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Best Wedding Entrance Evar!

I’m reposting this video that I found on Mrs. Shortcake’s blog. It’s too cute not to share!

Things to do in the summer, a photo journal: Part 1

: Sew a quilt with Joel Dewberry fabric from thefabricoutlet on etsy.

: Take lots of dragonfly pictures.

: Hike uphill in 102℉ weather.

: Enjoy the hike even though it’s way too hot.

: Make body pillow…apparently for the cat.

: Dine outside in South Lake Tahoe on the 4th of July.

: Enjoy a delicious Greek salad and a cider.

: Take in the view of Lake Tahoe, a lake I’ve been visiting since I was a little kid.

: Make friends with the locals.

: Surprisingly friendly folks.

: Watch the sun melt over the mountains.

: Bask in the beauty of Lake Tahoe before the light fades away.

: Admire the double wisteria vine emblem at the SJ Buddhist shrine.

: My first time inside of a Buddhist shrine.

: San Jose Taiko rocking out!

: Observe a traditional Japanese Obon dance.

: Pick out ripe Japanese eggplant for dinner at local farmer’s market.

: Enjoy local musicians.

: Buy as many heirloom tomatoes as one can haul home.

: Discover a new type of cucumber at the Happy Boy Farms booth.

: Marvel at the size that heirloom tomatoes can get!

: Read interesting new books.

: Watch the sailboats race in SF Bay.

: Stop and smell the sweet peas.

: Fort Mason, SF.

: Acknowledge the random (and true) writing on a bench.

: Attend the Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco.

: Withhold from buying all the colorful posters you see there.

: Get inspired by mixed media crafters. In this case, paper and thread make cute cards.

: Expensive blast from the past.

: Wanted to buy these for Rob.

: <3 the shadow puppets. Esp. the "you had me at health insurance" one.

: Great designs at Dutch Door Press.

: Rob bought me one of the antique glass lockets from Sasha Bell Jewelry.

: Drool over the cute animal letterpress cards at Dee & Lala.

: I need that unicorn zebra pillow from Pop Junkie.

: Obsess over the colors and textures at Spincycle Yarns.

: Love their logo.

: A new spin on the Keep Calm series.

: More gorgeous letterpress from Lucky Bee Press.

: Wish for this clever embroidered heart necklace.

: Wouldn’t know who to buy this BART ticket onesie for, but I wish I did.

: Beautiful day. Beautiful view.

: This is the bird version of Rob! From The Mincing Mockingbird booth.

: I would trade an arm for that avocado scarf. Unfortunately it costed more than an arm.

: That machine sure is sexy…

: That scarf is made up of yarn and put together with a sewing machine. Cool laser-cut wood necklaces too.

: Can you believe this U.S. map is made from the block-printing technique? At the Tugboat Printshop booth.

: Block-printing wood blocks from Tugboat printers.

: Terrariums!

: Waiting for a table next door to the Blue Mermaid Chowder House.

: Document the beginning of a blackberry.

Making the following inspiration boards helped me quite a bit during the planning process. I was addicted to Snippet & Ink during that time so I finally kicked myself into gear and made my own. It’s one thing to tell people what you envision your wedding to be like, but nothing beats actually showing them.

I was going for “classy” with Asian influences for this first, general inspiration board. Of course, this was only for inspiration purposes and a lot of these weren’t actually incorporated into our wedding (especially all the pink!). But I gotta say that we did drive off after the reception in our eco-friendly blue Prius .

Sorry, I didn’t keep track of where all these images came from (I know- bad!). Most are from Martha Stewart Weddings and iStockphoto. Please let me know who to credit for the others.

This next one is a dress inspiration board, which I used to convey to the bridal stores the kind of dresses that I was drawn to.

Images from Jim Hjelm, Pronovias, and Amy Kuschel.

Both boards were made using Microsoft Powerpoint, which I found to be (surprisingly) much easier to use than Photoshop for making collages. There’s also an even easier option of using the Mosaic Maker from Big Huge Labs, but I found it to be constricting when it came to customizing the size, shape, and placement of individual images. Either way, it’s fun to get those creative juices flowing after dealing with the practical side of wedding planning. If you have an inspiration board, please do share!

See you there!

I’m so excited about this year’s RCF! I didn’t get a chance to go last year since I was abroad in Hawaii. I haven’t decided which day I’ll be going yet, probably Saturday. Anyone else planning to go? Btw, admission is FREE! So no excuses not to go (okay, I can think of a few, but still…;)). Do it!

Dan McCarthy

It’s interesting how a little glow in the dark ink can remind me of childhood since I used to play with it all the time. Somehow it got stuck as an idea for children and no one had bothered to mess with that, until now:

Artist Dan McCarthy sure can appeal to both the adult and kid in all of us by incorporating glow-in-the-dark ink into his landscapes. His work is both whimsical and elaborate at the same time. He’s also loves to play with transitions which gives his work an interactive feel to it. It’s no wonder his art and posters get sold out so quickly. Love!

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