Bridal Faire!

Bridal Faire was this weekend as before mentioned and aside from puff roses, I finally made my first flower arrangements! These probably aren't professional or anything, but they made me happy. 

 We even made take-away favors with red velvet and vanilla petit fours! Oh it was so much fun to put these in little plastic boxes and wrap in a delicate ribbon. I don't know what is so fun about little cakes but something about them really make everyone smile.

 Believe it or not, I placed every single one of these in the boxes and belted out Adele while doing it! Haha! I may look like her, but I don't' sound the same.

The more I am involved in event planning, the more I love it. I mean, these girls are having the most special day of their lives and being able to be a part of it and take away a lot of their stress is so fun! I've been looking and hoping to find a real career, something I love and can be passionate about. While I thought publishing was that something, and maybe it is as well, event planning is what I love right now. I'm developing skills and interest in something I didn't know I could! It just proves of course that our Heavenly Father is aware of each individual on this Earth and wants to help us reach our full potential. I'm so grateful for that!

How to make puff roses for walls

Ok, so first off, I don't know what these are actually called but I call them "puff roses".  As you all know, I work for Utah State University Catering and this weekend was the Bridal Faire! I was so excited to be a part of it and lucky for me, I got to create flat-against-the-wall puff roses. This is a tutorial.

Our beautiful booth was modeled after the "French Countryside and Shabby Chic" trends. Here's how you start. 
You take 12 sheets of crinkly tissue paper and fan fold them. Once fan folded, fold in half and secure with a wire twistie (shown here) or a rubber band.

 Then, you take one sheet at a time and pull towards the middle. This can get tricky because the paper rips so easily, but don't' give up, just be gentle.

 As you pull, don't' forget to fluff and puff. The paper is great for puffing up and looking like a flower. Plus it's so fun! Keep going until you have three sheets left.

 Once you are down to 3 sheets, the puff roses will look like this! If you want to have a full puff ball, pull 6 sheets towards the middle and then flip and pull 6 the other way. That will give you a ball, but this is WAY better for putting on walls.  

This was what our booth looked like and it was a huge success. I love my job!