Dresses, Flowers, Ribbons, Oh My!

Let's start with the dresses:
Went to the seamstress and the dress was 1/2in too small, and the bust needed to be altered a little more. The seamstress will fix those two things, as well as take in the hips, make it more of a "mermaid" at the bottom, and hem it. I go back in two weeks to try it on again.

Also, I ordered my free dress from Simply Bridal last night! I decided to go with the Scoop Neck Satin/Organza Dress with Sash in blush. This dress will be for the bridal shower and maybe the rehearsal dinner. Of course I accidentally waited until the last minute, but alls well that ends well. :)

I started making the little "flower balls" Gracie and Livi will carry. I will do a tutorial and pictures once they are complete. :)

We also made a list of things Matt and I have yet to do. It's a very long, daunting list and we only have a little over four months until the wedding! :o

Sample Bridal Shower Invites

My wonderful future sister-in-law and future mother-in-law have offered to throw me a bridal shower. It is going to be a tea party complete with hats, finger sandwiches, and antique china courtesy of Matt's maternal great-grandmother. I am so honored that Nancy, Matt's mom, has offered to let us use her grandmother's china for my bridal shower!

I can't not help Lori with the shower. I think it's my OCD, or maybe my love of crafting, but I stumbled across this cute DIY Painted Card with a FREE printable! It's the cutest thing ever- its a card with three teacups on the front and you paint them with tea! That's right, tea! Any type of tea, really.

So I made three sample cards: one painted with tea, one with regular water colors, and one colored in with colored pencils.

Aren't they just so cute!? I then just put together a little invitation on the back with the computer and printed it out.

I was playing around with them and on the water color and tea color ones I outlined the teacups with colored pencils. I like how this gives it a straight, clean edge. What I don't like is how I traced over the boarder with colored pencil, it looks horrible. When I make the real ones, I will leave the border alone! ;)

I think with some practice, one of those fancy paper cutters that cut a straight line, and new ink for the printer (we're almost out) we will have some quality home-made invites- the best kind! :)