funny

obviously the invitations went out some time ago. we had two different versions which included/excluded a family dinner so there was a lot of printing and cutting. again, they were all handmade out of kraft paper. i thought they looked fantastic and actually didn't take any photos because we sent out every last one. i should print one off for a keepsake but who has the time. anyway, be careful about using kraft paper because the rabid dogs at the post office like to chew on it. turns out because the paper was rather thin that a couple of the invites got caught in the machines and torn up. yikes! i hope everyone got one!

while we're on the subject of invitations

i spent a couple hours (okay, more than a couple but i won't admit how many) trying to work out what i'd like the save-the-date (i refuse to use the abbreviation "std") cards would look like. and here is what i came up with. a combination of photoshop and word allowed me to create this. i did the calendar and heart in photoshop and then imported it into word and did the rest of the lettering. what do you think? i think it kind of sets the mood for the event with the "el corazon" heart and the vintage-ish cowboy lettering. it also has those two colors i adore so much. i'm thinking postcard. i will run this by the guy and see if he has any suggestions or objections. but i think i like it. i'm still considering if i need to take out the stars and put in a bit of scroll work instead. also, i'd like to print them on brown kraft paper but i don't know how that will look. which do you like, top or bottom?

diy invites

i've been collecting fonts. yes, you heard it correct - collecting fonts. i know i collect a lot of things for no particular reason. but this time there is a reason. there are websites where you can go and download certain fonts for your word processing program. i downloaded these two the other day Pentagon and Captain Howdy (respectively). they are the vintage cowboy look that i think is super fabulous. pretty soon i'll try my hand at designing save-the-date cards and other types of paper goods. i'm thinking of using the old brown kraft paper. fun stuff.

tomatoes and invitation ideas

i've always been attracted to vintage cowboy print. looks like there is somebody else who shares my taste. check this stationery out from YeeHaw. i so much want to take this farmers' market poster and turn it into a save-the-date card. tomatoes will feature in the wedding because we both love them so much. my guy and i can easily sit down and eat a bag of chips and a jar of salsa for lunch or dinner and we have several times! initially, i thought that i would make homemade salsa for each guest as a wedding favor, but then i looked up the recipe. do you know how many tomatoes are needed for a jar of salsa? a gazillion! plus you need to have nice ripe ones and i have yet to see those sold in the stores these days. i'd have to grow them myself and i just don't have the time or skill it takes to do that. if my papa were here he could do it. he used to grow the best tomatoes in the world. we used to get a salt shaker and take it outside and eat 'em like apples when we were little. about once a year i can replicate the taste of a tomato and mayo sandwich like i used to eat when i was a kid. there is no mistaking a homegrown tomato.

cupcakes make me happy too!

these would be really cute sitting at each place setting with a note on the back. i like the gracias ones because they are spanish but i love the thank you ones because they are red. choices, choices.