In a mere three days, I:
-Re-addressed 70 envelopes and stuffed them with
invitations.
-Created moss-covered letters, a la Mrs. Mink.
-Started yarn-wrapped letters, shamelessly stolen from Miss
Dragon.
-Worked on a lovely ribbon backdrop for our cake.
-Created framed chalkboards.
Please hold your applause until the end, because I have to
show off my lovelies.
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| Photo by Mr. Unicorn |
Below are the moss letters that I created using Mrs. Mink’s
tutorial. The only thing I did differently is that I cheated hardcore and used
pre-cut, wooden letters instead of cutting them out of foam board. I am going
to be completely honest with you, hive. These letters were a royal pain in the
butt to make. Moss sheds like crazy and gets EVERYWHERE. On the bright side,
moss sheds like crazy, so it’s a pretty forgiving medium. To hide seams or any
bare patches, you just have to glue down some moss-fuzzies. Yes, that’s the
technical term: moss-fuzzies.
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Once these suckers were done, I moved on to the next project:
Yarn-wrapped letters. I fell in love with Miss Dragon’s letters, and I knew I
had to make my own version of them in our wedding colors. Cue peach and cream
yarn.
This is as far as I got before I got bored with the yarn
project. Like I said, I have the attention span of a goldfish. It’s amazing
anything gets done. I’m sure I’ll pick it back up by the end of the week. Maybe
I’ll finish the whole darn word by August.
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After getting bored with the yarn, I switched to ribbon! I
dunno about you, but I friggin’ loooove ribbon. When I started seeing pictures
of ribbon backdrops on Pinterest, I about died. It was like a message from the
craft gods. Anywho, one staple gun and many spools of ribbon later, we have
this:
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It’s still not totally finished; I want a more full-looking
backdrop. I think I may put this up behind the cake…
As for the framed chalkboards, I hate to include them in my craft list because they were embarrassingly easy to make. Hobby Lobby had these gorgeous frames at 50% off, and I couldn't resist. Now it's time for a confession. That black square? It's not actually a chalkboard; it's a piece of foam board that I wedged in there. I tested a left-over piece with chalk pen, and it looks awesome.
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I’m not the ONLY one who’s been crafting up a storm. Mr.
Unicorn, always eager to play with power tools, surprised me by making this
lovely, vintage-inspired crate.
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