Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Anoth month has passed
I guess I'm not really a blogger as I only post once a month and I haven't really done any sewing either this past month. I've been fiddling with ideas for wedding invitations for my daughter's wedding in October. I've never done anything like what she's thinking off. We're looking at possibly a pocket invitation with cards in the pocket for an RSVP and Gift Registry. I think decorating the front will be okay, only time consuming, but I'm not sure about printing. Getting everything set out and lined up is my main concern.
So far the church and minister have been booked and they've done the pre-marriage lessons, the reception venue is booked, the wedding dress is ordered, the honeymoon is booked, the cake maker/decorator is organized. Over the next week or two we want to get quotes for flowers. Am going to Brisbane Easter Saturday with daughter and hope to find bridesmaid dress style/colour (I know some places are shut that day). Then we can arrange a day/s when we can go down with the girls for fittings etc. and order those. Also want to look for shoes. Daughter has done some ringing around for hairdresser/make-up people locally. The make-up she normally wears cannot be bought here and is not used by the local make-up artists.
The reception venue has weddings booked for the next 4 Saturdays and have said we can come and have a look at how the tables are laid out and what is being used for table decorations, nametags, bomboneire etc. We're also looking at doing our own bomboneire (probably spelt wrong) to match the wedding invitations plus want to have a matching Order of Service and Thank You note. These don't have to be exactly the same but using the card stock or ribbon or colour. so it all ties in together.
I'm also making the chocolates for the bomboneire boxes but as these will be unwrapped I only want to put them into the boxes the night before so need to keep this in mind when decorating these. Also need a Cadbury choc. button supplier as the local shop I've bought my chocolate from for years is closing down. Will see if the cake decorator can help me here. She may be able to order it in for me. I'll be needing quite a few kilos. will have to work out how much.
I know everything will come together but I have a feeling there are going to be some late light panics. One good thing, my husband has been granted two weeks LSL. A week before and after the wedding. We have rellies coming from NT and SA and groom's uncle and aunty from England. Hope to have a BBQ lunch on the Sunday after the wedding so bride and groom can catch up with them before they leave on their honeymoon on Monday.
I've spent many hours searching for ideas on the web, visiting local shops, printing places, a rose farm and fiddling, as I said above. My daughter works 5 and half days a week and just doesn't get much time (only her lunch time) to look at things.
Anyway, wish me luck. Will post pictures as things come together.
So far the church and minister have been booked and they've done the pre-marriage lessons, the reception venue is booked, the wedding dress is ordered, the honeymoon is booked, the cake maker/decorator is organized. Over the next week or two we want to get quotes for flowers. Am going to Brisbane Easter Saturday with daughter and hope to find bridesmaid dress style/colour (I know some places are shut that day). Then we can arrange a day/s when we can go down with the girls for fittings etc. and order those. Also want to look for shoes. Daughter has done some ringing around for hairdresser/make-up people locally. The make-up she normally wears cannot be bought here and is not used by the local make-up artists.
The reception venue has weddings booked for the next 4 Saturdays and have said we can come and have a look at how the tables are laid out and what is being used for table decorations, nametags, bomboneire etc. We're also looking at doing our own bomboneire (probably spelt wrong) to match the wedding invitations plus want to have a matching Order of Service and Thank You note. These don't have to be exactly the same but using the card stock or ribbon or colour. so it all ties in together.
I'm also making the chocolates for the bomboneire boxes but as these will be unwrapped I only want to put them into the boxes the night before so need to keep this in mind when decorating these. Also need a Cadbury choc. button supplier as the local shop I've bought my chocolate from for years is closing down. Will see if the cake decorator can help me here. She may be able to order it in for me. I'll be needing quite a few kilos. will have to work out how much.
I know everything will come together but I have a feeling there are going to be some late light panics. One good thing, my husband has been granted two weeks LSL. A week before and after the wedding. We have rellies coming from NT and SA and groom's uncle and aunty from England. Hope to have a BBQ lunch on the Sunday after the wedding so bride and groom can catch up with them before they leave on their honeymoon on Monday.
I've spent many hours searching for ideas on the web, visiting local shops, printing places, a rose farm and fiddling, as I said above. My daughter works 5 and half days a week and just doesn't get much time (only her lunch time) to look at things.
Anyway, wish me luck. Will post pictures as things come together.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Another month gone.
It's been a month since I last added to my blog. I've some projects on the go but nothing much finished over this past month sewing wise. This is the Crafty Mamas swap project for January that I completed. It is an apple pincushion. I'm in the process of making a few more of these so when the end of the year comes I'll have some homemade gifts to give out.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
It's been awhile but I've really been enjoying this school holidays and have spent more time sewing than ever before. I've probably got 10 little dresses at different stages of completion, plus I decorated a few teatowels and have a partly made top for me too. I also have 50 bib fronts cut out which I will work on over the coming months. I like to put on a bit of lace, ricrac, bias binding etc. to dress them up a bit before I give them away. I am thinking of backing them with flannelette.
As much as I like being a lollypop lady (school crossing supervisor) and actually only work for 1 half hours a day, I go to work twice, before and after school, so thats twice driving over and back to the school I work at, plus getting ready etc., it is time consuming. Am looking forward to seeing th children though. I'm sure they will have stories to tell.
A photo of my pillowcase dress. It's for a new born and was made out of some material I had here and not a pillowcase. I must make some more of these, so cute and easy.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
A couple bags I made for the last Crafty Mamas swap. The first one folds out into a shopping bag and the teddy bear one is quilted and the black strap is just bias binding folded in half. I really enjoyed the bag swap and it made me try things I'd never made before. The made a few of the quilted ones many years ago for a school fete when my children were little. They're both adults now, and I hadn't made a bag since until this swap.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Welcome to 2010
Have been making a few little dresses. Nothing fancy (I'm only a basic sewer), but a start. Made my first pillowcase dress, but not out of a pillowcase as its for a newborn. When I download my photos I'll post a picture. Going to have a go at using my new snap press soon too.
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