Thrifty Wedding DIY Project

Hello! How are you today friends? I'm daydreaming about the upcoming long weekend! But alas, it's not here yet...

In the meantime, let's talk weddings. One trend I'm really liking on the wedding blogs is the vintage birdcase as card holder. This one over at Style Me Pretty especially caught my eye...I love the creamy white shade, girlish ribbon and printed label.

 {image via Style Me Pretty} 

So...I was super jazzed to stumble across this reproduction bird cage at a local thrift shop for a mere seven bucks. It's a little on the small side but I think I just might be able to make it work! You know I love a little DIY... But first things first, the awful dark colour. That just won't do - so I plan to pick up some creamy white spray paint and give it a few good coats to lighten it up. I might even rough it up a bit to give it more of a vintage feel. Then a printed card sign, maybe some of the turquoise twine and voila! My own stylish wedding card holder!

What do you think friends? Should i keep it solid or distress it? If you had a card holder on your special day, what did you use?

Hope your day is lovely and remember - the weekend is almost here! Yippee!

Etsy Love: Nature Mandalas

What a whirlwind yesterday was, I'm still glowing! On top of that, it's warm today so my thoughts are drifting to spring....I can't wait to pack up and head to the lake for lazy weekends and flip flops. But let's save that for another day - there's still a lot of winter headed our way!

My agency recently moved into a new office in the Exchange District and I've been surrounded by four blank white walls for about a month now. I'm definitely in need of some artwork and I was thinking - since I can't keep a plant alive to save my life and the budget won't allow for weekly fresh flowers - why not think about pretty blooms art prints as a fresh, long-living alternative?

This is where the Etsy Love comes in (doesn't Etsy always save the day?)! I'm completely smitten with these gorgeous fine art photography prints from Etsy shop Nature Mandalas. Love the botanical theme and the colours are so soft and subtle yet still vibrant. So pretty, don't you think?

 

 

 {all images via Nature Mandalas}

These are definitely a contender for my new space! The first one is my fave... How do you decorate your workspace friends? Do you prefer homey touches or clean and uncluttered?

PS: Thank you soooo much for all your love and amazing responses to my Winnipeg city guide on Design*Sponge. It was truly an honour to represent our great city to the DS readers! If you haven't had a chance yet, you can check it out here!

Hope you have a lovely Wednesday friends!

Lather on Design*Sponge!

I'm tickled pink to see the Lather Creations Winnipeg city guide published today on Design*Sponge!

{image via Design*Sponge}

 

If you're stopping by from DS to day hello - welcome! Lather. Write. Repeat. is my blog about life, love and painting vintage furniture for my business Lather Creations. So grab a cup of tea, settle in and look around...I'd love to hear from you!

 

For my regular Lather readers, you can check out the full guide here!

 

This just made my day....hope your day is just as lovely as mine friends!