Life in 2 weeks

it has been a dramatic 2 weeks...
almost the entire spectrum of life squeezed into a tiny time frame...
we became mr & mrs
in extreme weather conditions...

from intense rusty red to sparkly golden...
my nicely waxed car after its $75 car wash (done the previous day) was buried deep in dust...

miraculously the sky cleared up just in time and for just long enough for our ceremony...




3 wedding cakes (& rain, hail, gusty winds, sandstorm, sunshine, thick humidity etc etc )later, we received the news of grandma leaving us for heaven...

as we continue our journey

for better or for worse
for richer or for poorer
in sickness and in health

like in marriage, life goes on...

DIY wedding cake topper featuring double-duck

i was going to make our wedding cake topper out of fondant... that was until i saw these rubber ducks sitting on the shelf of the bargain shop... i immediately rescued two of them...
here was their own transformation from $2 rubber duck to million $ wedding duck (cake topper)...

bamboo stick to secure...
fascinator in the making...
bride duck in birdcage veil with fascinator...


groom duck during his make over...
taylored waistcoat in the making...
fitting...

groom duck in taylored waistcoat with 3 front buttons and skinny black tie...



very stylish!


groom duck,"Follow me, we have to get to a wedding pronto!"
bride duck,"Yes dear!"

DIY cushions

we trekked to paddington during the weekend for a fabric sale and we were not disappointed...
there were rolls upon rolls of upholstery fabric from $5 a metre!
it would have been good only if i had measured all the windows at home - i could have bought all the fabric to make new roman blinds! (but i didn't)
instead, we went in search of cushion materials - and we were disappointed either, as they had "sample suqares" for sale at $2 a pop or 14 for $20!
the squares were large enough to "encase" 35cmx35cm cushions (phew...)
mcduck was not too keen at the beginning, but slowly warmed to the idea that we have landed on great bargains here! so he suggested we get 2 squares per cushion...
since i had 12 35x35 cushions fr ikea sitting at home, we got $40 bucks worth of squares...

although these are recycled materials(samples made good), they are of really good quality...

just a look at the label...

screaming - quality, quality, quality...

envelope cushions were to be made - cos they would be simple to cut, easy to sew and i had 12 of them to make in a flash!
each cushion came into being with 3 separate pieces of fabric - one square 35cmx35cm, two rectangular ones, each with one of the sides short of the 35cm

front piece

1st envelope piece

second envelope piece, pinned...

sewing in straight stitch all teh way around 4 sides...

4 corners were clipped...

envelope side
front side
cushion in place

lovely cushions!
to use at home and on our special day!

$40 (fabric for cushions and remnants for bag making) + $24 (12 cushions) = under $65 for 12 lovely cushions!

DIY red ribbon flowers