I must need a vacation...

With the vacation rock yesterday and a vacation jar today, I must feel like I need to go somewhere!

I can't remember where I saw this idea first! I'll keep looking.

The idea is pretty simple, just put items from a vacation in a jar. Voila!

Inside is my keepsake garter, bubbles from the wedding, a ribbon I had tied on all the centerpieces, our "thank you" tag from our favors, our train tickets to our honeymoon, zoo tickets from our honeymoon, and the receipt for our hotel. 

I really enjoy getting a glimpse of all these items every day instead of them being boxed up.

I didn't think it warranted a tutorial, but I just covered the lid with fabric using modge podge and then made the tag using typewriter-style stamps.

I can't wait to have more! I probably don't need to come up with any more "collections" for awhile.

The start of a tradition...

We've all seen these vacation rocks...right?

Ever since I saw these almost a year ago I knew I was going to start my own collection once I got married.

So here it is! My husband and I searched far and wide to find a rock in New Orleans...and it only took me 2 months to take the 2 minutes to write "New Orleans August 2010" on it. :) I can't wait to have a huge collection...although they will suck to move from house to house haha.

Happy Sunday!

Linking Up:

Tatertots and Jello

I Heart Naptime

"Book"shelves...get it?

Just find some old books from a thrift store, screw in some L-brackets, and there ya go! 

P.S. I learned to clamp the books shut while screwing in the L-brackets or the pages bunch like this.

Linking Up:

Tatertots and Jello

Wordless [not] Wednesday

Do you have swagger?

So I'm hooked on this Swagbucks.com thing.  It literally is free money. Yep. Free. You just sign up and you can early Swag Bucks which you can buy things from their swag store (including Amazon, Paypal, and Target giftcards). The one way I earn them is just by searing through their search engine.  Randomly while you search it will pop up "You just won 10 Swag Bucks" or something like that.  You also can earn when you buy stuff online from this long list of popular websites (like you get 2 Swag Bucks for every $1 you spend in iTunes).

Anyways...I recommend it!

I'd also love if you went through my referral link, but that's totally up to you :)

http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/EmilyDLoveSLP


Just because I have said "swag" or "swagger" way more times than ever before in this post.  I have show my favorite commercial.

Help me trash my dress!

So 6 weeks and 1 day ago I married my best friend.  I knew way before I even bought my dress that I wanted to "trash" it after the wedding.  I haven't completely decided what I want to do, but it needs to happen soon before it's too cold! (Courtney, you might want to warn Mark...haha)

Anyways...here is my dress

I still can't believe I climbed up in this dirty barn...BEFORE the wedding!

Have to have a picture of the kiss!

Okay, I know those last 2 pictures weren't necessary, but I'm having wedding withdrawals.

This is what I want to do with my dress (well...something like these):

I really want to do the paint "war"...but I don't know where I could make such a mess

*I don't own any of the trash the dress photos*

Did any of you do this?  Any suggestions? 

Someday I Will Make This...Sunday - Week 3

Craftily-Ever-After is offering this printable for FREE!

Such a cute "Witchkin"

How unique is this wreath?

Love this fall garland

Subway art is all the rage these days!

Hope you're weekend is going swimmingly!