Wedding Bells

Since setting the date I have been preoccupied with wedding details. The first time I got married I only gave myself 6 months to plan out the wedding...not this time I'm giving myself 18 months.

I have been toying with idea of taking an old wedding dress and turning it into a modern one for WAY cheaper. Today I was given two dresses...so I have nothing to loose. I started ripping the seams to take off the huge puffy long sleeves. It has already mad a world of a difference. I still have a LOOOONNNNGGGG way to go but I will get there....hey and if it doesn't work I will have just wasted some time...no biggie! :) I will keep you updated! :)

bad before pic

After the sleeve removal 

Challenge

I am giving myself a challenge after realizing that everything I was wearing today was thrifted. I am not going to buy anything new for a year...(with exceptions like intimate apparel) everything else will be thrifted or from my closet...no new clothing. PERIOD.

Rosettes

So I decided to go with cloth rosettes because of my theme. I started working on them today and I already have three made...they each took about 20 minutes...not too bad.

finished product :) 

The Spoils

Yep there's my haul from my weekend....so let me break it down for you.
(Left-Right)
2 Shorts
1 pair Old Navy denim capri
1 pair AE jeans
1 Mustard yellow flats
1 Natural Wedges
2 books
2 brooches
3 pairs of earrings
2 cardigans--I have a love affair with them ;)
1 Natural flats
7...yes SEVEN work shirts
and why yes that is a new bed set I bought from Goodwill
TOTAL: $69

That is just my stuff not to mention some things I bought for other people.

It's Official!

Wedding inspiration  :) <3

Satellite

I have been in love with Dave Matthew's Satellite for years and I always played with the idea of walking down the isle to the instramental...here is a piano version...I think I still prefer the guitar. Suggestions?

Flowers?

Wedding Theme: DIY Shappy Chic

I really do not like real flowers. I know I do not want to waste my money on flowers for our wedding. I will be carrying a brooch bouquet, I had originally thought my bridesmaids will be carrying kusudama flowers made from old novels. However while looking at etsy.com I saw beautiful cloth rosettes and thought I could make bouquets of those. Now I do not know which one I prefer. I need to hurry up and make my mind up so I can get to making them! 

kusudama and other oragami  flowers

cloth rosettes

Either route I choose it will not be expensive, only time consuming. What do you guys think?