Wedding Photographs (A Sneak Peak)

Friends are awesome!  And it's so convenient when their talented too!  Rogér and I were so happy to have our friend, Lisa Myers, photograph our wedding and from the looks of this sneak peak, she did a phenomenal job.  Can't wait to see the rest! Thanks so much, Lisa! ( and Craig, for doing the videography... and capturing our vows on video so that we can relive them forever and ever ;)

Rings in their Nest - Courtesy of Lisa Myers Photography

Homemade Blackberry Jam Favors - Courtesy of Lisa Myers Photography

Groom & Bridesmaids - Courtesy of Lisa Myers Photography

Missed Photo Opportunities

Why do things break at the most inopportune times?  On the first leg of our honeymoon, in Dublin, Ireland, we lost the use of our little Canon camera. Boo.  Sure, we have the giant SLR Nikon D60, (which is fantastic!) but you just can't take that everywhere. It's way harder to take a self shot with one of these things and handing it to someone else to take a photo, well, I would say it's probably comparable to leaving your child in the hands of a babysitter for the first time.  Trying to explain how to use it to the poor passerby is a nightmare.  I serioulsy need to call around to find a camera repair shop that can fix my camera so that we can continue to capture the smaller moments of life. 

Charmed

Mini cupcake charms inspired by my affinity for cake decorating! 

As much as I LOVE to decorate cakes and cupcakes, I decided that the baking part is too much work...hehe.  So I'm finding other ways to decorate pastries.  The charms above are made from polymer clay and are available at my Etsy store, bloempot.  I'm also making paper cards with cupcakes and cakes....I'll post those pictures as soon as I find a memory card for our camera! 

Gift Tags - The minimalist in me

I've been playing around with one sided gift tags.  They're a great way to add a little personal note to your gift.  They're also a perfect way to sample my work.  This way, I get my fix of creating something new on a small scale that's still useful.  I make all gift tags out of scrap from previous projects and reused/salvaged materials sooooo...they're earth friendly too!   

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A Trip Home

Before the wedding, I wanted to take my girls home to Petrolia with me.  Yes, it's true, not even my bestest best friend had ever been to Petrolia.  Why? 'Cuz it's just not a convenient place to get to.  It is, however, a charming little valley and a very different experience from the city life they're used to.

Up, past the Avenue of the Giants, and through the foggy town of Ferndale, we learned to make butterballs with wooden paddles, and sewed lavender satchels with my grandmothers Singer.  We made sliced local apples for applesauce, and tasted yummy homemade jams (my favors) from the Lorensen Farm.

What's in my Etsy store right now

A little peek at my recently posted, handmade items for sale at www.bloemdesigns.etsy.com. 

 

"Love-Cherish-Joy" Greeting Card

Pink Blossom Thank You Cards - Set of 5

Our Wedding Invitations Continued....

I was so happy with the look I created for our wedding invitations!  However, with all the other to-do's of wedding planning, I put the actual manufacturing of them off until it was much too late for me to make them on my own.  That's when I called for reinforcement! There's nothing like a sweatshop of best girlfriends when it comes to getting projects done!  Okay, maybe it's not the most efficient way...we did gab a lot, but it made the process 10X more fun and the end result fabulous!

Evelyn & Jen hard at work :)