Wedding Bells & Birds

Wow, I have been on a long hiatus. I have an excuse though, I was getting married. Any bride can agree that it is the most busy and stressful time of your life, at least until you get pregnant. :-) It feels great to be finished with all the wedding planning. Being the crafty girl, I took it upon myself to DIY and make my own invitations, cake topper (needle-felted birds!), centerpieces, ring bearer pillow, table luminaries, and engagement photo guest book. It was a spectacular day, but I am looking forward to my simple life again... crafting, blogging, TV dates with my new hubby.


The photo guestbook was a big hit. We had some terrific engagement photos. I could look at our wedding photos all day long and relive the wonderful memories.

Boden Bird Skirt

If you love Jcrew, you'll love the british clothing company Boden. I just found them recently and love them, especially their outerwear. Here is a brown bird skirt from their fall line.

© Boden 2009

Martha Stewart DIY Bird Wedding

Songbird Cake

Thank you cards

Ring pillow

Somebody must have told Martha Stewart that I love birds. She has a whole gallery of DIY bird decor, treats, favors, and accessories on her weddings website. I love all the ideas. And I want to do them all, but I have to pick and choose, because time is running out and I can only produce a limited amount of crafts in one day. Thanks for bird love, Martha!

© Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc 2009

Andy Birch

Andy Birch has illustrated birds for international bird identification guides and journals. He has some original works available online, including these beautiful watercolor creations.

© Andy Birch 2008

Red Hot Pottery - Stoneware Vase

Ooh, lovely bird vase in a great robin's egg blue color! This handcrafted stoneware is from the sculptor, Christine Tenenholtz, of Red Hot Pottery. I found this on Something Old, Something New blog.

© Red Hot Pottery 2009

New Zazzle Designs

I just wanted to share some of my new designs for zazzle. These are so much fun to create! I have too much "wedding" on my mind and my doodles flow easily.

Desktop Wallpaper

There are some cute wallpaper images available for download at Pixelgirl Presents. This one is by Tabatha Alcina, called Gloomy Morning.

© 2009 Tabatha Alcina

While She Naps

Abby Glassenberg makes these amazing soft fabric bird toys. I had trouble deciding which one to feature because she has so many wonderful toys in her shop, While She Naps. I love her blog too, to see her new creations!

© Abby Glassenberg 2009

Chicago Botanical Gardens

What a lovely weekend at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Everything smells wonderful, the air is so fresh. It is such a nice alternative to polluted city air. My fiance and I love nature and our little inside joke is that we use that term to describe everything. When there is a caterpillar on the path, I scream "Don't step on nature!"



A happy little purple martin pair at the colony.


Pretty forget-me-nots. They are really tiny, this shot was taken with a macro lens about an inch away.

MNH Photography

I love the birdy prints of MNH Photography. And if you love them too, take advantage of the sale going on through the end of this week, 50% all prints! Woohoo! Great deal.

© MNH Photography 2009