This and That

New Bill Callahan video is strange and lovely.

Excited about Dinner: The Playbook.

Cool new (free!) app Pippit.

Gorgeous bracelet from Erica Weiner.

Built by Wendy iPhone cases!

DIY gold scalloped umbrella.

(Image via Pinterest)

This and That: Halloween Edition

Ten simple masks to make.

DIY striped Halloween candlestick.

No-carve pumpkin decorating.

Gingersnaps and pumpkin ice cream sandwiches.

Fashion icon halloween costumes for kids. (The Grace Coddington one is adorbs.)

Pumpkin pie smoothie.

Temporary tattoos for Halloween.

Printable Halloween party invitations.

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Bookish Vintage Modern Wedding: Wedding Book Stamp

We had a ton of books at our wedding. On the sign-in table, on all the guest tables as part of the centerpieces, and even our ring holder was a hollowed-out book (more on that later). To commemorate the day on their pages, we decided to have a stamp made for the books, so that we (and anyone down the line in the future, be it children, grandchildren, or other family) would know that the books had been there on our wedding day. For the wording, we finally decided on:

A Book of Love

From Sandra and Chris's Wedding

April 21, 2013      Austin, Texas

I searched around Etsy and other sites like Paper Source, but ultimately decided on a $19.99 self-inking address stamp (7/8 inches by 2 3/8 inches) from Staples. And it's perfect. Here are a few photos from the wedding and also of Chris inking up the title pages of a few books.

From the wedding:

 Coral ombre floral centerpieces with books

 

Coral ombre floral centerpieces with books

Ceremony (above) and sign-in table with books in library card catalog drawer (below)

Stamping the books:

Wedding book stamp

Stamping!

 Stamped!

(Gorgeous wedding flowers by Petals, Ink. Stamp from Staples.)

Moonrise Kingdom Costume: Sam Shakusky

S: Here it is in all its glory! Chris's Sam costume turned out so well.

 

 What kind of bird are you?

Tips on where to find similar parts of the costume (shirt, raccoon patch, coonskin cap) can be found here and here.

He purchased the yellow handkerchief from Amazon, and it's currently on sale for 64 cents.  (!!!) Seriously. How can that even be possible?

The eyeglasses are retro Clark Kent Wayfarers that were also purchased on Amazon.

Put it all together and you get one brilliant-looking Sam Shakusky.

Happy Halloween weekend, everyone!

Moonrise Kingdom Costumes: Suzy and Sam

S: Chris and I are thisclose to getting our Suzy and Sam outfits finished for Halloween. Yay! I am so excited about these costumes. A breakdown of some main components and where you can purchase similar items online is below.

Chris's Sam shirt:

Chris got his shirt at Target. He went with a dark green military-style long-sleeved shirt, but a light brown or light green shirt would work just as well if that's all you can find. How I made the raccoon patch is here. You can purchase similar raccoon patches on Etsy, although they are SUPER easy to make yourself. It took me about ten minutes. The other patches we got at a local craft store, and we had the pins at home. Similar T-shirts can be found here and here.

My Suzy dress:

I purchased the dress on ASOS a few months ago, and unfortunately it's sold out now. This is the closest I could find online. This dress is also kind of similar.

Suzy and Sam hats:

Chris found his coonskin cap on Etsy, and I bought my maroon beret on Amazon. The exact beret I got is still available (and it looks perfect!), and there are tons more caps on Etsy (not the same, but similar).

Happy costuming, everyone!