Martha Stewart, eat your heart out

After searching through nearly every adorable bird cake topper set on Etsy.com, I sighed heavily and then gave up on the idea of ordering one. They're just too damn expensive. Plus, I knew I could do something similar myself with just a little effort. So, a few weeks ago I was shopping with my sister-in-law-to-be (hyphens! yay!), and we ran across the most adorable little bird salt and pepper shaker set. Add a little tulle, some pearls and a bow tie, and viola! Cake toppers!

Hot Pants crafted little the little brown shoes out of polymer clay and I painted them to look like Chuck Taylors, which he and his best man will be wearing at the wedding. I used the tulle from my mom's veil and the pearls from her dress. I'm really happy with how they turned out, though I'm still considering a hat for the dude bird since he's got three little holes in the top of his head. And I can't decide if I should let them stand alone or if I should attach them to some kind of platform or nest-like thingee.

My crafty streak doesn't end there! I had found the coolest note cards on Etsy for wedding guests to fill out during the reception, but they were, again, pricey. So, I re-purposed the card stock we have left over from the save the dates and put to work a set of stamps that look like typewriter keys. Check it out: