Things accomplished over the weekend...

This weekend saw progress!

A ghost centerpiece was made:
The guest book pen holder is complete (oh, and the pen is 1/2 done):


A luminary with Victorian imagery became finito:


Also, the gift card box is 2/3 complete (pictures to come), you saw some of the foggy witch-jar style luminaries already, I glittered a top hat for a skull centerpiece (though I'm thinking it's just not going to look right), I started painting some containers flat black, I bought supplies for all my planned projects, and I did quite a bit of tatting for bridesmaids stuffs.


But the real winner this weekend? I finally went out and got a fog machine, plus with Husband-to-Be's help we whipped up the ultimate fog chiller. Fastest. Project. Ever. I did the first fog machine test on my back porch, much to the amusement of my neighbor and his outdoor dinner guests... I was way to exited to be considerate. :)

GUESTBOOK (almost)

I've been so worried about this guestbook, and (knock on wood) it is going to turn out beautifully!

Last week I found the most beautiful faux-suede remnant (1 yard) on sale at JoAnne Fabrics, so I bought it assuming it would be an even bigger mess than the black canvas I tried the first time around (oh yes, we are on our second guestbook attempt - the first was a totally-from-scratch disaster that you will not hear me mention again -- too stressful). But everything turned out! It's so wonderfully soft.

Several weeks ago I found spiral notebooks with blank pages on sale for $5 each at Barnes and Noble, so I bought one. The pages are perforated with square punches and exactly the same size as standard printing paper. I want to print something custom one my guestbook pages (sheet music, skulls... who knows? Each paper should have a watermark) so this was perfect! The spiral wire came out easily.

I ironed on a plastic lining to the fabric - for some reason I can't remember what it's called right now. Darn it. I'll look it up and try to get back to you on that. But anyway, it make the cloth more waterproof, so I was able to modge-podge it to the book no problem. I super-glued some of the most vital edges.

After letting it dry, I got nervous that I didn't know what to do after covering it to make it look - well, good. Then the most random thought hit me - I could make it look just like a normal guestbook, but instead of the big ribbon I could use tangling, webby-looking cheese cloth. So that's what I did. I superglued a big button in the middle; I rather like it.

The interior parts of the cover are white scrapbook paper (the front cover has "our monogram" printed on it - you know, because I didn't know what to do there to make it fancy otherwise), and it's covered with a see-through silver damask scrapbook paper sheet (affixed to one another with spray adhesive, and affixed to the covers with little light dabs of super-glue).

I still have to print the pages I want, but I've punched little holes up the sides of the covers and when we're done printing I'll bind everything together with a thick silver thread.

Thank the stars - the worrisome guestbook is 90% DONE. :)

Welcome (to my wedding)

The picture on the right (from Better Homes and Gardens Hallowedding project idea) has inspired thievery on my part; I'm totally taking their framed welcome and possibly that pen holder idea for my guestbook table.

I bought a much less intricate (but still scrollwork-filled) picture frame late last year on sale at Michaels. It was white, I spray-painted it flat black.

I bought textured cardstock/scrapbook paper today and broke out my white paint pen. After several blah attempts to replicate the script on the sign (wow I haven't done calligraphy of any type in over a decade!), I finally submitted to failure and just scribbled something fanciful but legible:

Whoo-hoo! Another project to mark off my list.

Speaking of list... I think the fiance threw it away. *searches semi-frantically for a scrap of yellow paper that was on the desk last night*

Dammit. Gone; now I have to remember my "to-do" list all over again.