Fabulous Product: Birch Bark Napkin Rings with Rustic Elegance

I ran across these lovely birch bark napkin rings from the Vermont Branch Company and just had to share them here:

Birch Bark Napkin Ring from the Vermont Branch Company.

Sweet!  Romantic!  Rustic!  Elegant!  Natural!  Refined!  All at the same time!  Wouldn't they look great on a table along with the birch bark carved initial centerpieces from this tutorial?

Birch Bark Carved Initial Centerpiece

More Embosser Tricks: Monogram on Satin Ribbon

Did you know that the embosser works on satin ribbon, too?

Imagine the possibilities!  The ribbon wrapping your bouquet.  An embossed ribbon enclosing your invitation.  Ribbon with your monogram on the gift bags for the out of town guests, and adorning the gifts you give to your bridesmaids.  A subtle, romantic, custom touch on the pew bows.  

When embossing satin ribbon with your monogram or logo, squeeze extra hard to get a nice impression.  Just like with the embossed velum and napkins, a little bit of practice and you'll easily create beautiful, personalized elements for your wedding.

DIY Project: Super Simple Lace-Covered Votives

Looking for the simple lace covered votives tutorial?  It's moved to its new home at Tikkido.com.

DIY Project: Rustic Wooden Cake Stands from the Cornish Fairy Party

Looking for the wooden cake stand tutorial?  It's moved to its new home at Tikkido.com.

Real Wedding: Jessica and Derrick

I admit it.  I'm a wedding photo junkie.  I adore it when my customers send me pictures of their own weddings.  Love it.  LOVE.  And while those are the best, the weddings that I know I had a small hand in creating, I don't stop there.  I lurk on wedding photography forums (fabulous place to learn so much about photography, by the way).  I eagerly await new content on several photographers' blogs.

Tony Hoffer is one of those photographers.  Every wedding he captures is so brilliantly composed, so beautifully full of light and color.   I'm delighted to present this wedding of Jessica and Derrick, gorgeously captured by Hoffer Photography.

I love this moment from the first look--and the bridesmaid peeking out the door behind!

Love the ivory and gold tones in this wedding!  So elegant, so perfect for fall or winter.

The color!  The joy!  What a perfectly captured moment.

This next element is my favorite thing from the wedding.  The bride made this photo wall herself!    Looks like a really amazing way to honor family history and show off old family wedding photos, right?

But wait, there's more!  It's also the most completely awesome photo booth prop I've ever seen!  LOVE this!

To see many more pictures from this wedding, and many other equally stunning affairs, please visit Tony Hoffer's blog.  Even if you're not a wedding picture junkie like I am, you'll appreciate the magnificent photos and amazing emotion captured by this talented photographer.

DIY Project: Decoupaged River Rock Labels or Seating Cards

looking for the Decoupaged River Rock tutorial?  It's moved (along with the rest of the blog) to its new home at Tikkido.com.

DIY Project: Tissue Paper Rose Pomander Pinata

Looking for the Rose Pomander Pinata tutorial?  It's moved (along with the rest of the blog) over to Tikkido.com.

Fairy Party: Part 2, Details! Many, Many Details!

Looking for Part 2 of the Cornish Fairy party post?  It's moved to its new home at Tikkido.com!

Fabulous Products: Tissue Paper Pom Napkin Rings

We've all seen the tissue paper poms that Martha Stewart made popular several years ago.

Ceiling decor at The Canterbury Place reception site in Utah:

Poms are a fabulous way to add high impact, colorful decor without breaking the budget.

But that's not all tissue poms can do.  

How about this absolutely delightful idea from Etsy seller melodywei?  Tissue pom napkin rings!

These would add such beauty and elegance to even the most simple place settings.  You could even add a simple paper leaf, write your guests' names on the leaf, and they'd double as gorgeous place cards, too!