Journal Pages: Shabby Chic Wedding & Collage

Art journal collages

created from assorted fabric and

ephemera -- some gifted by friends.

In my larger mixed media journal...

only a few pages left in it!

Lists and quotes, above.

In my Smash journal...

The apple tree is my drawing, as well as

the frog. The planets are a magazine clipping...

bits of doodles and a scrap of painted paper

complete the page.

'Shabby Chic' wedding decor photos.

These were taken on my dining room table in order

to plan the reception table arrangements. Each table

had a different assortment. I took a photo of each

arrangement and taped it to the box which contained

the items for that arrangement. A lot of work, but it

enabled people to set them up at the reception venue

without me having to do each one myself.

(An idea from Pinterest!) It did make the 

reception decorating go smoothly!

The reception decor included:

Vintage bottles and vases decorated with

burlap, lace and muslin roses; silk flowers,

aluminum trays and bowls, vintage books,

wooden crates, doilies, and canning jars with

candles inside.  Various decorations

on bottles also included fabric tags,

keys, buttons, old earrings or pins,

and vintage paper from dictionaries 

or music sheets.

One lesson learned:  use votive candles that are

in a small glass container, then put that in the mason jar.

Our votive candles melted into little puddles very

quickly and didn't last the 3-5 hrs. advertised on 

the package, because the container wasn't 

the right size. All in all, though, the bride was 

very happy with the effect of the table decor.

I just wish I had better photos. The wedding photographer

didn't take many photos of the table decor, so

if you want the photographer to do so, be sure to

specifically ask for that!

These photos are included in my Smash book,

which is just an assortment of collages that

I create with scraps I have on hand--whatever

seems right at the moment.