Hot Searches:

 

 
 
 
Mrs. Cherry Blossom Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst. Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager Engagement Date: December 23, 2006 Wedding Date: May 3, 2008 Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
 
Mrs. Cherry Blossom's Picture
Mrs. Cherry Blossom, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 27, Administrative Asst. Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, District Sales Manager Engagement Date: December 23, 2006 Wedding Date: May 3, 2008 Venue: Zen Garden in the East Bay w/ reception in a floor-to-ceiling window Atrium with views of the Zen Garden About Me: After 5 years of dating, we're finally ready to get hitched! I am a lovah of all things wedding, creative, crafty, and definitely DIY bc I love to add a personal touch to everything I gift or make. In my free time, I like to bake, spend time with our family, friends, and my doggies, read my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip and catch up on TV shows.
About Mrs. Cherry Blossom

Channeling My Best Pootiekins

April 24th, 2008 @ 4:29 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom

When I saw Pootiekins’ bios that were featured on weddingbee, I fell phat in love with her. Hers was by far one of my most favorite weddings. I’m thinking, girl we gots mucho in common yo.

She was super kind enough to share some of her secrets via the comments from the post, and I actually contacted her directly for a few more secrets from her wedding aka my best at channeling her is here ….

Check it… her super simple, adorable flower girl basket and floral monogram. Man we rocking the same colors!

z142442

z14244201

I picked up the basket from Cost Plus for $3.99. Which you can get for 25% with this coupon.

(click to enlarge)
Friends and Family Days! Save and Extra 25%

A fellow xangan had posted a sale at Bombay a while back, so I went and picked up 3 jeweled letters which I thought might be small enough to use on a bouquet but I was wrong. It’s okay because I found better use of it.

z14244202

Here’s our flower girl basket with Mr. CB’s last name initial. The other two first name initials “J” will be tied to the back of our chairs at the reception with a pink ribbon for moi and brown ribbon for him.

On to the floral monograms. What I love most, and Pootiekins also pointed out, are the color variations in the hydrangeas she used.  I picked some up from Michael’s (totally lucked out when they had a 50% off sale on silk flowers) and it really gives it a “real” look to it. Many a friends saw the pics and asked why I had made it so early because they thought I used fresh flowers.

Letters were purchased from Craft Cuts based on Pootiekins referrals: Font - Times New Roman, Height - 16 inch, and Thickness - 1/4″. Grab yourself some scissors to cut off the heads, a hot glue gun, and start burning yourself like mad.

z14244203

TIP: squeeze the flower head in your fingers, apply glue to the bottom of the stem, place on the wood and push down for a few seconds.

z14244204

From Pootiekins: She told me to bunch them up closely together to give it a full lush effect, not too close though bc then it’d look a little funky like a corner of my first monogram. You’ll get the hang of it as you go along.

z14244205

And presto! I’m going to maximize usage and use them for the ceremony, reception, and for the second banquet. After all those burns, I want to get the most out of it.

z14244206

What do you think? With a bow at the top? Or without?

41 Responses to “Channeling My Best Pootiekins”

1.
tess says:

Absolutely gorgeous. You must have had some sticky fingers! I like it without b/c it will give them a cleaner look.

2.
nancEE says:

Very nice! How long did it take you to finish both letters?
I like it without the bow too.

3.
Melissa says:

They look wonderful! Now I know where to get the cut-out letters for my own! Not a bad price, either. :) I like them better without the bow. Great job!

4.
ecochicbride says:

so beautiful! i thought the flowers were real too! working with silk flowers does wonders. Thanks for the inspiration, I think I will try this! Pink n brown are my colors too. =) either one works, I like bows but the one w/out works too.

5.
Nathalie says:

I love it!! Thank you for sharing these ideas with us!

6.
lol says:

WITHOUT!

7.
karieck05 says:

Love it!
I’ve also used Craft Cuts before too! I used them when one of my friends wanted me to do letters for her daughters room!

Question…did you do that backs too?

8.
Bee Icon
Miss Tiramisu says:

These look great! I vote without… and I might be stealing your idea :)

9.
Bee Icon
Miss Toucan says:

ooooh, me likes the letters! I wanted to make some too… but I’m not sure if I have the time to do it yet… or a place to hang them!

Btw, I like without the bow. :)

10.
ally says:

no bow…. i like it clean and simple.

11.
Michelle says:

If its sitting somewhere - no bow. If its hanging def bow! btw - they look great. congrats.

12.
SJA says:

I love Pootiekins bio! I saved the picture of her flowergirl basket too! Her bio rocks! Anyhoo, I love how the letters turned out and I vote for no bow.

13.
Julie says:

So pretty! Without the bow!

14.
Tea says:

for some reason i started craving a good humor strawberry shortcake ice cream bar. must be the colors of the flowers. lol.

you did a great job. i actually like it both ways. hmm, maybe i’m just indecisive? how many hydrangeas did you have to buy to cover both letters?

15.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@nancEE: I did it two separate times and I was doing other things at the same time. I’d say if you sat there for 2 hours straight, you’d get it done.

@karieck05: Backs as in cover it with flowers in the back? No. But I did use a staple gun to secure the ribbon to the monogram.

@Tea: I bought 8 stems total. I used pretty much all of it, I have just a small ziplog bag left of the scraps.

16.
Bee Icon
Miss Daffodil says:

gorgeous! yes to the bow!

17.
birdie says:

Love the jewel letter on the basket!! where did you get them?

18.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@birdie: i got them from bombay.

19.
Kaitlin M says:

I like it best without the bow. Gorgeous…. you’re crafty, lady.

20.
birdie says:

I’m sorry, would you let me where bombay is? can i find it in the bay area? I tried to search for it on the web but all I found were India-related listings.

21.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@birdie: No worries. I tried to find the link for it direct but I don’t think they have it any more. I got them when they were on sale right around holiday season. They used to sell things online but not any more. check out http://www.bombaycompany.com. good luck!

22.
Bee Icon
Mrs. Plumeria says:

Love them CB! :)

23.
reila says:

looks awesome miss cb. i love ms. pootiekins and was more excited when i found out it was the fabulous sarah k. chen

24.
danielleb says:

Can I just tell you that I saw the image of her monograms and went anxiously searching through her page to find the directions and came up empty… then came back and read the rest of your blog and saw you had it right here. Haha. I need patience I guess. Thanks so much, I can’t wait to try myself!!

25.
vee says:

without!

26.
Bee Icon
Miss Penguin says:

POOOOOOOTIEKINNNNSSSSS WOOP WOOP! I vote without, #2 my schmoopie.

27.
Bee Icon
Miss Penguin says:

You so busy you have no time for pengy love. I cant wait till youre married then you’re all mine again. :)

28.
JJ says:

Fabulous! Thanks for the costplus coupon too! I’ve been eyeing a table for a long time! The letters look so good!

29.
Kel says:

OMG, I totally saved the picture of Pootiekins’s initial letters from her bio and ever since then, I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out how I can make them too. And then I come here today and you have shared your secrets. THANK YOU! You are so awesome. Your letters turned out beautifully. I’m sure they’ll look fabulous displayed at your wedding. :)

30.
Kel says:

Forgot to ask — how did you adhere the ribbon onto the letters? (Not the bow but the hanging loop part). Thanks in advance!

31.
Lana says:

looks awesome woman! i say nay to the bow. counting down for you, start breaking in your shoes woman! walk walk pivot walk walk, now pose!

32.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@Kel: Aw thanks Kel for the kind words. I have to thank pootiekins for sharing her secrets with me first, so I can’t take credit for anything.

I secured the loop to the back of the monogram with a staple gun. =0)

33.
tara says:

this is great! i have been trying to decide if silk flowers would work… obviously they look fantastic! thanks for sharing.

i think i like it without the bow but maybe if the bow were a little bigger and drooped more it would work?

34.
Bee Icon
Miss Flamingo says:

Oh wow… great job! They look stunning… oh and I say no bow

35.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@Miss Penguin: I’m always ready for some hot pengy love! hubba hubba!

36.
leah says:

love the way the monograms turned out. how many flowers did you end up using for those?

37.
Bee Icon
Miss Cherry Blossom says:

@leah: thanks! I bought 8 stems total. I used pretty much all of it, I have just a small ziplog bag left of the scraps.

38.
jam says:

i was wondering how you got in contact with her. i’ve been searching the knot boards. i wanted to find out where she got her wooden boxes to hold her centerpiece arrangements.

39.
LittleMissBride says:

gorgeous!! Pootiekins knew what she was doing! I am having my florist make these for me (with carnation petals instead of hydrangeas) but I’m considering making them now that i know how…. thanks!

and def. without the bow! they look great!

40.
OOT bags & initials for my sister! « an Excited bride. says:

[…] For the initials, I took a cue from the ultra fab, mrs.pootiekins (aka Sarah K. Chen). I also used Mrs. Cherry Blossom’s post that contains some great tips! We bought 10 silk flowers from Michaels that were all 50%! Total […]

41.
Brewing Wishes » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog says:

[…] Teapot - $14.39 from Cost Plus (after I used this coupon from Mrs. Cherry […]


You can also just...