More headband bling!

I crafted these headbands for some of the gals to wear in my wedding. The first and third flowers are “Kanzashi” folded fabric flowers, and are really fun and easy to make. Kanzaski are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles. I learned how to make them from the book, Kanzashi In Bloom, by Diane Gilleland, but there tutorials online as well. There are different shapes and some are easier to make than others (but if you’re really interested in learning how to make them, buy the book. The videos online aren’t the highest quality, in my opinion). Below are just a few:

http://www.mookychick.co.uk/diy_ethic/kanzashi_tutorial.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66WfByAacF8&feature=related

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Wedding finery

Once again, a deeply grateful thank you to my sister-in-law Nancy for sewing my beautiful dress for the wedding. She also crafted a beautiful satin swing jacket and brought it with her that weekend—but since I asked her to oversize it because I wouldn’t be able to try it on in advance, she did so—only problem is, it was an oversized style to begin with. I was swimming in it, but luckily I had a backup plan—this beautiful crinkled shimmery duster from a little shop in Alexandria. I finally got around to getting these shots of the dress and jacket (thanks to my friend Karen for posing for me). It was a bit too hard to wear it and photograph it at the same time. I have to admit it was the first dress I had worn since I was a bridesmaid in my little sister’s wedding over 12 years ago! Pantyhose had even become a foreign concept by this time. See how cool my headband goes with the jacket? Bling! Bling! (Thanks to my mother-in-law Sybil for the headband photograph).

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Wedding craft featured on website

I’ve been featured on www.manolobrides.com! Check out the posting here:

http://manolobrides.com/2010/06/14/some-seriously-sweet-wedding-diy-inspiration/

Gimme that night fever, night fever…We know how to show it…

Here I am,
Prayin’ for this moment to last,
Livin’ on the music so fine,
Borne on the wind,
Makin’ it mine.

Brenda teaches my dad some boogie moves to “Night Fever,” while his many admirers cheer him on (left to right: Karen B., Deanna, Lauren, Ann, Roni and Glenda.

Photo © Brian Loflin

Happy feet

Photo 1: Me dancing with my brother-in-law, Brantley

Photo 2: Mom’s brother Charles, his daughter (and my cousin) Deanna, and Mom

Photo 3: DJ Tim Cedillo

Photo 4: Kelley & Brantley

Photo 5: Lauren & Chris

Photo 6: Tim dances with Debbie, while Macie drags Brennan onto the dance floor

Photo 7-8: Macie & Brennan dancing in the yard

Photo 9: We are family, I got all my sis-tahs and me—Lauren, me, Kelley & Debbie

Photo 10: Tom, Judy, Lauren, me

Photo 11: Paula & Ken

Photo 12: Alyce & Bill

Conga, conversation and canoodling

Photo 1: Dance floor Conga line with Roni, Ann, Tom and Brenda

Photo 2: Tired pups Pete and Nancy (she was probably tired from all that wedding dress/jacket sewing!)

Photo 3: Ken, Paula and Sherri engrossed in conversation

Photo 4: Glenda, Lauren and Chris

Photo 5: Sybil and my Dad

Photo 6-8: Tom and Brenda, swayin’ to the music

© Cindy Dyer

Eatin’ and drinkin’ and minglin’ and two-steppin’

Photo 1: Glenda and Debbie

Photo 2: Pam and Emily

Photo 3: “The Vineyard” table—left: Nancy and Norma; right: Roni and Pete

Photo 4: “The Woodland Garden” table—left: Paula and Brian; right: Ken

Photo 5: Dad made his way around the tables, mingling and telling tales. Left: Dad and Kathy; right: Bill, Sherri and Brenda

Photo 6: “The Seaside Garden” table—left: Judy and Carmen; right: Fred and Karen W.

Photo 7 & 8: Two-steppin’ cowgirls, from left: Alyce, Debbie, Carmen, Kelley, Deanne, Lauren and Macie

© Cindy Dyer