weekend update

man this weekend was too short....right?

i had a baby shower cake to deliver to college station for a friend of mine Kim.

her shower was loosely themed after Shel Silverstein's children's books.  she told me her and the hubs really like his "Underwater Land" album so i decided to make the octopus from the album the main focus of the cake

isnt he cute....i cant get over how good he came out.  i kinda want to make one out of modeling clay and keep him on my desk.  the cake was my organic lemon cake with lemon curd and sweet cream filling....my fav flavor!

yesterday (sunday) i got sucked into watching the "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" marathon that was on TLC...anyone else find themselves glued to the tv? man...that show is cra-cra.

i was productive while i was watching though.  i started dying and making coffee filter roses for my wedding

what do you think?  i dyed them ivory, light green, and light orange....you cant really tell from the pic but it makes them look much more natural than stark white.  i love these roses...they look pretty real, elegant....and most important....cheap!!!  ill most more pics later.  last night was just a test run.  for more info on how to make them please visit Aunt Peaches tutorial on how to make these lovely blooms....this woman is seriously brilliant.

 

how was your weekend?

weekend thrifty finds...and a Monday DIY

this weekend was the first, in about a month, that i didnt have a cake due or somewhere to be.  so i took most of the day to myself and went thrifting.  i usually dont go with a list, but this time i did.  i was on a mission to find candle stick holders (sturdy ones that could hold platters), vintage or pretty platters/plates, and pretty crystal/glass vases.  we dont even have a date set for the wedding but i know what i want for decorations so there is no reason i cant get started. 

i found 4 candle stick holders (3 are brass and the other is wood), a ceramic urn(?), 2 glass bud vases, set of 6 mini cognac glasses that will work great as tea light holders, set of three gold-yellow serving platters (one round and two oval), a couple of vintage floral pillowcases, and a partial set of vintage Mikasa daisy stoneware.  ill post pics of everything later, but for now i wanted to show you how i made over some of my thrift finds.

first up is the wooden candle stick holder i bought:

this poor pillar candle holder was hideous. 

 it was brown and black with silver accents, but it was all scuffed up and sad.  sorry i forgot to take a pic before i started spraying..alittle trigger happy.  i gave it a good shot with some Krylon Silver spray paint and it looks awesome!

next up is a ceramic urn.

as you can see, on the left, it was artfully "distressed" for lack of a better word...all in all it was pretty ugly.  so i did the same thing as i did with the candle holder....gave it a nice good shot of silver Krylon.  it looks a million times better....looks even better in person.

i also did the same metallic spray treatment to some empty wine bottles. 

i used different shades of metallics for some depth.  i think with taper candles and flowers in our wedding colors (oranges and greens) it will look nice as centerpieces on the tables.  i got this idea from Once Wed - Milk and Honey feature (see wedding idea post from last week)

im going to submit my before and after pics to Project Restyle (which is being put on by Elsie Flannigan and Rachel Denbow of Red Velvet Art.  You can follow their Flickr stream and see other submissions.

Feel free to try this yourself.  I would love to see your pics!

i heart elote

yesterday after church dave and i went to fiesta and got our favorite snack!!

elote

elote is basically roasted corn on the cob that has been cut off and you add butter, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, chilli pepper spice blend, and fresh lime.

its pretty much the yummiest thing you can eat on a sunday afternoon. 

dont think for one second that i wont call this guy up and see if he caters weddings.  how awesome would that be if i hired a taco and elote truck to cater my wedding.  "hey everybody...dinner is outside...form a line and get you some foods."  that would be the coolest wedding id ever been to!! :)

ill be back later with my thrifty finds and project restyle stuff from this weekend

invitation love

i am absolutely in LOVE with Rifle Paper Co. (Anna Bond) and her beautiful custom wedding invitations.  unfortunetly, i could never afford her custom invitation suites but man they are so lovely and very fitting to my personality.  i mean just look.....

there are more wonderful pictures of her custom work on her website if you want to check out more from Rifle Paper Co.  She also makes beautiful birthday invitations, greeting and special occation cards. 

since our budget would never allow such pretties....and i have pretty good artistic talent i might try and make an invitation suite inspired by this wonderful artist.....not copy....but inspired by.  i like the very simplistic and unique style.....very charming.  ill show you sketches when i have time to get some ideas together. 

xoxo

-erin

o yea....IM ENGAGED!!

last wednesday night (the night before thanksgiving) dave proposed! 

we have been together for 2.5 years and were best friends for 3+ years before that....so if you look at the big picture its not at all surprising that we are getting married.  i, however, was surprised on the timing.  he had been telling me for some time that we/he wasn't ready yet...which i can respect.  but it was a lie. 

how it went down:

we had been planning for about a week or so to go have a nice romantic date night at "our" restaurant (Mango Tree Thai Bistro)....but for some reason we could not go.  so instead we went to a nice place by my house called Canyon Cafe.  The weather was nice so we sat outside and enjoyed a great meal.  afterwards we went and got some tea at the Starbucks and went back to my house.  the plan, or so i thought, was to hang out on the patio.  dave was going to study for an upcoming certification test and i was going to crochet granny squares for an afghan, but instead we ended up chatting about us and what we want our future to be like.  i got up to get something to drink from the kitchen and when i sat back down he pulled a little wooden box out of nowhere....opened it and asked me to marry him.  after i caught my breath i of course said YES and then cried at him for alittle while....what can i say im a total cream puff.

it was magical....i loves him so much!

so needless to say my blog may have quite a bit of wedding stuff...plans...inspiration...etc on it for the next year.  i will make an effort not to completely make this a wedding blog...because i still like my crafty stuff, but prepare yourself. 

xoxo

-erin