The DIY Reveal!!

So I'd say the flowers were definitely a success!!!  Here's my finished tWINE bottle.....

 

For my bouquet  I did five burlap roses, 3 white and two chocolate brown.

Here is all you need!  Burlap, buttons (for button daisy along with a needle and thick thread), a skewer, pipe cleaners, and some hot glue and you're set! 

 

For the burlap rose bouquet, I loosely followed this video for the roses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3R9swkB6I

For mine, I used some burlap fabric instead of buying the ribbon.  I cut the burlap about two inches wide and 48 inches long.  This can be modified depending on how big or small you want your roses to be. 

 

For my five flowers I only made one with a skewer stem (shown below) and the other four with pipe cleaner stems since the opening of a wine bottle is not very big.  I also glued down each of my petals as I went along in constructing my flowers to make them more secure.

Once you complete all five of your roses, you want to attach them to the main stem (skewer).  To do this, I just places my rose where I wanted it in the bouquet and wrapped the pipe cleaners tight and close together down the stem.   

 

Once I finished attaching each pipe cleaner to the main stem. I glued the bases of the roses together as well so they wouldn't droop since they're in a wine bottle.

 And you have a burlap rose bouquet!!!!  

 

The button daisy is a lot simpler and very quick to make!  All you need is a button, a needle and some thick thread, and a strip of burlap about an inch wide and 22 inches long.  First, you want to thread your button.

 

Then you want to thread your needle through the burlap a little over and inch from one of the ends.

 

Next, you want to fold your burlap over about 2.5 inches and thread your needle through the next layer to make a loop.

You will then fold your burlap back another 2.5 inches to make another loop.  Repeat this process until you have something that looks like this.

Once you have reaches the end of your fabric, you will just push it all together and fan out the loops you created.  You will end up with something like this.

Then you simply knot the back and attach to your tWINE bottle with some hot glue and that's it!!!!  I hope you enjoy this DIY craft as much as I have!!!  Happy crafting!!!

This is how I feel..

Seriously.

I wish I had a picture of some permits to show you or even a big truck on the property clearing the lot. But I don't. And the reason is that we were delayed...again..and I seriously feel like pulling my hair out. 

Why? Well we were all set, everything was ready - and then I get a text - the plans need to be changed. What? Yes- it needs to be a 2 hour fire wall instead of 1 hour. Then I spent the rest of the night trying to find a firewall that would not seriously cripple us financially. I spent hours on the phone with the architect, contractor, county inspector, permitting, and commercial architect. And finally- FINALLY the plans came in yesterday. They are perfect and sent to the printers. 

I can not tell you how frustrating this particular process has been. If you had asked me a year ago what I thought the hardest part would be, I would have told you re-zoning. And yet, that was the easiest. I hope things only get smoother and less rocky because I may just be bald by the end of it.
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Manic Monday....

So I definitely have that song in my head this morning! Especially the "Wish it were Sunday" part! We had a successful wedding weekend but it was super busy! We were up to after Midnight on Friday putting together flowers,started set up at 11:00 for a wedding that ended at 11:30 on Saturday, and then ran out of gas (thanks sis!) around 1:15 on Sunday to top it all off! So yesterday was definitely recovery day...and I am not sure that I feel completely recovered....No time for that during wedding season though! Have to focus on this  coming weekend! Rest will come in July - which is actually NOT wedding season in NC (I think we have one wedding scheduled that month) and I am looking forward to it!

I am about this put together today!

tWINE Bottle

Today I figured I'd switch things up and throw a cheap and simple, but cute, DIY your way.  A tWINE bottle!  I picked this craft for this week because I am definitely not the best person when it comes to DIY projects!  So if you're like me, have no fear! You can do this!  All you need is any type of glass bottle, I picked a wine bottle, some twine or jute, and hot glue and you're set! 

Start at the base of the bottle and glue down the first couple of layers.

After you get the first couple of layers glued down you can pretty much just wrap the twine around the bottle without any glue until you get to where the bottle starts sloping towards the neck.  Once you get close to the neck, you'll notice the twine will start slipping.  You'll need to start gluing each layer.  You'll need to be quick because hot glue on cold glass dries pretty fast!

Once you get to the neck of the bottle, you can begin wrapping it again without any hot glue and just glue down your last two layers and you've got yourself a tWINE bottle!  

Tune in next Thursday to see how I decorate my tWINE bottle!  Hint*  I will hopefully be showing you all how to make some burlap flowers!  *Fingers crossed!*

OK to Permit

I never thought I would be so happy to see this stamp..

The proof- expensive proof- but proof none the less

We are applying for Permit tomorrow! Eek! I am so excited I could pee my pants. we are FINALLY on our way. Nothing has tested my patience and resolve than this process. Hope to have lots more updates next week!

PS- Courtney had is wrong, she is in charge of Mondays and TUESDAYs. Blame her for yesterday..or me for not reading Monday :)

Inspired!

Ok...so we officially have a blog schedule...and I (Courtney) am in charge of Monday's and Wednesdays...so when those days are missing you can blame me! I really want Monday's to be inspirational...something to get you guys (and me) motivated and excited about the week...a great thought, a pretty picture, a future vacation destination, a fun project....This week I want to give a little shout out to my Husband... I know he is rarely mentioned on this blog but he has been very inspirational to me lately. Last Fall he was down sized from his job and was really down in the dumps. He has since then worked really hard and is on his way to a super successful business that not only pays our bills but may even afford one of those inspiring vacation pictures one day! He goes out every morning, works hard, makes something out of nothing to provide for our family.While at the same time being super helpful at home; making dinners, doing dishes, playing with babies, etc....All the while all I can do is focus on the next wedding and get through my day! I am so very thankful for his support and positive attitude! Thought I would just let the world know.....


Who inspires you today??

Future DIY Projects

We have been severely slacking on our DIY Firdays, but have no fear - we have TONS of projects in our future. Other than building a venue - we do have a few side projects we are working on. Here are a few inspiration pics for ya!

This is a possible one for some sweet babies being born this year! 

Oh this would be awesome!

Sandwich board for a few weddings

So need to do this!

DIY Drawstring bag

Hope to have a few to show you all soon. For now, enjoy the hot weather (finally!) and pool time :)