Did you know that you can send virtually anything through the mail under 13 ounces for just a dollar and some change? Now I’m not talking about your run-of-the-mill box or envelope, I’m saying anything. Giverslog has deeply invested in this experiment and has even started a Flickr group for others who would like to give our friends at USPS something to chuckle about.
Three pink rubber balls wrapped in cellophane weigh 13 ounces or less.
Just slap a label on a frisbee. It most def weighs less than 13 ounces. It cost $1.73 to mail.
Junior Mints…my number one movie candy pick!
A rainbow delight of sticky notes can go through the mail just like this.
Visit Giverslog.com to follow her adventures under 13 ounces…
I keep wondering what the next cupcake is going to be…is it the whoopie pie? The macaroon? The homemade marshmallow? None of these hold a candle to the preciousness of the c.c., so I seriously don’t see the trend going anywhere anytime soon. So let’s just commit to them. And what better way to show your dedication than to buy individual cupcake stands. Here are a few of my faves…
Love, love, love these sweet pedestals from Hello Hanna. Found via LMNOP.
The reveal of the cupcake would be oh so dramatic with this lovely ceramic stand by Whitney Smith. Found on Handmade Charlotte.
I would love a windowsill full of cupcakes on these stands from Farmhouse Wares.
Colorful little cupcake dishes by Michelle Miller found via The Peach Martini.
March 8, 2010
Decor, DIY Home, Everyday Crafts, Gifts, Grown-Up
I had a favorite stuffed animal as a child, a dog with a white body and floppy brown ears. My sister and I had the same one, but mine was so worn that the ears were virtually bald. Now it’s long gone, and all I have to remember that dog is this one photo that my sister printed a few years ago from the original slide. (That’s me on the left when the pup was still new. And really, I have no idea why we were watching TV with the dogs between our legs.)
Kids get so attached to their toys, but it’s impossible to try to keep them all for posterity. Here are a few ways to make a lovey last…
Have a custom portrait painted of your child’s toy. Visit Customtoyportrait.com.
Fill your child’s beloved with beans to make a bookend or a doorstop. Found on Real Simple.
Make a sweet picture book with photos of your child’s toys. Maybe it can help teach them to read. Spotted on Party Perfect.
March 5, 2010
Decor, DIY Home, Everyday Crafts, Grown-Up, Older Elementary, Tween to Teen
Whoever named this product really gets it. Happy tape is exactly that—happy. Check out these amazing projects done with this super-fine craft material…
Here’s the stuff. Happy yet?
Happy tape table by The Happy Home, via Say Yes to Hoboken.
Tape bow and tape flowers from Smarts and Crafts.
Open this birthday card to find this sweet, happy tape banner. Found on the Happy Tape Blog
Happy tape as wedding decor, via Project Wedding.
March 4, 2010
Grown-Up, Jewelry and Fashion, Parties
Last week, I posted Wedding Bliss 001 which set the scene for our Hudson Valley nuptials. Next up, in issue 002 of this series, is our wedding fashion. We wanted to feel comfortable and natural, not fairytale or stiff. So we went with what we loved.
We tweaked the order of a traditional wedding a bit by starting with the cocktail hour. Everyone arrived at Cat Rock around half past six in the evening, and Michael and I joined them. He was in his wedding suit, but I was in a short ‘n sweet white dress by Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent.
Michael’s bespoke suit deserves a section of its own. It was designed by my dear friend Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders as a wedding gift for us. Michael has a thing for the Mad Men fashion era.
And lastly, our most special guests, our nieces and nephews. The three flower girls, Han nah, Grey, and Sidney, wore a sweet dress by Pipsqueak Chapeau that we bought at Seed Factory in Atlanta. Jordan, my junior bridesmaid wore an awesome dress, but sadly I don’t remember who made it. And the boys, Quinn and Zach, were looking dapper in their little suits.
Next up in volume 003, the printed matter…
(Again, lovely photos by the lovely Heather Weston.)
