but seems time consuming. i dunno if i have that much patience. hee hee 
I definitely don't have the patience though. My girls will have to settle for iron ons if I can even manage the motivation for that! 
but everything he looks at is way more than Disney. this will just help remind him. 
I'm so relieved! Some of you know that Brian was diagnosed with colon cancer about 13 months ago, had surgery, and underwent chemotherapy until April. Well, he's sort of "under a microscope" - for the next couple of years in particular - they'll have him undergo a series of tests and images every few months. And once a year, he'll had a colonoscopy, which is the best possible image and indicator they can get.
Well, yesterday was Brian's yearly colonoscopy, and we were both more nervous about it than we let on. But, all is well! They found one teeny little pollup and snatched it. They'll test it, but the doctor feels strongly that it is the "garden variety" benign type. If it were a recurrence of the cancer, it would be much more aggressive than that, so this is GREAT news!
Thanks for all the pixie dust . . . I know there are several of you who have kept him in your thoughts and prayers since reading our story. They are definitely helping! There are never any guarantees, but it looks like he's on the winning side of this!!
Now it's DISNEY OR BUST!!!!
My newest DIY project has been making bridal party shirts with Swarovski crystal designs.
I found a place online that sells the transfer paper and the crystals for a really good price. But before I ordered, I wanted to do a trial run. So last week I went to Michaels and bought a toolkit that included one sheet of transfer paper and one teeny box of crystals (crystals at Michaels are super-expensive - $5 for 42 crystals) and made a "test shirt" - a little Mickey icon design in clear crystals and applied it to a black shirt. (42 crystals were just enough to make a 2 inch Mickey. It turned out really cute, so I went to that place online and ordered a bunch of supplies, which arrived on Thursday.
I just finished my first full design, although I haven't bought the shirts yet (they'll be black). I'm so excited!
I created the design in Photoshop and then reversed it before printing. I took the backing off the transfer paper and taped it to the printed design "sticky side up". Then I placed the crystals on the sticky paper face-down. When finished, I placed the backing back onto the transfer paper until I'm ready to iron it on to a shirt. I spent about 2 1/2 hours on the design. I've got 5 more shirts to make: Maid of Honor, Matron of Honor, Honorary Bridesmaid, Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom. It's pretty tedious work, so I'll probably do one each week.
Hi guys! My floral proposal arrived today, and it came in very close to what I had estimated - about $60 under my estimate, actually.
So, this is what we've got so far:
(Rossini / Verdi roses are bi-color, white with fuschia tips)
----- PERSONAL FLORAL -----
$228.00 - Bridal Bouquet
Round French bouquet designed with Rossini or Verdi roses. Wrap the faux stems 75% with ivory satin ribbon, and criss cross over the ivory with silver organza ribbon, leaving a Swarovski crystal Mickey closure.
$75.00 - Magic Kingdom Photo Shoot Floral Refresh
Pick up bouquet at reception, refresh and deliver with a new boutonniere to the Castle Hub for the Magic Kingdom Bridal Portrait Session scheduled on December 10, 2009 at 5:30 AM.
2 @ $103.00 - Maid and Matron of Honor Bouquets
6" Round French bouquet designed with fuschia roses. Wrap the faux stems 75% with silver satin ribbon, leaving a Swarovki crystal Mickey closure.
$53.00 - Honorary Bridesmaid Bouquets
Small toss-sized version of the Maid / Matron of Honor bouquets. 1 Swarovski crystal Mickey.
3 @ $13.50 - Groom and Best Man Boutonniere
Ivory rose with Italian ruscus and 1 Swarovski crystal Mickey. (This is one for the Best Man and 2 for the Groom - wedding and portrait refresh)
3 @ $10.50 - Fathers and Brother Boutonniere
Ivory rose with Italian ruscus.
4 @ $26.00 - Mothers', Step-Mother and Grandmother Corsages
Ivory spray roses with filler, greens and sheer - wrist
4 @ $21.00 - Aunt Corsage
Single ivory rose with filler, greens and sheer - wrist
----- CEREMONY -----
$72.50 - Unity Candle Set
Ivory Mickey crystal unity candle and taper set with a total number of 3 taper candles.
$10.00 - Unity Candle and Taper Set Stands (RENTAL)
2 @ $70.00 - Rossini Rose Arrangements
5 x 5 x 5 glass vases with clear get on the inside and Rossini roses designed pave (with the rose bloom just above the lip of the vase so the arrangement is flat). Place one on each side of the unity candle set.
2 @ $70.00 - Ivory Rose Arrangements
5 x 5 x 5 glass vases with clear get on the inside and ivory roses designed pave like the previous vase. Plase one on each side of the unity candle set further out.
2 @ $60.00 - Fuscia Rose Arrangements
4 x 6 x 10 glass vases with clear get on the inside and fuschia roses designed pave like the previous vase. Plase one on each side of the unity candle set towards the back and in between the 5 x 5 x 5 glass vases.
4 @ $10.00 - 5 x 5 x 5 Vases (RENTAL)
2 @ $10.00 - 4 x 6 x 10 Vases (RENTAL)
4 @ $2.50 - Votive Candles
Votives, 2 on each side of the unity candle set towards the front of the arrangements.
4 @ $20.00 - Presentation Roses
Rossini presentation roses with greenery and silver sheer ribbon placed on the altar.
28 @ $2.50 - Rose Petals for Staged Exit
Ivory, Fuscia and Rossini rose petals loose in a basket.
----- PRE-RECEPTION / RECEPTION -----
$7.50 - Rose Petals for Guest Book Table
Sprinkle fuschia and Rossini rose petals on the guest book table.
Altar arrangements will be delivered and re-purposed as centerpieces. I have agreed that it is okay for the guests to see the floral move. (No sense in letting those babies go to waste!)
4 @ $15.00 - Rose Petals for Sweetheart Table and 3 Guest Rounds
Sprinkle fuschia and Rossini roses on sweetheart and guest tables.
16 @ $2.50 - Votive Candles for Sweetheart Table and 3 Guest Rounds
Place 4 votives around each centerpiece on the guest rounds and sweetheart table.
$15.00 - Rose Petals for Cake Table
Sprinkle fuschia and Rossini roses on cake table.
----- LINENS -----
4 @ $39.00 - Tablecloths for Sweetheart Table and 3 Guest Rounds
132" gunmetal bengaline floor length linens
$39.00 - Tablecloth for Cake Table
132" platinum crinkled taffeta floor length linen
30 @ $2.00 - Napkins
Ivory organza napkins (menu fold provided by catering)
----- TOTALS -----
$1,839.00 SUBTOTAL
$ 183.90 SPECIAL DISCOUNT (10% off - special promotion when DFTW contract was signed)
$ 107.58 FL TAX (6.5%)
$1,762.68 SUBTOTAL
$ 75.00 MOVE FEE
$ 25.00 DELIVERY FEE
$1,862.68 FINAL TOTAL
I'll post my DFTW estimate here in a little bit . . . there were no surprises thanks to all of the helpful DisBrides that have been sharing their info.
Oops! But it really sounds lovely! I googled the rossini roses as I couldn't remember what they looked like (and was seemingly too lazy to skip back a couple of pages lol) and they're beautiful!! I can't wait to see all the pictures!Just awesome!
So after the planning session, we went back to Pop Century and grabbed lunch in the food court. Nothing exciting . . . just chicken nuggets for me and a burger for my sweetie. I so rarely eat "junk food", it was a real treat for me
Then it was scrubby-shower time . . . Patricia LeJeune was scheduled to arrive at 3pm. I put on a pajama top and some shorts. The pajama top was the only thing I had with a button-down front, which, I just figured would be the best thing to wear.
So, here's the "BEFORE" photo:
The "DURING" photos:
And the "AFTER" photos:
Patricia is sooooo AMAZING!!! She's such a sweet and kind lady and she absoultely ROCKS at what she does! I would HIGHLY recommend Patricia to any bride who is considering her.
I asked her about my maid of honor, who would like to have her makeup done, but is allergic to soooo many types of foundation. She's never tried MAC before, though, and I was asking Patricia about it. She offered to come over whenever we get into town, a few days before the wedding, to test some of her makeup on Sonja in a place that wouldn't be too visible, just to see if there's a reaction. I think we're actually going to see if we can get a MAC sample at the mall before we go to Florida. (If there's going to be an issue we'd like to know waaaaayyy in advance). But I just thought it was so sweet for Patricia to offer the test. She said "Just call me, I'll be in the area, I'm sure".
. . . at our planning session we told Karen that we'd really like to have Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bars served to our guests as a surprise when we serve the wedding cake. Brian LOVES them! But, we want them to make a nice creation with the ice cream bars . . . sort of "elevate" them to the level of a California Grill dessert. Maybe serve them over a drizzle of caramel with a dollop of whipped cream and a mint leaf?
