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I wanted the card to have a connection to the wedding ….and as you may have seen on the last two posts …although there were some traditional elements …it was not conventional .
The bride was not in a white long dress ….the groom was minus a jacket … the cake was ‘Dr Who’ themed and blue …. and there were Japanese origami cranes every where …which they had been folding for months….not forgetting little Lego touches
I hunted through reams of paper....stamped and embossed ….and then cut out the elements …and finally coloured the fan with Pro Markers.
Emma insisted there was no colour scheme to the wedding but I picked up that yellow and blue was to feature quite a bit. …she is not a flowery fussy person …and loves things Japanese …. so this was the end result......
...and this is a better shot of the necklace I made ... to go with the jacket I wore.
Sorry I still have no desk over flowing with creativity... but I do feel strong stirrings within ….I want to make more jewellery ….obviously scrap the wedding . I have an urge to try tapestry again …and I found some Ikea mirrors that need playing with but first I have to gird up my loins and gut my space. My biggest problem is getting rid of the things I don’t use …in case I need them …one day …but I am discovering that certain things do not stand the test of time and may have to be binned before they were ever or barely used and I know I still have a ton of paper boxed up in the loft ….not sure why I ever bought most of it ….its going to the craft department of a local hospital…..must have been suffering from a very bad Stash Addiction.
The stuff I love, I will keep and it will last for years ... with little top ups of course.
Wish me luck in my quest for tidiness and organisation.
Take Care xx
Moments captured by others
This was a table setting ...before anyone sat down ..I wanted to show you the material Fortune Cookies Emma made (look closely, they are on the little plates)...each one had words of wisdom and a Hershy kiss inside. Each gentleman had a decorated tin of mints,each lady, a fan and each child a bag of Dolly Mixtures.Earlier the children were also given a Fun Bag with little toys and sweets inside. Under the centre piece were pages from old damaged books ...another touch that makes it personal ...Emma loves literature.
The green canapes were the HOT ones ...the others were yummy
Ben loved the fan and did not want to give it back
This was one of the hankies placed on the chairs at the ceremony ...hand stamped by the couple ...she probably made them too.
An exhausted Olly with Grand dad
A happy Jay and Kris
And this is one of me just before we left for the wedding...I hate having photos taken...it reminds me I'm getting old ...that's the necklace I was making.
This is Manny ....Kris' Teddy bear ...who had to come dressed appropriately.
And here are two tired little chaps with their Dad, at the end of the very long day .... beautifully captured by Best Man, Neil.
Take care xx
I
could bore you with so many photos but these few I hope will give you the flavour of the Wedding. There were so many details that made it Emma and Steves special day ... even to the lack of jackets ....I know I must have missed some of them.
Jake, Ben and Olly were the page boys ...led in by the bridesmaids ...Emmas best friend and then her sister ...and then her mum was in charge of Olly!!!!
Click on Photos for a better Look
Emma looked gorgeous and her proud Dad gave her away ....the dress was pale yellow with deep yellow petticoats and sash ...she decided finally on fresh spring flowers which her Mum made into bouquets and button holes.
Here they all are ....Alex and Neil...the best men, are childhood friends of Steves ....Olly was missing because he wanted to play with the paper cranes.(there are some to the left)
After the actual wedding we had drinks and canapes ....one of which was very hot ...so I had to have another drink!!!! mean while Emmas cousins played a little traditional music and we all chatted.
The fresh flowers of Emmas bouquet were stunning
...as were the decorations ....all made by Emma and put up by herself, and the bridesmaids with a little help from Jay and a couple of friends.
These cranes were all folded by Steve and Emma and are a Japanese token of good luck
They were every where ....I think there were a thousand in all ... of every colour and size.
Some were made from music paper to remember my husband and Emmas paternal grand parents who were musicians
The invites and order of service had the 'geek' touch and there was a hanky on each seat stamped with 'For Your Happy Tears', and a flag to wave ...all made by Emma ....probably helped a little by Steve.
Lets not forget the tables ....designed by Emma ....and the centre pieces ....made by Steve and Emma.
They were paper roses with tiny cranes sitting on them ...and a tiny Lego figure hidden in them which matched the table name.
And then there was the Wedding Cake ..... made to strict instructions.
The symbols on the cake are the language of the home planet of 'Dr Who' ....I will check the meaning but I think it is their names and something about love....as you can see there are more cranes ...and the bride and groom are Lego ...one to represent Ireland and the other England.
The meal was fantastic ...and large ... A chicken and bacon Caesar Salad ....Potato and Leek soup (to die for) ...Roast Turkey Dinner with everything you could wish for on the plate including the best ever Mashed potato ... and finally Profiteroles and ice cream.
There was Red wine and White ....and a non alcholic bottle too ...and champagne for the toasts....phew I had so many drinks ...by the time I left I had consumed about 12 ....usually 4 knocks me out!!!!
Steve is not a dancer and Emma hates being in the limelight so this all was almost painful for them but they did take the floor for a first dance
I would love to tell you more and show photos of the grandchildren ....and even one of me ...but ones of me are on Jays camera and will come on another post..
Please .....Raise a glass to the new Mr and Mrs Browning
Well done Emma .....all your hard work paid off ...it was a wonderfully different wedding ....and we really enjoyed ourselves.... thankyou xx
Take Care xx
This is where I am working ....note the large box of sweets on the right ...the GS's of course !!!.
I have 3 days to make the Wedding Card …. still not sure what I’m doing
….I’ve had a great time playing though ….shame the card will not be as
amazing as my head imagined it to be … .lol
I mentioned last week that I had been playing with beads …here is a sneak peak ….I’m getting there ….slowly.
I
have made this short and sweet ….. but I do want to say sorry that I
only visited about 25 of you last week. The same again this week I’m
afraid, as I’m off to Ireland early Monday and I’m still not properly
organised as to what I’m wearing to the wedding ….so what new.???? but I
did spend an hour trying on things so I think I'm almost there. As
no-one is wearing a hat I need to come up with something to do with my
ever lengthening but rapidly thinning hair ....I have a glimmer of an idea
...just need to play....not sure I am a Fascinater lady.
Take Care xx
This is dear Sayba …she has adopted this spot, over the radiator, this winter …and is just about willing to share it with a soft toy and dinosaur money boxes.
A couple of posts ago I spoke about our ‘Gentle men of the Road’ ….well here is Strippy who called by a few days ago for a bask in the sun …while it was shinning …. and a stroke. Alice has been around almost every day for some food ...bless him
Nahla aka Puppy is sure The Easter Bunny dropped these baskets of to help with the hunt;
Why did that furry thing leave chocolate in such an undignified place???????
Robbie after the hunt ...looking at his hawl
Kris getting down to the eating of his.
Hope one of these brought you a smile ...do drop over to Annies at a Stitch in Time for more.
Take Care xx
PS Kris was so sick later ...as were Vicki and Jay ...still not sure who had a bug ????
Just dropped by to say .... Hope you at WOYWW had a brilliant Easter.
The grey cells of creativity are beginning to 'shuggle' ....I think this was a word my Mum made up but I could be wrong.
I
have a card
to make and this is my experimental play with some new stamps ....not
sure what I am doing yet but I'm getting a glimmer ....need to play with
gold and silver embossing powders next ...wish me luck.
Oh yes ....nearly for got I have started playing with beads ....shhhhh ....don't tell any one.
Just thought you might like to see my Easter edible goodies.
I really should not have had any but I'm eating them slowly.!!!
Nice to be back ....will drop by next week, hopefully with more to show.
Take Care.xx
Most of you know how much cats love boxes ….Smudge found this one...seconds after I had removed the contents ... before I even removed the paper packing .... just look at his expression of annoyance, when I discovered him in his nest. I am such a softy that it took another hour for me to remove him. He growled a few times when Rusty tried to steal his box....and yes I do mean growl.
This is Sid …a big softy …whose claws grow faster than any cat I know …and you know it when he ‘taps‘ you with them for attention.
Several of you who have cats, were surprised by Barnaby and the Broccoli…well Sid is another of our veggy eating felines....the older he gets the more he craves them. ...he is 13 this year.
His favourite vegetables are green beans and has been known to steal from an unguarded plate ….but the other day he was delighted that I had left some in the pot and forgotten to put the lid on ….he was so into them that I was able to leave the kitchen and get the camera, without him actually stopping munching.
He is also one of a small group of our cats who are not Lactos intolerant
….he tries to get between carton and mug when I make a cup of tea ….one
day he will get in the way of the stream of the hot water!!!
I hope this brought a tiny smile to your face ....especially if you are a cat lover ...and do drop by to Anne/Wispso at 'A stitch in Time' ... to link up with others who try to bring a ray of sunshime into our Fridays.
Take care xx
PS Nearly Forgot ....HAPPY EASTER . xx
