We've been ready for a while to get a new coffee table so we settled on just making one for ourselves. We picked up two pieces of reclaimed wood from Build it Green NYC, a few pipes from the local hardware store and spent about an hour putting it all together.
A few in-progress shots in low-light using film.
decorating, diy I saw this DIY skinny jeans tutorial on Freshly Picked and knew I had to try it out. I had the perfect pair of boot-cut jeans by Paper Denim & Cloth that I couldn't part with but didn't necessarily enjoy the cut. I even tried to hem them at one point and it went terribly wrong. So, I gave this technique a go and was so pleased with the results.
diy I couldn't resist posting this diy project. Allison of Gimmeakiss took a pair of her old high-heel tap shoes from high school and turned them into real, wearable shoes. I'm a sucker for t-straps and tights.
diy 
I decided to pin up my polaroids...a bookshelf just happened to be the perfect place.
decorating, diy 
Although I would love to have a huge type cabinet like the one above, I believe I would find myself using it more like Poppalina than for metal type.
[Images: all from poppalina]
My fiance has been playing the role of "handyman" by creating a stand for our letterpress, from scratch! Now we have the perfect letterpress corner in our little apartment.
diy, paper/letterpress 
My mom has become a personal seamstress during all of this wedding planning! Not only is she creating my dress, she is creating my 8 bridesmaid dresses, as well as my matron of honor's (aka my cousin) wedding dress. With all of this fabric and no place to cut it, it was only a matter of time before she got herself an appropriate table. She stumbled across a 4ftx8ft sewing table at a local fabric shop and bought it right away. She has spent the past few days repainting it and recovering the "strawberry shortcake" covered top. Doesn't it look great?? I am jealous!
Oh and her other "project", introducing the new puppy, Molly, into their home :)
diy 
We spent the weekend cleaning up our C&P Pilot Letterpress. After scanning the aisles of paint, we decided to go with bright blue, can't you tell? :) I just wanted to share the before & after pictures with you, just to show you how far a little tender-love-care can go!
diy, letterpress 