DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Today's guest poster is my soon-to-be married friend, Cherylin! She's here to share an ultra cool secret for other brides who don't want to ruin their beautiful wedding stationary designs and it involves a spy pen! Read on! When I started the exciting task of designing my wedding invitation suite, my friends flooded me with advice from their experiences. Most people recommended numbering the RSVP envelopes because despite any bride’s best efforts, some people do not fill in the section that specifies who is actually RSVPing. This way when you get a blank RSVP card back, you check the envelope and see that this card was sent to #18 which corresponds to Aunt Hilda. The cost of the entire suite can get out of control easily, so I opted out of return envelopes and went for the postcard RSVP. With the majority of my design being white, I didn’t want to ruin it with a crude number in the corner. But then a coworker suggested the Spy Pen! This spy pen is a clear ink pen that is ... Continue Reading...
DIY Engagement Basket {GUEST POST}
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Know a friend who has eagerly been waiting to get engaged and the day has finally come! Make her feel extra special and create a DIY engagement basket! Fill the engagement basket with things to prepare her for wedding planning and her favorite things! SOTD readers are already familiar with the creative talents of today's guest poster. Cherylin's beautifully handmade cookies have been featured several times on my blog, including ones she made for my bridal shower, work baby shower, Baby's First Christmas and Brielle's first birthday party favors! Today she's here to share another fun gift she put together for a fellow past coworker Britlyn, who recently got engaged! Cherylin's story: I have been waiting for Brittlyn to get engaged and like everyone else I was waiting for them to come back from some trip with the great news, but instead it was a random Friday night. My immediate thought was "YAY!" followed by "Oh no! I should have ordered those things on my list!" I had to scramble to pull together a ... Continue Reading...
Handmade Gifts: Feature #16 | 2013 Christmas Creations
As a crafter, I know how long it takes to make some handmade gifts. Items I receive need more than the few minutes of love I can give it, so I’m happy to post these Handmade with Love posts that showcase great handmade cards or gifts I have received. As I have done in years past, I'm sharing some of the beautiful handmade Christmas creations that came to my our mailbox last month! You've seen Holly's work in previous Handmade with Love features as she's always done such beautiful stamp work! This year was no different and I was happy to have her handmade card hanging on my card wreath this season! ************************************************************************************************ Pat has also made several appearances now on the Handmade with Love posts. She always sends a stamped handmade creation which is chock full of textures! This year's Christmas card included beautiful silver snowflakes, some embossed designs and an adorable set of stamped snowmen! ************************************************************************************************ You may remember the modern vintage wedding I was part of last July. The beautifully designed pieces were created by the bride, ... Continue Reading...