I Wanna Know What Love Is
April 8th, 2008 @ 4:38 pm by Mrs. Shortcake
I Give You This And You Give Me That?!?!
April 3rd, 2008 @ 2:41 pm by Mrs. Petunia
If you’ve gone out of your way to purchase a card to accompany your groom’s gift, as I had done, ordering a letterpress one online, I recommend putting it on your remember to-pack-for-day-of list. I suppose there are more important things I could have left behind, like our rings, but forgetting the card at home meant I had to do a late-night CVS run on the eve of our wedding. It could have been worse. I got lucky and found one of those new musical ones that played “I Walk the Line,” and Mr. Petunia is a BIG Johny Cash fan:
The One Where My Gocco Starts To Pay For Itself
March 19th, 2008 @ 5:45 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
Justifying gocco purchase = gocco everything in sight until it pays for itself!
Here are the personalized note cards I made for all seven of my shower hostesses. With that many people to gift, it was tough to come up with something easy and affordable. I hope they like them!
Step one: with this much stuff on one screen, gocco foam blocker is your friend:
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The Story Of The Chicken Pitcher
March 2nd, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Magnolia
I think it’s just because Atlanta is in the middle of (what I hope is) the last big cold snap of the year, but I am just dying for spring to be here. Seriously, y’all… I bought a tube top yesterday. And if you know anything at all about Mrs. Magnolia, it’s that she’s not usually a tube top-type of girl. So you know the mid/late winter cabin fever must really be getting to me.
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A Chic Hostess Gift
February 7th, 2008 @ 11:37 am by Mrs. Hydrangea
While reading my other daily addiction besides WB and Daily Candy, I came across a perfect idea for a hostess gift. I know that my mom’s best friends will most likely throw me a shower, as they do for all the daughters in their group of friends, so in the back of my mind I’ve been thinking of a neat gift to get them.
Today, Daily Candy Dallas introduced me to the Dayna Decker candle collection, particularly the Couture Candle. What got me so excited was the packaging. It is so modern and sophisticated… and black! Since our wedding is black and white, I thought this would be an awesome hostess gift:
After further looking into the candle, its pricetag comes in at a hefty $65. I’m not sure this will fit into my budget, but man would it be great. I would really love to get something nice for the hostess’ homes when I start to look for their gifts.
Are you doing anything nice for the hostesses throwing you a shower?
A Year Of Journals
January 7th, 2008 @ 10:28 am by Mrs. Jasmine
When I was home in Los Angeles for Thanksgiving, I rediscovered my four journals from high school. Covered in hideous floral tapestry, they contain a lifetime’s worth of amusement and hilarity. I spent an afternoon reading them and I could not stop laughing. Ooh the drama– high school crushes, dates for dances, college applications, arguments with girlfriends. It was so amusing to read and it’s awesome to have written proof of what a silly kook I was in high school 
I fell off the journal bandwagon in college, which I sorely regret. I wish I could relive all my college and law school adventures– especially my feelings when I met Mr. Jasmine for the first time. So I’m definitely going to start journaling again. It’s a healthy, therapeutic exercise (great way to “say” things before you actually say them) and it makes for a great keepsake.
So when I came across the year of journals from Red Envelope, I was in love:
Dear Diary
January 3rd, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Jasmine
One day, on a random lunchtime visit to the Chicago Cultural Arts Center gift shop, I spotted the Per Annum 2008 Chicago Diary. At first glance, it looked like an unsexy, very run-of-the-mill day planner. But the clerk convinced me that it was so much more than that– and she was right.
Holiday Gifting On A Budget
December 23rd, 2007 @ 4:37 pm by Mrs. Lemon
This year, Mr. Lemon and I tried to hold each other to a $100 gifting limit. As a newly married couple, our pennies are going to the house fund, and we just cleared up the last of any lingering debt, so we’re trying to stay in the black! But honestly… we’re both BIG gifting people… and we couldn’t just send cards this year and feel ok about it. So… Mr. Lemon jumped on my holiday craftnanza wagon… and he approved of this year’s crafty gift: etched champagne glasses!
We Wish You A Merry Cupcake
December 22nd, 2007 @ 2:48 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
I’m sure it will be quiet in the hive over the next few days, so I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy holiday season, whatever holiday(s) you may be celebrating! Thank you to all of you for bringing lots of cheer into my life in 2007. I wish the same to you over the holidays and in 2008!
For those of you who celebrate Christmas and may have a little gift shopping left to do, how about a little Cupcake cheer? Johnny Cupcakes is a fun company based out of Boston that makes these great t-shirts and other cool items, with cupcakes replacing images in all different familiar pop culture icons. I discovered them online last year, and always get a kick out of their designs. It’s too late to order online in time for Christmas, but those of you in the Boston area still have a shot at picking up some of these super awesome designs
Creative Gift Packaging
December 18th, 2007 @ 1:29 pm by Mrs. Lime
I just got a wedding inviation in the mail, and it got me all excited to attend our first wedding together as a married couple*. I’m sentimental about random “firsts” as man and wife. Some firsts I could care less about, and others penetrate my old, married hag heart and get me… right there. Anyway, I love giving a creative gift, so I’ve already started scouring their registry and website for gift ideas. I’ve found the “about the bride/groom/us” sections can give you some hints into what the couple might enjoy if you dare to give off registry and not cash. Which then led me to think to share some of the more creative gifts we received from our awesome guests, since I’m sure most of us will be on the guest side at some point in our lives if we haven’t already.
First, a bridal shower gift from a dear, old high school friend. Keep in mind that the “theme” was entertainment, guests were to bring a movie clip that they felt expressed and/or imparted some insight to the meaning of love and what makes marriage work, and finally shower us with gifts that would provide us entertainment as a couple.
The packaging:
