Bridal Hanky - Take 2!

After making one hanky for a wedding I attended, it has now become something I do for my friends.  It is a very special gift that in all of the bridal showers I have attended I had never seen given before.  Now it is not the kind of hanky that a grandpa would carry around.  It is a beautiful reminder of their special day, and it wouldn’t look too bad catching some happy tears while up on the alter.

The first one I made was very basic, as I was still trying to figure out how I wanted it to look.  By the time I was ready to make the second one I had an advantage.

They had a logo.

My idea was to embroider the logo and wedding date onto the hanky and sew lace around the outside to make it pretty.  I spent quite a bit of time trying to get my copy of the logo perfect, but it was well worth it.  I embroidered the letters in grey and the circle around the letters in orange to match their colors.

I was extremely happy with the results.  I even had to compare it to the original logo on their save the date!

I also embroidered the date of their wedding around the side of the circle.  In sewing the hanky closed I thought it would be cute to use their colors again.

I then pinned and sewed on the lace around the hanky using grey thread.  I was very proud of the results.

And she used it to wrap around her bouquet!!!  I was so surprised and happy to see her using it during the ceremony.  :)

I have since made another one that is a bit less traditional looking than this one and hope to get that post up in the next few weeks.

Pepper sitting!!

Friends of ours are currently on their honeymoon and needed a sitter while they were gone... for their PEPPER PLANT!!!

So far I have saved it from a beating in the rain on Sunday,

Kept it from becoming dehydrated (Jon helped too),

And watched the peppers grow!

What I'm Reading Monday - Audiobook Fail!!

I was doing great in reading these last two weeks.

That is until the audiobook I borrowed from the library was so scratched it was impossible to listen to.

I finished Infamous and really liked it.  I felt the story closed up really well and possibly could have a sequel.  I enjoyed having two different readers, but I have to say I enjoyed the male voice better.

The book I started but stopped was Stay by Allie Larkin.  It was about a best girlfriend and best boyfriend where the girl was in love with the boy and it was not reciprocated.  The boyfriend marries her best friend and I was not able to get much farther than that.  I am curious how the story would play out and may ask my friend with connections to another counties library system check it out for me.

I am also getting along in Summer in the City by Robyn Sisman.  I find it interesting how the story goes back and forth between the two main characters lives.  They both work for an ad agency (one in England and one in New York) and were able to switch places for a month or so.  The drama is starting to heat up and I can’t wait to find out what is happening just beyond what is being shared.

I am still working through an ebook on my iphone.  I believe I have been in the process of reading it for over 6 months.  Even though I have it with me at all times, I don’t feel motivated to read on the screen.  It is so small and I much prefer a real book.  It is the fourth book in a series by Gemma Halliday, Mayhem in High Heels.  I have enjoyed all of the books so far, I just wish I had them in hardback rather than ebook.

As far as my plans this week, I hope to hit up the library tomorrow to check out another audiobook because I just cannot stand listening to commercials during my drive to and from work.  I would like to get Summer in the City finished so that I can start a new one.  I really need to step up my pace so I can meet my yearly goal!