More reasons to love Etsy

kindredknits via etsy

These beautiful paper garlands made by royalbuffet on Etsy would be absolutely stunning for an outdoor wedding. Wouldn't you love to have hundreds of these steaming and flying about in the wind?

Another great thing about them is you can use them pretty much anywhere during the reception!

Try this.. Instead of hanging a vintage cloth as a backdrop for group photos, try making a back round wall by hanging these vertically. So pretty...

Lack of sleep...

Pardon my lack of posts!!

It's been a busy week!!!

So I was laying in bed last night.. Couldn't sleep for the life of me. I tossed and turned thinking of different projects the better half and I wanted to do for the familys holiday gifts.. And then I took a left turn (off track as always) and went into this obsession over masson jars (don't ask, it happens sometimes..) My mind kept racing about big ones… small ones… tall and wide… would you put wax candles or waxless candles… water or no water.. floral centerpieces.. Colors? I couldn't stop thinking about it!!

That's when it hit me.

Ludwig photography via Kim Valley blog

« Et la lumière fut »

via Anthropologie

I have always been a sucker for paper lanterns and romantic candle lighting. I was perusing the net a few months ago, and I stumbled upon these really neat honeycomb inspired lanterns. Very inexpensive considering the originality of each lantern. Available at Anthropologie (if you've never visited the site, I urge you to do so!!)

At the moment, these lanterns go for about $20-$30 a piece.

You can use them for fun centerpieces or just decor. If you want to part with them after your wedding, you probably wouldn't have a problem re-selling them for a fraction of the cost.

The second idea would be paper lanterns.. LOVE LOVE LOVE these.

via Blue Orchid Blog

Depending on your color scheme, you can mix and match the colors to the feel you're going for. You can also stick to traditional white to add that dramatic effect in a dark room or darker scheme. (as pictured above)

Depending on where you go, paper lanterns can go from 0.60$ a piece (size pending) to $5 (larger) and depending on variation of color.