of colors too. it was BEAUTIFUL! (i already used that word but seriously i loved this wedding style so much i don't even care). it was, clearly, the wedding of our friends John and Hannah. i had a feeling that she was the type to hang up embroidery hoops or something like that so i went for it. i sketched out their names and then tried to (yes i'm crazy) sew the design using my machine... this didn't work the way i had hoped. my husband always tells me the truth about these things whether he likes to or not. SO, i tried a different path. i hand painted the design onto the fabric and then HAND stitched a fancy swervy line. i even took a picture mid-process to PROVE my hand "embroidery". the flower and the leafy thing were based off of their invitations (i did not design but simply admired them). 

my latest present was for my long-time friend, kaila. i've had this idea pinned for this girl since before they were even engaged! (slight exaggeration) Its a pretty ring holder! get it? those are my rings, btw... 

Materials: 
-wooden doily (yes, they call it that)
-pearl stings in two tones
-metallic purple craft paint and glitter craft paint (layered)
-pins with the little balls on the end(dipped in paint)
-wooden craft stick for the legs
all this was from michaels and then i had the fabric and small amount of stuffing i needed. oh, and hot glue. ALWAYS hot glue. 

so hello to our month of weddings. they are such a wonderful thing.