Speaking of starting small, HandyMan and I worked on a fantastic little project this weekend. We're getting married this August (yikes - 7 weeks away!) and I've been bugging HandyMan for the last 3 months to build me a card "house". Rather than a frilly poufy cardbox box covered in white satin, or an ornate guilded bird cage, I thought we needed a card box that represented "US". What better than a miniature house built out of balsa wood :)

We started off with the design -- I wanted something low-slung with lots of windows. HandyMan envisioned it with cantilevered levels, very modern. It also had to be functional; there needed to be a way to put cards in and take them out. Plus, I wanted to keep the box as a keepsake, so it had to be durable, to a point. Well, it took 12 hours and about $100 in supplies, but I think we came out with a great addition to our wedding decor. We had a ton of fun making it too... it was like playing with doll houses as a kid. Only better. And way cooler. Hope you like what we came up with :)