Projects to Tackle:
- Save-the-Dates
- Invitations
- Paper Flowers for Bouquets and Bouts
- Wedding dessert
- Fabric flowers for all females' hair
- Centerpieces
- Reception decor
- Program fans
- Table numbers
- Escort cards
- Reception Food
- Parents' gifts
Tissue paper pompom. This is sooooo easy to make. I will do different sizes and do them in red, black, and white to match my wedding colors. Since my wedding is outside, I will have a tent and can use these to decorate inside the tent as well as around the property.
I got this idea from a bride off of the Weddingbee DIY blog. These are votive candles for on the tables. Many of these candles will be set around the table around a centered larger candle or flowers. I have three different varieties shown here. For the red thread I used crocheting thread and the black is sewing thread. The left candle just has the thread wrapped around the candle holder. My FI prefers this but I like the other two. For the other two I made a template for the cylinder diameter. I then wrapped the template with plastic wrap and wrapped the thread wound that. I tried using starch to stiffen the thread but it took a long time to dry and wasn't very stiff. I then watered down some Elmer's Glue and sort of painted it onto the thread. This gives a relatively sturdy tube. The right candle utilizes two different diameter and height columns to give more dimension to the decoration.
Tissue Paper flowers
While surfing the web for different ideas for wedding decorations I ran across these on marthastewart.com. These flowers are made of tissue paper. There are 4 different types of flowers. At first I was in love with these but as you may be able to see, over time they smoosh up and don't hold their shape very well. I was planning on making these over the next year so I am not rushing at the end, but I am afraid they will not hold up.
Coffee Filter Roses
I originally wanted to do bouquets of roses for my flowers but when thinking about the cost, I began to try to find alternatives. The tissue paper flowers I was not in LOVE with so I kept looking. I saw video and instructions on the MarthaStewart website for these coffee filter roses. They looked so real and easy to make.
So far they have been easy to make and the coffee filters are easier to work with than the tissue paper. They seem very durable and may last for a very long time. The white rose below is what the rose looks like before being dyed.
My trouble so far has been making them red. I tried crayola red water color as well as red food coloring. Both turned the flowers deep pink. I then got some professional watercolor paint and it turned in a deeper pink that almost looks red. I tried RIT dye. I purchased red (I think it was actually crimson) and wine (which turned out to be purple). I did a test run on a coffee filter and the red was not red enough and the wine was too purple so i added some of the wine to the red and I got a much deeper red. I love them!! They are the last of the rose pictures here.
So far they have been easy to make and the coffee filters are easier to work with than the tissue paper. They seem very durable and may last for a very long time. The white rose below is what the rose looks like before being dyed.
My trouble so far has been making them red. I tried crayola red water color as well as red food coloring. Both turned the flowers deep pink. I then got some professional watercolor paint and it turned in a deeper pink that almost looks red. I tried RIT dye. I purchased red (I think it was actually crimson) and wine (which turned out to be purple). I did a test run on a coffee filter and the red was not red enough and the wine was too purple so i added some of the wine to the red and I got a much deeper red. I love them!! They are the last of the rose pictures here.
Monogram
I need some input from everyone! Which one do you like best and how might I improve them?
The monogram may go on thank you cards as well as other things. All input is welcome!
The left monogram below I have had made into a stamp and will use this to emboss cocktail napkins. The right one I think I will use on the belly band of my invitations.
The monogram may go on thank you cards as well as other things. All input is welcome!
The left monogram below I have had made into a stamp and will use this to emboss cocktail napkins. The right one I think I will use on the belly band of my invitations.
Fabric Flowers for Hair
I found instructions on the Martha Stewart website for making fabric flowers. I have only tried the medium sized garden rose so far but I love it!
Next I am going to make the dahlia and see how that turns out. These will go on headbands for the flower girls and on bobby pins or clips for my bridal party's and my hair.
Next I am going to make the dahlia and see how that turns out. These will go on headbands for the flower girls and on bobby pins or clips for my bridal party's and my hair.
Bracelets
Card Box
Ring Bearer Pillow
I got instructions for this off of the Martha Stewart Website
