I am so excited to welcome my good friend Rebecca Ashby, the talented designer behind The Pink Orange, to the blog today. She’s here to share a really fun DIY project, shown two ways. This is perfect for those of you looking to tackle a fun little project over the long holiday weekend and is …
DIY Projects
I thought a little DIY inspiration sounded nice for your Monday afternoon so I’m excited to welcome one of my BFFs, Carolynn of Two Brunettes, for a quick and easy tutorial on creating your own flower wrist corsages and hair clips. Carolynn made cute paper flower corsages for each of her bridesmaid for her sunshine …
Words can’t really express how happy I am to have our next guest blogger pop over to share some of her gorgeous inspiration -Gia from Flights of Fancy is a continual source of gorgeous, inspiring ideas, and amazing stationery designs at betsywhite stationery. It’s a true honor to welcome her to The Sweetest Occasion today. …
I am so excited to welcome my next guest blogger, the lovely Kristen of Paper Crave. Paper Crave is one of my favorite blogs, a treasure trove of inspiration dedicated to all things paper and stationery. (Appropriate for National Stationery Show week, no?) Kristen is here with an amazing DIY project and, lucky for you, …
A while back I styled some pretty packages for a product shoot for Smock. Today, Nole is featuring the latest letterpress stationery from Smock over at Oh So Beautiful Paper, so I wanted to share the cute little packages I put together. I used kraft bakery boxes, twine, paper doilies, grosgrain ribbon and scraps of …
I have now officially seen it all. Felt Peeps bunny bunting? This is nothing short of genius! For those of you who are handy with a sewing machine, you should probably buy some felt and get on this one right away. I love the idea of decor for your Easter brunch inspired by the beloved …
I loved these DIY tea-painted cards using tea as watercolors that Ez posted over at Creature Comforts a while back. You can download the cute tea cup illustration and then paint them using various kinds of tea for a pretty aged effect or pull out your favorite set of colored pencils to get the job …
In sixth grade one of my favorite art projects was a string art project that involved designing a pattern and then creating it in three dimensions using a piece of scrap lumber, nails and string. I can remember precisely pounding in each nail, stringing them with colorful thread and then painstakingly painting each nail head …
I’m sure you no longer believe me when I say I’m not historically a huge fan of Valentine’s Day what with all of my chatter about cute Valentine’s Day gift ideas and all. Maybe it’s because the more I think about it, the more I love the idea of crafting up a homemade token of …
Hands down one of my favorite blogs when I need some crafty inspiration is b*spoke, the blog of Emmy Lu Designs – last fall I featured the amazing fall flavors party designed and hosted by Emmy Lu’s own Bethany. Today, I’m excited because Bethany was a doll and shared some photos of one of her …
If you’re on the hunt for cute and affordable bridesmaid gift ideas, you’ve come to the right spot. Check out this darling DIY flower corsage tank top made from a $7 tank top from Target. I love the idea of tucking one of these, customized to match your wedding colors, into a little tote bag full …
It is becoming evident that I need to start dabbling in some of the more traditional crafts such as knitting, crocheting, cross stitch and embroidery. Every time I see something created truly by hand I find myself wishing I had that talent. So perhaps it’s time to start honing my skills? When I spied these …