pretty things!

Wedding blogs are a blessing and a curse. They're a great source of inspiration, but every time I read, my list of DIY decoration projects gets a little longer.

I saw these pictures online a few weeks ago...

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And decided I had to have them. Which led to some new estate sale purchases, and a new mission every time I hit the thrift stores:



I'm a little torn over whether or not to paint such pretty frames. I think they would look awesome painted bright colors to match the rest of the decor like this one...

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...but I'd also kinda like to use them in our home after the wedding. At the very least, I plan to find paper related to the color scheme to put under the glass.

I have a few possible uses in mind:

1) As bases for groupings of pillar candles.
2) As a tray for the ink pads that will go with our guestbook thumbprint tree.
3) A place to stash bags of birdseed or bubbles (if we use those for our exit...)
4) Dessert trays

I'm open to suggestions, of course. Any other ideas?