second anniversary theme: cotton

the gift themes for wedding anniversaries are a bit silly, but it's kind of fun to try to get creative with the standard themes. last year the theme was paper and this year it was cotton. i knew j wanted some nice sweaters for fall and winter, but i wanted to give him something more heartfelt.

i decided on getting him an embroidery circle and searched etsy, but couldn't find any that i absolutely love; however, these were contenders (notice a theme?):


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instead of buying this gift, i figured i'd try my hand at doing the project myself so it would mean more and be more relative to us and our lives together. so after a trip to michael's for an embroidery circle, fabric, embroidery string, and needle i was ready to get started.





i chose a special phrase from the apache blessing (read it here) that was read during our wedding vows. i wrote it out first to help keep the spacing and sizing even.


after about 2 sittings (roughly 2.5 hours), i was done! i ended up adding a heart (for a pop of color) and our wedding date. i really enjoyed this project and already want to do more!
i couldn't wait to share the gift with j and hoped he loved it.


and of course he did! we have it hung on our bedroom wall now and it is a daily reminder of our wedding day and to strive for good days together everyday. ♥

did you do anything handmade for your wedding anniversary that stuck with the traditional theme? if so, i'd love any ideas (especially for future anniversaries)!