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| cathy cobblestone |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 6:07:57 PM
Oh my stars - I don't even want to say how long it has been since I last posted but I had something I wanted to share with my farmgirl sisters. I'm always inspired by others, I love to learn from others and come up with my own "twist" on things. Well I was asked a few months ago to decorate a barn for a wedding reception - the bride wanted it to be "fallish" but no orange pumpkins or mums inside - no fresh flowers on the tables (she thought that expense was unnecessary and I agreed). She said I just want it to be "different". Now she did invest/rent some nice linens, tables and chairs but I wanted to share with you all the things we used that were free or cheap. Like hedgeapples, and peacock feathers and split peas and white beans, borrowed glassware and lots and lots of burlap, plant bed canvas and tissue paper flowers.
In keeping up with Caty's wedding journey in MJF magazine - I jus' thought you all might like to see. I've been posting pics and ideas for about the past week over at my blog. Hope you enjoy the journey.
Happy weekend,
Cathy "Cobblestone"
www.cobblestonefarms.blogspot.com
Today is a gift, live it! |
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| mommatracy |
Posted - Nov 11 2010 : 6:30:11 PM
Absolutely beautiful! Magical. You turned that barn into magazine cover beautiful! Someone should seriously submit what you did to a magazine for publishing. Our oldest daughter, Meredith, will be getting married in late Spring. I wish you could come here and wave your magic wand for her reception!
www.cottagebythebay.blogspot.com
~Trust in the Lord...but row away from the rocks~ |
| Lainey |
Posted - Nov 09 2010 : 06:43:13 AM
That was so beautiful! I've never seen anything quite like it. Great job, Cathy!
Farmgirl Sister #25
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| violetrose |
Posted - Nov 08 2010 : 08:49:06 AM
Cathy, You did an awesome job - it is simply elegant! Wish I could have seen it in person!
Hugs, Ruth
Farmgirl Sister # 1738
God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us!
St. Augustine |
| cathy cobblestone |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 6:55:52 PM
Funny you should ask. Yes, we did keep those beans for soup - well washed and soaked of course and the split peas went for split pea soup also. We jus' couldn't bear to throw them away. Personally though - I've seen so many beans from that reception - I have no desire to eat beans for a lOOOOOOOng time - hehe 
So glad you all are enjoying the pictures.
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Originally posted by Simply Ann
You have a great sence of style. Love it all job well done. Did you make soup out of the beans after the wedding?
There is no set path, follow your heart stay the course.
Today is a gift, live it! |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 4:37:50 PM
Excellent!!!!! Loved it!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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| Simply Ann |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 1:24:27 PM
You have a great sence of style. Love it all job well done. Did you make soup out of the beans after the wedding?
There is no set path, follow your heart stay the course. |
| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 09:41:03 AM
Cathy,
What a spectacularly beautiful wedding. You are extremely talented and the barn was sooooo beautiful. martha Stewart has nothin' on you girl!
Michele
www.2vintagedivas.etsy.com
www.sissyandsisterstitch.etsy.com
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Love that good ole vintage junk |
| Annika |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 04:19:31 AM
Words fail me!....how to describe something so lovely and simple? Thank you for giving us a little peek into your beautiful and creative world =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
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http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 04:16:10 AM
You already know how much I love this. :)
Karin
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
www.athreadofred.blogspot.com |
| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 9:15:00 PM
Absolutely stunning! You are really talented. I loved the tractor and the mums!!
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| cathy cobblestone |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 9:13:21 PM
Oh my - I'd be afraid to say how many yards of burlap we used - I'm really not sure. Thankfully I get it on a huge roll at our local feed store - So it is a lot more cost effective to purchase it that way. The plant bed canvas came in 300 foot rolls at 15 feet wide. We split it in the middle and stretched it to 600 feet - I know we used 1200 feet of canvas - believe me - I was hanging canvas in my sleep - And even though it (the canvas) was an investment - I don't know of any other product that would make that much of an impact - in that big of a space - at such a reasonable price. So I was happy with it.
So glad you liked it!
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Originally posted by sonshine4u
Loved your barn transformation! Simply stunning! How many yards of burlap did you end up using? Where did you get it all? Beautiful!
Playing in the Sonshine
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/sonshine4u
Today is a gift, live it! |
| sonshine4u |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 8:05:11 PM
Loved your barn transformation! Simply stunning! How many yards of burlap did you end up using? Where did you get it all? Beautiful!
Playing in the Sonshine
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/sonshine4u |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 06:29:19 AM
Cathy, that wedding decor is so simply devine. It looked real warm and down to earth. You did a fantastic job!
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
| cathy cobblestone |
Posted - Nov 06 2010 : 05:32:48 AM
Thanks Darlene - you all are too kind. I had a great time working on this wedding - I had two weeks to do it so I wasn't stressed (not real bad anyway - hehe). The first song playing you asked about is "Everything" by Michael Buble. Thanks again!
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Originally posted by HealingTouch
Cathy...Awesome. The most beautiful wedding I have seen. It beats all those fancy weddings I've been to and then some. You need to get those pictures posted in Country Woman magazine and a few others. Great job Sister. You Rock. Who was singing on your blog? Loved it.
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
DNA doesn't make us sisters, Love does!
The road to a friends house is never to long!
Today is a gift, live it! |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 11:59:41 PM
Beautiful, Cathy! Simply elegant - I absolutely love it! You did such an awesome job! 'Really love your blog, too! Thank you for sharing! :) - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
| HealingTouch |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 8:56:50 PM
Cathy...Awesome. The most beautiful wedding I have seen. It beats all those fancy weddings I've been to and then some. You need to get those pictures posted in Country Woman magazine and a few others. Great job Sister. You Rock. Who was singing on your blog? Loved it.
Blessings and Peace,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
DNA doesn't make us sisters, Love does!
The road to a friends house is never to long!
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| NancyM |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 8:06:25 PM
Cathy you did a beautiful job! I wish I had a pinkies worth of your creativity!
Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #159 |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 7:53:38 PM
Very beautiful. You all did a wonderful job. I bet it was amazing in person. Very creative use of natural things also.Thanks so much for sharing.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 6:52:55 PM
Wow! Was that ever beautiful and the most creative wedding I've ever seen! Thank you so very much for sharing it with us.
Dawn in IL |
| Lin |
Posted - Nov 05 2010 : 6:20:26 PM
Cathy, I have never seen such beauty in the simplest of things!! Wow...........thank you so much for sharing all the pictures and your blog is so amazing!! Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
