Cotton Candy Love

Remember how I've always talked about my superb fetish for paper goods and stationery?

Well, I have finally found a local avenue to purchase all my paper LOVES at a pocket-friendly price - sit up and say 'Hello!' to my new found BFF, Cotton Candy Island!

Enough of lurking around those chi-chi stationary and scrapbooking stores, scrummaging for discounted items... I can now purchase all the beautiful craft items in the comfort of my home as I excitedly await for their arrival at my doorstep.Check out this delicious brown paper with oh-so-vintage thread and button details!

Pictures from Cotton Candy Island

Packing your wedding favours, sending this out as a wedding invite... or even use it to pack Thank You gifts for your wedding helpers! Beautiful packaging really does accentuate the thoughtfulness of your gift :)

But this is next product is my favourite one of all and it just makes me DNA tingle with excitement - STAMP COLLECTIONS!

Picture of "Lovely Animals" stamp collection

What other shops are selling you for $30+, Cotton Candy Island is only selling at *hyperventilates* $12.50!

O-M-G.
I'm sorry. As you can tell I really love my stationery, my fiancee can be proof to that fact + my gargantuan box stocked full of stationery and crafting materials.

What amazed me about these stamp collections is that they come in Fairy, Mountain Birds, Pussycat, Jewelery..... and many many more. I am so gushing right now.

And better yet, they sell special ink stamps to allow you to do stuff like this:


Step aside BK wraps and artisan table mats... and welcome the dawning of the new era of adorable and affordable table setting ideas!

Open your eyes and crafting minds to incredible ways to beautify your house... and also, a personal way to decorate your wedding (i.e. favours, cards, menus...)

Stationery heaven........... oh my new found love :)))

All you need is a perfect excuse to buy these Cotton Candy-ed lovelies and you will be well on your way to craft heaven.

What NOT to do for your wedding kiss

This won't be decent, and it won't impress your folks... nor your pastor :)

I flip my hair just like Bridget Bardot

I Am A Girl - The Girls With Glasses Theme Song from The Girls With Glasses on Vimeo.

I have always loved stop-motion.
And God knows how much I love fashion...
Which explains why this is my favourite video of the week!

Have Music. Can Travel.

(A vintage poster from the Woodstock music festival)

So, the fiancee and I basically met because of our various loves in life - his being Sound and mine being Music.

He is a sound engineer and I am a singer, so naturally, one of our biggest interests was Music.

We may not be the biggest concert-going junkies nor are the craziest of music fanatics, but there's something about the same kind of music we both love... that makes us happy.

Well, except for Paramore, we pretty much share the same tastes in music.

Apart from that, we are also totally into the vintage fare that's all the rage now. Wrinkled and yellowed paper to faded colours, it's all about that warm and comfy feeling that vintage-inspired stuff produce.

So what's a better way to merge both of our loves, than to create a vintage-themed wedding poster?

(Wedding Poster designed by Erin Jang)

Why a poster you say?

Well, apart from our vintage-themed invites (which will be specially photographed by The Fiancee, and designed by Yours truely), I really wanted to come up with another idea to reiterate our vintage and music themed wedding.

And at the same time, spice up the vast lounge/reception area in our hotel.
Oh, did I mention that it's gonna be at the Fullerton by the way? *grins*

So these little babies would serve as the perfect decorations in and around our reception area, and our guests can even choose to bring them home after the ceremony!

(Pictures taken from Etsy Wedding)

It really does make for the perfect decoration cum parting gift for all your guests.
Plus, its rather economical as well :)

Here we are now, entertain us

Ever wondered how you should appropriately entertain your guests while they painfully wait for you, the couple, to make their grand ballroom entrance?

Well, for starts, making them watch a powerpoint presentation of your bridal shots is not gonna intrigue them that much after the loop plays itself.... for the 15th time.

So, what's a better way to entertain your guests when they're forcefully seated down at their tables with nothing to do, you say?

Might I suggest screening snippets of a bunch of old time classic movies?

(Photo taken from Graze - One Rochester)

It serves as an excellent filter while your guest mingle / or choose to stone, while they wait upon you to start the party rolling!

Ballroom dance scenes accompanied by dreamy songs sung by dreamy actors and actresses... the perfect vintage atmosphere is created by a few minutes of YouTube serving, and a few projector screens.