An adventure.

Just came back from a splendid little mini vacation, visiting my best friend in Harrisburg for the weekend. It was a great time to catch up on the in-betweens of life since the wedding, winters arrival, and already the up-and-coming 2nd semester that is right around the corner. Our days consisted of good food, long chats, cold walks, exploring Harrisburg's little hidden beauties and spending hours at the Salvation Army, finding what just might be our favorite "new" outfits. On Sunday we discovered the most darling little place called the Yellow Bird Cafe, full of awesome food, pleasant people, and an undoubtedly cheery atmosphere. We stopped in for breakfast, and then hopped on over next door to The Midtown Scholar bookstore for hot chocolate and early afternoon desert. I suggest the lemon bars ;) And of course we had to explore all the little underground corridors full of ancient books from floor to ceiling. That place is magnificent. Sometimes you just need a weekend of spending money, decadent eating, and cafe hopping. Trying my best to remember that some days you just need to treat yourself. 

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The Midtown Scholar 

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Wedding Decorations for Sale

I'm selling a bunch of cute items from my wedding! 

There's some brand new, some 2nd hand and a whole lot of home made cute items! 

Shop away, and shoot me a message if you're interested in anything!

I may be willing to bargain on a few things too ;) 
This is semi first come first serve but i will try to be fair about divi-ing up the wanted items.

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SOLD

3 ft x 17" bronze and black detailed picture frame/chalk board combo.

Asking $40
(That price is including a pretty pricey frame, the wood we bought for it, the chalk board paint we bought for it, and the time it took to put the whole thing together. It has about a $70 value)

Two, 6"x8" hand painted stone slates. 

We propped ours up on mini easels on our dessert and hors d'oeuvre tables. 

Super cute paired with a lace runner and a little vase of wild flowers. 

(see the top right square in the photo below! :)

Asking $5 for the pair or $3 a piece
Asking $3 for the pair 

SOLD
15 unused striped paper drinking straws. 

8" long, assorted pastel colors in mint, light blue, pink, yellow and lavender. 

Of course not enough for all the guests but we used just these specially just for Josh and I, and the bridal party. 

Asking $3 for the bunch
Asking $2 for the bunch 

15 unopened turquoise and purple, striped/polka dotted paper drinking straws. 8"

Asking $3

SOLD

Three Chinese lanterns with built in battery operated lights.

 I added pillow fluff to the outsides and turned them into clouds. 

We hung them with paper stars on fishing line over our gift table with a gold mail box, a white dove, and a beautiful painting my friend made for us. 

Super dreamy and cute.

Lanterns are 10" in diameter but fluff makes them a bit over 1 foot.

Asking $10 for all 3 (batteries included)
SOLD

Four 5" mini gold frames. 

I popped some black paper into the frame to keep up with the reoccurring chalk board theme. 

(Black background not included) 

$1 a piece 

or

All four for $3
SOLD

Assorted metal picture frames. 

One of my favorite things I did with them was

I dried and pressed wild daisies and put them behind the glass of the frames. 

Really really cute, and there's plenty you can do with a frame.  

8"x10"

7 available 

.50 cents a piece of all of them for $2
SOLD

38, foot long, clear, plastic, card holders. 

I used mine  to hold these vintage animal rummy cards instead of table numbers.

We stuck them in the centerpieces amongst babys breath and sunflowers. 

They can be used for table numbers, food tags, or a creative way to seat your guests.

Asking $3 for all of them
$1 for all of them
SOLD

12"x7", brand new guests book

Asking $2
FREE
TAKEN

Assorted ball canning mason jars and vases. 

We coated the insides with teal paint and used them for vases. 

This acrylic paint can take water on it without peeling. However half way through working on them, we switched to a new paint that wasn't as durable. 

Sadly, right after setting up for the wedding the paint on a lot of them started peeling off in the water. I saved all the durable ones that survived the water. 

The cool part is that they are painted on the inside to they keep that nice glassy look of the outside!

There are:

9 large

7 medium

9 small

They are *FREE* and should be fine in water! :)
UNAVAILABLE 

Vintage, and old fashion, story books, novels, encyclopedia, & readers digest books

Assorted size, type, & color. 

I used these as the bases of my centerpieces and put my teal painted mason jars on top 

of the books scattered on the table center (all on top of a white doily, of course! ;) 

We also used the red and gold encyclopedias to stack our drink vases 

on top of on an old table amongst some babys breath.

I even used the books throughout a few pretty displays paired with old fashion

cameras, a gold lantern, a couple of white deer and some bird houses. The books added such a cute touch.

The old fashion ones are insanely cute and well worn. The newer readers digest

and encyclopedias aren't as old looking of course but they have pretty vibrant colors

that make for a nice mix amongst the others. 

65 books available

$1 a piece 

or

all 65 for $20
SOLD

"Bride & Groom" photo doors.

A personal favorite of mine. 

We hand painted, weathered and distressed the doors to give them an old look.

"Bride" "&" "Groom" are wooden and 3D, coated in a silver, white, and gold shimmer glitter.

The "clothes lines" are nailed on jute twine which gives it a cute rustic feel.

We used mini clothes pins and pinned old baby photos of Josh on the "groom" door,

old photos of me on the "bride" door, and new photos of us together on the "&" door.

The left and right door are 6ft x 15"

and the  middle door is 6ft x 22"

Each door holds room for about 20 3x5/4x6 photos

Asking $50
ASKING $50 or best offer
value includes the doors, the weathering, the 3D wooden cutouts, glitter, paint, jute, nails, and time

1ft x 15" round gold frame/chalk board combo

Asking $5

Asking $3

Value includes the frame, wood, chalk board paint, and time

(the words wipe off)

5 large brand new, unopened Chinese lanterns. 2ft in diameter. 

Asking $5 a piece 
Asking $3 a piece

Shimmery white organza fabric

(Very similar to tulle) We hung ours through the rafters under the twinkle lights. 

Also decorated our arbor with it, and draped it along the walls inside the reception.

Some of them are cut, some are unused. Here is what is available:

1 unopened bolt 25 yards x 60"..... $10

1 unopened bolt 25 yards x 60" .......$10

1 unused 13ft x 60" on the bolt ..... $3

1 unused 20 ft x 60" on the bolt.... $5

5, 15ft pieces ...... together for $10

12, 4 ft pieces...... $3

6 assorted pieces (7ft, 8ft, 9ft, 11ft, 11ft, 13 ft) ..... all together for $10

*OR all 365 ft of fabric for $35*

SOLD

Also on the topic of wedding decor, a lot of people have been asking me about where we got our linens and dish-ware.
Our table clothes were insanely inexpensive and really cute. Also the dishware is the same price as throw away paper plates (we calculated it ;).
All you have to do is rinse the dishes, and they wash them when you return them. We rented them from a private owned place.
Call Paul at 215 500 1635 and he will send you a paper with prices and sizes of everything.