DIY Wedding Crafts Part I

I cannot believe that in just 12 weeks I will become Mrs. Jack McDonnell!

Wedding planning has been such fun and I have enjoyed putting some personal touches into

so many different aspects of our big day.

Pinterest has been a HUGE help for all of these projects

as well as my Mom...couldn't do it without her.

Project #1

Twine wrapped mason jars for the kids table.

Materials:  Hot glue, Twine, and Mason Jars

Wrap and glue! :)

 Project #2

Pinwheels

I had made pinwheels previously and posted about them here. 

 I love pinwheels and was wondering where and how I could incorporate them

 in my wedding and what better place than the kids' table! :)

Materials needed:  brads, scrapbook paper, wooden dowels, and hot glue

Project #3

I have inherited a love for old window panes from my mother...

were you to tour our house you would find a few here and there. 

I saw this idea on Pinterest and knew instantly that I wanted to duplicate it at our wedding reception.

I wondered where I would find such a frame and how much would it cost

 and Jack was able to locate one  at a great price especially for the size and condition!

{Side note:  I have such a helpful and wonderful fiance}

My dad cleaned up the frame and made it good as knew and then

he taught me trick that I will share with you...  Ketchup makes rusted things shine!!

I am so excited to display this window pane with pictures

 from dates and then to later find use for it in our home.

Project #4

Bridesmaids' bouquets

We all know how expensive fresh flowers are so I decided to try making my bridesmaids' bouquets. 

Once again, Pinterest came to my aid (along with my mom, of course)

and I am so pleased with the result!  I used the tutorial found here to make them.

Materials needed:  artificial flowers, flower wire, flower tape, ribbon, grabevine wire and hot glue.

Arrange flowers into a bouquet.

I used 3 hydrangeas and 1 small bunch of contrasting flowers.

Wrap tightly with flower wire

Follow with floral tape covering all the wire and

working your way down the stems and then back up.

Wrap the stems with sheer ribbon glueing as you make your way down .

This stuff is amazing and one roll wrapped two bouquets. 

We loosely wrapped this in kind of a sloppy way to get the look we wanted.

We could keep wrapping these depending on

how thick we want the base to be.

The lighting really does not do these flowers justice,

you will just have to come see them in person on November 2nd. :)

Stay tuned for more DIY wedding projects coming your way! :)

Porter County Fair - 2012

 Love that smile!  Knocks me dead every time! :)

 

Sisters and best friends for life.

 

12 foot unicycle, juggling torches?  No problem!

 Anybody up for a spinning ride?  (not me)

 

  

Thank you Jared Gellos for teaching me how to climb a rock wall.

The best family I could ever marry into.  You guys are the best!  Love you!

 

And of course, the iconic Ferris Wheel.

Thank you Porter County Fair, I had a great time! 

(Although I think it was more who I was with than what was at the fair. :)

Bridesmaid Outing

This past Saturday all of my bridesmaids were in town,

so we were able to  get together and get some wedding stuff accomplished

as well as have a great time!

I am so blessed to be close to my sisters; 

very  happy to have them as my maids of honor.

Our first stop was the Lighthouse Outlets where we found an awesome deal on bridesmaid shoes.

Our next stop was Hobby Lobby where we got the zippers and picked

out the perfect buttons for their dresses that are being made. 

So exciting to see all the details come together!!

We went to a local pizza place and had a good time fellowshipping and eating way too much pizza!

Yummy!!

Tab, Liz, and Lauren

[Me], Elizabeth, and Brooke

Me and my girls!! :)

Happiness

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another is essential to your own.

So in love with this man and looking forward

 to being his wife in 3 1/2 months!

4th of July

We started off our holiday with a 5k put on by my church.

Ready to go!! :)

EJ and I had talked about doing this race for the past few years

and we finally did it!!

After the race - feeling sore and beat

but happy to have finished!