Wedding Blog

Have you heard about this? There are four (yes, FOUR!) sisters from Maryland, all with wedding dates in 2009! It’s crazy, right?

The Whitaker family from Annapolis will get their fill of weddings this year as three of their daughters (Kimberly, Lindsay and Kelly) join the ranks of the married, just as their younger sister Katie did a few weeks ago on January 17th. Kimberly and…

I love seeing children in weddings. As if they aren’t cute enough, seeing little girls all dolled up in fancy flower girl dresses and ring bearers looking more like little men in their tuxedos is absolutely adorable. However, what I’m hoping I don’t see at the Deviled Egg wedding is any of this:

A crier and a quitter Source

Or this:

I’ve made penguins like this at least a few dozen times now and they’re pretty fun to make. I also had a whole flock of them on my own wedding cake. Today’s set is the largest so far. I made them for someone who requested penguins of a certain height.

These penguins are easy if you want to make a set for yourself.

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There are all sorts of shopping experiences that are one of a kind in New York, especially for those who are always on the lookout for unique crafting items. One of my favorites is Metalliferous, a purveyor of all things that are both metal and crafty. It’s a favorite of jewelry makers.

The store is located on the second floor of a building just off Times…

When it comes to DIYing wedding invitations, I have to say that those made by using a Gocco machine are pretty awesome. If you’ve been around the hive for a while, surely you’ve noticed a lot of Weddingbee bloggers have used this handy dandy machine to create invites and other fun projects. (Mrs. Penguin, Mrs. Lemon, Mrs. Lime, Mrs. Gummi Bear, Mrs. Peppermint, Mrs. Tiramisu,…

Today I’m going to use a circle skirt pattern I made on Tuesday to make a crinoline. The picture above is a little scary, but I promise that I’m wearing a slip underneath and the whole thing is meant to be an undergarment.

Below is my technique for making a circle skirt pattern from scratch. For the single pattern piece, I’ll be using a piece of…

I truly hope all of you Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio girls have visited a Pat Catan’s store at some point in your life. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? The store boasts an impressive selection of affordable craft supplies and seasonal decorations. I big puffy heart Pat Catan’s because they always seem to have what I need, and their prices are the…

Remember my post from a month ago about how disappointed I was that my regular hair salon would not be able to do my wedding day hair? In the last few weeks, I’ve called around to a bunch of different places and came up empty handed. I was starting to consider taking a course on how to up-do your own hair at my local community…

I can understand why some couples don’t want to include children on their guest lists. Kids are unpredictable. They scream, run, cry, talk when they shouldn’t, and might dig their little nose-picking fingers into the icing on your wedding cake while it’s on display. (I seriously saw this happen at a wedding a few years ago.)

Potential disasters aside, kids will be invited to our wedding.…

Mr. Lollipop and I received a whole box of china for free from a liquidating antique store. I think the owners just wanted one less thing to carry away, but I can always find a use for pottery, especially if I’m allowed to smash it or draw on it. And, of course, since I’m a fan of robots and tiny things I’ll be drawing lots of…

I see a real value in having a gift registry. For occasions such as weddings and new babies, it’s inevitable that people will want to buy gifts. So, why not provide them with a list of items you need/want/like so you don’t end up with things that are the wrong color or something you already have? I know some people don’t see a need for…

This project was a little out of my routine. Usually, I make a skirt every Thursday while Mr. Lollipop and a friend go out for pizza and beer. But it was another late work day, so I had to do something that would take 20 minutes instead of two hours. I really like my skirts with pockets, so it’s better to wait until the pressure…

It’s time for a toast and I’m raising my glass to eBay!

Here’s to searching and scouring for great deals! Here’s to placing a bid and waiting for the auction to end! Here’s to obsessively refreshing your web browser during the last few minutes to either confirm you’re still the highest bidder or to sneak in a last second bid! And here’s to winning, especially if…

My hair has grown very long and I wear it in a bun most of the time. I almost never have my hair down when I leave the house and certainly not while I eat. So I always have hair loops or hairpins at hand to keep it out of my way.

I’m very partial to amber as a semi-precious… stone… or… um… resin? I have a hard time calling it a stone when it’s so different than anything else I have in my gemstone bead collection. It’s warm to the touch and feels very light. I like the color and the glow; I think it’s the kind of thing that works well with my skin tone.

I’ll…