History in the making - Every couple has their love story

Every person has a story to tell, every couple has a story to tell and when each couple joins in the love, respect & faithfulness of marriage they are beginning a new chapter in their lives together as a married couple. Every couple thinks that their love story is the best and their favorite - and it should be! But just the same that each couple has a story to tell they each also have a history & are making history together.

A few weeks back I had the pleasure to decorate a venue that has a lot of history........it is the place where my husband & I got married at 10 years prior,  people tour to remember "the good old days", it has historic value, historic ambiance, & that is exactly what this particular couple fell in love with & exactly why they choose this venue. So when I was thinking about how to decorate this place and be able to incorporate the couple's style into it while keeping the historic, rustic feel I knew exactly what I was going to do. 

Here is a look into the building - the beauty of it alone is astonishing. I love it & played off it for the decorating.

I mean really can you see the historic beauty in this place??? I love it! And so to keep the historic value, ambiance & rustic home, down to earth feel of the venue here is what I had done to transform this place without covering everything up & letting the charm shine through.

 love the saloon doors :)

In our area we don't have many options for unique, creativity, out of this world venues. Unfortunately we mainly are used to the run of the mill, ho-hum, boring hotel venues, so when we get the chance to decorate for a unique venue - we get over-the-moon excited & thrilled to be a part of it.

 

DIY Centerpieces...Everything that Glitters

With everyone wanting to add that personal flair to their event & also be able to save their money a bit the DIY centerpieces is a huge craze right now. This idea would be great for any event: baby showers, bridal showers, birthdays, weddings, new years eve party & so much more. My sister was planning a gender neutral baby shower. The theme was rustic chic & she had decided the color scheme would be burlap, ivory & gold accents & mason jars. 

These are some very cool, easy, cheap, & gorgeous centerpieces we made for the shower. 

Supplies:

Mason Jars (she got hers from the Dollar Store)

Spray Glue (she got hers form Hobby Lobby)

Glitter of choice

paper & scotch tape

Flowers to put in the jars

Instructions:
1. Wrap the part of the jar that you DO NOT want any glitter on with paper & scotch tape

2. Spray the glue all over the area you want the glitter to be. It is easy to see where you have sprayed as the area will appear cloudy. Remember to spray in a well ventilated area!

3. Sprinkle the glitter on the area you want covered. We tried rolling the jars in the glitter, but sprinkling the glitter on by hand seemed to work the best. My 4 yr. old loved doing this part!

4. Take the paper off & voila you are done. Easy, Fast, Inexpensive & gorgeous..doesn't get any better than that!

Here they are completely finished with the flowers in them.