More DIY Craftiness Going On....

Now that school is just about over, I have a ton of time on my hands - which is a good thing, as I also have a ton of DIY projects for the wedding to do!

Today, I made the first burlap table runner. I ♥ it! I'm getting much better at sewing straight lines, too! It took forever to sew, well what seemed like forever - 2 hours. After finishing the first one, I realized I couldn't just sit there banging them out one after another, so I took a DIY break to... DIY!

I also "made" clothespins for our photograph clothesline. By made, I mean I glued some cardstock strips onto dollar store clothespins. I like how they came out and it adds some purple to the decor, which I felt has been lacking. I'm certain we won't need all 144 for the clothesline - 72 photos? Probably not. - but I'm sure I will find some other way to use them between now and then.

Other awesome wedding related news - the town has blocked off the grange for the whole week prior to the wedding, so we will have plenty of time to decorate! Holy relief, Batman!




Photograph Clothesline Clothespins




(That's Shirley!)




1st Burlap Table Runner











PS-I do have DIY failures, too. I attempted to make burlap bird's nests this weekend and succeeded in glueing a ton of burlap to our cereal bowls. That one has gone back to the drawing board. =D

Ceremony Seating.

Ceremony seating has been on my mind the last few days. We're getting married on the lawn, in a rather large gazebo, that has no pre-arranged seating(photo #1). I completely want to avoid a haphazardly arranged mess of folding and lawn chairs (photo #2) and am trying to figure out to do that without making everyone stand! Standing, in my mind, is out. Sitting seems to be the only logical way to enjoy a wedding ceremony. We have 5 deacon's benches in the town hall (photo #3) that seat about 5 people each. In the name of uniformity, I'd think arrange them in rows of two, to create one aisle, would be the logical way. That leaves a bench, completely unused and wasted, in my opinion. It also only provides seating for 20 people, max. So, I am considering spreading quilts and blankets on the ground, in front of the benches, and maybe even making some burlap toss pillows (for accent and comfort) from any leftover burlap (I have tons of plans for "leftover" burlap!) to spread about the quilts too. This way, for those more able, we will have ground seating in front and benches in the back for the less able. I'd also like to figure out how to incorporate that fifth bench somewhere and make that our parents' bench. This way David's parents and mine will have a reserved space and one, hopefully, with a better view. Now, how do I do all this!?!?



Photo 1




Photo 2




Photo 3

Ceremony Decor.

...this is a continuation of what I have posted below. Another bride on wedfo introduced me to the below flowers. They're only $2.49 for a dozen! I think they're perfect for the centerpiece that I am leaning towards now (also below a couple posts). But I think they would be very cool to use, sporadically tied to twine, and hanging - much like this origami presentation below. =)









...so envision those flowers, tied to twine, intermittently (like the origami cranes are) and then strung in the openings of the gazebo, behind us. Here's a photo of the gazebo, too. In case you've forgotten what that looks like.

Alexandria Town Grange.

Photos of the Venue!
(Thanks Mom and Alex for taking these.)



View of Front from Old Photo I found Online.
(I'm thinking about incorporating this image in the invitations somewhere.)







View from behind.






View of the Gazebo, Side Yard (Green Field in Summer!) and Trees behind.
(Location of Service if good weather.)







View of Stage inside Grange.
(Location of Service if bad weather.)







Misc. Photos inside Grange.