Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The custom gift bags I put together for my ladies :)

I have been SO SO excited to post this blog...
but obviously, I had to wait until AFTER i gave it to the girls..
otherwise that's not much of a surprise is it....
But now its all over and i can share it with you all...
I tried SO hard to make sure it was all handmade.
and i did a darn good job...
and it all looks so great together!!

The only thing I bought were the makeup brushes...
everything else was handmade by my Etsy buddies.
Lets start at the top left and work clockwise...
First... we have the cute little damask Thank You cards and little notepads.
(close up photo towards bottom of post)
They were so super cute...
I attached one to each bag and it really started off the damask theme.
They were made by a friend over at T and Little S Designs.
The prices were absolutely unbeatable...
I got 5 of the little matchbook notepads for just $3!!
My favorite thing I bought i dont have a photo of :(
But they were black and white damask clothespins... totally awesome.
I bought them for the wedding, but loved them too much so I kept them for my office, haha.

Up next in order we have the super rad pouches by Mean Look.
If you check out her shop, you will see she pretty much specializes in pouches.
She has the perfect pouch for everyone...
Now, seeing as shes a buddy of mine from DIYScene, she hooked me up.
I sent her the EXACT fabric that matched the wedding decor...
and she made me 5 of the cute little pouches where the makeup kits now live :)
(Yes, five... i wanted one too :)

Now, were roundin the corner to the KeyFobs...

Awesome right?
The same matching fabric as the pouches... with a little red to POP!
They were made by... hmmm I think her name might be Melanie...
@ BagsByMelanie on etsy of course...
They were perfect!!
I added them to the zipper of the bags and we all used them to carry as clutches!
Then after the wedding, I put mine on my keychain...
and it holds keys, like a good little keyfob should :)

If you peek in the bottom left corner of that photo...
you see a bit of the Pièce de résistance where this entire giddie bag was inspired...
The Makeup by Glittersniffer....

I am a HUGE Glittersniffer fan... HUGE...
so when I started figuring out what kind of makeup i would wear, it was a no brainer...
and of course, what better gift to share with my girls?
It turned out awesome...
We did a Rice Primer... And my version of the Ultimate Smokey Eye kit...
We also added the color redruM, a beautiful sparkley red for highlight.
Oh, and not to forget... a special color she made just for me :)
Its black shadow with red sparkles... beautiful... and she named it Amber...
I urge everyone to check it out!


And, last but not least...
I ordered a whole bunch of her Rub On Perfumes...
in Birthday Cake, Cupcake... and #1 of all, Stripclub.
Stripclub was the best, I gotta say.... and TOTALLY wedding appropriate... haha

Last but not least, (after the brushes) was a cute little pocket mirror by FlirtButtons.

Black and white damask, big shock right? haha
With a perfectly clear and shiny mirror on back, for powdering our noses, tee hee hee.
All wrapped up in a cute little organza bag to keep it clean and free of scratches.

Now really, how lucky are my girls?
I was so proud of my little gift bags...
no Monogramed flasks or jewelry boxes here...
totally handmade... lots of thought... and can be used over and over and over again.
Oh, and we bought their dresses as part of their gift too...
I wanted everything to be as easy on them as possible.

Even the guys got cool gifts!
Not only did we NOT make them wear tux's
But they got their new pair of Chucks they wore in the wedding...
as well as their custom ties from RokGear, remember?

So what do you think?
Id love to hear everyones input!!

Monday, June 29, 2009

It coming along!

RSVP's are starting to come in!
If you havn't gotten a chance to fill out your form...
we would really appreciate you do that somewhat soon. 
We at at a whopping 69 guests so far.


All the girls' bridesmaids dresses came in!!
They're really awesome... theyre black wrap dresses.
you can wear them 15 different ways...
(if we can figure them all out, hahaha)
like this but in black... 

we had a small gathering of friends, margaritas and daiquiri's...
and tried to wrap them all the different ways...
we got a few... but might they might be the perfect excuse to do it again :)
They are SO cool that I even bought one for myself, 
and wore it when we got our engagement photos taken... 

Speaking of which... 
Yesterday we got out engagement photos taken...
by the fabulous Gary of Image Group...
Wait till you see them, I know there will be some winners...
We had a really cool idea with a trashy elevator and dress clothes :)
AHHH!! so excited... will post a sneak peek soon. 

We are having a heck of a time tracking down little boys dress pants...
any ideas anyone?
They are wearing black pants...
white short sleeve button front shirts...
and Dawn is making them little damask vests.
Itll be super duper cute...

I have almost everything now for the girls' gifts...
But, I can't tell you what everything is, 
cuz I know theyre reading this right now...
Mandy... JodY (<-- see that? Its a Y)
quit peeking :)
And Jody, get back to work... haha

Austin made us a cool arch to get married under...
he is such a sweet boy...

We started planning out the ceremony...
as well as music to walk down the isle to... 
I wanna give you a sneak peek...
but maybe we should keep it s surprise :)

Thanks everyone for all your help making everything come together.
Between wedding planning and the 10 crib sets I have to make...
its a little stressful over here...
but everyone chipping in is a huge help...