etsy buys

Recently I've been receiving a lot of great little packages in the mail, which get me so excited every time I receive a knock at the door or head to the mail box! (who doesn't love receiving packages!)

Now that a lot of our big payments for the wedding are out of the way, I've started ordering some smaller decor items that I've had my eye on that aren't *necessary* but that are little touches I had planned to buy if we had spare cash at any point. All of the following etsy stores have been AMAZING to work with, not a single issue, and they all have some great products so I would definitely recommended checking them out!

First up, I purchased these gorgeous little wooden "Bride" and "Groom" tags for our toasting glasses, when I bought some things from this store for our wedding invites (more on that soon!). Aren't they cute? I can't wait to see ours in action!

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Next up, I received our version of this gorgeous hand-made banner...our colours are slightly different, as each one is one of a kind, but it's similar in pastels and is just GORGEOUS. I love it to pieces and can't wait to reuse it in our home after our wedding.

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Recently I purchased these cutlery holders to place on the bridal table setting for myself and the future hubs. Excitingly, they are actually from a set of 6 so I have plans to use them after the wedding in our new abode and quite possibly purchase the matching table runner as well!

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I've got a few more purchases still to arrive and a few I still have my eye on...nothing too big, mostly decor items. I love that I can make my wedding so different by purchasing handmade items AND support small stores (when really you are likely helping a family or a student through their studies or a mum with some extra cash...). I've also got my eye on a few pieces from madeit.com.au - the Aussie version of etsy which I'm hoping will really take off! It's doing well but it's still smaller compared to etsy so you can't always find what you are looking for just yet! But it's great that I can aim for local first as well! I would definitely encourage anyone wedding planning/nursery decorating/home decorating to check out these fantastic sites...you can really get some different flair just by steering clear of your local, run of the mill stores!

Hands up all the fellow etsy addicts out there!!