DIY: Scrabble Coasters

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coasters, DIY, do it yourself, scrabble, scrabble tiles, wood tiles

Happy Wedding Wednesday!

We know it’s been a while since our last post but we know you are going to love this one!

Ever looking for a neat gift to give or a unique item to have around your own house that’s bound to get some attention?!

Today we are showing you how to make coasters out of scrabble tiles! We recently found this lovely idea via Pinterest and couldn’t wait to try it out and share with our fans!

What you will need:
• Scrabble Tiles
• Scotch Tape
• Thin, sticky back, cork board
• Modge Podge

1. Choose (nice) four letter words, you will need four per coaster. This is where possibilities are pretty much endless! You can go by themes, for example.. drinks, love, wedding, sports, etc. You name it!

2. Lay them out in squares and use scotch tape to hold the letters together. This may be tricky since tiles like to slightly move around so, be patient

3. Take the square and flip over. Cut the cork board into squares that are slightly smaller than the coaster itself to ensure there won’t be any that hangs over the edges

4. Remove adhesive protector and stick onto the back of the square

5. Remove scotch tape from front of coasters and layer on a coat or two of modge podge so tiles are adhered together

6. Place your coasters around the house and wait for compliments to flood in since these are bound to be used in any occasion! See below our coasters that were used in a recent styled shoot

Photo Credit: Kate Noelle Photography

in Love,
The RiL Girls

DIY: Wine Bottle Decor

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bottles, decor, design, DIY, do it yourself, project, wine bottles

This week on our DIY blog is all about decor. We are taking wine bottles, which already make great vases and accents and taking it up a notch.

What you will need:
-Wine Bottles
-Puffy Paint
-Satin Spray Paint

Before the project, remove all the labels off the wine bottles. See how to do so from our past blog post HERE.

1. Using Puffy Paint, write and design on the wine bottle, then set aside to dry

2. Spray paint entire bottle and let dry

3. Use as decor and enjoy!

PHOTO CREDIT: Kate Noelle Photography
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in Love,
The RiL Girls

Looking Back @ 2011

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2011, accomplishments, past weddings, slideshow, weddings

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone’s Holiday celebrations were fabulous and if we must say, ours were as well! It was so great to take time this past weekend and reminisce on all we have done. We created Rooted in Love because we truly believe in taking care of others and we feel so blessed for all we have been able to accomplish.

Thanks for all the support.. and we thought we would share our past year in a video for you!

Watch here -> Rooted in Love 2011

in Love,
The RiL Girls

DIY: Hostess Gift

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DIY, do it yourself, homemade gift, hostess, Hostess gift

Have fun serving this little DIY to the hostess with the mostest!

Ever run out of Hostess gift ideas or want to bring something other (or to go with the wine your giving)?

Try this! 5 Bean Soup Mix and Recipe card served in a classic mason jar and you are suddenly the giver with the best gifts!

What you will need:
• 2 cup dry bean mixture of various sorts
• Mason Jar
• Recipe Card
• Ribbon for appeal

1. Fill Mason with Beans

2. Cover and tie off with a ribbon

3. Add personal recipe card

And violá, your simple yet stunning and heartfelt gift is ready to amaze… Tis the season for warm soups and gift giving so this Holiday season, razzle your hostess with this homemade gift!

Happy Holidays,
The RiL Girls

DIY: Vintage Paper

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age paper, DIY, do it yourself, how to, paper, vintage paper

Are we feeling creative today?

Well if so, you are in luck! We want to show you how to age paper so you can make some really nice pieces for decor, place cards, and anything that paper can be used for!

What you will need:
• Strong Brewed Coffee
• 2 Baking Sheets / Pans
• An Oven set at 200 degrees
• Your choice of Paper Product

1. Pour the cup of coffee into one of the empty pans

2. Lay the paper into the coffee

3. Flip paper over to make sure both sides are covered with coffee (if needed)

4. Let soak for approximately 1 minute. At this step you may add ground coffee onto the paper and rub around to create a more rugged look

5. Transfer paper to the dry baking sheet

6. Place in oven for roughly 6 minutes. Keep an eye on the paper since it just needs to stay in there until it is dry!

7. Check for dryness and remove from oven! And violá, you have vintage paper!

In our scenario we will be using these tags as place cards, but we also have a bucket list tree and as you see below are finished items of what your paper will look like!

Important!
If you would like the writing to appear aged as well, be sure to write on the paper prior to putting it through the aging process.

Who’s ready to be creative now?!

in Love,
The RiL Girls

The RiL Gift Guide

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gifts, giving back, Holiday gift guide, trendy, wish list

Happy Philanthropy Friday and with Christmas just a short couple weeks away, we wanted to throw out a gift guide with some of our favorite things this season!

We are absolutely obsessed with these mason jar tumblers over at Poppy and Pearl Co. Bobbi makes these mason jar lids with straws to make the perfect on the go tumbler!

Another great gift? Custom Toms! Sandra at Fruitful Feet hand paints Toms shoes (which is already such a great cause) so you can have a custom design!

Last but not least is our favorite jewelry line… 31 Bits. Empowering women in Uganda through making jewelry out of recycled paper. What is better than that?!

Show some love to these amazing causes and companies on Facebook:
Poppy and Pearl Co
Fruitful Feet
31 Bits

Happy Holidays,
The RiL Girls

Holiday Savings: 20% Off!

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20% off, coordination, Deals, planning, savings

Happy Wedding Wednesday!

In honor of one of our favorite days of the week we are announcing some savings for couples who book before 2012 arrives.

20% off any package booked by December 31st!!!

Be sure to contact us ASAP to discover which package is right for you and get your savings while you can!

Happy Wedding Wednesday!

in Love,
The RiL Girls

DIY: Picture Frames

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DIY, do it yourself, frame, how to, picture frame, wedding DIY

Happy Wedding Wednesday & have we got the blog for you!

Tired of not finding the exact frame you need? Whether its the style or the size, we have the how to blog to help you build your own!

Picture frames are a hot item at weddings, especially for photo booths! Shopping around shouldn’t be your only option…

STEPS

1. Make sure you have the tools to do this.. You will need a saw! If you don’t have the tools, find a man!

Meet papa Cromelin, Britt’s dad

2. Pick out your molding . Make sure to purchase the length you need plus an extra 8 inches per side
EX: I’m making a 12×16 frame so it may seem like i would only need 56″ but I purchased 96″ so there’s room for error

3. Cut the first edge of the wood at a 45• angle with the outside edge for the frame to have the taller side of the angle

4. Measure from the short side down 11.5″ and make your mark. We are making the cut under by a half inch to leave room to rout the back edge where your picture will eventually sit in place

5. Cut the wood at a 45• angle, opposite the first cut. One side is now created!

6. Use the first cut to measure the second cut so they will mirror each other in size

7. Measure and cut for the 16″ sides the same way you did for the 12″ sides as done in steps 3-6

8. Lay the frame together to make sure all edges are properly fitting

9. Use wood glue (or white glue) to temporarily hold one corner together

10. Reinforce the corner with a nail gun, be careful to keep the gun straight so nails don’t shoot out the sides

11. Repeat on remaining 3 corners

12. Viola! You have a frame. Putty all the nail holes and uneven corners, let dry then paint at your freedom

Stay tuned because this project is to be continued as we make a hidden bulletin board

in Love,
Britt & Allie

DIY: Wine Bottles

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bottles, DIY, do it yourself, remove labels from wine bottles, wine bottles

Creatives!

Have you ever found yourselves saving (or hoarding) wine bottles because they are pretty, their shape or just because you love the bottles? I know I’m guilty! Why not agree to actually do something with them? Well you’re in luck because we want to help you out.

This coming weekend we are doing a project of decorating wine bottles with puffy paints and spray painting them to use as vases or in centerpieces. In order to have the bottles ready all labels must be removed! Here are some simple tips to help…

1. Fill a sink with very hot, soapy water

2. Soak wine bottles for 5-10 minutes

3. Check the labels (some may peel off almost immediately) & start removing them

4. Continue to soak the hard to remove labels for longer as you work on other bottles

5. Take something like a fork and use the side of the prongs (it’s less abrasive than a knife, just don’t use your mother’s real silver) and scrape the labels that don’t want to budge and voila!

6. If you have any sticky residue left on the bottles, purchase so Goo Gone and it will finish the job

Once the bottles have completely smooth surfaces they are ready for your project! Stay tuned to see the bottles we create so you can have some ideas..

in Love,
Brittany & Allie

The Switch

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New Blog

Happy Wedding Wednesday!!!

AND Welcome to our new Blog site!

We have decided to make the switch and hope you all have a good time enjoying our new posts here.

New times, New blogs, New motivation!

If you would like to reference any blogs we have posted in the past, please click here.

As for it being Wedding Wednesday, we want to send you off with a challenge…

We have a couple styled shoots planned and we need to borrow a couple wedding dressing!

Please inquire within if you or a friend can help in any way. Here is what we are looking for:

Tea Length Dress

Ruffled, Flowy Ball Gown

in Love,

Brittany & Allie