dear friends,

sincerely, lauren

just a reminder to:

1 John 4:10

Francesca's Collections

Francescas.Collections

i just bought a new dress for a friends wedding here last night

LOVE it!

pin.it

Pin.It

one

introducing Pin.It

i recently discovered a website call pinterest from

a friend.  it inspired me to create Pin.It ,

which is sort of my little 

wish list

enjoy.

one.ShopRuche two.anthro three.shoes.com four.anthro five.jcrew

love.design

d e s i g n . i m a g i n e . c r e a t e

s o m e t h i n g . f u n . t o . l o o k . a t

wedding wednesday.

Do It Yourself:

Save the Dates and Envelopes

I designed my own photo strip save the dates

for my wedding in

17 Days!!

and after getting all 150 of them printed out

i realized that there was no existing envelope

(that i could find) to fit these photo strips.

so i decided to take on hand making envelopes to 

the PERFECT size to fit these save the dates!

a great idea at the time...

BUT

not at 3 am while my mom and i were still up

cutting, gluing and stamping.

How To:

make the perfect photo strip envelope.

Step 1: Buy a pack of card stock paper

Step 2: gather supplies & buy this expensive, but

well worth it, scotch glue.

Step 3: Create a template

warning

this step will:

*cause 7-10 failed template attempts

*require concentration

*waste paper

*cause you lots of frustration

*make you want to quit this project

Step 4: Fold the paper

using your hand and a metal ruler

warning

this step will:

*cause the side of your hand to become raw

*may require you to wear a glove on your left

hand so that it doesn't hurt as bad

*attract weird looks from family members due

to the previous warning

*cause you lots of frustration

*make you want to quit this project

Step 5: glue the envelope together

warning

this step will:

*take an extremely long time

*cause you to have stinky fingers

*test your patience

*cause you lots of frustration

*make you want to quit this project

Step 6: decide that your envelope doesn't look handmade

so you should hand stamp each one of them.

warning

this step will:

*prove that you are O.C.D

*cause you lots of frustration

*make you want to quit this project

Step 7: decide you want to add a little color

to your stamped envelope.

warning

this step will:

*once again,prove that you are O.C.D

*cause you lots of frustration

*make you want to quit this project

Step 8: admire your work

and

 take your completed save the date and

custom made envelopes to the post office

to send them off to your lovely wedding guests!

warning

this step will:

*teach you to check on a "standard envelope size"

before starting a project like this

*make you feel accomplished

*make you happy that you didn't quit

*cause you to have some awesome quality time

with your mom :)

less than a month.

countdown.

hope chapel.

a graphic i made for the church i attend.

 Hope Chapel Greensboro