shower preparations.

okay. so

here are all of the things i've been working on

which are responsible for my poor blogging habits.

my shower is TOMORROW!!!

and i'm so so excited.

the projects have been my favorite part of it all

here are a few:

favors (wildflower seeds from here)

sooo many pom poms

thank goodness for all of the maids who have been over this week helping me make them

not to mention my beautiful mother in law

and these are a few bunches of flowers i picked up today

to do all of the arrangements

did you know that vons and even albertsons sell "market bunches"

at albertsons they come in 3's for $12

if you are doing your own flowers for a wedding or any event..i would certainly

recommend heading to the grocery stores

not to mention trader joes and their phenomenal flower section

until monday beauties.

and then i will have plenty pictures of it all come together to share with you

wish me luck! (i'm slightly nervous)

apologies

so sorry my blogging has been non-existent for the last week

(ugh) has it been that long?

i.need.it.

must process.

okay. anyway. it's been a crazy week leading up to spring break what with

finishing up assignments and projects for the shower but i promise

you many goodies tomorrow

including many shower delights i've been working on

and of course photos of the actual event!!! (after it is over, of course)

i'm so exciteddddd

on the agenda for tomorrow:

-shower/blowdry/straighten

-turn in paper

-pick up a few last minute groceries

-buy flowers for arrangements (apparently i've discovered, vons and albertsons have a phenomenal supply of "market" bunches that they sell at 3 for 12$

-make more pom poms

-bake, bake, bake!!!!

-post projects

miss you beauties.

goodbye: at least for a few days

so. the week after next is my spring break

and

i am SWAMPED with assignments to complete

not to mention projects for my upcoming bridal shower next weekend

AHHH. going crazyyy

this is what is due:

-senior sem paper-completed draft

-senior sem-presentation of thesis/paper

-college algebra- paper

-approaches to grammar- final draft of paper

-world history- book report

therefore...i am sad to say i am putting myself on a blogging/facebooking hiatus

for a few days in order to try and complete everything that is due next week

by this weekend so i can focus on the projects for the shower.

ughhh. wish me luck.

i'll leave you with some more swap meet finds from the past weekend

swap meet delights/ebay finds

found these gems on ebay/bonanzle this week as well as at the swap meet this last sunday:

tea tins/silver goblets to use for florals

bucket for florals/washer

i could go to thrift stores/swap meets all day everyday.

it's like disneyland for adults.

happy place.

find any special delights for weddings or perhaps to decorate your house lately?

bridesmaids:update.

yesterday,

a few of my maidens and i went out to the rosebowl swap meet.

it was de-lish

sooooo many things. everywhere. that is the best way i can describe it.

anyway,

a few of them found dresses:

one of them...not pictured is green and amazing.

it will be worn by one of my maids of honor (yes i have two)

the best part about all of the dresses:

1. we were able to find ones for each of them that fit like a glove

2. the most expensive of the bunch was $15

yesyesyes!

4 down: 4 to go

pom.

so. i figured. as i've been working on my pom poms

that i would make my own little tutorial ;-)

i found a great one here

but. the one difference is that i did mine without floral wire

perhaps this will help other brides out there make some killer pom poms:

what you'll need:

-lots and lots of tissue paper (various colors)

-scissors

-fishing line

1. take 8 or so sheets of tissue paper and pile them on top of one another

(depending on how large they are, you might consider cutting them in half to make smaller poms)

2. fold the layers accordion-style

3. cut the end of each side into a triangle or rounded shape

(this part was rather hard with so many layers of tissue paper...it might be a good idea to use kitchen shears or an exacto knife)

4. after tying a fairly tight knot around the middle of the layers of tissue, flip the layers face up

5. finally, begin to pull out each layer from the center

(be careful not to pull too hard and rip the tissue paper)

i hope this helps you all!

p.s. the floral wire isn't really a necessity...the fishing line worked great!

bouquet.

(greenweddingshoes)

just obsessed with her bouquet right now

and the font on the programs

ooh la la