• DIY tissue paper pom poms for wedding decorations.

    Wedding Pom Poms

    One of my best friends got married yesterday.  Sorry fellas of the world, the hot red-headed nurse is forever spoken-for! The wedding was lovely; a beautiful mix of rustic and elegant elements and Brittany was stunning! – That was a given. Project Wedding Pom Poms started when Brittany saw {this} photo on Pinterest (curse you Pinterest for your awesome and…

  • Custom Photo Stationary

      What to do for the bride who loves lists and is FREAKING OUT!!!  ??? !!!  *side note to the gentlemen of the world:  short engagements are suicide missions for planners like us! Make her a binder!  Even better: make her a binder with custom photo stationary.  I saw a tutorial on Pinterest for making photo stationary on plain ruled…

  • DIY photo frame

    Modpodge Photo Frame

    Whoo wheeee!!!  Did I drop the ball in December, or what???!!??? It seems as I get older that time is FLYING!  Christmas has come and gone, and I never even baked a batch of cookies… and now that I think of it, I didn’t take my normal Christmas cookies to the fire department. DANG! Oh well. So what is to…

  • Four Weddings & Me on TV!

      My little heart was all a flutter yesterday as I read my email… and by “a flutter” I mean I almost died!!!  A darling customer from my Etsy shop contacted me to let me know MY birdcage and MY Kusudama flowers were on TELEVISION!!! *BREATHE.  BREATHE!!!* That’s right… Polkadottedbluejay made it to TLC’s “Four Weddings”!!!!!  -Freak out much?  You…

  • To Infinity and Beyond – Disney Survival Bag

    UPDATED POST WITH IMAGES HERE! I love Disneyland. LOVE, as in: completely obsessed. Houston has been asking to take me to Disneyland for over a year… he REALLY wanted to experience me being a total spastic five year old in a 28 year old body.  He was warned by Brittany who emphasized getting a good night’s sleep, eating a substantial…