Wedding Menu Chalkboards

I have had several requests for large wedding chalkboard menus 

so I have decided to add these to my Etsy shop. 

They can be customized however you like from actual menu items to fonts and details. 

As always, feel free to contact me with your ideas! 

I love customizing to make signs that will be unique to you and your wedding. 

This is the largest size Bar Menu at 24"x36". 

I can also adapt this into a smaller size if your menu isn't quite this extensive.

This is the smaller size Bar Menu which is available in 11"x14" or 16" x 20". 

This is the largest size Dinner Menu at 24"x36". 

I can adapt this into a smaller size as well. 

I am selling all of these menus without a frame but you can also order them with a frame if you like. 

I hope  you like them! 

Feel free to email me with any custom requests at sarahsayssew@gmail.com

NEW Wedding Chalkboard Signs

I wanted to introduce you to some of the new 

Wedding Chalkboard Signs I have added to my collections! 

I love weddings so much and find it such a blessing from God to be able to be a small part of someone's Big Day. Even by just having my chalkboard at their event.  :) 

So here they are... The Newbies! 

"The Best Day Ever"

"Welcome to the Wedding of"

"Happily Ever After Starts Here" 

"Choose a Seat Not a Side" 

I hope you like the new designs and remember, I am ALWAYS happy to make a custom design just for you! Just message me and we will get creative together! :) 

sarahsayssew@gmail.com

Happy Wedding Planning Y'all!

The Wedding Quilt

My husband and I got married September 1st, 2012 and decided we wanted to have
a guest quilt rather than a guest book. My mom owned a quilt shop for 18 years and taught me how to sew when I was a little girl, so quilts hold a very special place in my heart.
At first I was going to have guests just sign blocks and then sew them into a quilt after the wedding.
But then... my boss showed me this most wonderful thing ever!
The Wedding Quilt! She had made this quilt for a friend's wedding and I knew it was exactly what I wanted.

The fabric is designed by a fabulous designer from the company I work for, Moda Fabrics, and is absolutely the PERFECT wedding fabric with sweet phrases like "LOVE", "You & Me", "Capture the Moment" & "Faith" printed on it mingled in with plenty of blank frames for your guests signatures. 

We displayed it at the entrance of our wedding venue so guests 

signed it as they showed up. 

Our Wedding Quilt brought so much warmth to our 

wedding and now to our home... 

My husband & I just love curling up on the couch and reading our loved one's sweet words & wishes. 

And we look forward to one day being able to pass it along to our kids! 

Because we love our quilt so much I have decided to start make them for other people as well. 

It would be an absolute honor for me to get to be a part of your Special Day by making your Wedding Quilt.

I would LOVE to know more about you and your wedding! 

 If you are interested please check out my ETSY shop! 

When ordering your Wedding Quilt you will have a few options. I know how overwhelming it can be to make decisions when planning your wedding so I have kept your choices as few as possible! ;) 

The quilt is 70" x 82" (around full size) and has 80 blank spaces for your guests to sign.  

#1. QUILT TOP Color Ways...

This is the Vintage Red & White Color Way... 

This is the Vintage Blue & White Color Way... 

This is the Vintage Blue & Chocolate Color Way... 

#2. Backing Colors...

You can choose which color your and your fiance like best for the backing and I will 

find a fabric in that color that coordinates with the top colors. OR if you don't care, I can pick this for you. See, one less choice already!

Here is what we chose for our backing to give you an idea of how it looks. 

#3. The COMPLETE Wedding Quilt Package

You can purchase the complete Wedding Quilt package as well 

which includes the quilt along with 6 Pigma Pens for guests to sign your quilt and 

an 11"x14" "Please Sign Our Wedding Quilt" Chalkboard. 

 This gorgeous frame is perfect for a wedding photo after your big day! 

I include the glass to replace after the wedding. ;) 

If you choose option #3...

You can choose the color of Pigma Pens you would like your guests to sign with.

I suggest Pigma Pens because they are designed specifically for signing on fabric and will not rinse away when you wash your quilt. (please read quilt care instructions before washing) 

Pen colors: Sepia (most popular), brown or black. 

Sepia will give it a softer more vintage look but still be readable. 

Chalk it up

   

In preparing for the wedding I knew I wanted to have chalkboard signs around the venue. 

I don't know what the allure is about them but I have loved them since seeing them hung in my favorite little coffee shops all through college. 

After making so many for the wedding I found how much I truly enjoy making them. I think it is the fact that you have to stop looking at the internet, put down your cell phone and just create. 

Growing up I took all kinds of art classes but somewhere along the way I fell away from it.

It is so easy to get caught up in things that truly don't matter and forget to just stop and enjoy life.

For me art is a beautiful way to enjoy life. 

I can see God in it as well. He created everything. 

And we were made in His image, so it is only natural that we would also create. 

Since the wedding is over I have decided to continue in creating chalkboard signs. 

This is a way not only to bring in a little extra money, but also to bring glory to God through a gift and passion He has given me. 

I just recently opened my Etsy shop but I will be adding many more Chalkboard signs to it as quickly as I can get them done. 

Here is my latest one for this Christmas season. 

I have also made it available as a downloadable print that you can frame yourself. 

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of my designs like the Holly Jolly one below. 

A sweet new friend, Mandy requested this one to be made custom for her Christmas card photos & as a decoration for home. Her cards turned out soo cute didn't they!?!  

Eat Drink & Be Merry

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all! 

Bridal Photos

Well, just as I suspected... The wedding planning flew by and now here I am a Mrs! 

Despite not being able to blog during the crazy planning, I intend to blog about the details post wedding. 

Here are some of the bridals shot by Mr. Ryan Price. He is a fantastic photographer. He is based in College Station and actually leads worship at the church I used to go to when I was at Texas A&M.

Since I grew up with a mom who loved to quilt that has become a part of who I am and I wanted to incorporate that into the bridals. My mom, aunt and niece came trucked it to College Station to help me set up for the photos. They hung the quilts in the trees for me. Notice the first quilt is the Wedding Ring quilt. 

There is just something so magical about this old white chapel. 

This is one of my favorite quilts. My mom bought it for me at a Quilt Show we did in Paducah, KY one year. Our booth was set up next to the sweetest couple who was selling antique quilts. This is where my love affair began. The whole show I eyed this soft pink quilt. The very last day my mom bought it for me. 

You know that softness that only an antique quilt has? Just nothing like it. 

This old turquoise truck was too cute to pass up a photo with. 

I love all the cute chalkboard signs I have seen lately and decided to make my own. 

Being 28, I have prayed for my husband for many many years. I used to sing the lyrics to Etta James song 'At Last' and dream of the day that MY love would come along. Little did I know, he had been there all along. The Lord's timing is perfect and I am so thankful for the sweet man He has given me. 

I had such a fun time having my bridal photos done and think they turned out really sweet. Thank you Ryan for not making me do "the sultry bride" look! ; )