wedding!

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

Mignon McLaughlin

Last week, we got married!  I am so excited.  I'm happy to have found a wonderful best friend.  I'm happy to be embarking on a new exciting adventure, and this adventure has a husband partner to adventure with me!

So, my apologies for being absent, but we were busy falling in love for the first time as husband and wife.  

I have pictures and stories and more posts to share with you soon!

scraps galore

I've been working hard on finishing up all the wedding-related projects!  I'm almost done! 

I had some scraps leftover from a few of the rehearsal dinner projects, so I decided to make a few fabric flowers.  Haven't figured out where we'll stick them, yet, but there's always a place for adorable creations. 

how-to: hanging map

I have a new project to share with you!  It's a map on corkboard!

I'm actually very proud of this one.  I did this project as a sort of present to both the future hubby and I.  It was his birthday, but we've both been wanting to have this. 

Not only was the result fun, but this was easy to make.  

Supplies I used: 

antique-looking map (I ordered one from Amazon when I couldn't find one in stores.)

Mod Podge

foam brush (for the Mod Podge)

corkboard (I found a framed corkboard at the Container Store.)

FYI: The hanging corkboard I used from The Container Store was already framed.  I couldn't remove the framing because of their design, so I ended up having to get creative and trim the sides of the map a little.  Then I slid the edges under the framing. 

Directions? It's easy! I placed the map on the corkboard, used some ModPodge to hold down the corners, and let it dry!

Voila!

I also picked up some little map pins, and we had so much fun pinning places.  We have different colors for places we've been separately and places we've both been to. 

Now, we just need to find a place on the wall!

short and sweet

There isn't much in the world that's more tasty than fresh produce from a local market.


Look at this beauty:

Just thought I would share something lovely.

My world is a bit hectic and crazy at the moment, but there's always something to appreciate.  Even if it's something as mundane as a tasty tomato.

sunday funny: telepathic moms

This weekend, I'm in Texas.  I'm at home with my own immediate family for the first time since Christmas, and it's been lovely.  Both of my sisters are in town, and our sweet next door neighbor and her two lovely daughters threw me a bridal shower.  It was so much fun!  We had pimento cheese sandwiches and played a few games and I got to see so many ladies that I love and cherish.

For today, I just thought I would post a little Sunday Funny.  Did you ever read the funnies on Sunday morning?  In our family, if you wanted to read them, you had to beat Mom to the paper. 

This weekend, I'll post one that goes out to all the telepathically communicating mothers out there.  Especially my own wonderful mother.