feelin' crafty...

So basically, since the moment i've found out I was pregnant I've had my baby shower theme picked out and have been getting all sorts of ideas for invitation designs. I wanted to design and make my own because there aren't many easily accessible, unique baby shower invitations out there, and anywhere you go they're basically all the same-pink or blue. Since i'm not the type of gal that settles for basics and typicals, I let my creative side take over. Well, what little bit of a creative side I have, that is. All along i've had it in my head that I want the colors to be dark chocolate brown with an antique-ish golden yellow...there's really no other way to explain that color and i'm awful at remembering good color names. Oh, and I also decided it must be bird-themed. In my head the whole thing has a very vintage feel to it.

I also figure I won't have to spend much on making the invitations because we have plenty of the brown paper leftover from our wedding invitations..all we'd really need is paper to put the rest of it together..and perhaps another package of envelopes considering I have lots of those left over too. I've been having the same image of what the invitations would look like for quite some time..and considering the only tool I really have is an exacto knife, it would be incredibly difficult to undertake such a detailed project. But just now while I was sitting here thinking about shower stuff I came up with a completely new and redesigned (read: simple) idea and I think it's become the winner. Ahh I'm really excited about this and I wish i had all the supplies i need to make a sample invitation!

In other news we started our registry the other night, just adding some basic things here and there that don't require knowing baby's sex. Once we find that out we'll go back and finish it up. I'm really excited about this...

Well, alright. Time to stop typing and start writing down my ideas before I forget what they are and end up having to kick myself.