Happiness Stamp

This was a quicky project
I had left over carving mat so I made a happiness stamp.

Stamp and its product || Close up of the stamp

Stamp on the cup || Stamps solo

I hope to use the stamp on the shawls and the umbrella. :) I like efficient usage.

TableCard Holders

Okay I did originally plan to use salt dough, but clay was convient and cheap! ^^ so i moulded little eggs, i tried to use a stamp to emboss the double happiness but it didnt show up clearly enough so instead I used a stamp that Kathleen lent me. However as white, they started to resemble fossilised dino-droppings. So with a quick swipe of gold paint and a stamp! You have a pretty table card holder to go with the table dolls!

However, that wasn't the only thing that got painted gold....

Gold Fingers!

Corsages Done

These are thankyou gifts for the helpers, and also if they wear them ways that the guest can identify them from the clueless others.

Menu Holder Idea

Hrm... I need something to hold up the Table NamePlates and I'm thinking... (strokes chin)

Rather than buying something or something or something or something or something...

Make it :D

Using Salt Dough!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Salt
• 1 1/4 cups Warm water
• 3 cups Flour

1. Pour 1 cup salt into large bowl.
2. Add 1 1/4 cups warm water, mix well.
3. Add 3 cups flour, mix well some more.
4. Knead into ball, seal in plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.

I think i would stick to something simple. Prehaps a egg shaped thing with a cut down the middle for the paper to sit in... Then I can personalise it with the date :)

Number Stamps

I need to borrow some number stamps to press into wet clay.

and i doubt ill use them again, so does anyone have some i can borrow?

Final Cake Dolls

Because after the wedding, I Doubt i will ever see them again...

Cake Doll Year Book

Instax Camera

I purchased the Instant Camera for the guest book from Ebay.


I orginally saw this idea at someone elses wedding published on the internet, where they used Polaroid camera and film. But since Polaroid has gone out of production, the price has gone up. You can still get it but at $2.50 a photo, I found another alternative, Fuji Instax is the alternative to Polaroid. You can find a whole gallery of photos taken with Instax on Flickr.

The Camera is a bit big. Well its bloody massive! Its actually the size of a bread plate. But the end product will look very cool and I'm looking forward to the photos and comments

Table CP - Final Version

Wow this has been an evolution! First this then that but I think the final version looks pretty good! It has certianly swelled from the little vase with stuff in it.

Each Vase will have: (from the bottom UP)

• 15cm x 32cm Vase
• A Warm White LED Globe
• 2 x 3023 Coin Cell Batteries
• Clear Gel Balls
• Spiky Bamboo Branches
• Gold Glitter Branches
• Red Glitter Spray
• 2 x Beaded Lantern like dangles
• 2 x red ribbon fish
• 2 x gold ribbon fish
• 2 x Glass Crystal Drops

The ribbon fish are all hand-made at 2am, and the rest was pick up off ebay.

I do have some dud items however, with the spare 11 peony vases, I'll have to think of a way to use them...

Clone army is ready to march m'lord.

The orders are: A pair on each table, watch your guests closely... The moment they look unhappy, zap them with your cuteness!

Lessons learnt

• There isnt enough newspaper in the world to protect the carpet from paint spills.
• Japanese paper - soak off the white backing before using it.
• Faces are hard to draw on bumpy surfaces

The online album of the creation of cake dolls

The Attack of the Clones

A pair of these are going on each table...
As a group however they are quite impressive

Table CP - Draft 1

No lights as yet. Still trying to sort that out. but the dolls definetly work and the lanterns do too. The white circle on the top is for the table name.

Need to Source lights
Think about the ribbon fish

Opinions?

Recycled Bottle Vases

I will need clear, vases for my centrepieces. (Peony - Short Vase, Goldfish - Tall Vase)

I've looked around, The cheapest I've seen is in Ikea for $20, but they were very big which would mean more foilage than I wanted to buy. I tried retail and its amazing the prices you have to pay for a bit of glass!

So I needed Alternatives. I had to think about the weight and fragility factor, also buying 10+ of the same style vase seemed a bit extreme, so I thought Versatility - I could get some tall storage jars which could be reused later... Or use Plastic, which would have them light and durable. So there are many options but none of the items I've found are within my budget. :(

Despair? No!

Eva! BrainStorm!

(around 10pm) My Jove! I may have cracked the case!!

Recycled Bottle Vases

Calculations
Ask friends to keep Clear Wine bottles: $0
Bottle Cutting Kit: $50
Environmentally Friendly Action: Priceless

On that note Friends! Please keep your clear wine bottles for me. I'm after the Bordeaux ones, not the fat burgundy ones.

Also does anyone have any experience in bottle cutting?

Pebbles for Vases

Hooray! I've found the pebbles! These will be needed to add weight to the centrepieces so they don't topple over.

And because they're clear, the LED that will light up the centrepiece from the base. (I wouldn't mind some fire polished ones if there are any out there!)

They could also be the base of the Message Marbles I just posted about!
Now. The question is quantity. How much? 10kg? 20? A truck full?

Message Marbles

I saw this entry on Style Me Pretty. One of the BEST wedding blogs ever! Althought its based in US, its full of ideas for us people down under.

This bride had made some gorgeous scatter pebbles to throw around the tables for added decoration. They are incredibly cute and it a similar idea i want to use to decorate the cuff links for the boys!

I think my version will be a little more asian, with colours of gold, cream and red using images of wedding words (chinese, english and french) and goldfish as well.

Bonbonniere

This is a cute idea. Cookie Cutters as Bonbonnieres.
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Table Centrepieces Part III (and then some)

This just keeps going and going...

I've toyed with ideas, flicked from tall styles to fresh flowers, hiring or buying. Fairylights to candles, batteries to power, Jars to Vases.

Bamboo was out, Pak Shu was out. Then last weekend, the importers yearly clearance was on, and Steph and I popped in, hoping to find something for the wedding. Thankfully we did. We've pick up some glitter grass sprays in red, and some gold glitter branches, I also picked up some Asian dangles in red and black. All up $93.00. All that is required are Vases, throwies, glass pebbles and ribbon fish.

Or I start again and get vases, peonys and butterflies.

Is that...

...a flower on your lapel?

or a cabbage
on your shoulder?




ponders...
I wonder if it comes in broccoli? I like broccoli.

HEY there's a thought! Brocolli as the bouquets! hahaha!
Cheaper than roses, it will be in season - And you can stir-fry afterwards. How Practical!

Making Corsages

I would like to make some of these...

I wonder if ill have time?

To Throw or Not to Throw

Girls!

Do I Toss the bouquet?

Will you catch it? If you don't plan on diving for it. I don't want to mangle the flowers.

Options

Another Table Centerpiece idea.



















I quite like the Table naming method.
There's also the option of these too.