Weddingbee Blog

Prior to getting engaged, I had only stepped into Michaels a handful of times. Now I’m obsessed! I’ve found a few projects I would like to DIY, so it is amazing how many trips to Michaels seem to be required. I blame their coupons! Forty percent off here, 10 percent off your entire purchase between 9 AM and 1 PM there… Never leave home without your Michaels coupons! Mr. Gazelle is a good sport and just chuckles.

This weekend I needed to be organized. I knew I wanted to pick up some embossing supplies, plus I wanted to grab some Styrofoam balls that I’m planning on using for centerpieces.

This required a plan of attack, as some deals ended on Friday and some started up on Saturday for the items I was interested in.

Yup, I needed a good list!

So what have I been picking up from Michaels, you might ask?

A paper cutter to help with our invitations. Paper punches that will be used with the Styrofoam balls I was buying, a glue gun, ribbon, a stamp, and embossing materials.

Above is a closeup of some of my favourite things that I’ll be using. The paper punch, a rubber stamp of a bicycle, and some bicycle scrapbook paper. I cleared one Michaels out of their entire stock of this particular paper!

After picking up the materials I needed to emboss, I of course had to try the technique out last night. First, I embossed an envelope with purple.

Then I tried pearly white. Hmm, it didn’t stand out as much as I had hoped.

Then I tried the pearly white on a darker background (but the only thing I could find was an ad in a magazine).

Then I tried purple on a black background (but I was only able to find my black camera box for that one). One thing is for sure: I love this embossing trick!

Did you find yourself shopping at new and unexpected stores after you got engaged? Did you become a Michaels-a-holic?