Love, Carved in Time

I love the idea of a sweetheart table and am planning on having one for sure at my wedding for me and Mr. Plaid. I haven't thought much about decor for the table yet except for one thing that I knew I had to have.

A couple months ago I think I was perusing Martha Stewart Weddings online and saw a picture of the couples initials carved inside a heart on a white birch tree stump. How adorable is that?

Well I live in the south so we don't have white birch trees down here...bummer. :( So then a couple days ago I was flipping through the Pottery Barn holiday catalog at work and saw white birch tree stump candles. Fate? I think so!

I was planning on picking on up until yesterday when I went to Target in search of a wallet and found the exact same candle for half the price. Heck yeah, I bought it!

So here's my latest DIY project:

Here's a close-up of the carving!

I just used a knife to carve our initials and wedding date into the candle. The candle option is so much better because now after the wedding we can display it in our house. I love it!

What a simple project and one of my favorites! What has been your favorite DIY project so far? Did you make anything for the wedding that you plan on displaying in your home afterward?