Michael's ALWAYS has a '40% off one regular priced item' so I usually go there when I need something a little more expensive or just to buy one or two things. I only wanted to get one shadow box, but they were having a 'buy one get one free' sale, so of course, I couldn't resist. I'm planning on using the other for our keys. I want to copy every key to every house we live in together. That'll be an up and coming post as soon as we move. Anyways, so there I was walking to the counter when I saw the cutest burlap roses. I had similar ones at my wedding so I thought it would be the perfect addition to the box. Then I was thinking to myself, 'I need some word or letter to make this fancy' (no, a letter doesn't make anything fancy actually, but again, I couldn't resist the cute swirly 'P' they had for only $2. I saw the 'Love' letters and grabbed that too. I figured I would use it eventually if I didn't find a place for it in the box. Is it just me, or when I read 'the box' I say it with a whole lot more drama. LOL.
As I was waiting in line, I was looking for a coupon, and I came upon another one that was only going on today that said '20% off entire purchase including sale items'. So there I was with this huge dilemma of debate. WHICH COUPON DO I USE? The 40% off one or the 20% off entire. I couldn't decide, so I asked the cashier and he said the golden words every DIYer likes to hear: YOU CAN USE BOTH COUPONS. #jackpot.
Here's the break down from Michael's:
- 12x12 White Shadow Box: $19.99
- 8x10 White Shadow Box: $14.99 *will be FREE after discounts.
- Burlap Rose Flowers: $2.99
- 'Love' Wood Letters: $1.99
- 'P' Wood Letter: $1.99
GRAND TOTAL (with discounts): $22.67
Wedding Stuff:
- 2 Wedding Invitations (one for front, one for back)
- 2 RSVP cards (same reason)
- Our registry card
And the drum roll please...
Quick tutorial: I literally just pinned everything with small sowing pins and hot glued the letters and roses and voila! Easy and done in less that 20 min.
I saved one of the napkins from our wedding. Doesn't look like much, but I promise in person, it's a super cute somerset pink. I just wrapped it around the cardboard that came with the box and pinned it secure.
The shadow box actually came with lots of different 'options'. There are 3 different dimensions you can do, but I didn't need anything fancy and just did it regular.
I think I'm going to put it on our entry way table in our new house, but for now, it will sit next to Tapanguin on my nightstand. Ry got me Russel (who I decided to re-name Tapanguin) from Build-A-Bear on Christmas. And I guess now that I think about it, re-sex change him, too.
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