Centerpieces in the Making!

Centerpieces

The long weekend presented the perfect opportunity to start making centerpieces!  Thanks to Katie, who happened to acquire so many of the jars, we were able to get a great jump start!  So mom and I got busy crafting and we made 21 beautiful jars!  Although we still need 10-15 more jars, it is a start!!  And, we made all the tags for the mason jar drinking glasses! So excited to have done some crafting!

Old jars means they have to be cleaned!  Scrubbing them up all pretty, even though they won't be used for food, just candles and flowers!
 

This is one of my favorite jars.
We used it as a prop for our
Save the Dates session with Mary!

 Some of our first jars, tiny and simple!

 We used a variety of jars, some fat, some tall, some blue, some clear... but all old.  And I love them!

The main theme was lace and burlap.  Something with an old, but cute feel.

 They all ended up looking different, and I love that!  With some barn wood boxes, I think these will be the perfect centerpieces for the wedding!

The making of the jars :: hot glue burns and many mess-ups,
but by the end of it, we were pros!  The method :: glue
everything on one end, glue to jar, and then slowly roll the
jar, gluing in layers as you go! 

I love this one the most :: it was the last one done, and it
was the one that my good friend Laura found for me
on one of my trips to see her. It was one of our first
engagement gifts and it is the most unique jar we have!

Name Tags for Mason Jar Cups

In case you haven't figured out already, I love mason jars.  I have loved them since I was a little girl and I am so happy to be using them at the wedding!  Along with mason jar centerpieces, we are also going to have mason jar glasses (they will be different (new regular ones) so no one is confused).  But we are going to ask you all to put your own name on them! :) So here is what mom, Kristen and I worked on today!

A simple little punch made the cutest design for our tags.
Trying to keep things as simple as possible,
while still being romantic and amazing!

And then we decided to put some lace on the ends instead of
punching them!  It turned out to be very cute and made it look
a bit more romantic!

Overall, a wonderful weekend and I cannot wait to finish them up!  If you happen to have some older style jars, like the ones above, that you don't need until after June, we would love to borrow them!  Email us at DevinandRita@gmail.com!  Thanks everyone! :)

We are now past the holidays and are in the thick of wedding planning!  Things are starting to come together and we are getting very excited!  Shower dates have been confirmed : the first is in Rochester on April 12th and the second is in Syracuse on April 27th.  After so much time, it is quite exciting that the date is getting closer!  We cannot wait to see everyone! :) 

The must have, 'photo by the tree'.