Wedding Cake Candles For Your Wedding

If you are having a wedding on "a budget" this makes a great little favor and accent for you table. In addition, "no calories!"

Wedding Cake Candle - $ 0.99
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Smart Marketing, Inc.

What One Can Do With A Little 'Ole Piece of Paper

Either some people have too much time .... or are just really, really crafty.

Santa Dolls From Your Wedding Dress

The following Santa is a custom-made Santa designed from a wedding gown. The Bride said it had been in the attic for 13 years and there was no one to wear it….so she decided to put it to use and be able to enjoy it. She has chosen to include family heirlooms with her Santa. The railroad pocket watch belonged to her grandfather and her sister’s birthstone ring is attached. The broach is actually one of her mother’s barrettes. The angel’s gown is from her great grandmother’s handkerchief and the bodice is embellished with a pair of her grandmother’s ear rings. If you are interested in obtaining one of these dolls Visit the “Santa Lady.”

How To Make A Classic Clutch Bouquet

How to Make a Classic Clutch Bouquet (Click on this link
for even more ideas! From Pick a Petal)

This is a beginner-level arrangement. With proper preparation and planning,
you can expect to complete this twenty-four-stem bouquet in about 20 minutes.

Materials

To create this arrangement, you'll need the following items:

• 24 of our fresh roses.
  
• A fully stocked workspace.
  
• Green florists tape, available at craft supply stores.
  
• 2 to 3 yards of 1 to 3 inch wide ribbon.
  
• A one quart plastic container, 4 to 5 inches in diameter.
  
• Spray bottle filled with clean water.
  
• A tall kitchen garbage bag.

Preparation

• Order your roses in advance.
  
• Gather your supplies and get your workspace ready.
  
• The day your roses are delivered, prepare them according to our
  instructions. Remove all foliage and snip the tips of the thorns if your
  roses have them.
  
• If you are doing more than one or two arrangements, enlist the help of a
  few friends and relatives. They'll make the project go faster and keep the
  focus on fun.
  
• If you are planning a morning or early afternoon wedding, make your
  bouquet the night before. For a late afternoon or evening wedding, plan to
  assemble it that morning.

Instructions

1. Start by selecting three roses that will become the center of your
   arrangement. Hold them in your left hand, about 6 inches from the heads, as
   if you're holding your bouquet. They should make a triangle. Place them at
   slightly different heights (about a quarter of an inch difference is good)
   to give your arrangement more dimension.
   
2. Add three additional roses between each of the roses already in your hand.
   Again, vary the heights ever-so-slightly. You should now be holding six
   stems in your hand in a roughly triangular shape.
   
3. Place two roses on each side of the triangle; now you'll have a dozen
   roses in your hand and the domed shape should begin to appear.
   
4. Working in a circle around the outside edge, add the remaining twelve
   roses to the arrangement. If you see any roses that are out of place, just
   loosen your grip a bit and make the adjustment.
   
5. Starting about 8 inches lower than the flowers, wrap the bunch of stems
   firmly with green florist tape. The pros can do this on their own, but we
   recommend an extra set of hands to accomplish this at home. As you wrap the
   tape up the stems pulling them closer together, the bouquet will become
   rounder. When you have created the dome shape you want, stop taping.
   
6. Leaving about 6 inches (12 inches if you want your bouquet to have a bow),
   carefully wrap the ribbon from the top of the bouquet down the stems for
   about 6 to 8 inches and then back up again, making sure to cover all the
   green florist tape. Tie the ends in a square knot to secure.
   
7. Using the utility scissors, cut the stems about an inch below the ribbon.
   
8. Put three quarters of an inch of water in the one quart plastic container
   and place the bouquet in the container. Lightly spray the flowers with
   water, being careful to keep the ribbon dry.
   
9. If you have space, place the arrangement in the refrigerator covered
   loosely with a plastic bag. If there's no room in the fridge, don't worry;
   the flowers will be absolutely fine if you keep them stored in your
   workspace.

Success Tips

• Blow a puff or two of air -- as if you were blowing out a candle -- down
  into the center of each rose just before adding it to the arrangement. This
  helps the petals open out a bit more and gives you a fuller look.
  
• While you're making the arrangement, check the shape in a mirror to see
  how it will look to others.
  
• Wash your hands before handling the ribbon.
  
• Take a deep breath and relax. You can do this!

BRIDE'S AGAINST BREAST CANCER

BRIDE'S AGAINST BREAST CANCER

Brides Against Breast Cancer National Tour of Gowns
Making Memories Foundation
Web site: MakingMemories.org

Want to make a difference? Recycle Your Wedding Dress: Your wedding dress doesn't have to be worn just once — donate it or, make a purchase that counts. .One way to find the gown of your dreams at a great price -- and help others at the same time -- is to visit a Brides Against Breast Cancer Sale, organized by the Making Memories Foundation.

The Foundation uses money raised by the sale of donated dresses to fund wishes for patients with terminal breast cancer.

Krispy Kreme Donuts Make A Great Wedding Favor

Anybody out there who got the Washington Post this morning (10/1/06) — look in your coupon section. Krispy Kreme is advertising the most adorable little pumpkin shaped donuts! Krispy Kreme outdid themselves. It is an actual pumpkin shaped donut with the orange icing and little jack 0′lantern face. Flavored “pumpkins spice,” how could you go wrong by having this as a wedding favor? Simply place two donuts in a small box, tie with black and orange raffia ribbon and voila, you have a tasty favor for the guests to take home. And it is inexpensive. Krispy Kreme doesn’t have this particular donut loaded up on their site just yet, however, they also have some adorable football shaped donuts on the site that you foot ball fans would love! Visit Krispy Kreme . . .

How to Wear A Kilt . . . A Pod Cast (Still doesn't answer what they wear under them . . . )

Having a Scottish Wedding. Groom need to be fitted for a kilt? Well, I found a Pod Cast that will help you with that : )



But Gals, there's nothing here about what they wear under it!

You Have Got To Be Kitting!

Most Expensive Pet Wedding

In September 1996, two rare “diamond-eyed” cats, Phet and Ploy, were married in matching pink outfits at a ceremony in Thailand’s biggest discotheque. It cost Phet’s owner, Wichan Jaratarcha, 410,979 Thai Bhat ($16,241).source: Guinness World Records

Okay, I saw this on a web site. . . and it’s a different type of story, I truly have to say. Now the real question is, “Did they celebrate their 10th anniversary?”

Shoes are as important as the dress . . .

Your shoes are as important as the wedding gown.

Carabella has these beautiful SLIP ON SANDAL HEEL
Slides with metallic tiles on straps. Absolutely gorgeous . . . and you can wear them with something else!

A John Deere Wedding . . . How Cool Is That?

Here's an idea for those of you who want a country wedding . . .
Bride Murandalee Hagedorn, sheltered from a light rain and surrounded by her John Deere-themed bridesmaids, prepares to board a John Deere tractor pulling a hay-filled flatbed wagon that will take her to her wedding in Walla Walla, Washington. Murandalee married her Walla Walla sweetheart, Roy Cate, who arrived at the wedding on an antique John Deere tractor. (AP/Jeff Horner) Aug 11, 2006

Notice the girls are wearing rubber boots .... I think this is just adorable!

Making Whoopie!

I guess this is what they call making "Whoopie," or NOT! Come on , you know you want to laugh .... : ) It's only $32.95 .... and comes in both men's, women's and childrens sizes (the order number IN-25/3903 ... but hey you might want to look at the ball and chain costume : ) )


Available through Oriental Trading.....

The Saddest Thing I Own . . . Sad and Intriguing at the Same Time

I find this both sad and intriguing at the same time. Beautiful, Beautiful Ring. I hope he doesn't discard it. I am of the mindset that time does change one's perspective. You never forget the person, the love the memories, but time does have a way of sometimes dulling the emotions or changing your perspective. And not to sound callous or anything, but again . . . what a cool cool ring : )

Engagement Ring · May 4, 06:32 by Daniel Talsky

I was going to marry her, and I was very serious about it. I went to one of the best Jewelry design places in all of the city, and asked them about making a ring that was a fish, because she was my little fish.

I ended up just bringing her in and having her do sketches to help design the ring. We designed it together and picked out a stone together. She loved wearing it and it was a symbol of our love.

When we broke up, two months away from our planned wedding date, of course she gave it back to me. I spent almost two thousand dollars on it, but there’s not much about the materials themselves that are worth that much. The cabuchon sapphire, the small chips, and the little diamond from a ring of my grandmother’s, plus the metal, wouldn’t amount to much. The real value is in the custom time that we and the craftsmen put into carving it and forging it.

Now I still have it and have no idea what to do with it? Sell it for a couple of hundred dollars at most and let it go to some stranger? Give it to her in ten years as a symbol of our enduring friendship? (we are still very close friends) Throw it into the sea? Who knows. Until then it will sit in my closet…easily the saddest object I own.

Hello Kitty Wedding Dress . . . Think Pink?

Go Figure. Everyone knows that Asia is Hello Kitty crazy. But I think they have taken it a little too far. While trying to immiate what they think is a Western Wedding gown, they have put together a "Hello Kitty" Wedding Gown. My interpretation would be either A: Think Pink or B: First Place for Ugliest Wedding Gown and C: I don't even think this would work at the Prom~

Practice the Chicken Dance For Your Wedding!

Help Break a Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Chicken Dance!

In 1996 in Canfield, Ohio, 72,000 people set a record for the world's largest chicken dance. On July 4, 2006, from 5-9 pm at Minor League Baseball stadiums around the country (and online!), this record will be broken.

They need you to make this event a success. Many valuable prizes will be awarded to registered participants. All proceeds go to support Classroom on Wheels of Central Texas, which provides curricular and extra-curricular support to all 59 school districts in central Texas.

And hey, practice for your wedding!

The Saddest Thing I Own Blog .... is Sad!

I can't help it, I am just intrigued by this entry on this blog. I have actually bookmarked it. A guy with a unique engagement ring and failed engagement. That is sad. And, it makes one wonder how he is faring. And, it is a really really cool ring. The quesiton is: "What will he do with the ring?" or hopefully, if they are still friends, "Will they get back together?"

Engagement Ring · May 4, 06:32 by Daniel Talsky



I was going to marry her, and I was very serious about it. I went to one of the best Jewelry design places in all of the city, and asked them about making a ring that was a fish, because she was my little fish.

I ended up just bringing her in and having her do sketches to help design the ring. We designed it together and picked out a stone together. She loved wearing it and it was a symbol of our love.

When we broke up, two months away from our planned wedding date, of course she gave it back to me. I spent almost two thousand dollars on it, but there’s not much about the materials themselves that are worth that much. The cabuchon sapphire, the small chips, and the little diamond from a ring of my grandmother’s, plus the metal, wouldn’t amount to much. The real value is in the custom time that we and the craftsmen put into carving it and forging it.

Now I still have it and have no idea what to do with it? Sell it for a couple of hundred dollars at most and let it go to some stranger? Give it to her in ten years as a symbol of our enduring friendship? (we are still very close friends) Throw it into the sea? Who knows. Until then it will sit in my closet…easily the saddest object I own. (Find this page and site here: http://turbulence.org/Works/saddest/index.php?id=106 )