Something big just happened. Life-altering big.
I got married.
Of course there were lots of little projects that I did, but here's one of my favorites.
I have had the privilege of leading a girl's Bible study for my church for about six years now. If you know anything about teenagers, that's an eternity. It's bad middle school hair, winter formals, algebra, starting high school, sophomore year friend drama, and slumber parties with lots of food and laughter.
To honor that special place that these girls hold in my life, I made them all flower girls and my co-leader (with me through thick and thin) the ring bearer.
Yes. There are lots of them.
So, what do you do for so many flower girls? Tell them each to buy a white dress, let them wear whatever shoes they want, and make them all flower crowns.
For the crowns, I bought bunches of artificial baby's breath, pulled them apart, then wove the flowers around a wire loop.
Here's where things get personal. Regular cardboard boxes and wrapping paper won't do. The craft store had these wooden boxes were the perfect size for my simple little crowns.
I drew out a special version of their names on paper using a sharpie, then traced the marks that bled through the other side with chalk and transferred the marks to the tops of the boxes. My cat helped whenever she could.
After the designs were transferred, I got myself a wood burner and went to town. When they were all finished, I put a layer of clear, glossy polyurethane.
I will admit that I can be a bit impatient. I probably could have waited another day before closing the boxes and packing them away until the wedding day, but I had other things to do. Therefore, the boxes may have been a little difficult to open the first time. Some prying required. Totally worth it though.
I know this post has been a little photo heavy (Can you blame me though? So pretty...), and from here out it will only get worse. Here are all of my designs:
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