Looks Like Weddings are in the Air

My girl friends daughter was getting married!!!  So, since I have no daughters & may never get the chance to help with a wedding-I asked if she could use any help?  She said she would love it!  So, we started on a journey together & have now become great friends!!!
I knew it was a lot of work doing a wedding....I was right, we even did all the custom design work for all the elements of the wedding too. 
We pulled out my trusty silhouette & we began designing...We had an absolute blast!
The first thing that she said her daughter wanted was a fan program....being that it was going to be outside in Texas in the month of June....it was going to be H.O.T. 
So, this was the front of the fan & the custom design that we made!  Actually the picture isn't even as nice as it was in real life.

 

 

The front & back sides where glued together!  We could never leave anything with out a little bling...see the pretty diamond rhinestone for the dot after the B?  They turned out beautiful!

 

Here is the pretty basket all decorated-simple but elegant! 
I love it!

Then we had this brilliant idea to make a cute design of the wedding cake & describe what the layers were going to be!

Of course we had to add a mat to spiff it up!  I had to pull out my mat cutter & relearn how to cut mats!

 

Then my gf wanted to make a pretty mail box for the gift cards that guests would be bringing to the wedding!  She spray painted it a beautiful gold & bought the cute ornament birds!  I couldn't wait to get my hands on this project!  We removed the ornament holder portion & decorated the birds then the mailbox!!!  I absolutely think this is my favorite thing!  

Just before the wedding!

 

 

Chalkboard Tags

DIY CHALKBOARD HANG TAGS

I recently had a pool party & used a couple of my drink dispensers that I recently purchase.  The only problem was, I hadn't had time to buy those cute chalkboard tags to hang from the lid to let everyone know what was in them.  After looking online & at a couple local stores, I couldn't find what I really wanted!  I wanted something very simple & yet classy at the same time.
                                         I figured if I can't find them, why not make them.
So off to my favorite craft store HL .....I even was hoping  I might be able to find some there, already made, but no luck!   I started looking at the chalkboard paint & spray paints, until I ran across some chalkboard vinyl!  I really don't enjoy the "mess" of painting anyway...

So, I grabbed it & off to the cashier!  I wish I had gotten some chalk... cause mine is broken & in  small pieces! 

So gather the supplies!  It had to be somewhat stiff, so I found a Hunts tomato box, but a cereal box would also do nicely.
A good friend had given me a roll of white vinyl backed paper that up to now was unsure what I would use it for....but because we are going to be using liquids, if was important for the tags to be somewhat waterproof.


 Using my spray adhesive I sprayed the Hunts cardboard and then applied my white paper vinyl with the vinyl side out.  Placed the chalkboard vinyl on the opposite side & got my handy dandy

Big Kick die cutter out.

 Selected a die with the circle size that I thought would work.....and ran it thru!

 
Walla.....then grabbed my handy dandy grommets &

cropadile

 Added some ribbon & there you have it!

 You could even make them for a gift for your gf's

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En"joi" your day!