Mikkel (PixyDusted's) & Jason's PJ - DCL 9/26/2009 - HAIR ACCESSORIES

[anewmac]

OMg too cute pomander ... when I went on your blog I checked out your cakes TOO CUTE.. you are so multi talanted. I say you open up a wedding planner/cake catering buisness LOL

 

[Arlyn717]

Thank you! I think I'm pretty crafty too.



Heels for sure! My beach wedding sandels are flats so I want to feel taller and sexier when we get back on the ship! I'll try froogle and overstock. Thanks for the suggestions!



YAY FOR DCL! It's okay that you're not engaged yet - just make sure you don't get too dreamy-eyed over a wedding when it's really about you and your fiance (or boyfriend!). I just get nervous sometimes when girls start planning a wedding before they are engaged - I just care too much about others! Just make sure he's "the one" before you start picking out venues. Don't let the desire to have a wedding overshadow the significane of a marriage. (Sorry if that's coming out wrong - it comes from a place of love.)

That being said, we looked into our options prior to getting engaged. I said why look if we're not engaged, Jason said why get engaged if we can't afford a wedding right now.

If you have questions though feel free to ask. I LOVE the path we've chosen for our wedding. It's a unique setting that's significant to us for a few reasons (we met while working at Disney, we've been on Disney cruises together, he proposed on the Magic, etc.) and it's AFFORDABLE!


Oh I know, my boyfriend and I love eachother so much , we've been long distance for too long (4 years this September) , and we've been talking about it for a while). I just want to know our options and plan financially to see how much we need to save up. I just love looking at different options.

 

[PixyDusted]

Oh I know, my boyfriend and I love eachother so much , we've been long distance for too long (4 years this September) , and we've been talking about it for a while). I just want to know our options and plan financially to see how much we need to save up. I just love looking at different options.

Wow! Long distance for 4 years - must be really hard! Well lurk and post here all you want! I hope you learn some good things from my PJ.

 

[pjstevens]

Mikkel, that came out beautiful!!!

 

[PixyDusted]

Mikkel, that came out beautiful!!!

Thanks, Patty!

 

[PixyDusted]

Time for an update.

So we wanted to have a sense of humor about the postponement situation to lighten everyone's hearts a bit since we know it was a "heavy" topic, if you will. We came up with this idea of sending out an announcement for our new date with us kissing and holding a sign that had our old date crossed off and our new one written underneath. I LOVE how the picture turned out. I set it up then put it on self-shoot since it was just the 2 of us and the dog home.

We're printing this photo on postcards from Snapfish that I ordered today with a message on the back about the new date. (I wanted the sign to look homemade and Sharpie-marker-on-poster-board-type look on purpose.)

Onto the next order of business....
I made these marker boards for all the cabin doors for the guests sailing with us. I found dollar marker boards at Joann's MONTHS ago so I snagged them when I could since I needed about 35 (who knows what I'll need now but at least I have them). Then I decorated them with those self-stick fun foam shapes!

Here's some of the boards:

Close up:

I'm not going to buy the dry erase markers until August just in case they dry up!

I also want new invitations. I really didn't love our first invitations I just went with what was satisfactory that we could afford. So no, I'm not making new invites for EVERYONE - just immediate family, wedding party and maybe a few others that I know would appreciate it. So I'm springing for spending more money to not only be happy but to have an invitation I can keep forever with our wedding date on it, since the old ones have our first date on it.

I originally wanted a vertical pocket folio invitations but again, didn't want to spring for the money. So I got it this time around. I'm going to print the top layer and inserts myself. I chose the colors below for the invitations and I'll most likely do the inserts in the cream color paper. I bought some ribbon and jute string (twine-ish) to close them with so hopefully I'll be able to do a mock up this weekend. (Tomorrow morning maybe since I have family in town for a while starting tomorrow night.)

I ordered the folios (5x7 vertical folio) and base cardstock color (that lighter brown) from MyGatsby.com. I really like their site, they were running a good sale, and I've just had all around great experiences with them and they have great products. (Sorry all you Cards & Pockets lovers out there - but I have to stick with MyGatsby.com)

Here's some of the ingredients:

Then I cut the top 2 layers to size:

Then I cut the paper and here's the close up:

Okay....NEXT!

I'm also making luggage tags for everyone to give out the night before the cruise since most people are coming in the night before. I cut the fabric a long time ago. This project isn't costing me much since I have a sewing machine already, I actually had really nice, fun fabric around the house (I'll spare you the details of why) so all I had to buy really was vinyl (to put the address part in on the luggage tag) and ribbon. I'll have to start making them soon but here's a photo of the cut fabric, cut vinyl and ribbon.

NEXT!
I have WAY too much fun at Michael's. I am there A LOT and know their prices rather well. This week was one of the biggest sales I've ever seen there! So I spent more money than planned but well worth it of course.

I bought this ADORABLE paper punch from Martha Stewart (I have to admit she has some of the best, cutest punches I've seen - and I've seen A LOT), lots of ribbon since $3.99 spools were on sale for $1.89 (whoa! cheapest they've ever been), and shell packs ($1 each!), and thin jute string/twine for our invitations and whatever else:

That's it for tonight. Tomorrow I'll post photos of the necklaces I made for my bridal party, mom, FMIL, FSIL, and a close friend.

 

[pink_tink8i8]

oh I love how the invitations are looking. Your picture is just so cute!

 

[PixyDusted]

oh I love how the invitations are looking. Your picture is just so cute!

Thank you! I hope to have the invitations in the mail before May 11 - that's when postage prices increase.

 

[CinderelliT]

I love your picture for your save the date/change of date! It is absolutely adorable!

You are so crafty! I am totally jealous. I may have to put you to work!

 

[PixyDusted]

I love your picture for your save the date/change of date! It is absolutely adorable!

You are so crafty! I am totally jealous. I may have to put you to work!

Thank you! Just ask if you need help w/stuff. What you make is pretty cute though!

 

[CinderelliT]

Thank you! Just ask if you need help w/stuff. What you make is pretty cute though!

Awww... Thanks

You have way more patience than I do. I think that I may be asking for advice when it come to our invites for our at home reception!!

BTW, your ribbon is gorgeous!!! I would have spent a fortune if I had gone in there.

 

[spacerangerqueen]

I love the picture for the date change postcard! It's perfect.
Those boards for the stateroom doors are really cute too, I may steal that idea. I also love everything for the invites

 

[PixyDusted]

I love the picture for the date change postcard! It's perfect.
Those boards for the stateroom doors are really cute too, I may steal that idea. I also love everything for the invites

Steal away. I wish they still had them at Joann's for $1 but I haven't seen them in a while.

 

[anewmac]

Oh cant wait to see what you make with everything! I too am at Michaels a lot, I work right across the street from it. I think half my paycheck goes there everyweek! lol

 

[PixyDusted]

Oh cant wait to see what you make with everything! I too am at Michaels a lot, I work right across the street from it. I think half my paycheck goes there everyweek! lol

I work right around the corner from a really nice one! Very dangerous!

 

[Caitsmama]

Ohhhh.. Mikkel, man girl, i wish we lived closer, we would be so dangerous! LOL I do a bi-weekly M's shopping trip with my neighbor, and it's dangerous! LOL

I love all your pics, and can't wait to see what you make of all that fabric and all the finished pics!! Looks awesome!

 

[PixyDusted]

So I'm kind of bummed today. People have been getting our new date announcements and they LOVE them! (YAY!) But I've been getting tons of no responses from people who were once going to come and now cannot due to other plans.

The ones that bother me the most are my high school friends. I only have 5 (I think, LOL) but so far 3 of them can't come. I can't imagine a fourth (my friend Marni) coming without those three. And Jillian - she's a teacher and I have a feeling she'll say she just can't take off of work then. So I'm really REALLY bummed.

I know we wanted a small wedding but I thought small as in 50 people....not 10. Just not what I envisioned and I'm really upset about it. I cannot change the date - I suppose the only thing left to do is suck it up and deal.

I can't even talk to my mom about my upset over it because I KNOW she'll say, "Well Mikkel - what do you expect? You postponed your wedding. I told you not everyone would be able to come again."

Anyway, here's the postcard. We left "Dear ______" so we could fill in names for the guests and then Jason and I signed each one under "Love." We used a blue Sharpie marker so it matched.

 

[karentan]

sorry to hear that a lot of the original people cant come mikkel, but the most important people to you will always find a way of coming
we'll all come by and say hi on castaway cay if that helps?

 

[PixyDusted]

sorry to hear that a lot of the original people cant come mikkel, but the most important people to you will always find a way of coming
we'll all come by and say hi on castaway cay if that helps?

Yes, it helps, Karen!! LOL.

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

Totally OT, but I love Jason with a beard!!