Photo of the day 5*30*11

I started thinking about the photo of the day post yesterday, I really like the idea of doing one a day because it pushes me photograph and edit something new daily! Keeps me in practice & out adventuring so heres the second photo of the day! 

Mike (my fiancé) mowing the grass in Chuck Taylors, thought they looked pretty neat sitting on the porch. Sorta "new vintage" if you will. 

*Photo of the Day*

Saw this very cool mural today while on the way lunch. I had to stop and take a photo. 

5*29*2011

Art is everywhere!

DIY Wire Wedding Hanger Tutorial

Check out my new blog for more DIY! ThinkPinkAJourney.wordpress.com

I am having a blast planning my wedding! I am definitely a do it yourself kind of bride and it has honestly pushed my creativity. Not only do you save a ton of money but you really get to put personal touches into your big day! I love the wire hangers with the bridesmaids names on them and here is my tutorial on how I made them so you can do it too!

What you will need

12 gage floral wire 

(I used about 2 rolls for 5 bridesmaids and a bride and groom one) Found at Michaels 

Wooden hangers 

can be bought just about anywhere, the cheapest I found them was Walmart & Meijer

Wire Cutter

Super Glue 

I used the 'Goop' brand craft glue and it worked really well, dried fast. 

small drill bit or a screw

I used a small hook screw to make the hole to put the wire in (we don't have a drill, its on our registry list lol) but a small drill bit would be much quicker. 

Round bottle top 

or similar item to help you shape the round letters and keep them consistent (ex b & d)

Step 1: Practice! There really isn't any doing over once you start the lettering in the wire, if you start un-doing the letting and re-doing, the wire gets kinked up and it won't ever look smooth. So practice, look up images of wedding hangers and find a lettering that you like and copy, you want you lettering to be consistent, for photos :-D 

Step 2: Form you names leaving a little extra on the sides so you can center it on the hanger. 

Step 3: Make the holes in the hanger.

Step 4: Center and clip your name, making sure to leave enough that fits into the holes.

Step 5: Put super glue into the holes of the hanger and insert the wire into the holes. Lay on a flat surface to dry, secure the wire into the holes for drying if necessary (I found a little bit of painters tape works to hold the wire if it moves on you) 

Let dry over night to be safe and then enjoy your custom wedding hangers!!!

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Great Vintage Photoshop Tutorial!

I'm in love with the vintage photo style and I wanted to share a great photoshop tutorial that I use for my photos like these: 

Check out the tutorial HERE

and don't be afraid to play with the settings to get the exact look you want! 

RIP The Legend Randy Savage

I had a couple of ideas for my first blog post, then I woke up this morning and found out that The Macho Man Randy Savage had passed away. So I decided to dedicate my first blog post to him. He was truly a legend in pro wrestling, any fan knows what a huge & jarring impact he made on wrestling. His match at Wrestlemania 3 against Ricky Steamboat stole the show! People of all ages tuned in every week to see what he was going to do. He was one of the greatest and he will be missed. I thought I'd share a couple of my favorite Macho Man videos. Hope you enjoy!

And just for fun :-D