Mon Amour - La Fin

Here are a few more pictures for you all from our Valentines Banquet!  If you like what you see, be sure to come back tomorrow for my FIRST GIVEAWAY!  

This is what greeted people as they entered the church.  Of course, everything looked better with the lamps and candles lit, instead of overhead lighting, but you get the idea!  :)  

We created a small seating area with the pastors' chairs.  I stole almost everything here from my living room.  Someone brought fresh flowers too.  

I made three of these with Scripture passages on love in French.  I got them the font and size I wanted, saved them as JPEG files, then used this website to give them an aged feel.  At the end I tore the edges.  Super simple project!  You KNOW I had to get some toile in there somewhere!  :)  

The Dollar Tree had these wooden ovals.  I painted each one with a few coats of chalkboard paint and placed them around the room with French words and phrases.  

Our candy dishes were small terra cotta pots painted with chalkboard paint.  I spent about $30 for everything - I was very happy with how things turned out on a shoestring budget!  :)  

And I know I should have a picture with hubby for Valentines, but it is on someone else's camera!  So for now, I get to show off my cute middle sis.  We had fun sitting together at the banquet!  

See you tomorrow for the GIVEAWAY!  

Mon Amour - Part Duex

It was so much fun having an excuse to create some collages for our Valentine's Banquet last night!  I used vintage photos from The Graphics Fairy, a little fabric, some ribbon, a few buttons and lots of hot glue.   I framed each one with a black frame I already had.  

Bienvenue welcomed couples as they entered the church.  I had a hard time saying that word with a french accent.  Every time I opened my mouth, I wanted to speak Spanish!  :)  

Vintage Pearls was inspired by a string of pearls that I received from a sweet lady when I graduated from high school!  I thought the pose with the hand touching the chin in both pictures was very interesting.

Le Minuet speaks to the sweetness of new love.

Tour d'Eiffel had to make an appearance somewhere since our theme was French Bistro.

Carte Postal was my absolute favorite!  Almost makes me want to go into business selling vintage inspired postcards.  :)    Let me know if you want to see more pictures!

Mon Amour

Vintage Postcards and Photos from The Graphics Fairy

Just a little peak at what I'm working on for our Valentine's Banquet!  Wish you could join us, but since you can't, I'll be sure to show you how it all turns out!