Crane, Crane, Go Away

Eric and I met while on a study abroad program in Nagoya, Japan so it seemed appropriate to try an incorporate that into our wedding. Origami cranes were a perfect way to bring a touch of Japan to our decor and the meaning attached to folding 1000 cranes was perfect for the occasion. There is a Japanese legend that your wish will be granted if you fold 1000 cranes. With this in mind, I bought origami paper in three shades of purple, silver foil, white, and white with various patterns to match our overall color scheme so everything would look tied together. In my mind I had visions of cranes hanging from the ceiling, cranes dangling from luxurious manzanita centerpieces, giant vases of cranes, crane escort cards, etc...if you could put cranes on it then I thought it. It was going to be an easy way to add a diy element to a wedding planned from a distance and cut my florist bill by reducing the amount of flowers needed for the reception decor. I had a plan and it was good.

At least it was a good plan for about the first 50 cranes. Now I'm about 500 cranes in and I'm pretty sure I'm going to start trying to make origami cranes out the blankets in my sleep. There's also some self inflicted pressure in trying to finish them before we go to Knoxville for Christmas so they'll be available for the florist/wedding planner if necessary. Couple this with the fact that it's finals for the next two weeks and I'm about ready to kill past me for thinking this was such a clever idea. Of course at this point I'm in too deep to quit.

I know that one way or another it'll get done even if it means just bringing what I have at Christmas and hoping no one needs the rest before I come back for the wedding. I'm really trying to remind myself to take a step back and remember that it isn't really that important. No matter what things are going to get done and it'll be awesome because it's something that we made to symbolize the beginning of our relationship and our wishes for the future. That being said, I'm definitely going to think long and hard before adding anymore diy projects besides the ringbearer pillow (which I also need to put together still). Maybe if I'm lucky I'll finish these ahead of schedule and finally get back to the stocking I've been trying to make for the last year and a half. Turns out I'm a way slower cross-stitcher than I thought.