Tuesday Thought: Arrow Escorts

Good morning darlings!  How is your Tuesday morning going for you?  Wonderful I hope ;-)

Well I am back this Tuesday with another thought for you.  I have been finding myself drawn to arrows and feathers a lot lately.  So when I ran across these arrows...

...and found out they were a DIY - I knew it was time that I did an arrow post!

So here is your 'Tuesday Thought' darlings:  Use these arrows as escort cards for a fabulous desert themed affair.  Since they are a DIY using fabric scraps, washi tape, and paint amongst other items, you can customize them anyway that you like.  And to turn them into escort cards, just add a tag.  Also, you could have each table be a different arrow style/pattern/color.  Then on the tables you could have two arrows forming an X, and attach them to a table runner that hangs over the edge of the table!  Would be wonderful, no?

And you know me...I would take it a step further, and add a feather or two onto place cards.  Also, I might tie the napkins with some suede shoelaces...you get the idea ;-)

If you would like to make your own you, Modern Kiddo featured a guest post by Thompson Family Blog their blog with a step-by-step how to.  You can get it right HERE.

Happy DIYing darlings!

~ Ciao

...image via modern kiddo

Tuesday Thought: Light it Up

Hey sweet peas!  It's Tuesday...which means it's time for another 'Tuesday Thought.'  I love doing this post.  For me, sometimes it's like finding a needle in a haystack...100's of pictures later, I find the one that triggers a thought ;-)  Well honestly, they all trigger thoughts...but I'm always on the lookout for one that would work for weddings and events (even though I usually can make them all work...hehe), can be something that you yourselves can recreate and of course, most importantly, is a bit different!

So here is the picture that triggered thoughts to swirl and twirl inside my head...

 How simply spectacular are the globe lights with pictures, notes and bits and pieces?  LOVE it ;-)

So here is a simple thought for today sweet peas:  While you can always use globe lights to hang pictures from at your wedding, I think this would make a FABULOUS escort area for an evening wedding!  Talk about a winter wonderland come to life...string up globe lights, or twinkling ones if you'd like, and clip your escort cards right on!  I might add little sprigs of greenery here and there too.

You could even take it up a notch by using glittered clothespins (like the ones I make here...nice plug, no?) so they sparkle and shine.  Oh and if your looking for globe lights, well I have those too...in clear and frosted ;-)

Granted, these globe lights are fantastic outside too...so all the Spring and Summer garden, winery, beach, ranch, barn, etc...weddings would all work perfectly as well.  And you can always change out the style of clips to fit your theme/setting.

Also, I think having your guests clip on notes for the two of you...to help your love shine...would be cute too!

What do you think sweet peas?  A good thought?

~ Ciao

...image via birch and little

Color Crave: Shades of Beige & Soft White

Wow, what a week it has been so far!  How has your week been going loves?

I attended the Rue Magazine Anniversary party on Monday night in San Francisco.  Yippee - had such an amazing time.  And was OVER THE MOON that I had the opportunity to meet Cassandra of Coco + Kelley, Anne of City Sage and Crystal of Plush Palate - and all Rue girls!  I also had the chance to meet the ever so stylish and fashionable Blair of Atlantic-Pacific too ;-)  All such lovely people...so kind and friendly and fashionable!  Oh, and the Niman Ranch sliders that they were offering up on the food truck were mighty tasty treats.  So thank you Rue for such a wonderful night.

Last night I spent the entire night working on projects, ideas, and a lot of behind the scene things like editing pictures and whatnot for Over The Moon Vintage Rentals' inventory page - along with taking care of some office stuff as well...so a super-duper productive night for me!  But I have to admit that I will be soooo tickled when all of my inventory is up on OTMVR's site.  I can handle adding a handful of new pieces each week, but trying to get all the inventory added is a heck of a lot of work and fairly time consuming ;-)  I miss filling my free time looking at blogs and making comments...as now all my free time is running to my storage unit, taking pictures, editing pictures, uploading pictures, yada, yada, yada...hehe!  However, that will hopefully change some time soon, and I will be back to commenting as usual...so bear with me a while longer please.  

So lots has been happening around here, and when that happens I crave light and calm colors like these lovely shades of beige and soft white... 

I cannot tell you how much I ADORE the roll of kraft paper with table numbers and names!  Such a fabulous escort area, no?  And to be honest - I would love to have a couple rolls...to really make a statement ;-)

Sweet simplicity...

With a little vintage...

And a little flag...

It's funny when life gets busy, I always want to surround myself in a clean, barely there palette!  It's like I have had enough busy, don't need anymore busy added to the mix with color...am I the only one that feels this way?  Probably, but then that just makes me...me ;-)

Check back tomorrow morning loves when I show you how to recreate this 'Color Crave' - yay, it's gonna be fun!

And a little side note to my niece, Madi Grace, who lost her first tooth yesterday - I hope the Tooth Fairy was extra good to you ;-)))  Love, xoxo's, sniffs and smoochies to the moon and back babygirl!

~ Ciao

...photography by lauren michelle, styling and design by follow studio & images via follow studio and once wed

Tuesday Thought: For the Birds

Hi lovelies!  Is the morning flying by as fast for you as it is for me?  Eeks - it's almost 10 a.m. and I still need to do this post.

As I was sitting here thinking how quickly time was flying by, I did a search in my photo stash for birds (this is how my brain works) and this pretty picture popped up...

Brightly colored birds on branches!  I was so happy to see this pretty picture, as all of a sudden lots of thoughts started swirling and twirling around in my head ;-)  And you know I L-O-V-E that!

So here are a couple 'Thoughts' for you lovelies:  First, I think this would make a wonderfully whimsy centerpiece.  Just use urns or wood boxes or pots or whatever else you like, and fill with florist foam, add some branches, cover with moss and add some birds and viola - and easy and whimsy centerpiece! 

My second thought is to use these little fellas (the birds) as escort cards.  You could then be cute and ask guests to fly or flutter (I like this one) to their seat!  Or remember the 'Birds of a Feather Flock Together' wall quote I featured here from this same wedding?  Well you could always use this lovely quote and have your guests flock together to their table ;-)  To make just attach a tag hanging from the birds feet with your guests names and table number.  Or you could always do table by color...that way no writing table numbers down...a blue bird sits at the blue bird table.  However, I think I like all the colors of birds mixed together...so you could also name the tables after some of you favorite birds.

And my third and final thought today would be to use this idea for a wish/love note table for the bride and groom.  I would have guests write a note and add a bird to the branches with a wish/love note/etc... on it.  Cute, no?

Just some thoughts for you this Tuesday.  Hope your day is flying by...hehe ;-)

~ Ciao

...photography by arrow and apple via style me pretty

Guest Posting on The Loveliest Day

Hi darlings.  I wanted to let you know that I am guest posting for the fabulous Melissa on The Loveliest Day today...

Come see my easy DIY I craftedI  Here's a sneak peek for you...

Hope to see you there ;-)

~ Ciao

...images via the loveliest day & over the moon vintage rentals

Darling Detail No. 19: Escort Bunting

I L-O-V-E this escort area...

And the table markers...

Just darling, no?  And did you notice that the print on the escort bunting flags match the table marker bunting flags (even though the escort flags have the table number on them)?  Oh how I love the details, details, details!

~ Ciao

...photography by krystal mann via style me pretty

Tuesday Thought: The Note Book

So I just have to say it - one more day until my family arrives!!!  WEEEEEEE ;-)) I CANNOT wait to hug and kiss and sniff on my niece and nephew!  I have missed them soooo much I can't even begin to tell you.  I know, I know...I'll give it a rest, and get on with this 'Thought'.

The other day I was on Etsy looking for a particular item when I stumbled across this...

A homemade notebook with a vintage deer on it! And I thought that it was just so dang cute that I had to see what else the seller, Arminho, had...which was lots of cuteness with a variety of different styles and colors to choose from.  So be sure to pop on over and have a peek.

Anyhoo, when I saw this Note Book (which is 4 x 5.5...a great size) I had a fabulous little thought or two ;-))  So here is your 'Tuesday Thought' my dears:  Use the Note Book as escort cards and favors in one!  Easy, no?

You can write the guests name and table number on the front.  Or I think they would be fabulous placed inside a little envelope or flat styled kraft paper bag.  I would write the guests names on the bag, the table number on the Note Book and wrap it up with a piece of twine - eeks so fabulous!  But I might be inclined to just write the name and table number on the bag and leave the Note Book nice and neat for them...all still wrapped up cute though ;-)  However, it really could be used in a variety of ways.

However, you could always just you them as gifts or favors.  Definitely something different...and you know how I like different!  Happy Tuesday my dears...wishing you a wonderful day ;-)

~ Ciao

...image via arminho's shop on etsy

Over The Moon

...about this invitation suite and bunting...

The adorable illustration by the groom...

The darling "I know the bride" and "I know the groom" paper pins for the ceremony...

The escort cards, and the "happily ever after" program fans...

And the vintage truck holding up the windows used for the escort cards...

All of it!  How about you?

~ Ciao

...photography by jose villa via his blog and one lovely day

Tuesday Thought: Paper Flowers

Ahh another Tuesday, another Tuesday Thought!  And a darling thought I have for you today.  It's funny how you find something and think it's soooo fabulous...only to go to another blog and see the same thing in one of their posts!  You know what I am talking about, right?  Well that was exactly what happened when I stumbled upon this fabulous idea...

I immediately said - oh I am saving that for my Tuesday Thought post...and then I run across it on The Wedding Chicks right here.  We both must have been looking in the same places ;-))  However, when I originally saw it I had one thought that popped into my head instantly...go figure.

So here is your Tuesday Thought for today:  While these would make fabulous decorations at your event, why don't you use them as escort cards!  With such an amazing array of cardstock these days you could do one color for each table...or have one color of the rainbow at each table with a table number!  Either way, I think they would be over the moon. 

And what I love most is that these are an easy DIY with the step-by-step directions for three different flowers right here.  But as always there are lots of ways to use - as a backdrop to your ceremony area, on the cake, as bouts for the boys, or group a bunch together and make a bouquet for the girls, or attach a clip and wear in your hair...lots of options really!

Oh you bet your buttons this is another project that just got added to my never ending list of to do's ;-)

~ Ciao

...image via scrapbooks etc.

Homemade: Pin Cushions

Happy Thursday my darlings!  Today's 'Homemade' post is a spin off of this guest post I did for the oh so sweet Gaby of Cap Classique.  If you missed it you must have a look-see, as there are some simple and cute ideas ;-)

So as you might have guessed by the title (hehe) today's homemade project is pin cushions!  While I used store bought pin cushions as escort cards for the post I did for Gaby - I have to tell you...I am OVER THE MOON about the homemade ones I stumbled across on Sweet Paul's blog.  Just look at how adorable this homemade pin cushion is...

Oh I think I need to make a couple of these!  And if you would like to make your own pin cushions too, click here for the how to.

I LOVE that you can make these in any color imaginable.  Ooh, pretty patterned ones would be fabulous - think chevron, floral, gingham, etc...  And you could even get a bit more creative and spray paint the can!

These pin cushions make a darling escort card or favor...or even stocking stuffer (okay, maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself with the last one)!

~ Ciao

...image via sweet paul

Who Says

...you can't use pennants as your table markers?

I just adore this idea!  How cute would it be to use mini ones as escort cards and the large ones as your table marker?  So cute.  And you could easily make your own...hmm, I see a homemade post coming sometime soon?  Hehe ;-)

~ Ciao

...image via style me pretty

Darling Detail No: 14: Compass Escort Cards

I think I might be on a nautical kick!  I know the ever so wonderful and uber talented Chris, over at Postcards and Pretties, is already on one - as she said so right here ;-)  But with my Getting Knotty post yesterday, this post now, and a Picture Perfect Palette post coming up soon...well I think I just have to say that I am on one as well! 

So with that - have a look-see at these darling compass escort cards...

Eeks...so perfectly nautical, no?  You can purchase these darling compass escort cards on LH Calligraphy's Etsy shop, where she calligraphy's the names and table numbers of your guests for you.  Click here to get there quick.

However, she also sells a compass kit with blank paper inserts so you could make your own.  AND, if you change the fabric they are on (or don't use fabric at all), and use a fun font these could easily be used for a woodsy wedding too.  How darling would they be hanging from trees?  Just flip the names around on the inside of the compass, attach some twine to the metal ring and hang. 

Or you could hang them while closed and have the guests names on the outside, just use a Glue Dot to adhere the paper too without ruining the compass.  Then on the inside have the table your guest is to sit at - so they have to open to find their seat.  And continuing on, have a sign that says "Please Find Your Way To Your Seat".  And have the table numbers be not numbers at all, but directions like NNE... oh you know I could go on, but I will stop there before I get too carried away.  But they would be oh so cute, no?

~ Ciao

...images via lh calligraphy (2nd image edited) found via coco + kelley

Tuesday Thought: Summer Camp

So I decided that I would continue on with this Summer theme ;-)  And what's more Summer than camp? 

I used to go to camp every year and loved it!  I remember going to horsemanship camp (yes, there was such a thing) for a couple of years when I was older, and it was by far my fave.  We all were given a horse at the beginning of the week, and it was our job to take care of it for the week.  Plus we rode in the morning and afternoon.   We also made crafts, swam each day at the pool, had ice cream sundaes, ate every meal outside and had bonfires, sang camp songs and ate s'mores at night...ahhhh what amazing memories I have from camp! 

Alrighty, enough about my adventures of camp and onto today's thought already.  Have a look-see at this picture I ran across on Poppytalk about a month ago, and saved just for today...

Darling, no?  I really L-O-V-E it!  Of course, it also got lots of thoughts swirling around in my head...

So here is your Tuesday Thoughts for today...as I have a couple of them:  First, wouldn't this silhouette be cute for a list of your bridesmaids at a camp themed wedding?  It wouldn't be too difficult to make.  Have a silhouette cut out, paint with chalkboard paint and write on the names of your girls, and don't forget to make one for the boys as well!

Another thought that popped into my head immediately was creating something similar to use for escort cards.  You can make any silhouette that you like...I would love to see different shapes cutout, painted and with a list of names of your guests and the table they are to sit at.  You could really get creative with the shapes too.  And they would look so darling all lined up, or nailed to a tree!

Also how fun would it to be use this for a bachelorette weekend!  Send invites on silhouette shaped cards, have your girls divided into bunks/cabins/tents, and you could even have some teams for some sporting fun like badminton, bocce ball or croquet, followed by cocktails on the lawn!  Oh now I would LOVE to create something like this...hmmm, I think I see a Summer photo shoot coming..hint, hint ;-)

Hey, it's Summer - so have some fun, and get creative!

~ Ciao

...image via poppytalk, also seen on ritzy bee

Homemade: Fabric Bows

Happy Thursday darlings!  How fabulous are these homemade bows... 

Eeks - I am loving the materials they are made out of...burlap, linen and cotton!  And to make you really only need some material (of course), pinking shears (scissors would work just fine), a stapler and a glue gun...really that's it!  Check out the step by step DIY right here.  I so need to try making these ASAP!

I want to try making smaller ones which would be perfect to adorn escort cards, and I want to see if I can make big ones for decoration...my head is spinning already with ways in which to use ;-)

~ Ciao

...image via for the love found via poppytalk

Tuesday Thought: Plated Escort Area

Happy Tuesday loves!  I am quite excited today is Tuesday, as my puppy sitting duties for my cousin starts today while she and her hubby head to New York.  So for the next couple of days I get to hang with one of the cutest puppies!  Oh his name - Gus, and I hear that he likes to cuddle ;-)

But before I head off to get licked to death, I thought I would share with you the 'Tuesday Thought' for today.  Have a look-see at this ceremony backdrop...

Fabulous, no?  While this was used for the ceremony backdrop, I had another idea the first time I saw this picture.

So here is your Tuesday Thought:  Use this idea for your escort area.  Just write your guests names on the plates with either the table number next to their name, or have a table number on each plate with your guests names below!  Sounds like a lovely and fun idea to me.  And once everyone finds their seats, remove the plates and you have a great backdrop for a photo booth too.  Talk about multiple uses here ;-)

And before I start to list a handful of other ways to use...I am off - to give scratches behind the ear and belly rubs!  See you tomorrow my dears.

~ Ciao

...photography by jessica claire via style me pretty

Tuesday Thought: Bakers Twine & Shears

I am over the moon about these shears and spools I spotted on Design Love Fest...

So darling, no?  And while these were included in goodie bags at Blogshop hosted by Bri of Design Love Fest, I couldn't help but think they would be perfect for a bridal shower.

So here is your Tuesday Thought:  Use these shears and spools as not only favors, but attach a little flag that has your guests name and table number they are to sit at!  I am over the moon about this idea.  Really, you can play off the bakers twine and pretty shears to really create a darling shower.  And while there was no reference as to where the shears or spools of bakers twine were from...I figured I knew just the places to look to find them.  And find them I did!

These Okubo Shears are the exact shears above...well I'm almost positive they are! 

These darling shears are just 7 inches in length, slice through small twigs and all types of flower stems and are $38 a pair.  Something we all need, right?  And the bakers twine, well I went to my favorite Etsy shop for this, Inspire Lovely.

I found 50 yards of soft green and white bakers twine hand wound on a wooden spool for $7 each.  And of course, there are other colors available.  So for $45 you have a wonderful favor idea.  Granted, this is an expensive favor idea, but I still love it.  Yet, if this is out of your budget, I am sure you could find less expensive shears to use instead.  Also, another option would be to use it for bridesmaids gifts.  Just a thought ;-)

~ Ciao

...images via design love fest, shop terrain, and inspire lovely (edited)

Who Says

...you can't use a vintage bed spring to display escort cards?

This is exactly what I was planning to do with the one I just bought!  So of course you know I think it is a fabulous idea.

~ Ciao

...photography by jose villa via style me pretty

Tuesday Thought: Egg Cups

With Easter this weekend, I thought it would be fun to post an Easter inspired "Tuesday Thought" today.  How sweet are these dyed eggshells filled with petite blooms in simple egg cups?

So sweet!  And just perfect for use at a Springtime wedding.  So here is your Tuesday Thought for today:  How about using egg cups at your reception? 

As usual, there are so many ways in which to use!  Here is a really quick list I came up with :

*  You could use them as decor at your reception - just as they are on tables.

*  You could use them as escort cards - just add a flag with your guests name and/or table number.

*  You could use them as escort cards with your guests name written on either the eggshell or cups, and no table number as the table would be the flowers that are in them.

*  You could give the flower filled cups as favors.

*  You could also use them at each place setting for your guests to know where to sit...with a place card.

*  You could use them without the egg shell, and just fill them with blooms and tie a small ribbon around the cup.

*  You could use them as favors filled with just about any small sized candy.

*  You could plant a petite plant/herb/cactus/flower/succulent in them as well and give them as favors.

Of course, they are perfect to use at brunch/breakfast reception any time of the year!  Just a couple of thoughts for you this Tuesday.  Hope you enjoyed this post ;-)  And tell me my dears, how would you use these at a reception?

~ Ciao

...image via simple blueprint

Homemade: Twig Tags

Happy Thursday my dears!  Hope everyone is having a lovely week so far.  Mine has been busy, but fabulous.  And while I didn't again have time to put together my own homemade project together for you, I did find one that I think you will love.  With only three items needed to do, it is something for everyone.

I am adoring these simple twig tags I found in Martha Stewart Living April 2011 issue...

All you need for this project is: (1) small branches 1/4 to 1/2 around; (2) a vegetable peeler; and, (3) a permanent marker.  That's it.

At one end of the branch strip a couple of inches of bark with the vegetable peeler to make a flat surface.  Using the marker add whatever you would like.  If the branch is green and oozes sap when peeled, just allow it to dry overnight before you write on it.

Wouldn't these be great to use at weddings either for escort cards, seating cards, table number markers, or even on the dessert table?  Or you could use them in plant favors with "thank you" written on them.  I really love the simplicity of them, and as always there are lots of other ways to use.  Plus, you could dress them up if you wanted to with some twine and a small sprig if using for seating.  So get creative and see what you can come up with!

P.S. - Sorry the picture is slightly blurry!

~ Ciao

...image via martha stewart

Who Says

...you can't make your guests do math to find their seat?

Love this unique idea, don't you? 

~ Ciao

...photography by christine chang via ever ours