A couple of fun projects for DIY Brides

Hey everyone. I hope your weekend is going well. I thought I would help all the DIY brides out there and show you some cool projects that I found on YouTube. If you want some quick and easy projects that can really personalize your wedding here are a few videos to get you started. Enjoy.

Decorating Unity Candles:

Love this idea because I can use the personalized stamp I am looking at purchasing.

How to Emboss:

This looks really pretty when it is all finished. I am planning on using my handy dandy personalized stamp on my invitations and possibly on the envelopes. 

Making Your Own Veil:

Since I only want my veil for the tradition of it and actually as more of an accessory, I am going to try my hand at this project. 

Hope you enjoyed the videos and found some inspiration in one of them. I really just wanted to be able to save these videos in a place where I can quickly find them again when I need to watch. Yes, I plan on trying a couple of these. Save those pennies.

First Successful Project

So I finished my MCAT yesterday. It didn't go too badly, but I have to wait about a month to get my scores back. I am so happy that I am done with that. Well on to wedding stuff.

I am so excited that my stamp idea is going to happen. If you haven't been reading, I bought some little organza gift bags for candy. I saw on a blog one night that someone used Staz-on ink to stamp their organza bags with a design. I was looking for a way to personalize the bags without adding tags to them. I was really excited about this because it looked really cool. Well of course I was going to get super color coordinated and buy blue and gray ink to stamp gray on the blue bags and blue on the silver bags. I bought the grey ink and it didn't work. Sad face. The gray was way too light to be seen on the bags. So, I went back to Joann Fabrics armed with my trusty coupons. Just to let you all know, the ink was originally $10.00, but it was on sale for 30% off and I had a coupon for another 20% off so I got the ink for $5.00.

Well I tested the stamping idea with the black ink and it work! YAY happy face. Here are some tester pictures. These are not the stamps that I will be using for the wedding. I am getting a stamp made from an Etsy.com designer. Well, here is a picture of how the stamping test went. I am super happy if you can't tell LOL.

The stamp that I am getting made is going to compliment the design on my invitations and other stationary for the day. It will do double duty because I am going to use it for my reply cards and try my hand at embossing. Gotta test that before I commit to it though. Loving the DIY stuff. So much fun. Yup first successful project. The ink was on sale too so that makes it even better. Well I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday night. Enjoy and save those pennies. 

Praying for Rain

I haven't written a blog in a while. I am really focused on reaching my dreams and the next step is taking the MCATs. I am really determined to get what I need to get into the school that I want to go to for medical school. In order to make all of my dreams come true I am praying for rain.

My first blog likened the pennies on the ground to rain that fell from heaven. I need God to shower down lots of blessings, not only monetarily, but with peace and intetelligence on my test. Yes, I need money for school, med school applications and wedding expenses, but I know God will provide. He always does. I will look up a year from now and read this blog and testify that God sent rain just for me.

I know He will rain down lots of peace on Thursday when I sit in front of that computer and take my test. I have been taking practice MCATs twice a week for the past month so that Thursday will feel like a regular practice test. I know that I have the mind of Christ, and can use that to think my way through the tricky questions and answers. Most of all, I know that God has given me a purpose that I need to fulfill. A destiny that I will touch many lives in some way.

My wedding plans are on hold a little bit. The only thing I really have done is bought the ink to stamp my bags, but I haven't tested the ink out yet. I will have some pictures of that when I test it out. Hopefully it turns out nicely. I am also in contact with an Etsy designer on making a personalized stamp to use on my bags and possibly on my reply cards. I think I am going to put a border on the reply cards and use the stamp and emboss it to make it look a little more fancy. I have also decided not to do the candy buffet. Ehhh it was a fun idea, but I don't think it will fit in with everything. Cookie table (for John) and candy table, yea that's a bit much LOL.  All in all I will come in under budget for my wedding favors and invitations. I have been updating my budget as I get real numbers from vendors and I am shaving cost off left and right. I love it when family members decide they want to help and when you find sales and stuff. I am pretty happy with my progress.

I have ten more months to go. I am getting really exited. Every time I see something that has to do with wedding stuff on tv I get a little teary eyed thinking about how I will feel on my big day. I am still waiting on my final guest list. (Ms. Pam if you read this I need your list hehe). A couple more months and I will be sending out save the dates. Its all coming up so fast. I will be starting my stress management with my coworker Kim after my MCATs. Tennis. It should be fun. Hopefully I don't lose any weight LOL.

Well, now I am rambling. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Remember to save those pennies.

Flowers? For Me? I do declare family, You are my heroes

The item that I have been most worried about for this wedding, is the very item that most people want to help with. My family is the greatest. Two of my aunts said that she would help out with flowers. One of John's aunts does flowers too. So, the most I need to do is figure out how to have them both help so that everyone can feel a part of the day.

I was thinking that I could have one of my aunts do the accessories for the wedding, like the bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnieres, flower girl flowers and basket and ring pillow. Then have John's aunt do the decorations for the church. Sounds like a plan to me. I love it when God blesses you when you least expect it and even when you are worried about it.

This post corresponds with the money saving tip about letting your family help you. They really do want to help, you just have to reach out and ask them. If you aren't prepared, then you won't be able to let others know in what ways they can help you. This is one of my biggest lessons that will come out of all this. I can't do everything on my own. People are here to help and are willing to help. Right now there are no projects, because I still have 10 months to go, but trust me there will be plenty of things to do in the next few months.

Well as I say on every post, save those pennies. If you know me, spread the word that I am saving change to help with my wedding costs. Have a great day.