A fun spin on a traditional "guest book"

Instead of using a traditional guest that gets signed, and then stored somewhere & never used again, I decided to put a fun spin on it. I decided that I wanted all of my guest to sign a rock, & then place it into a vase that would be displayed in my home. I got my vase from Walmart for about $15. The black river rocks I bought (again sticking with my B&W color scheme)  were purchased from the dollar store. I had to buy 6 bags of rocks in order to get enough rocks that were big & flat enough for people to sign. To sign the rocks, I purchased a couple packs of metallic silver sharpies. Here are the rocks:

To decorate the vase I bought, I added a metallic silver ribbon, and hot glued a flower sticker I had. I am really happy with how it ended up. Here it is!

I plan on making a sign & explaining to the guests on what, and framing the sign. The sign will be placed next to the vase. 

First Project Complete: Table Numbers

For table numbers at my reception, I wanted to make something that I would be able to keep and make use of in the future. Instead of printing table numbers on cardstock like most couples do, I decided to buy wooden numbers from the store. I found mine at Michaels for about $1.50 a piece. I will be having 8 or 9 tables at my reception. Also at Michaels I picked up a bottle of black wood glue to go with my black & white theme. I painted each number black and let them dry over night. I knew all along that they were not going to stand up on their own, but didn't quite have an idea of what I would be doing with them yet, until I was at the dollar tree and came across oval shaped wood pieces, perfect! I bought 9 of those and went home and sanded the bottom of the numbers that had a curved bottom (i.e 3,5, etc.) I of course painted the oval wooden pieces black as well, and when they were dry, hot glued the number and the "base" together. Once finished with that I put on pearl looking decals to give it a little depth, and also stick with my black & white color theme. Hope you enjoy!

Intro

February 15th 2011, I eloped while on a Vegas trip with my boyfriend. In July, we are having a wedding recepion dinner for all our family & friends to help us celebrate. This blog is to share my ideas with you, hope you all enjoy! Questions & comments are both welcome!