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Southern Tradition: Bury the Bourbon

July 6, 2020

Have you heard of the southern tradition to “Bury the Bourbon”?  As the saying goes:

“Bury a bottle of bourbon a month to the day to keep the rain away.”

You take a bottle of bourbon, and bury it at your venue a month before your wedding. Make sure to receive permission from your wedding venue first! The bottle must be buried one month to the day, full, and upside down. Then, on the day of your ceremony, you and your new partner dig up the bottle together as a part of the celebration. The freshly dug-up lucky bourbon is then incorporated into your party, either as a toast or shots with the wedding party.

So, how do you incorporate this tradition into your wedding festivities?  Here are the rules and grab a shovel!:

  1. The bottle needs to be completely full.
  2. It needs to be real Bourbon (your call on what brand).
  3. You and your partner need to bury it together.
  4. It needs to be buried upside down.
  5. It has to be buried exactly one month before the wedding– and preferably on a day of good weather.

A special treat is to hire out an engraver to personalize the bottle with your wedding date and names!  Then you can enjoy the bottle for many celebrations to come if it isn’t finished off on the day of your wedding.

engraved bourbon

 

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Homeschool Graduation

April 20, 2020

Now that schools are officially using distance learning for the rest of the year…. this is for you primary care giver. You were thrown into this new territory and it was a struggle learning the tech and the terminology and the schedule. I hear you. I celebrate you. You stepped up and and did the best you could. 👏. Pop a bottle to celebrate yourself and family’s successes in 6 weeks when the school year ends.
Bottle hand engraved by me! (Available for gifting to that special quarantine teacher in your life)

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Engraved Fragrance Bottle

April 17, 2020

Fragrance bottle gift

I’m a southern girl and love a monogram on… pretty much everything. This engraved fragrance bottle with a monogram and date is so thoughtful. Each time the bottle is used, a pleasant memory of the wedding day can be revisited. Scent triggers memories very quickly and I like the idea of having the visual cue on the bottle as well.

Monogrammed perfume bottle

I think this is such a lovely gift from a mother to daughter on her wedding day. It feels like a right of passage getting your married fragrance with your new name or initials on it. This is also a wonderful gift for any holiday or celebration (Mother’s Day). Adding that extra special touch to a fragrance bottle for a gift indicates a certain level of thoughtfulness.

How to order

How to order an engraved fragrance bottle is easy! You purchase the bottle of your choice and send to me. I will have you complete an order form with the words you want written on your bottle. It will be completed by the time agreed upon and returned to you.

Engraved perfume bottle

There are options like gold or silver fill for the engraving. You could use a monogram or names. I can even add a few flowers to the design if there is space on the bottle. Contact me today to place your order!

Dallas fragrance engraving

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DIY monogram bookmarks

October 19, 2019

custom crest

These DIY monogram bookmarks were so quick and easy that I’m sure I will be doing this again.

Since I already had the artwork for this little crest, there was very little design to do for this project.

First, I determined the size of the bookmark. For this project, 7×2 inches was perfect and fit 6 bookmarks per letter sheet of paper with very little waste.

Then I pulled my art into the file and placed the crest where I wanted it. Be sure to allow room at the top for a hole punch that a tassel will feed through. Since this left so much space at the bottom, I picked six quotes that were from some of our favorite books to place below the crest.

custom crest bookmarks

Finish them off by laminating, putting a hole punch in the top and then lacing a tassel through the top.  These would be great for baby shower gifts, valentines day, or even girls book club!

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Bridal dress Wedding Hangers

July 12, 2019

It is always fun to work on a project that is not paper like these bridal dress wedding hangers. I love the way we used gold ink on the walnut wood hanger. Also, mine are a bit unique because I use a pointed pen on these to really capture the thick and thin strokes of the script. 

Dallas wedding calligrapher Calligraphy bridal party hangers

These hangers were created for Emily Clarke Events in my Talia hand. Aren’t the flourishes so lovely and delicate for this lucky bridal party?

You can order your custom wedding dress hangers too – contact for a quote!

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