Went through their closets and cleaned out clothes that are getting small. Then, Cleaned out and re-organized our linen closet. How many times in a year does one do that? I then opened up my scrap book closet and some horrible closet monster has got in there and disorganized the living daylights out of it. Before I start on that task, I thought I would take a break and do a blog post.
I have the ball rolling on my nieces wedding shower. Yesterday, my Sicilian friend ( aka "Sicily") with her newly acquired citizenship got together, and with "Big Baby" sitting on her lap she helped me make these awesome home made invitations:
Yes every thing is cut out by hand, even that dress.. 33 to be exact. I could have bought a cartridge for my die cut machine, but I would not use it a lot, so why spend the money. And I got a used "You're Invited" stamp off eBay for $1.99.
Okay, so I will let you all in on a little secret, another lady is giving my niece a "tea party" bridal shower, and she made "tea cups" as the invites...well the proverbial line was drawn in the sand, and I had to cross it.. I hope these look good. However, I still think they need something else.
Sicily said "No, they look pretty just the way we made them".
On the inside of course is all the "what, where, and RSVP stuff"
So now that I have shared my day with all of you good folks, it is back to the scrap book closet and the mess that monster made, then off to the cleaners, get the boys from school, come home fix a small dinner for them then off to baseball !
Have a good Thursday!
-JUGM
Your invitations are awesome! Your making me feel very unproductive also :p
ReplyDeleteThank you! I got tired of looking at the messy closets, and finally got proactive about it. Took me long enough though.
DeleteFrom strictly a guy's point of view they need a free get out of going pass included :)
ReplyDeleteWhat the invites? There are no guys invited. I tried to do a weekend in vegas or a "lingerie party" but that was heavily frowned upon by my pulpit thumpin sister..lol
DeleteSince your are a military family, when is a good time to teach the boys to take care of their own uniforms???? O.K. You can stop laughing now. No serially you can stop laughing. We are 45 here the sun is out and the snow n ice are melting away...I have been outside today with out a jacket....Great shades of FLA.!!
ReplyDeleteI know Rob...and I should, but it is the last bastien for needing "mom"
DeleteNo Jacket? holy cow! I hope you did not have a heat stroke..lol
Still too much snow for heat stroke, but I could sun burn if I tried.
DeleteWhew! I'm tired just reading about your day. :D Be careful dealing with with those closet monsters. It's rumored that they can suck you into a deep dark place while they happily tumble through all the rest of your closets! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI am here to report that I made it through the battle unscathed. lol And with a full bag of garbage to boot. But it all does look much nicer. next up is mine and seniors bedroom closet...ugggggg
DeleteVery creative! And nicely done!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir!
DeleteThose look really nice. It's always pleasant to get a hand made card, rather than a store bought one, whatever the occasion. That's one of the things I enjoy about Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMy closets are the black holes of death. I am afraid to venture to the back of them. I do not know when I will have time to clean them.
ReplyDeletePS...the invites are quite cute and smart. I don't think anything else is needed.
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