Etsy.com...

For those of you who haven't heard of this magical website etsy.com you really should check it out. It's online shopping for crafts and cool vintage finds. It's also a great way for artists and crafters to get there work out there and start selling it to make a little extra cash. Jesse and I have been discussing pooling our creative talents and starting an etsy page of our own. As of yet we haven't done anything more than discuss it, but I'm hoping someday soon we get right to it. I have been browsing etsy for quite some time now, but only made my 1st purchase a couple weeks ago. I normally just peruse the stock to get ideas for my own creative endeavors. I've been searching through the wedding pages to get ideas on making my own bouquet, hair piece, invitations, etc... I'm even looking into buying Jesse's wedding ring through one of the sellers. They make gorgeous metal and wood combination rings that we both just love. The other day I finally broke down and bought two items and I couldn't be happier, so I thought I would share them with all of you.

Custom Stamp

I had this stamp custom made for our big day. We figured we can use it on invitations, thank you cards, & programs. I also suggested that one day down the road when we have kids we can get it out and let them stamp it all over their craft paper. Kids love stamping and so do I really. My mom suggested that we could keep it forever and when we celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary our kids can use it on the invitations. Somebody sure is thinking pretty far ahead. For now it's just going to be for the invitations, but apparently the possibilities are endless. I think it was well worth the $25.

Peacock Pendant

I saw this pendant and just fell in love with it. I knew it would make the perfect necklace to match our subtle theme with (have you guessed yet?) peacocks. I went to Hobby Lobby today and picked up a chain and ring to attach it with. I adjusted the chain and there you have it a necklace. For around $8 I made my own one of a kind necklace for my wedding. I love it! It's a really big pendant too. I believe it's 2 & 1/2 inches long. 

The peacock theme seems not so subtle with what I showed you, but honestly it will be. We really just want to use greens & blues as our colors and what better way than with beautiful peacock feathers. I'm going to be making my own head piece with a few feathers and a few might show up in my bouquet and the guys boutonnieres too, but that's about it. Nothing over the top, because we are not fancy people. Obviously, I mean I only spent $8 on the necklace I'm planning to wear for my wedding. We're more the creative do it yourself type of people.