The musings of a vintage lover, bride-to-be, and crafty minx....

Tuesday 23 August 2011

absence makes the heart grow fonder?

Forgive me readers, for I have sinned! It has been 2 weeks since my last blog post........I am the slackest blogger around!!

So what do I need to fill you in on? Well, I have recently discovered Pintrest, which is only the most amazingly, addictively wonderful site getting around! Pintrest is basically virtual inspiration boards, to which you 'pin' images.  You create your own inspiration boards, and I have found endless wedding and crafty ideas from Pintrest. 

I managed to get a box of around 40 saucers in a recent oppie visit, which was great!! I also managed to find a lovely teacup (minus it's saucer unfortunately) with a daffodil print, perfect for spring!!  All of the daffodil and jonquil bulbs popping up everywhere are helping to chase my winter blues away, and the smell of daphne in our kitchen makes me swoon!


A recent magazine discovery Mollie Makes, a crafty magazine from England that is just divine featured a book review on this book, and I just had to have it after reading that it featured a wedding with teacup centrepieces!! I jumped on ebay,and got it for just $23 brand new, and free postage! ahhh do love me a bargain!!


I recently purchased a vintage 1952 pattern from Spotlight, for a cute little girl's basic pinafore dress, which I haven't yet attempted, but I did make this sweet little bib from cotton.  Think if I were to make another one I would use flannelette and fleecy back, and make the neckline a little wider and add snaps to do it up,  a cotton and ribbon bib on a vomity, milky, messy baby does not for a happy mummy make!!

I had a lovely day off work last week and managed to have a lovely long lunch with Allana, who has some fantastic ideas up her sleeve for a major project for next year, and has made me very excited!! I was getting a bit worried that after our wedding is over, I might be a bit lost without a project, but if all goes well, and Allana decides to go ahead with her fantastic ideas, I will be one happy lady! Allana and I have been exchanging treasures, with her gifting me an amazing box of teacups and vintage crockery and a Cath Kidston 'MAKE' book, I had to whip up something special to say thankyou!!

My crafty specialty is origami flower balls, so I made a smaller version from vintage little golden books for Allana's gorgeous little girl Ella

and this flowerball made from vintage atlas pages for the lovely Allana :)


Having chosen my wedding dress, my thoughts this week have to turned to the groom and groomsmen, and we are so happy and excited that Jimmy's cousin Dean will be travelling from England to be in our bridal party.  Keeping with the vintage/casual feel that we hope to achieve, this image from Style Me Pretty 
 and this image from The Knot

tie in perfectly with our vision and theme, and are my inspiration for the 'look' of the boys.  We have booked our wedding accommodation, and all thats left now is to find a caterer!! A not-so-easy task it would seem!!
One of my lovely bridesmaids, who has spent almost 2 years in England returns home in around 6 weeks time, and I cannot wait to see her!
This Friday I have a day off, and I am sooooo looking forward to having a long weekend!! We are going away for the weekend and staying in a Manor Suite at the Country Club Casino in Launceston as a little treat, can't wait to peruse my favourite book shop Petrarch's. 
Busy wedding week next week, as I will hopefully be meeting up with our cakemaker, arranging a meeting with our amazing photographer (stay tuned for a blog post on her breathtaking work), going to measure up the Town Hall for our decorations, aaaaand finalising a caterer!
Yours in weddingy anticipation,
 Em xx

2 comments:

  1. Love, love, love! Thanks for the mention - I loved our lunch too, we will def have to do it again soon!
    Have a fabulous weekend, and good luck next week - weddings sure are lots of work but your is going to be ah-maze-ing!! :) xx

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  2. You know we really truley have been missing you and your fabulous vintage style. Oh do behave and give us more....we want more misadventures. Xx

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