Eat, Drink & Be Married

About a month ago I was asked to make a custom recipe book with Eat, Drink & Be Married on the cover. I loved the quote and design and knew I wanted to make a recipe book in the size and shape I offer in my shop. Over the weekend I finally had some down time and got it added! It can be purchased as is, or the bride and groom's names and wedding date can be added as well.

I love this quote so much and knew it would be perfect for other items in my shop as well. I decided to add it to a cutting board.

And a recipe box.

I'm also hoping to make some custom cards soon to make these boxes into guest book alternatives. One side of the card will have room for a message for the bride and groom. And the other side will have name, address, email and phone information. So the box is useful after the wedding and still has those special wedding wishes in it :)

New Wine Bottle Stopper Designs

It's been quite a while since I've added any new bottle stopper designs to my shop. I've happily accepted a few custom orders with fun designs lately that I couldn't wait to get in my shop. (gotta love those custom orders!)

This Custom State Stopper is a fun idea for a wedding, house warming or to announce that you're moving. I can engrave any state or country.

This Damask Design is a nice, formal option. I like the bold/modern font that the customer chose for this design as well.

I've had this Wine Glass Stopper as an option for my bulk stopper listing, but hadn't had the opportunity to engrave one yet. I loved this idea for a bachelorette party. These would make fun gifts for all the girls attending or as a gift for the bride.

The options are endless with these little stoppers!

Wedding Party Cuff Links

I am still always surprised at how many cuff links I sell online. In person, I never see people wearing them. But then again, I live in a rural area and I think this might be a city trend? Either way, I love that they do well because I love coming up with new designs!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/168162361/best-man-wooden-cuff-links-wedding

One event I often sell cuff links for is weddings. So I decided to create a special set of cuff links for all the men in the wedding party. There are sets for the groom, his best man, the groomsmen, and the fathers of the bride and groom. And I can always create other sets for anyone else in the wedding like ushers and the ring bearer.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/168152754/father-of-the-bride-father-of-the-groom

These cuff links make a great gift because they guys can wear them the day of the wedding and remember the special day any time they wear them down the road.

Bridal Shower Ideas

I recently introduced my Recipe for a Happy Marriage Recipe Boxes. I'm so happy with how well they are doing! They make such great bridal shower gifts and wedding gifts.

Just last night I also listed another great shower gift idea...Recipes for the Bride Recipe Book! Isn't the bride just beautiful!

Both the recipe boxes and books are a perfect gift for the bride from everyone attending the shower or wedding. Just send the attendees a card along with their invitation, have them fill it out and bring it back. The bride leaves with so many great new recipes to start her marriage. And how great is it to have everyone's handwriting on those cards...how personal!

Recipe for a Happy Marriage

As most of you know by now, I love custom work! It seems each new request turns into another great item I can add to my shop. And I've really been working this year to grow my Wedding Section. My most recent request was just perfect!

I was asked by a friend to make a personalized recipe box with a "recipe for a happy marriage" engraved on the top for her sister's bridal shower.

These recipe boxes would make great bridal shower gifts, wedding gifts or even guest book alternatives.

My wheels are spinning with other designs I'd love to engrave on the boxes. My carved tree design might just have to be next. And they would be great with monograms or even Mom's Recipes.

 What other designs do you think would look great on these?

Something for Everyone

My Personalized Beer Mugs have done really well as groomsman gifts and I love seeing all the different teams that the guys choose. There are football teams, basketball teams, hockey teams, college teams, pro teams...and the list goes on.

But what if the guys in the wedding party aren't into sports? I can relate to this, because Jesse isn't into sports at all. What do you choose to put on their mug? You make a custom request of course :)

I've done a few unique mugs lately that I thought were a great idea for the non-sports nut. I love the custom requests because I know that these mugs will be even more special since the bride and groom took the time to choose a special graphic for their groomsman :)

Above are The Hulk, Nissan and Superman logos. And I also have a Firefighter logo and Rock Climbing Club logo on order right now as well. How cool!

I love knowing that I'm helping the bride and groom choose a special gift they can't get anywhere else :)

May The Force Be With You

I think I may have made my most unique wedding photo album yet :)

My aunt is going to a wedding this weekend and the couple is very into Star Wars. Their wedding invitation had an unusual font and star wars graphics. My aunt thought it would be fun to have me create a wooden photo album to match.

And fun it was! I was able to find the exact font they had used on their invitation and the Star Wars graphic as well!

I can't wait for the couple to receive their photo album! It will be the most unique gift they receive :)

Personalized Wedding Gifts

Last weekend we attended the wedding of a friend and coworker. It was such a happen event and I wanted to give them a gift that they would cherish for years to come. Of course I wanted it to be personalized and I wanted to engrave it :)

I first thought of these Wine Bottle Stoppers:

These are great gifts even if the recipients don't drink wine. They can be added to a decorative bottle as well :)

(I just added these to my shop yesterday!!!)

I also wanted to give them something bigger that they could display on their wall. This Engraved Name Frame was perfect!

I hope to add these to my shop soon, but I want to get a frame that I like and can reorder when needed. This frame was from my personal stash :)

Personalized gifts are so personal and special! These will definitely be my go-to wedding gifts from now on...along with my Custom Coasters too!