Best Friends Retreat: To Do...

Bring a great book to trade. These are vintage copies of Jane Austen classics from FlossysTreasures...

I love custom book plates and stamps. This one is from terbearco...

and bring a bag to take your book home in... MarketBags by Beth are THE best. I have many of them including one I use for library books. They clean perfectly with a clorox wipe and can carry the weight. They are great for groceries and anything else. Check out Beth's shop... She can make you exactly the custom oilcloth bag you want.

While you are talking about books, you could make book marks or something else simple and fun. Etsy has lots of fun shops that sell supplies to make whatever you are dreaming of.. These stamps are from CreativeChaosDesigns...

Citrus Wedding: Supplies... RIBBON!

In her answers Melissa said that one of her favorite details about her wedding were all these beautiful ribbons. ME TOO! I look for ribbon everywhere. I collect it. I lOVE Ribbon. People often ask me where to get it. It depends on what you want. If you want a gorgeous piece of something for a really special element then you go to Hyman and Hendler and get something imported from Europe. I have one or two pieces of that kind of thing hanging around that I use sparingly. But most of the time, I use ribbon that I want to be able to use with profusion and that has to be much less expensive. If you have a Tai Pan Trading Co. somewhere near you, they often have quite good deals on ribbon. I watch the craft stores like Hobby Lobby for after holiday sales when you can get yardage at up to 80% off. I order a few things from JKM Trim (takes weeks to get to you) in Jersey and MJ Trim (which also has millinery supplies & buttons!) in NYC. And, if I just need yardage of something Paper Mart is a place I've found to have great deals year round, not to mention PROMPT service. They also have a lot of things, when you are planning an event, it's fun to go through some of the ideas in their inventory just to spark your imagination.