New Projects Coming Soon!

I've been so behind on my blogging recently. My wedding is this Sunday! eek. Here are some sneek peeks of what I have been working on and what I still have to do.

Card Box is finished! I just need to add pictures. I will post instructions on how I did it later on :)

Fans are almost finished. I have the handles wrapped and ready to go I just am still waiting for the programs to get here so I can attach them as well.

Cake topper! I didn't make this however it's super cute and I had to share.

Invitations are in and I will show you the finished product shortly :)

I made a chalkboard!

So I'm addicted to pinterest and I found this super cute idea with a chalkboard for bridal portraits. So of course I decided I needed to make one and use it as a prop. 

So off to Walmart I went in search of a picture frame and chalkboard paint. I found a cute frame for $5 but no paint. I searched all over and finally found some at Home Depot. yay. 

(I wish I had pictures of this but I was in such a rush to finish since my pictures were the next day)

First I sanded the picture frame down since it was black and gold and I wanted it to be all white. Then I spray painted the frame and set it aside to dry. While it was drying I took the glass from the frame and wiped it clean to make sure there wasn't anything on it. I then applied a coat of the chalkboard paint and let it dry. I applied two more coats and then let it all dry. After that was finished I took the side of a piece of chalked and ran it across the whole area. Then erase and put the glass (now chalkboard) back into the frame.

Here is the finished product:

As far as how my pictures turned out. It turned out great! But you have to wait until after the wedding to see :)

Dog Toy

So I got a sewing machine for Christmas so that I can have my own and not have to wait to use someone else's. So I figured I would make my dog a toy. I mean what better way to practice and not have someone care if it is messed up. I went to Joanne Fabrics and bought some cute brown fleece material with white paws on it for the toy.

I also decided I didn't want to spend hours online looking for the perfect experiment so I just bought a pattern for like $3.

It is actually supposed to be a stuffed hippo for a child but oh well just add a squeaker and instant dog toy.

So I put the pattern over my material and pinned each piece before cutting to make sure I didn't cut unevenly.

Once all the pieces were cut out my project started to actually feel real.

Here is a picture of just the body all sewn together.

And then here is the completed project.

I am very pleased with it and so is Major.

Wedding Updates!

So I don't have many things to update on since I have been a tad bit lazy recently BUT I have a few.

-Save the Dates have been printed and sent out! Yay! Oh and I'll post on that in a bit.

- Wedding Dress: I got the call about mid December that my dress arrived! I tried it on for my first fitting in the beginning of January and it fit perfectly just needs to be shortened.

- Wedding Shoes: I ordered my shoes finally. I decided to go with the Nina Electra in China Blue. I really hope this color works since I couldn't see them in person.

Card Box: I haven't started on this yet but now that I moved I will get my materials. I didn't want to drag them around from state to state. In my previous post I showed the fabric I originally wanted to use which still isn't out of the question but I recently fell in love with some vintage fabric prints that I may just have to use instead.