Fast Facelift

This saturday we went to Midland and completely rearranged the booth. We have found that when we rearrange, it gives it a fresh look. Then, people see things in a different way and start to buy different items that got passed over before. We were excited to give the booth a little facelift. We also added a art deco waterfall red desk and a mid-century modern side table. Here are the pictures of the desk in the booth:

The desk chair was in the booth before, but I think it goes nicely with the desk. We found the desk chair in a bin at a Goodwill outlet. We restained it and gave it some TLC. Now it looks straight out of history. Here is a wider shot of the desk:

We got this desk at a garage sale. After some serious sanding and paint, it looks pretty nice! In this picture, you can see the convex eagle mirror also. I love that mirror. And here is a picture of the mid-century modern side table:

We got this at an estate sale and just fell in love with the shape. It is vintage, but modern all at the same time! Here is another view of it:

And finally, here are pictures of the whole booth:

Thanks again for checking out the blog! Stay tuned for another wedding DIY (one that you could even give anyone as a gift) and updates about our upcoming honeymoon!

Pretty Pretty Printables

For our wedding my lovely husband Kyle designed everything. One thing I loved most was all of the items we printed to use at our wedding. Despite the many hours I spent cutting, I think they were totally worth doing ourselves. First, I wanted to share one of my favorite printables, the menu. We decided to do round menus in the plates and I love the way it turned out. All of the pictures are courtesy of Gail Werner Photography, an amazing wedding photographer! Here are some pictures:

I love the way it fits in the center of the plate. I also love how Gail capture the menu and the flowers so beautifully!

The next printable I wanted to share is the table names. When Butler University was in Irvington, the Bona Thompson Center (where we had our reception) was the library. For that reason and because I love books, I wanted to incorporate a literary theme. So, we decided to name the tables after famous literary characters. Here are some pictures:

For the head table, we framed the printable. I loved the way it was different from the others. Here is what the other table names looked like:

It was super easy and I really liked the way it turned out. Lastly, I want to share the place cards. For the place cards we baked cake pops and made printables for each cake pop. We cut out the place cards using our die cutter we use for making mobiles. Then, we hole punched the top and bottom and stuck them on the cake pops!

It was so exciting to come to the reception and see my new name displayed at our table! In the next pictures you can see the menu, table name, and place cards:

I really enjoyed seeing the way it all came together! Stay tuned for a booth update and more wedding DIYs.

Wedded Wrap-Up

One of my favorite things about DIY projects is seeing the finished project. Getting our wedding pictures back made me so happy because I got to see all of my hard work come to life. In that spirit, I wanted to share some wedding photos with you that show the finished product of my wedding DIY tutorials. Also, all of the awesome pictures are courtesy of Gail Werner Photography. I HIGHLY recommend her!

The first one I want to share is our silhouette cake toppers! We had a silhouette theme and I just loved how these turned out on the cake! Here is the cake:

Next, one of my favorite wedding DIYs is the letters that hung on our chairs. I absolutely adore this picture of Kyle and I:

One sentimental DIY was the frames I painted and put pictures of family members in. I reimagined these by attaching ribbon to hang them from the pews in the church. I thought it added a nice person touch to the ceremony!

Kyle's parents at their wedding.

My stepdad and I at my parents' wedding!

Speaking of the church and ribbon, I attached ribbon to our fun flower letters to hang from the church doors.

And lastly, I used this DIY project as our card box!

I hope you enjoyed seeing the finished project as much as I did! Soon I will post some wedding DIYs that I haven't shared with you yet and a booth update!

You spin my table right round

I have a booth update for you! In Pendleton, we are lucky to be part of the Highway 38 sale. It goes from New Castle to Noblesville (down Highway 38) right through Pendleton. And even though it was the weekend before our wedding, we still made it out to all of the awesome garage sales and found some great items to upcycle. Tonight, I wanted to share two pieces we got at the Highway 38 sale, redid, and put in the booth!

The first is a round side table that I am in love with and begged Kyle to keep. As usual, he was the voice of reason and reminded me that we don't have a place for it. Here is the before picture:

It was a beautiful shape, it just needed some love. So we decided to paint it teal and white. Here are the after photos:

I love the two different colors and the way it turned out!

We also updated a desk. Here are after pictures of the desk:

I love the details on the desk. I think it would also make a great vanity if you put a mirror on it!

And lastly, here is what the booth looks like right now:

I hope you enjoyed the booth update! Stay tuned for more wedding DIYs!

Monogrammed maids

I have finally gotten around to sharing a wedding DIY! This one is close to my heart because it was for the girls who are closest to my heart, my bridesmaids. I wanted to differentiate the bouquets for the girls so it could be a little more personal. So I made letters for each of their bouquets. Here is a picture of my maid of honor, Allie, so you have an idea before the tutorial. All photos are courtesy of the amazing Gail Werner Photography, who I can't say enough good things about!

Here is the tutorial:

What You'll Need:
1. Wooden letters - 2 of each letter (I found them at Hobby Lobby for cheap)
2. Hot glue
3. Drill
4. Spray Paint

Directions:
1. Glue two of each letter together.
2. Drill a hole in each letter
3. Spray paint the letters
4. Give them to your florist

See, it's that easy! And I think it made it more personal for them. Here are some other pictures:

My girls and I!

And lastly, my sister and I! I hope you enjoyed this quick DIY. Stay tuned for a booth update.

Green Garden DIY

This Memorial Day weekend we were busy bees working on a garden! Kyle's family decided that we should have a family garden at our house. I was thrilled because we had wanted a garden for awhile, but knew it was a really big job. We rented a rototiller and got to work. Here is what our garden looks like:

We had one little problem. Our hose is at the front of the house and won't reach all the way back to the garden. I had wanted a rain barrel because I loved the idea. So, when we were at our local True Value getting items for the garden, I picked up a small trashcan for only $15. Then, we put the trashcan under our gutter downspout. Lastly, we took some garden shears and cut out a small part of the lid to fit around the downspout. That way, we can put the lid on and keep gross stuff out of the water. 

Here is what the hole looks like:

Now, we just fill up the watering can (that we got for cheap at ikea) to water the garden. It rained last night and it is already filled up! Yay for green and FREE water!

We recently got all of our wedding photos back so I am eager to finally hate some wedding DIYs that I have been promising for so long!

Something old, something blueish

As I recover from our wedding and try to give my all in my new medical internship, I thought I would try to blog. I wanted to share a couple of pieces from our booth!

The first piece is our something old. Our friend Allie's parents owned it and we were happy to obtain it. It is such a beautiful piece! Here it is:

I love the wood work and details! Here is our blueish dresser:

When we bought it, we loved the handles! Then we spruced it up with some paint. Here is what our booth looks like right now:

And lastly, I wanted to share our wedding photographer, Gail Werner's sneak peek of our wedding!

Photo courtesy of Gail Werner Photography. I am so excited to see all of our pictures from Gail! She has been my boss for years and I was over the moon to have her photograph my wedding (not to mention she is SO talented at EVERYTHING she does)!!