Makeover #1: Wedding Bible

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Last week, after office, I decided to grab some stuff for another DIY (okay, pseudo-DIY). I got these poster paints and brushes with the plan to put some color to our elegant-but-out-of-theme free bible.

My materials: Prussian Blue and Chrome Yellow

I covered the other sections with paper so they won’t be filled with paint, and just left the band, ribbon, and floret exposed.

Here’s the before and after look of our bible. So what do you think? Not bad for a makeover right?

Before and After

I even think that the after look is better. Oh yes, I’m so biased. Haha.

The final look of our bible

Watchout for more DIYs and pseudo-DIYs. :)

Cheers!

A Gift For A Friend: Beaded Rosaries

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Three months after Adrin and I got engaged, I and my college friends were surprised by another engagement announcement within our group. This time it was Aiza’s, who accepted the marriage proposal of her then boyfriend, Jeron. We were really amazed of the announcement because of two things; (1) Aiza has been really picky with boys in the past and Jeron is her first boyfriend; and (2) at that time, they haven’t even celebrated their first dating anniversary! Haha. Nonetheless, we were very happy for them of course, especially me since I am also a soon-to-wed. I’m excited to exchange stories with her as we plan for our own dream wedding.

Fast forward to August, while Aiz (as we fondly call her) and I were texting away about the wedding cord that I just completed, I told her we can also DIY theirs. She liked the idea but beneath the excitement, I sensed a hint of hesitation. So since I’d like to contribute in making her wedding special, unique, and personal – I offered her to do the job and give it to them as my personal gift for their upcoming union. The next reply I received was pure delight! Knowing how traditional their families are, I reminded her to check first if they’ll be allowed to use a beaded wedding cord.

Just this month, before going back to Wellmanson for additional materials, she asked me to make rosaries for them instead of wedding cord just to be on the safe side. She didn’t want me making something that they eventually will not use. I also noted of their color motif which is Aqua Blue and Navy Blue.

After a couple of nights spent beading, these are the rosaries (I made them each) I lovingly crafted for them. 

I haven't had the opportunity yet to hand these to the couple. They just saw pictures of these in Facebook, and both of them found them beautiful. I bet they're already thrilled to have it. How about you, what do think of these rosaries? 

Cheers!

Wish #2: Can Someone Identify These Flowers Please?

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I've been searching for pretty blue flowers for quite some time now. Apparently there are very limited flowers in that color and most of them are considered as wildflowers (read: beautiful for a meadow but not for a bouquet). I was able to note a few and have been considering to have them as entourage flowers together with the bright and yellow ones. And in my recent trip to Japan, I saw these lovely flowers in the hue I'm looking for. It's planted in a pot in that tiny flower shop together with other kinds and colors

It's just sad that I don't even know its name since there was no label. And even if there was, for sure it would be in Japanese. Now I tried looking it up in the internet but I just can't find it. I hope that once I show it to my would-be florist, he/she'll be able to identify what these flowers are.


Cheers!

Our Color Palette

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It was in one of our random daily kwentuhan that Adrin and I discussed our wedding color motif. Since both of us doesn’t have an outright color preference, we just threw out ideas then but was not able to actually decide on anything. I just made it clear that Pink is not an option because I find it too girly and more fitting for a debut than a wedding. =P 

Knowing that Adrin would like something manly and regal, I started my research on possible color pairings. While I was doing my research, I actually came across several combinations that caught my fancy, however I was keen not to let slip to Adrin so he wouldn't have any biases once I showed him the pictures. After collecting themed wedding pictures, I let him browse through each image and eagerly waited for his comments. Turns out, his picks are somewhat similar to mine (cool eh?). At that point we made our choice together (how sweet. hihi.), and our final pick is...(tadaaan)...Navy Blue and Yellow.

These 2 colors complement really well and are pleasant to the eyes. Navy Blue gives that regal flair while Yellow really livens up the mood. Also, since we just want a simple elegant wedding, we find these colors fitting since they are not too loud or quirky. Gathering more pictures, I created our very own inspiration board to give us an idea of how things will look like on our very own special day. Excited much? Haha. And as you might have been wondering, yes, we already decided on the color when I created this blog, thus the color scheme. =D

Cheers!