Last wedding post.

PSSSST...I'm no longer blogging here!

You can now find me at

www.acottagegirl.com

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(credit: Della Terra Photo...who did an awesome job, I must say!)

I spent today setting up a blog specifically for selling the rustic wedding decor we made and used.  

If you're interested, you can check it out HERE, but I'm giving preference to local-ish brides first.  

I hate shipping.  

And the prices I set are too low to justify spending too much time packaging and driving to the PO. 

 Just sayin'.  

But if you see something you absolutely MUST have, email me and we'll chat.

Tonight, I wanted to show you how to wrap some cute crap in the form of bridesmaid gifts.

We were thrilled to find these really cute burlap cosmetic case sets at Hobby Lobby.

We stenciled their names and a cute design I found whilst fumbling thru a drawer in my cra(p)ft room.

 We filled each bag with toiletry items and sets, which thankfully were found in abundance due to the holidays.

Just stuck 'em in big ole kraft paper bags with handmade tags.

It pays to pick up letters packs at the scrapbook section when they're on sale.

Great way to personalize gifts.

And buy up ribbon you like while you're at it.

I hear tell they were a hit.

I didn't go to the bachelorette party where they were handed out.

Speaking of which, they did a fun photo shoot that night.

Here's some shots from that:

Ok, more random stuff.

I had some folks ask for a close up of the fabric flower waist piece we made for my daughter's gown.

There ya go. 

 I hotglued all of them to a piece of thick felt, then cut around the edge realllllly close, then hot glued the whole shebang to the lace and velvet ribbon that went around her waist. 

You can see that here:

(credit: Della Terra Photo)

Full shot of her dress:

And in honor of my beautiful mama and dad, a collage I put together with pictures my brother took that night:

(aren't they the cutest?!)

I'll leave you with one of my favorite shots:

The Walk.

(credit: Della Terra Photo)

(see wedding craft post HERE, random shots HERE)

Thanks for sticking with me thru all this wedding stuff. 

I can't promise I'll have much decorating or crafting stuff to share in the coming weeks 

as I'm just focused on getting my house back in order before I go to Florida in February.

I'm also struggling a bit to make sense of the coming year, still reeling from events of the last year.

My blog may turn a bit introspective for awhile, but I promise my humor won't disappear completely.

Ok, just mostly.  For just a while.