Wanna Sign My Guestbook?

I have been recently inducted into the magical, addictive world of Etsy– “your place to buy and sell all things handmade.” Why, yes, it is my place, thank you! Nicole introduced me to it while she was planning her wedding, and it’s apparently the new hotspot for hip (and hipster) brides to find creative, fabulous wedding accessories, decorations, invitations and pretty much anything else that can be stitched, beaded or tie-dyed. It’s awesome! It makes me want to buy an old loft with Brian and fix it up with silkscreened prints and refurbished furniture like these people.

Nicole found this awesome guestbook from Etsy artist lmoss that would be perfect with our carnival theme (”Carnies. Circus Folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands.”):

Etsy guestbook

Etsy guestbook inside

Oooh, pretty.  This one is small (5.5 x 4.25) with inner pages made of colorful index cards, but the great thing about an independent artisan is that she can make one customized to our specifications. I’m thinking an 8×10 horizontal book with ivory linen pages. I’m also thinking our guests should write all messages in the form of haikus or limericks (or perhaps caricatures for those good draw-ers). Whatchya think?

5 comments

1 Ide { 09.25.08 at 10:20 am }

You’d better hide that guest book before the reception gets into full swing and people remember that you requested limericks.

2 mimi { 09.25.08 at 1:13 pm }

Oh man, I’ll send you one to scrapbook into the book, I’m a crazy rap rhymer

3 Melia { 09.25.08 at 10:48 pm }

One pencil-drawn dragon coming up, straight from the second grade. The dragon will be missing a few teeth, in keeping with the Carnie theme.

4 Brian { 09.26.08 at 6:48 pm }

Can I write something in our own book? One time, after a night of heavy drinking I did send myself a letter, which arrived a few days later. Maybe I could do that again, you know, then when we read it, it will be like a message from the past. I guess that means we’d have to get black-out drunk on our wedding, which may be frowned upon by….well someone.

5 Ashley Martin { 06.04.09 at 7:56 am }

Hi, I have been here for several times now and thought to sign your guestbook.
Very nice! Keep up the good work… Visit mine please!

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