Update: Painting Pottery

A couple of weekends ago we celebrated my MOH Holly's birthday by painting pottery. We went to the most adorable little pottery shop called Color Me Mine in the Mill Creek Town Center. The owner is fun, spirited, and very helpful.

Here's a reminder of what I painted:

It's a cakestand! I selected the turquoise color. It's so strange painting pottery, because the paint is one color to start...and then after the piece is fired in the kiln, it's a different, more intense color. (In the photos you probably noticed it looks sky-blue...but very light...) On the top of the cakestand I drew our monogram from memory in a very dark brown...with a few artistic interpretations. I felt like the piece was missing something, so I did a row of small dark brown dots along the edge of the piece. I mirrored the dots at the base of the cake stand. On the underside of the cakestand I customized the piece with the date and our names.

I was able to pick up the piece this past Friday and I am so happy with how it turned out! Color Me Mine glazed the piece and fired it in their kiln. It fired to a gorgeous turquoise and the dark brown dots are the perfect accent.

I opted to have the cakestand plate and stand fired separately. All of my other cakestands have the plate and stand adhered together, which makes them diffcult to store. Since I had them fired separately, I can use the plate alone as a platter if I'd like. I just need to remind myself to put items on the plate in even weight when using the stand. I'd hate for it to topple over!

Here's how it turned out:

I am so excited, and Holly said that she's honored, to have this cakestand as part of our wedding. It's special and personalized. What a great keepsake!

...the easy way to make me smile.

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Etsy Wedding Finds!

I couldn't sleep last night. So what's a girl to do? Answer: Play around on Etsy. See what's out there. Here are some of my favorite finds...for both purchase and DIY inspiration!

A while back I wrote about vintage French veiling that I purchased. I intend to craft my own veil. (Worst case - if I fail miserably - one of my dear friends and bridesmaid, Lucy, said I could wear her gorgeous ivory veil as my "something borrowed.") Etsy is a fabulous place to look for inspirational pieces!

I love the shape of this veil by Anne Michelle Heirlooms:
And this gorgeous Ivory Feather Flower Fascinator by Pish Poshes provides a sample photo of how the fascinator would look with a birdcage veil:

The lace detailing would look absolutely perfect with my dress....!

...and this would match my dress absolutely perfectly!!!

This fascinator is absolutely gorge.

...but then again, there are some adorable headbands out there. I love rocking a headband...

I am SOOOOO buying this. It's the ribbon version. I WILL find a time to wear it!

...or maybe should I buy the headband version?

I am also constantly on the hunt for cakestands for our desserts... Mini Pies and Gourmet Doughnuts. (See vendors on right side-bar!) I'm loving the look of the vintage plate handmade stands!

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I think that I'll totally be able to make these myself!!

Ahh...Etsy. Thank you so much for your beautiful pictures and wonderful ideas. You inspire me.

Teaser...

What could Vintage English Bone China be for...?

Babysitting Our Ring Bearer

One of my Bridesmaids, Lynnae, has one of the cutest babies in the world. A little bit about Lynnae from our Wedding Website:

Lynnae and Eva met on Craigslist. Trevor and Eva were on the prowl for a new roommate so they posted an add on Craigslist to see what kind of crazies we could shake out of that tree. They figured we could have people over for interviews, check 'em out, make sure they weren't serial killers, and maybe even find a roomie.

Lynnae was the first person Trevor and Eva met with. A carbon copy of Eva. But still different enough that there's plenty of room for great conversation.

What a beautiful world.

Lynnae married one of the most amazing men in the world, Colin, in June 2008. Shortly after, they had this little guy: ...and I love him. He's our ring bearer! He just started walking...practicing for his grand entrance at the wedding, I assume. He's just too cute for words:

...and he loves to talk:

Thank you so much Lynnae and Colin. I love spending time with your little one. He absolutely melts my heart.

Anyone else have baby-fever? :)

Getting In Shape...

I've always been a girl with curves...and I rock them. But, I've probably about 15 pounds curvier that I was when Trev and I met. I've always struggled with keeping a consistent weight, but the wedding has given me the ultimate deadline. I am bound and determined to get in shape before the big day. (Who doesn't feel this way?!) I want to look back at my wedding photos and be happy with everything. The Relentless Bride recently featured the 100 Push Up Challenge, and I am committing to participate. I can just imagine slipping on my wedding dress next July, looking in the mirror, and seeing toned arms, shoulders, and back. That thought makes me happy. A bit about the program:

If you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!

Think there's no way you could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achive this goal!

No doubt some of you can already do 50 consecutive push ups, but let's face it, you're in a big minority. Most of you reading this won't even be able to manage 20 push ups. Actually, I'm sure many of you can't even do 10.

However, it really doesn't matter which group you fall into. If you follow the progressive push ups training program, I'm positive you'll soon be able to do 100 push ups!

The beautiful thing about push ups? You don't need a gym membership to do them... and you don't have to brave the cooollllldddddd winter weather to do them either! I could do this during commercial breaks while watching TV. FABULOUS!!! The program even has a cool iPhone app. I'm starting this weekend.