Here's a pic of the bear that I have ordered with the blue and silver ribbon as requested. I'm getting two - one for Connor and the other for Oscar. They are 8inches high which I think will be perfect.

Can't wait for them to arrive.

Remember I found a seller on EBay - Bloomingperfect and she had some wonderful silk flowers, well I recieved a sample button hole and I personally liked it, but my mum and fiance want us to continue looking and gathering prices. They like the idea of using fresh flowers more. Me personally think Silk can look just as good and I don't see the point of spending huge amounts on flowers that are real as they don't last that long. Silk flowers can be kept.

Any way I have emailed her to let her know and to ask if it were ok to buy two of the bears but with blue and silver ribbon round the neck. These will be for my two youngest boys. I'm just waiting on a email back.

I'm so happy I finally found the Pretty Princess Pendant that I wanted, $10.99 for the necklace itself and $4.00 for the shipping to the UK. So $14.99 which is just under ten pounds which is fantastic. And guess where I found it - on EBay. I've ordered it and now am awaiting it's arrival, I'm so excited, I think my bridesmaid is going to love it.

I Emailed Wentworth Pewter a company I found who do Tankards and asked them bout costs for if I bought a Standard 1 pint capacity pewter tankard with classic double lines pattern Height: 115mm costing 17 pounds and had our Monogramme engraved into it and a thankyou for being our best man speech engraved to would cost and this is what he emailed back -

Hi TraceyMany thanks for your enquiry.We would be delighted to engrave some tankards for you as per the monogramme design you sent us.The cost would be £5.00 per tankard plus a one-off £30.00 charge for originating the artwork into the correct file for engraving.If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards Richard AbdyWentworth Pewter

Going to have more of a browse and see if theres any better prices out there before makeing a decision.

Been doing a search on the Internet to see if I can find anywhere in the UK that sells the Pretty Princess pendant but not having much luck. I posted the pic on Wedding Announcers Forum and one of the members Alison is being so kind she is looking into the shipping costs for me to have it sent to hers then sent to me as the postage directly from the shop is really expensive.

Anyway whilst searching the Net I came across Tankards which can come in either Glass or Pewter and can be engraved on with a special message. I thought this would be great for kip who's our Best Man, he loves Cider and when I saw them he sprang to mind. Wondering if we could get our monogram engraved on with a message saying Thankyou For Being Best Man.

Some one on the Wedding Announcers forum has been asking for suggestions on Gifts for Bridesmaids and page boys and JohnandBrandie08 (who designed my Monogramme) found this - Pretty Princess Austrian Crystal Pendant - The write up as follows - "A princess is sweet and charming too. A princess is special just like you!"Our sterling silver finish necklace hangs from a 16"L chain, complete with a spring ring clasp and 2"L extender.
Pendant measures a generous 1 3/4" in diameter and features Genuine Austrian Crystals.
Lead-free safe for children.
Beautifully packaged in keepsake crown gift box with lovely poem to express loving sentiments.A unique gift for birthdays, holiday, and more. Now every girl can feel like a princess!

I think this would be a perfect Gift for my Bridesmaid Kiera, as my SIL (her Aunty) says " She likes abit of bling and sparkle'' and I totally thought Kiera when I saw it.

I was just having a searching the internet looking for inspiration on more DIY projects and came across these Chocolate Hearts which can be made at home. Here's the link - http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_wedding/article/0,2025,DIY_13783_5481555_03,00.html

Heres the instuctions etc I copied and pasted. Thought it may come in handy as I want to be a DIY Bride as much as possible and makeing my own favours sounds more thankful in a way.

Chocolate Hearts

Materials:

chocolate for meltingcandy moldscookie sheetramekinsovenglassine sleeve (available from photo-supply or craft stores)small rubber stampembossing stamp padembossing powderembossing or heat gunfile folderdecorative taghole punchribbon (6" per favor)spoon

1. Microwave chocolate on low for one minute. Continue melting in 30-second intervals, stirring each time. When the chocolate is smooth and fully melted, it's ready to be poured into the molds.

2. With a spoon, fill each section of the mold with melted chocolate. Gently tap the mold to remove any air bubbles (figure A).
3. Let chocolate cool before popping out of the molds (figure B). Use the edge of a knife to remove any extra bits of chocolate.

4. Emboss an image on the glassine sleeves, if desired. Working over a file folder, stamp the rubber stamp with embossing ink; sprinkle embossing powder on the wet ink. Tap off excess powder and funnel excess powder back into the powder jar. Heat with an embossing or heat gun until the embossing powder has melted.
5. Place several chocolates in a glassine sleeve; fold over the top edge of the sleeve.

6. Punch a hole in the top center of the tag. Punch a matching hole in the top center of the decorative tag (figure C).
7. Layer the tag over the glassine sleeve. Fold a ribbon in half, thread the looped end through both holes and loop the tails back through the folded loop (figure D). Trim ribbon ends on an angle.

If any one decides to atempt making these or has made these before I'd love to hear how they turned out or any similar confectionerys that could be used as favours.

Just a quick post I'm now thinking of using the font Curlz MT now as it's easier to read where there is a lot of writing and also looks fun too. may use the font Gabrielle too but for our names. going to have more of a play though.