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Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
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The happiest gay lumberjack wedding ever

I got completely immersed in the photos sent from Kristen Marie Photography, and was cheering along with the guests (you’ll see what I mean when you get there). She described this as a “gay lumberjack” wedding, which is just fantastic. There’s summer camp/scouting influences, talent shows, tubing down a river, log cutting, and the happiest faces ever. Plus, it’s in Washington, so it’s legal. Seriously, just start looking.

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Get crafty with a cross-stitched ring pillow

Cross-stitching has a pretty low barrier of entry as far as needlecrafts go, so if you’re looking for a project to give to someone new to DIY (or even better: a kid in your crew), a cross-stitched ring pillow is fab.

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Tattoos and lace meet for this movie theater wedding

The Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles served as the glamorous backdrop for this equally glamorous couple’s wedding. Bree and Stacey’s style combined tattoos, lace, a fabulous cocktail hat, and a shmancy tux. Their addition of a short film about their love totally fit with the theater setting, too.

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Fill your wedding piñata with adult drinkies

Heather and Ben love piñatas (as do we!) and had one at their intimate cactus garden wedding. But sometimes you want your goodie-filled paper animals to contain a little something something for the adults.

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Your wedding jewelry can be a memorial keepsake

This necklace actually has a piece of lace from a wedding dress embedded inside resin. The best part is that you could have a piece of your own dress as a keepsake, a piece of someone else’s dress (mom’s, grandma’s, etc.) to wear AT the wedding, or make a few and pass them out as bridesmaids’ or mother-of-the-bride gifts. This got me thinking: what other wedding jewelry could serve as a memorial? Let’s check out what we found.

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Make an old dress new again with a little added color

Kim’s mom gave her this flowy white dress to wear at her wedding, but the icing on the cake was definitely Kim’s addition of a new fabulous waistband and straps.