Happy Valentines Day!

I was feeling crafty and I wanted to make some old fashioned, handmade valentines cards. I had seen a lot of blogs posting adorable "will you be my bridesmaids" cards (and I even received a beautiful one myself from my friend Rachel). Since I never got around to doing this myself I decided to let my bridesmaids know how much I love and appreciate them all by creating valentines for them. I went and bought some great envelopes, vellum and papers from the Art Store and got crafty! I found a beautiful sheet of wrapping paper there and used pinking shears to create a liner for the outer white envelope. I used a pink paper inside a clear vellum folded card and envelope and cut a heart from the wrapping paper for the front of the card. It was fun, but it did take some time so I wasn't sure how to feel when I mentioned how I made them to my sister and she said she had thought I bought them!

 

lining the envelopes and cutting out the hearts

the finished product!

Tequila Favors

I love the idea of using small tequila bottles as favors. You could even add a little tag and use them as escort or place cards. Since we are trying to keep our wedding as "green" as possible I'm excited about this because it's something that I think most people would actually use right away and then recycle and won't end up in a landfill or junk box like most of the plastic, made in china favors that are sold. Plus, you can't get a much better fit for our fiesta "theme."

Response Cards

I'm loving the idea of using a vintage postcard as a response card for our wedding invitations. It saves paper and creates a fun opportunity to introduce your guests to the theme or to the location if it's a destination wedding. I have some ideas brewing in my head and I can't wait to meet with friend and graphic designer Brandon Kurtz to create something!