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Critical Moss

A rolling stone gathers no moss.  But a clever designer does.

I’m tossing around some moss ideas for a woodland wedding theme, and stumbled upon a few noteworthy mossterpieces:

• Ms. Martha Stewart herself grabbed some inspiration from the grounds around her estate in Maine and employee Kevin cobbled together a really cool “mini-landscape” featuring multiple kinds of moss.

• Tulsa, OK-based Simple Sweet Design offers custom mossy monograms.  Not only can you order your own married initials (perhaps to decorate a mantel at your reception, or the guest book table?), but you can ask for letters in different typeface.  Some people feel very passionately about serifs.

• Dare me to think of half a dozen uses for RAZ Imports artificial moss ribbon?
  • Handwrapping bouquets
  • Tying around bridal party gifts
  • Creating natural bows for chivari chairs
  • Draping lengths from the ceiling to create a fairytale fringe curtain
  • Covering the unfinished edge of a rental table
  • Slip cuttings into your invitation envelopes as a thematic alternative to parchment paper
    … Didn’t even break a sweat.

• Etsy comes through once again with this unbearably cute ring pillow.  You will actually find a variety of options if you use Etsy’s search function for “moss ring pillow,” but I don’t think they come any better than April Hiler Designs.