a few crafty details

sorry its been a little quiet around here - summer has been a wonderful but hectic season for our family - busy little bees with lots going on. i just wanted to pop by and share a couple little crafty things i have been working, but you will have to wait and see how they come together on the big day. :)

and, as much as i have trying to steer away from having any real 'colour scheme' for this wedding, it would appear one has perhaps chosen itself. we will see what happens going forward...

birds of a feather flock together

i really wanted to incorporate feathers into a few details of our wedding, but of course had some general concerns around how feathers are sometimes obtained (not always removed from the animal in a kind or respectful way) and most of the feathers i was finding in stores or online were being shipped from china (kind of a long way to travel for something that isn't really super crucial). a few months ago, i found an AH-MAZING little shop that sells (get this) 'free-range, cruelty free feather'! frogworks is a small family run business out of california. they have a variety of birds that they care for including parrots, macaws, cockatoos (one very special cockatoo - she's blind) and many free range peacocks, guinea hens, geese and banty hens. as the birds feathers are naturally shed, they collect them and sell them through their shop with all the proceeds raised going back into the care and feeding of the birds. how wonderfully sweet!! stay tuned for a few fun feather projects to come.

 guinea hen feathers

collecting

we have started collecting quite a few little things in preparation for the wedding. some are self explanatory, others will be a little more cryptic until the big day rolls around, but all are SO fun to hunt for!! we are also soooo eternally grateful to our wonderful friend (and bridesmaid) becky who recently had the most beautiful wedding to the love of her life, blaine! many of the decorations and special treasures used in our wedding will be goodies borrowed from theirs. cant wait!

sparkle pony

a while back, i came across a woman who took toy animals and covered them in monochromatic glitter - i LOVED the look but could never afford the hefty price tag. When i stumbled upon a big bag of (super cheap) plastic animals on a recent shopping trip, i knew a can of metallic gold spray paint and a sunny afternoon would create the perfect addition to our wedding tablescape.

note: jeff's brother kyle will shudder at how terrible my spray painting skills are - i can hear the scolding already :) BUT we now have a little army of golden animals!

all lined up and ready to get sparkled 

after!

mr. and mrs. goblets!

i found these goblets at goodwill a while back and knew immediately they would be perfect for jeff and i to use at the wedding (and for me to drink my double americano's out of each morning until then). the rest of the guests will be using mason jars, so i wanted something equally laid back and casual, but still special and unique for our especially special day!