bon voyage!

hello lovely,
my sister and i are going on a grand tour of europe tomorrow! here are a few of our planned stops along the way. i can't wait, it is going to be the trip of a lifetime. i'll share pictures when i get back of course.
see you soon!
xoxo,
alyssa renee

Derry London Paris Munich Salzburg 

veil alternatives

hello lovely,

my friend is getting married and isn't your typical bride. so, i've been looking for unique wedding dresses that will suit her style. with that comes figuring out what type of veil she could rock with this unique dress. here are some pretty veil alternatives i've found so far. this batch is all from twigs and honey. so romantic and lovely! i wonder if i could make a copy cat of any of these...

xoxo,

alyssa renee 

antique window ideas

hello lovely,

we had a shoot over at a salvage yard today for work and i found a vintage window treasure trove! there were several over there in good shape and the price was only $5 per window. the husband is going to screen in part of our deck while i'm away. i'm thinking i will do something special to my new window and hang in in our new screened in porch. here are a few ideas i've found to inspire me.

xoxo,

alyssa renee 

so many options! here is the window i found

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where troubles melt

hello lovely,
i am so excited. i've been looking for a print to frame that says "where troubles melt like lemon drops" for years. then when my sister showed be this DIY i knew i had to make my own. well, a few months later i finally did. i took a few photos and learned a few things. first, don't use transfer paper, ugh! the vinyl didn't want to stick to the canvas in the transfer and i just ended up doing it by hand. it was nice to have the cricut machine to make the letters look unique. you could easily purchase regular vinyl alphabet stickers too if you'd like. next time i want to do this over sheet music. i think that would be lovely too.
enjoy!
alyssa renee

supplies needed:

paint - 2 colors

cricut machine

vinyl 

canvas

paintbrush

did i mention i love it?

lately

hello lovely,
i have a few pictures here and there from some recent events, but not enough to make a full blog post on. so i decided to give you bits and pieces of the last few weeks. july 4th, a mini roadtrip with my mister on our way to a family reunion, and our friend's birthday party.  my sister and i are a week out from our trip to europe. i can't wait. we are visiting our friend laura in ireland, then jumping over to london just in time for the olympic chaos, staying with a friend in paris, then on the germany for a few days, and ending in austria with the sound of music tour. the trip of a lifetime. i'm sure there will be plenty of posts about it when we return. i also worked on a diy project i've been trying to make for a long time. i'll have a post on this tomorrow. seriously, i've been looking to buy this forever and finally broke down and made it myself.
wish me luck this week. work is going to be tough as i get ready for my 2 weeks off. it is so hard to get away.
xoxo,
alyssa renee