Spring Break Productivity: Part 1

One of the nice parts about working in education is having school holidays.  So far, I am loving spring break; I have been getting so many things done!

Paint Magazine Racks with Chalkboard Paint- Done

 Do Something with Side Table- Done (kind of)
I am in the process of redecorating and I am not sure what color I want the table.  So, I sanded it and painted it white for now.  It will be easy to change later.  The two-tone red and aqua was starting to give me a headache.

Paint Lamp on Side Table- Done 
No pictures. Like the table, I have transformed it from eyesore to blank canvas.  All I need is some inspiration…


Book Rentals for Wedding- Half Done
I got to put together a sample table with one of my table runners and dishes and flowers…so exciting.  I still need to add the caterer’s supplies and sign the contract but I am mostly done with rentals.

I love crossing things off my list!

FABRIC!

My table runner fabric is finally in and I have one runner completed (kind of)!

This is definitely a victory.  I have been looking for fabric for months and was starting to feel a little defeated.  I had been primarily looking at online fabric sites but wasn’t finding any good deals.  I was convinced that I could do better in the garment district in L.A.  I dragooned my mom, step-dad, fiance and friend into accompanying my on my quest.  After an hour or two I started to realize that they all had a pretty similar selection– mostly jerseys, silks, wools but no cotton prints.  Finally, I found this great Michael Miller print at the Michael Levine store, but it was $10 a yard!  I didn’t want to pay that much but really liked the fabric.  Being the disciplined, budget shopper that I am, I went home empty handed.  However, a week later I found the same fabric on sale for $6 a yard at Fabric.com AND when you buy more than $35 worth of fabric they give you FREE SHIPPING.  To say that I was excited is an understatement.  I love getting things on sale.

I have already cut the fabric and sewn one of the runners. Unfortunately, I got the wrong color thread and have to rip the stitches out and re-do it (I blame it on the terrible fluorescent lighting at the fabric store).  It’s not a huge inconvenience, but they are each 90″ x 15″ so that is a substantial perimeter to re-hem.

This might be a good way to get my mom involved in wedding projects, but only because I don’t want her to feel left out.  I know, I am such a considerate daughter.

A few more things crossed off the list

Design save the dates- CHECK
I am pretty happy with how the design turned out. When printed they will be about the size of a small postcard. My plan is to make stickers out of round labels and place them in the middle of the card. People can then put the stickers on their calendars. Hopefully I will be able to get these printed with a matte finish…

(In case you are wondering what is up with the seagulls, I chose to use them because we are getting married in a beach town and I love wedding graphics with love birds or sparrows, so I combined the two ideas.)

Hire a caterer- CHECK
Bonus points on this because he lives across the street from me.