A Southern Belle with Northern Roots/Junkflirt

As wedding prep continues we are starting to bring together ideas for the tables. The Mr and Mrs will set at the head table and the pink shutter photo display will be part of the gift/sign in table. I will show you more of that next post.




I found a shutter at a recycle store and a black ampersand at Hobby Lobby. Both got a couple coats of pink before they were ready.




Small cardboard letters were decoupaged with torn book paper and glued onto painted scrabble tile holders and then affixed to a rustic wooden board. I think it is going to be a perfect accent in front of the new bride and groom!






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I saw this great wall hanging last fall at a sale. Her price was more than I wanted to pay. The lady mentioned she was at the end of her sale and really wanted to get rid of things- I told her I loved the frame but only had $2.00 on me. She said- SOLD- a great deal from her original $20.00 price!


I really did like the picture but it just isn't anything I would hang in my place.


I covered it in chalk paint- Black on the writing surface and grey on the frame. I taped the yellow trim that was already there and left it as an accent.



Now it is ready for the upcoming wedding of my daughter.




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Wedding prep continues with small decorative touches that focus on buttons.


Button trees made of wire and anchored in vintage door knobs.


Covered letters from Hobby Lobby - one for the bride and one for the groom.





Working with the buttons has been fun- not complicated and productive.




We have lots of button bouquets ready to go...


In bottles and vases, they will be grouped similar to this.



All I can say is....it beats making those time consuming rose paper flower balls!

Thanks Deb!!

They are beautiful and we enlisted friends to help......but by the time we made a few.....

Thanks Christina!

yep....this is how we felt!

52 days to go!!!


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So the blizzard warning was in effect and my man was out in the hot tub.
Then it started to snow a little heavier.........



The little bush was covered in white fluff.

The little bush later disappeared!



It snowed a bit more....


and the wind created a great snow wave!







11 pm Sunday Feb 10, 2013 Fargo, ND!!






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As my daughter's wedding approaches I am finding I have to make my decor match and incorporate the  "wedding is 7 weeks away" look.
A clean house.....not really happening, with all the crafts and collecting of decorations, in a mobile home with NO garage...we are being invaded!!!!


 That is why I had to take a couple moments to rearrange a the mantel. First to keep my sanity, and next to show off some of our handy work.




A while back in the premier issue of Vintage Style I saw this set up- and old chair on the wall with a planted tea pot, I loved it.

 I really call this area my true junk collection because all my most rustic loves end up here making me question weather it looks good or like a pile of junk.


 Since we are making balls of paper roses and cupcake liners, a few set out will hopefully lighten the look. Displayed on what will be cake displays- because there is no more room in my cupboards to store them!!

You can see how the cupcake liner ball is made HERE and paper roses have some good videos on YouTube.


The new view!




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