Meg and Chad’s Wedding Blog

I finally finished a project that I’ve been planning for quite some time:  the flower girl’s basket.

I found a small woven basket at Goodwill several months ago. I paid a whopping 99 cents for that puppy.

I bought half a yard of material to match the material of which the reception table runners were made. Did I mention that I bought handcrafted table runners for my reception on Etsy.com? I did! They are awesome! I love Etsy. If you haven’t been there before, go now.

So, anyway, I bought half a yard of the same material and planned to use it to line the basket for the flower girl. I kept putting off this project until I finally sat down Monday night and sewed the liner. I finished the hemming and sewed on the ribbons Tuesday. Hand-sewed, even.

It turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself.

I also had a chance to work on the card holder I am creating for the reception. It is made out of three hat boxes glued together and spray painted ivory. I used pretty material to cover the sides of the “cake” and ribbon to jazz up each layer. I plan to add more decorations–flowers, etc.–but I think it looks pretty good at this point. It will serve as the centerpiece for the gift table in the tent at the reception. Remember folks, we are having PIE for dessert. Please don’t get in line beside the card holder, or you may miss out!

This is Chad, sharing his latest modeling look–Blue Steel. I know you are all asking yourselves how I possibly landed this catch. He is quite something, let me tell you.