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8 months to go, and I just got a TON of colorful powder in the mail- acid dyes for my dress and bridesmaid dresses, and luster dusts, petal dusts, and disco dusts for my yet-to-be-started gum paste flower project. Fabric…
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Yes, it is silly that there are two parts to the Save the Date saga. It’s not even a real part of the wedding. But, like projects have a funny way of doing, our Save the Date ordeal managed to…
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As a freelancer and self-employed person, I have a tendency to feel REALLY guilty if I’m not working on things that will make me money/propel my career forward/etc etc. Now, that’s not to say I don’t waste a LOT of…
Read moreLike most modern love stories, our early courtship involves a bit of Facebooking. See, Nick and I met in a jewelry class- albeit in a section in which he wasn’t actually enrolled, and one that, the week before, I had…
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Only, like, 4 months after I started, I finally finished the duct tape mannequin. Kind of. See, my original intention was to stuff the mannequin (which I accomplished using balls of brown packing material and scraps of pattern paper), then create…
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For as long as I remember, whenever my mom has talked about her wedding, she always has one piece of advice: “Don’t cheap out on the shoes.” She wore a pair of white sandals that were the right height and…
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My love for Martha Stewart is deep and well-documented. The OG of the DIY world, Martha puts the rest of the human race to shame with perfection of her lifestyle (although she is seriously the worst at food photography). She also rocks…
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Although I love the man with all of me, the idea of having to pose in cute and loving ways with Nick in front of another human being gives me hives- hives that are only compounded when you add in,…
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Despite the fact that I like to look at flowers a lot, I know virtually nothing about them. Apartment-living for the entire span of my adult life and a well-documented black thumb have prevented me from taking on any gardening…
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I’m a big list-maker. I find it deeply satisfying to cross things off, so I’ll frequently pad the lists with no-brainers and micro-tasks. Consequently, my lists are usually 6 pages long. A wedding, naturally, is list-central. Because I’m new to…
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