My Love Affair

Have you ever been so in love that you have an urge to shout it from the rooftops? Every moment of the day is consumed by thoughts of your amore. You can’t wait to get home from work to reconnect with your love? September of 2011 was a big month for me. It was when we were officially united.

This is when I finally joined Pinterest. *Swoon*

(Oh and also I got married.)

So I thought- why not celebrate the love I have for both Pinterest and my husband and do some after-wedding projects!

I am a sentimental sap. (I think I knew that at an early age because I still have birthday cards from when I was 3.) So I knew that one of the projects I wanted to do was a shadow box full of mementos. My wedding colors were eggplant, dusty Victorian lilac, white and khaki, so I wanted the frame and matting to be neutral. I was able to snag a 11x18.5" brown shadow box at Home Goods for $12. 

 
When it was time to arrange the items in the box, surprisingly everything just fell in its place. I included all of our wedding stationary (which I made), one of our table numbers, my necklace, dried flowers, some lace from my dress, part of our cake topper, fabric from the bridesmaid dresses and a tied dollar from our dollar dance (which supposedly good luck.)

 
The second project was something I saw from Circle Prints on Etsy. It was a modern, yet simple print of a couple's vows. It was easy enough to recreate, especially since I already had a frame I could use. We will be hanging this in our living room, along with the shadow box, as a daily reminder of promises we made to each other. (I warned you I am sappy!)

And finally-one of my favorite projects from after the wedding. Brides, have you had the impulse to wear your dress again? Well I found a way to do it and not look like a crazy person!

 
I already had a set of tools from a failed attempt of making earrings, so all I needed was some chain, jump rings and closures. Using coupons at Michaels, I was able to get all of that for about under $5. I started by putting the closure on the chain first, then measured where I wanted to lace to fall on my neck. Once I found a good spot, I attached the lace to the chain on one side by using a jump ring. Now that the lace was semi- attached, I measured out how long I wanted the necklace to be on my neck. (Mine ended up being about 17", but because of the way the lace curves, it falls shorter than your normal necklace that length.) 

I cut the necklace down in length, then while still wearing the necklace, found a good link to attach the other side of the lace to. With both sides of the lace now attached, I took the necklace off and used by wire cutters to cut the extra chain that was behind the lace.
 

I loved the end result! I can't help but to smile while wearing this necklace.

Every Thursday, I plan to celebrate Pinterest by using a pin to inspire me to create something of my own. The hard part is- where do I begin?!