Although I had to work this weekend, I carved out some time to play with the GGH Soft Kid I mentioned last week. On my fat, size 15 bamboos, I whipped out the Spiderweb Capelet from SnB Nation. It's a fairly easy pattern and works up quickly, but be sure to check the errata!
The pattern calls for crocheted ties with little pompoms ends as the front fastener, but I think I'm going to try and find something a little different to fancy it up a bit -- maybe some silk ribbon? Not sure,... And if you haven't figured it out yet, I whipped this up in hopes that I may be able to wear it with my wedding dress. I ordered a silk chiffon stole that matches my dress, but I thought this might work as a good alternative sometime later in the evening.
And thanks SO MUCH for everyone's feedback on the china! I really love them both -- I think I'll have to drag the guy to the store again to make the final final decision. I'll let you know which way we end up going, though!
The wedding goal this week is to get the invites finalized. I really wanted to get letterpress invites, but am reconsidering due to the expense ($14 per piece). So we went down to the stationers this weekend and found some nice Crane's invites ($8 per piece), and also came across some interesting invites at Invitesite ($3 per piece) but I'm not sure if I have the bandwidth right now to print and assemble all our invitations myself. The guy is really pushing for the Crane's invitations, he seem the think the price isn't *that* bad (!!), but I'm having a hard time swallowing the cost.
Wedding crap = highway robbery. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
That is a pretty capelet! Yeah, wedding stuff is so expensive. I visited the store connected to Invitesite back when they had a physical store, and they are really nice people and had a nice selection of paper. Not sure if that counts for anything, but I would strongly guess that they do a good job.
Posted by: Evonne | Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 11:17 AM
The capelet looks great! Good job. For a closure you might try trolling vintage shops for sweater guards. You can find really pretty ones on ebay too. Basically they're like a brooch that you clip onto each side with a chain between them. Very old school, super cool.
Posted by: carolyn | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 08:59 AM
ooh I've been thinking about making that capelet. yours looks lovely! Thanks for pointing out the errata
Posted by: lori | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 10:20 AM
The capelet is gorgeous! Bummer about the letterpress, but you know, Crane's has really great stuff these days. Also, I just met a guy whose wife does custom wedding invitations! He is in the same international trade class that I'm in. Their site is www.invitationsbyalecia.com
Posted by: Mariko | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 11:03 AM
Oh, your capelet is so pretty! Just the thing for your dress—plus you'll be able to wear it again.
Weddings are *so* expensive... I remember!
Posted by: Sara | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 08:16 PM
I have a friend who does wedding invites too: brandivoy -at- yahoo -dot- com. I think she was going to buy a letterpress too...so you should contact her if that's the route you were wanting to go. Best of luck!
~ Christina
Posted by: Christina | Monday, March 28, 2005 at 05:44 PM