Patterns & Programs

I decided to upload this section of my wedding dress, because while browsing the internet for some wedding inspiration, I read that some brides use the pattern in their dress as a design for other items throughout the day. Wouldn't it be neat to somehow transform the design from the beading on my dress into the pattern for my Mexican tiles? I'm not sure that it is possible or wouldn't be extremely difficult, but the beading does have a beautiful little pattern.

Below is an example of a wedding program that I found that I think is really something. Sadly, I can't remember what wedding site I found it at, and therefore, I don't have a link. However, a website for the company that makes this particular program is listed at the bottom of the photo itself.

Francisco keeps reminding me exactly how many months we have to go. It will be a while before I start keeping track.

Love,

M

Enveloped Pretties

I prefer just blue and white tiles, but these are pretty cute.

I found them while searching "Mexican wedding" on Etsy. Sadly, I didn't find much else of interest in my search (although a 'Dia de los Muertos 'til death do us part' wedding is kind of cute in a wierd skeleton kind of way).

On a different note, these International Christmas cards have inspired me to find a way to make them myself (if not for this year, then for next). They totally make sense for Francisco and I, as we will be sending cards to people in the U.S., Sweden, and Mexico among other countries.

It can't be that hard to print words on card stock.

xoxo,
M

The Closest Thing

This is the closest example I can find of how I want my cake to look, and it is extremely close.

I love how the flowers are placed at the top. However, mine will be yellow and orange and all sorts of bright.

Renae, I am making the Yule Time Bean Soup that I bought on Sunday, and it smells FANTASTIC.

Love,

M

His and Hers Stockings

Not exactly sure which is "his" and which is "hers", but I find them both to be charming.





@ Target.

xoxo,
M

Shoes for Samantha

Samantha,

I wanted to post the shoes that I like best at Davids in response to the message that you sent me about them. I was looking at the colors they can be dyed and feel that I need to go in and see the colors in person. After Laura had some concerns about bright colored shoes with the darker dresses, I decided to look for paler yellow. She was worried about continuity and the randomness of the yellow and was wondering if maybe the bridesmaids could wear some yellow maybe in a hairpiece to match. I do like the idea of a hairpiece (maybe a flower) to pull the two color look together, but Genny's hair might make finding the right shade difficult. The styles of shoes at Davids that I particularly like are:





The flat would obviously be for Nisse and Laura. I wouldn't care if you and Genny chose different styles. Let me know what you think.


Love,
M

Wedding Trinkets

Nisse sent me a link to this website called Save on Crafts. I have figured out most of what I want to do for the wedding. To be honest, I think it is going to be rather simple, but a few things caught my eye on the site. Francisco and I both adore this car decal which means "Just Married" in English. =] I especially like the little star-like details that make the decal look like it's twinkling. I'll probably leave it on the car for months.




A few of the things that I am still looking for include an aisle runner, unity candles, and a ring pillow.

I also need to ask Renae if she can make something like this...




...which I found on Etsy. However, I am not sure I will be able to afford them at $1 a piece as the Etsy seller was requesting. Something else that caught my eye on Etsy is this headband...




...from chicallure. Although I like this headband, I am interested in making it myself in order to change a few details. I also need to figure out a way to make it work with a veil.



xoxo,
M

love at first glass

Cooler

Rocks

Juice

Love them!

Francisco's Birthday Cake, 2009 Edition

Last year, for Francisco's birthday, I made the cake below.



Therefore, I can't let him down this year. This year's cake has to be just as good or better than last year's cake. A few ideas have been floating around in my head. I could make something White Sox related (boo, White Sox!), another car or vehicular type cake, or even a character from a movie that he likes, for example, Wall-E. In this post, I'll be considering the different types of baseball cakes that I could potentially make.

This pan is used to make any round sports ball.



And could be made to look like this:



Another option is a t-shirt pan.



Which could be used to make a jersey, as shown below. If I were to use this option, I would be making the front of the jersey with the White Sox symbol on it.



All of the pans above are from the Wilton website. Wilton is definitely the best option when it comes to cake pans. There is one more option when it comes to Wilton baseball pans, buying a retired pan on Ebay. I like two of the retired pans.

A pan that would make this glove shaped cake:



And a pan that would make this Home Run Hitter baseball player, which I could personalize to be a Latino player from the White Sox:


Another option, that I did not find a pan for, is a baseball cap. Francisco loves wearing White Sox caps. I'm guessing that in order to make one I would need to get a circle shaped rounded pan and figure out some way to make the front without making it flat. I think hat cakes with a flat bill look horrible. Let me know which cake you like best! I'll be posting on other types of cakes soon.

Love,

M

If the shoe fits...

Pay $92 for it (including shipping)?


This is a 2.5 in. heel from Nina Shoes that I was able to try on in a different color at DSW. I loved them the first time I saw them online, and I love them even more now that I've 'walked an aisle' in them.

Peace,

M

Perfect Match-rimony

These bride and groom cake toppers from the Match-rimony set by Ty Wilson are beautiful! They come in Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic or Dark Complexion, and Asian, and the Caucasian Bride w/Blonde Hair's hair actually looks blonde (rather than some blonde-orange-brown combination)! Due to the blonde bride and the fact that the Hispanic or Dark Complexion Groom has almost the perfect skin tone, we would actually have been able to pull off a realistic, but not creepy, looking Francisco and Mari cake topper... IF they were anywhere near my/our price range. :(






Why is it that the most beautiful things tend to be the most expensive?

xoxo,
M

I suppose it's reoccurring...

I am torn between two styles of earring for the wedding. The first matches my necklace almost perfectly while the other is simpler, not as flashy, and seems like it would be more secure and less likely to be lost... I can be somewhat careless. Both sets are from Premium Pearl.







I am open to others' opinions until Monday.

With thanks,
M

Dream a dream of pearls

If Francisco and I were still in the we're-just-dating-he really-wants-to-impress-me phase, I would ask for one of these beauties for our upcoming one year anniversary. However, we are in the our-bank-accounts-are-combined-and-we-have-bills-to-pay phase of our relationship, and although he loves me enough to want to provide every last thing I dream of owning, I just can't do it to our combined suffering wallet. They are both from Mikimoto Pearls.




...but aren't they beautiful? Sigh.

xoxo,
M

I could get used to this being in the kitchen thing.

I made dinner tonight! I've been doing so more and more often, and I really enjoy it. I think the people around me do too, especially my dad (who is supposed to be in charge of cooking around here). Francisco, I think, is glad to eat something that he didn't have to cook for himself after a long day slaving in the kitchen at work. The picture is not my own, but mine looked almost as good! Click on the picture for a link to the recipe on Kraft's food & family website. I hope someday to be such a great cook that I don't need recipes or I've made up my own, but today is not that day, my friend. I need some real cookbooks!
Now that I've gone and written an ad for Kraft...

Dear Basil,

After all these years, I'm glad I finally know that it is you I love most about Italian.

Love,
M

An Introduction (and some favors)

After spending most of my time over the past two months online, either looking for work or searching for wedding ideas while pretending to look for work, I have finally decided to start a blog. Here I can post the fruits of my wedding planning labor and share information about my life as it unfolds (especially useful when trying to keep in touch with college friends that live in Sweden and Alaska).

As of today, I have applied for many jobs ranging from Petsmart cashier to a clerical position at a junior high and have only been called for one interview. That interview was last week, and it would seem that I need to keep rolling out the applications. No such luck with jobs has led me to believe that I really need to 'go back to school'. My application to University of St. Francis in Joliet is almost complete, and I am sure that I will excel in the Elementary Education Certification and Masters Program being that I am accepted and am able to find the much needed funds to pay tuition.

Today, I found these adorable favor boxes at Beau-coup. I am particularly fond of the white floral and white quilted and am seriously considering paying a little more than I had planned for favors just to use these little guys.





xoxo,
M