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I wanted something different for a guestbook. As I sew clothes and costumes, I came up with the idea to have our guests sign and decorate pieces of fabric and sew them together into a wedding quilt afterwards.

It was a lot of work, but definitely a success. Our guests very much enjoyed adorning the pieces (some people were working on it for an hour, and two of my aunts took theirs home to make it really pretty) and the quilt turned out to be lovely!

It was the very first quilt I ever made so I probably didn't do everything by the book, but I still want to share with you how it was done.

Sabrina wanted to have a fingerprint guest book at her wedding. After perusing Etsy and not seeing anything that she couldn't pull off herself, she decided to do exactly that! She made her own fingerprint guest book in about ten minutes, and she's letting you download it for yourself.

Things that rock about this wedding: DIY barefoot sandals, hula hoops, scenery to die for (or at least get a ticket from a park ranger for!), infectious smiles, and a motorcycle getaway. When the bridal headpiece is a motorcycle helmet, you know you're dealing with some kick-ass people.

Guys, I'm not the least bit embarrassed about how much I really love writing about offbeat sponsor Little Things Favors. I love looking at all the awesome wedding ecoutrement that can be found over there. I even recently bought party favors for my grandma's 80th birthday from Little Things! But don't let their name fool you — Little Things Favors offer much MUCH more than just favors. You can get practically ANYTHING you want for your wedding over there. Allow me to show you a few of my favorites little things (see what I did there?)…

When your groom is an artist capable of sculpting amazing gothic statues, you have to include them in your wedding decor. He also made their centerpieces and the amazing trees that fill their reception space. Kari does, and she and Rick DIYed this opulent, elegant, period-inspired masquerade Halloween wedding that we can all gawk at. Do gawk away, lovers.

If you're looking for creative ways to rein in your wedding budget, then you're going to want to give a big internet hug ((((hug)))) to our sponsor Mixbook.com. Mixbook is an online tool that allows you to create custom photo products online including: wedding stationery, guest books and (actually affordable!) wedding albums.

This couple blends Indian cuisine, fairies, bellydancers, Rajasthani and Tunisian dancers, fire-spinning and yes, Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" on accordion, into a medley of colors and flavors too awesome to be kept indoors. They had to carve a place in Wisconsin's Driftless Region to hold all of this inspiration.

The Offbeat Flickr Pool boasted some amazing bridespaint, funky bands, sci-fi invites, and some cowboy rainboots. I predict you'll love this week's Monday Montage.