Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

DIY altar backdrop for wedding!

Using strips of material in our wedding colors, I have started
constructing a mockup of our backdrop for the ceremony & reception.

I am renting a beautiful white iron stand for the day (the one in the
pics is just a TV stand for temporary display & assembly) to hang the
strands off of. I will also be pinning fabric flowers to it in some
places as well.

Will post a pic when totally complete. This is a great DIY project for
any bride and costs less than $50 (at discount fabric store) and takes
merely a few hours to create.

Today I did a seat-swap in my '86 VW Cabriolet. By myself!!!

So after scoring an awesome deal on new seats/interior/parts at the
local wreckers I was SO excited to have it all installed. Well, today
my impatience got the best of me and I decided to tear my cabby apart
and do a seat-swap in the rear by myself.

The whole task took less than an hour. I removed the crappy old seats
(the ripped brown ones with no seat belts) with a little effort (and
vwvortex forum assistance) and installed the new, white vinyl with
pinstripe rear seats and seat belts. I also installed a new boot
(cover) and cleaned everything up with a magic eraser and warm soapy
water.

This is just one of the MANY things that need to be fixed/installed on
my little pink project car - but I'm pretty proud that I'm doing it
all on my own - even if it takes me a little longer AND I break a few
nails along the way. I love my car.