MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Our 'condo tree'

Wishing all my blog friends a wonderful and happy holiday season! I'm off to LA next week ---- for 2 whole weeks! So excited.

Hope Santa is good to all of you.

And the Winners Are........

CONGRATULATIONS to......

EbonStarr
"My favourite project so far was the veil,
which I made with pink satin edging to match the dress.

Kim
"We are getting married in June 2010 and the whole wedding is pretty much DIY. Our invitations were all handmade by myself and mother in law to be. Our center pieces are all handmade, right down to the embossed labels wrapped around the candles for the center pieces. We are even having the bridesmaids dresses handmade by my mother in law to be...she's pretty amazing. I tell people that the day I got engaged I gained a fiance, a beautiful ring and a wedding planner LOL"

BEL (And Stanley Makes Three)
"We're going to do a lot of DIY - I hope! Invites, programs, menus, wine labels, purses for my girls, gifts for our parents, etc.!"

If the winners could email me, theprofessionalbridesmaid@gmail.com, then I can put you in touch with JessReads who will mail your prizes. A huge thank you to Jess for sponsoring this contest! Be sure to follow Jess on Twitter.


If you're interested in purchasing The DIY Bride: The Crafty Countdown for yourself or for a friend, you can purchase it from my favourite bookstores/sites:

For those are you heading to Chapters.Indigo, click here for a 25% off coupon!

My Former Bridesmaid Dress.

Are you done your shopping? Did your survive the snowstorm (those of you in NE U.S.)? Regardless of whether you were basking in the west coast sun (I'm jealous) or snowbound, I hope you all had a good and productive weekend! I spent mine turning one of my bridesmaids dresses into this lovely tutu-esque skirt for my friend's daughter. Cute, non? I can't wait to give it to her for Christmas - which is just an only 5 sleeps away! What have you done with your ex-bridesmaid gowns?

I will announce the winners of The Crafty Countdown giveaway later today!

Hurry....Enter The DIY Bride Book Giveaway!!

Just a few more hours.....http://neverabridezilla.blogspot.com/2009/12/crafty-countdown-giveaway.html. Enter now!!!

Frugal Friday

Sorry for being tardy on Frugal Friday (it's more like Frugal Saturday)! Today got away from me. With a lot of people taking next week off from work, I felt like people were putting pedal to the metal today --- my inbox was flooded. I'm looking forward to having some downtime this weekend (in between wrapping presents, baking, cooking etc. etc.). Enjoy your weekend!!

Don't forget to enter my DIY Bride: The Crafty Countdown Book Giveaway!!

What to Wear When Traveling...Chic 'n Cheap Style

One of my favourite bloggers, Chic 'n Cheap Living has a regular feature titled "What I'd Wear....." in which she styles an outfit to an occasion (e.g. What I'd Wear to an Office Party, What I'd Wear to a Retro-Glam Wedding). Trust me when I say that Chic 'n Cheap missed her calling as a stylist (it's not too late!!) because she has an incredible knack for coming up with stylish outfits which don't break the bank and all available for purchase online!! I recently asked Ms. Chic 'n Cheap if she would do "What I'd Wear While Traveling." As you all know, I fly very frequently and while I want be comfy schlepping my luggage and myself to LA, I also want to make sure that the BF doesn't think he's dating a college student in her plaid PJs. To see what Ms. Chic 'n Cheap came up with , click below!


p.s. Don't forget to enter the DIY Bride: The Crafty Countdown Book Giveaway!

For the Yummy Mummy in Your Life.......

Brianna and Ewan, the creative duo behind The Last Forty Percent Photography, recently introduced their latest service, MILph (Moms I’d Like To Photograph) sessions. Similar to boudoir sessions, MILph sessions are for those yummy mummies who want have sexy photos taken without stripping down to their undies - think sexy, sophisticated fashion shoot as opposed to sexy lingerie shoot. The first yummy mummy to participate was LFP photographer Yaira. Doesn't she look amazing?


So for those of you who aren't quite done with your Christmas shopping, consider gifting this fabulous experience! For more details, check out LFP's website.

Some Things Never Change.

I recently asked my friend's 3 year old daughter what she wanted for Christmas and she said, "A purse." My friend C. remarked, "Interesting how what you want at 3 and at 33 isn't all that different." So true. What do you want for Christmas?

(t) Who can resist a Hello Kitty purse? (b) Treesje Soleil Cross-Body Bag

Don't forget to enter the DIY Bride: The Crafty Countdown Book Giveaway!

The Crafty Countdown Giveaway

My good blog/twitter friend JessReads has 3 copies of The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown to give away to my readers. For those of you who already have The DIY Bride's first book, this book provides 40 more DIY projects to make for your big day!


Unfortunately, JessReads can only ship to Canadian mailing addresses. So if you're outside of Canada, you'll have to head to your nearest bookstore or Amazon (I'm partial to Amazon!) to buy a copy. Or borrow a fellow Canuck's address to enter the giveaway! Not a bride? Why not gift it to the bride(s) in your life for Christmas!

Here are the deets:

1) Leave a comment here telling me what you plan on DIYing for you big day. (For those of you not getting married, let me know what your next DIY project is!)

2) For an additional entry, either blog, Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway. Be sure to leave the relevant link to your blog, Tweet or Facebook.

3) Maximum 2 entries per person. Contest ends Sunday, December 20 at 11:59PM EST.

4) I'll announce the 3 winners on the following Monday. Approx. value of each book is CDN $21.95

5) Open to those with a Canadian shipping address only!

If you're not familiar with The DIY Bride, check out her website.

For those of you who love curling up with a good book, I highly recommend following JessReads. She always has the latest and greatest reads! Thanks Jess for making this giveaway possible!

Monday Morning Madness

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you get all your shopping done? I have a couple more gifts to pick up and then I'm done! The BF and I hosted a holiday wine 'n cheese yesterday, so much fun! We discovered that the BF makes an amazing mulled wine.

This BR 40% promo code landed in my inbox this morning. I won't be using it so whomever uses it first....let me know what you bought!