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DIY Rose Petal Runner for our Ceremony.
:Picture #2 & #3:
I ordered 1 Orange Satin Table Runner
& 1 Fuschia Satin Table Runner
so, FH & I could see the colors in person
b...
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Hello Loves,
My FH is a huge UM Football Fan!
I think it's in his blood, seriously.
&& his Fathers, Uncles & Best Friends.. lol.
When we first got engaged,
I ordered this U...
...Home reception
a few months after we return from Mexico
to celebrate with everyone who wasn't there!
Our Wedding Colors are
White, Fuschia & Orange
with Lime Green accents!
Fuschia...
... our engagement session.
3. My tears of joy. I reached out to shannypooh once again and she has done an amazing job, i will post the labels in the next blog I am doing shortly after this one....
... the flower for a little pizzaz. These where very cheap and easy.
I used about 5 12x12 sheets of paper for each color, which made a little over 115 (considering a few mess-ups). All together ...
...irst DIY projects is almost finished! Yay =)
I just have a few touch ups on the paint and I'm going to add a flower in the corners and VIOLA!
These will end up costing about $4.50 each:
...
...I have been thinking about it for a long time and I think I am going to be doing my own makeup. After all, NO one knows my face better than I do, right?
I am very comfortable putting on makeup....
After months of trying to muster up the energy & motivation to complete this project, my purse is done!!! I looked at it today & decided today was the day i'd finish. I sat down and 2.5 hou...
Some more ideas for the wedding
... our Cake Knife & Server Set
the last time we were at Hobby Lobby
{www.hobbylobby.com}
We bought it when Hobby Lobby
was having their "50% Off Bridal" Sale
so, we paid $4.98 for our S...
... our diy photobooth. We took a sheet and add to it some neon duck tape. It look really great. Just like I imagine it. Cost efficient I can say. Can't wait to see the pic our take in from of it :...
...gram Cake Topper
off of EBAY for just $6!
{www.ebay.com}
I ordered all of the Swarovski Crystals
from ArtBeads for $20
{www.artbeads.com}
Hint: Artbeads has FREE Shipping for orders abov...
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I have searched high and low for damask templates.
I have finally compiled a ton of flourishes and damask files and have zipped them all together. I would love to share but if someone would exp...
...f my MOH's Birthday gift today and she died when she saw it. She asked me where I got it, and didn't believe me when I said I whipped it up in minutes! I had to give her a crappy demo with the r...
... the DIY" blog on weddingbee.com.
I used vellum paper that I printed 4 for different damask patterns on using my home inkjet printer. Then I cut them out and used double-sided tape to affix t...
... own invites, std's, menu's and other items.....I found the perfect site (at least to me). Its called weddingclipart.com. If you see something you like, just let me know on here what you want an...
These are some of the ones I have collected from other brides on this site so I'm passing along the love.
I have used these for my save the date cards among other things for the wedding
...Well I have seen some brides questioning how to do aisle Runners and Card Boxes. Im posting how I did mine and where i purchased my materials in case it may help some of you. That doesn't mean you ...
... the bridesmaid or groomsman listings let me know, it will just take a little longer.
Here is the only thing that I ask..
PLEASE comment on brides post when you read them. Even if you thin...
... DIY bridesmaid survival kits. I bought everything at the dollar store. This was a pretty inexpensive project.
List of items:
Ziploc bags- free (already had)
Cardstock for label- free (alre...
...iest DIY on the planet!
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THANKS TO JTHERRIE for the amazing template that looked better than anything I had ever done with water bottles. ...
... and diy projects, along with some other helpful sites and ideas. Hope they benefit someone! (just copy and paste links into browser!)
*Various Templates:
http://design.jodyprouse.com/freebi...
I was on a mission this weekend and went to 6 different "Dollar Tree" stores to finally get enough red roses to finish my pomanders. Whew... what a job that was.
I put them along our walk w...
... the DIY Project!
So here is the story, I wanted my wedding shoes to 1.) wow everyone and 2.) Pop out in my wedding pictures, so I started web surfing and fell in love with these Purple glitt...
This weekend I finally got FH to burn the CDs for our CD favors. We were also able to assemble them. He only complained 3 times...lol.
What do you ladies think? Please be very critical. What wou...
...er a DIY goes right and this was no exception!
Step 1: I designed the labels in my Mac's shareware version of Word and printed on regular computer paper
Step 2: Cut out each label using a ru...
Now I have the sign complete I just have to work on the box. I was going to buy one but after seeing the talented ladies of WBC who have diyed their own, I think i'm going to give it a try.
...heir dresses, shoes, etc and I thought, what would be a nicer way than to send them a Bridal Newsletter! It turned out so good I'm so happy with the results!!!!! I wanted to share them with you!...
Started to assemble the programs this weekend and got half of them done. I love the way they have turned out. I still think we're going to add red ribbons. That means another trip to Michaels.....
...
AHH!! i am so excited about how my first attempt the centerpieces turned out. of course for the actual day they will be on a 12X12 square mirror with little glass votive candles also next to them. ...
I was pretty productive over the weekend. I completed my bathroom baskets.
I bought these baskets a few months back from Homegoods and I didn't like that they were an off-white color (picture 5)...
...some engagement photos so I made these table numbers. I added the text in my Macs version of Word and popped them into some acrylic frames we got from the dollar store.
The back was blank and...
...ther DIY that is a fairly simple and very rewarding.
This DIY memo board is a great idea for a wedding. For those of you looking for an alternative to a guest book, this is the way to go! You...
...from flowers and supplies.com)
2) Transparent Clear Paper (purchased from Michael's)
3) Lavender Ribbon 5/8" (two spools), Black Ribbon 1/4" (two-three spools)
4) Super Tacky tape (1) 5/8" (1...
... 1st DIY project is done.. 1 down a million to go.. A friend and I did them together and got 150 packets done in about an hour and a half. Not too bad. I love the damask tissue and the stickers ...
Finally I can check one thing off my super long list!! Well kinda.. I got my water bottle labels done & now I just have to print them & tape them to my water bottle which will be done somet...
...At some point yesterday I decided I wanted to make matchbook mints. I found some online you can buy but didn't like how generic they all looked. I love making things so figured I'd just do them mys...
JUST MADE THESE!
I found these types of flutes at a recent wedding show for $275!! So i decided I would attempt to make them myself for a fraction of the price! I think all of the Swarovski crys...
This is a mock up of my programs. It's a booklet style with a wallet size photo of us in the back attached with photo corners.
...6/10/diy-fan-programs/...
I LOVE THESE!! I've searched high and low for sexy robes for all of my girls and I to get ready in and I finally found some that are sexy and short enough and I found these iron-on wedding titles a...
Decided to use some of my leftover Swarovski crystals and make myself a "bride" champagne flute for the getting ready stage! The bottom is all swarovski crystals and the "bride" is a pre-made piece...
So my mom tested it out and it worked!
She soaked our el-cheapo taper candles for the candelabras in salt water for about an hour and then stuck them in a freezer.
She let them burn for about...
... the reception tables!! Saved me 100 bucks! So now my card box goes along with my other supplies stacked away!...
...e or flower or even just a simple line. I have shared a link for some great resources below.
DeviantArt
- Great place to download free brushes, shapes, etc... especially for Photoshop and Gim...
I just finished all 25 of the table numbers!! I'm really happy with the way that they turned out :)
sure i would love to. materials: sharpy marker black, scissors, tape, First i printed the wording in french script font ,and 650 size. then i cut all the words off the paper, then i taped them to t...
...With the wedding so frickin close (!) FH and I have been perfecting our vows and getting them all ready. We felt like boring index cards didn't really do them justice and then I remember Gorgeous6 ...
Okay I love doing crafts and projects but I think I'm going overboard. I have a little over 200 days before I say I do, but I can't help but knock a few of these projects out of the way or even jus...
This post is for 304jami74 and other curious brides about monograms:
powerpoint tutorial:
word tutorial:
... our engagement photos, matted them and put them in the frames... Tonight, I took my green berries and lilies and made bouquets that rest inside the boxes. The four votive holders around the fr...
...dred DIY projects to go lol :) ...
I have been working on it for awhile, but have been too busy to finish it. Here it is...I love it :)
What do you ladies think?
So I had this idea for my wedding bubbles, and I think that they turned out pretty darn good. I bought the tube stlye wedding bubbles at walmart (48 for $8.99), then I ordered this packing tape fro...
...t my DIY centerpieces. These are the cylinder glasses with the mirror, black river rocks, LED light stand, and silk carnations and roses....all courtesy of, you guessed it, THE DOLLAR TREE!!... ...
...ange flowers that would work so we bought white ones and got floral spray from hobby lobby... We got lucky... we had to go to 2 different hobby lobbys.. and they each had one can of orange 50%
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...Combined posts:
Just wanted to post the finished product (at least as far as I'm concerned at the moment) and if any of you follow my blogs you know that I will probably change my mind in a mon...
I want to give a big thanks to kkrbride, she was my inspiration for this project. I cant wait to get them assembled, and I am just waiting on the paper and fan sticks to come in and I can cross thi...
Okay so thanks to all of your suggestions here is my finished product for the thank you signs.
It was TOO easy!
Designed it in Powerpoint, had it printed at Office Depot for $3 (I had it prin...
...cted DIY project. Was at Michaels to get more favor tags since I ruined at least 40 of them and ran into these fun "love favor boxes" and decided to make them tears of joy for the criers in tha ...
I took a day off from work yesterday to get a bunch of stuff done & decided to use the day to dye my petticoat.
Since my washing machine is a compact version, I went out & got a 30 gallo...
... A$$ Cake stand", I just had to give it a try. So, I went out to Lowe's this weekend and got me a peice of 16X16 glass ($4.89) and four glass vases from the dollar general ($4.00), and Vawala! C...
...w an invitation from www.invitationconsultants.com and I ordered a sample and it just wasn't worth the money so I created my own striped pattern and it is incorporated in my favors and programs ...
After deciding to do feathers and needing some lime green with my box I added feathers and the bow on my box. All done! I love it! What do you think!?
...I just LOVE doing sneak peaks, lol.
I started a new project just this past weekend. It's a little more difficult that I had anticipated at first, but now I have a system and it's going smoothly....
Unfortunately, Jeff was only able to meet my paternal grandfather because my other grandparents had already passed on when he came into my life 4 years ago (now they are all passed on) and I never ...
...this DIY on weddingbells.ca from another bride...
Step 1.
- Paint styrofoam ball the color that most of your flowers will be so that when all your flowers are in you won't see any white gap...
...I still can't believe I actually completed this. I was TERRIFIED of DIYing an aisle runner because I am NOT a painter. In the slightest. I bit the bullet this weekend and decided to try it, and ...
test inner 5
I used wooden letters from Hobby Lobby and painted them with black acrylic paint (2 coats), then rubberstamped them with silver ink (my colors are black and white but the silver ink was just too ...
A Zipped Up Hoodie is a definite staple in my daily wardrobe. Sooooo I decided to make my own Blinged out Mrs Hoodie when I'm sporting my new last name =) I'll probably also wear this on the day o...
...zing photo op =)
Sooooooooo I decided to make my own =)
They will be filled with hot pink rose petals =)
What do ya think?!...
...r my bridesmaids! I am so happy with how they turned out and promised to post the finished product so here they are and here is how I made them!
Things you need for necklaces:
- I used 8mm g...
...f my bridesmaids dropped out of the wedding so I had to re-print and re-organize the program a bit.
**Loving DIY right now**...
I'm so excited about these! I found a paper bag template online and bought a couple of old books to destroy lol. I was prewarned to not tell the bookstore man what my use for them was. :)
I purp...
...that wedding gown! LOL
We'll be making these for good-bye favors. Very simple to do and it took about 40 minutes for a total of 30 favors! Who doesn't like chocolate? White Chocolate at that, w...
...h of DIY bride but I had so much fun figuring this out that I can't wait to find my next project.
***UPDATE***
I've opened a shop on etsy doing custom cootie catcher designs. So far business...
I hand painted these beauties with Acrylic (oil based) paints..Pink & Black..I will bake them after to seal the paint. Whatcha think?
Shrrreeewwww! All the pretzels are done, bagged and refridgerating. Since they are so fresh and it's a 102 degrees outside, they will rest there until the weather cools down in the next...
...Ok, So i did the Damask tags that i posted about..
I bought the Tag punch out from Michaels and used a 40% off coupon and got it for around 10$. :)
I bought the thank you stamp from Michaels...
...w my DIY card box turned out!! I already have a 'Tiffany's' themed bathroom, so just snagged the big diamond out of my bathroom and attached it to the top... PERFECT! I also used velcro for part...
... the DIY scale....
Well here they are! Im quite happy with how they turned out!
I hope all you girls that I've helped with these will be as happy with yours as I am with mine.
FYI...use the Avery White Shipping...
... The flowers will consist of all real white roses and hydrageneas...the ones in the photos are of fake hydrageneas only. The tablecloths will be black with the damask table runner on top with th...
I finished my water bottles this weekend! Yay! Another check!!
I finally finished our STD's today & I'm so excited to be mailing them out this Tuesday.
What do you ladies think of the finished product? Hope you like them.
...Hi Ladies
Found this cool little freebie from a great blog called Lucky and Lovely!!! Could be used for the bride and grooms sweetheart table? or the ceremony, its up to you! I think its cute!
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I was so not cool with spending 50 dollars on a banner I knew I could MAKE! SO what did I do?? I made it!! Easy-peasy!!
(Just a little bummed I sewed the top seam kinda tight. When it's upright...
I have seen so many pictures of brides & grooms with Thank you parasols. I love them. So I decided to make one myself to save some money. I chose to make my niece's one first since she has a sh...
...So I remember when I first started planning I saw someone on another wedding blogging site do this.. bling out cheap flip flops. Well I previously bought a ton of $1 flip flops from Michael's. I ...
...I saw this post on one of the bride to bee's that I follow on blogger and thought it was totally awesome.
I don't know if any of you have heard of the "Love Letter Wine Box Ceremony". This is a ...
...Update:
I added a cover page with cardstock paper so I could glue the color crayon pack and lilipop to the back. What do you girls think
Should I use the Fuschia cardstock or should I print t...
...some flowers from the top topiary to fill in the bottom a bit more (the middle works perfect for pomanders!!!) the third picture was the inspiration!
What should I put around the base? Voltiv...
...show/diy-wedding-challenge-how-to-design-your-own-monogram-in-microsoft-word...
We finally figured out how we want our save the dates to look!! So exciting! We wanted a really sexy look . I bought metallic silver cardstock and metallic onyx envelopes. Typed this up in Word, an...
...u's, Invitations, Place Cards, etc.
These templates are awesome, and best of all they are totally free!!! Here's the links where you can download them.
Pink Flower Invitation, STD, Thank ...
...last DIY project, our s'mores bar!!!! So thank you mzhart for this awesome idea!!!!!
FH just put 2x4's together into a box and I painted it a glossy black and filled it with fishtank stones and...
Since everyone has been asking me how to make my special bridal shoes. A big thank you to Nicole Brennan for featuring my project! Let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to help!
HELP!!! This is my DIY centerpiece. I can't put my finger on it but something is missing. What do you all think? Please help? What needs to be added or taken away?
THIS BOOK IS A SURPISE FOR MY FH. IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR LIFE IN THE MILTARY. EACH PICTURE HAS A MILTARY RELATED QUOTE ABOUT OUR LIFES AND IT ALSO DOUBLES AS A GUEST BOOK THE GUEST CAN SIGN.
THESE A...
...e my DIY damask votives. I searched high and low for votives- you know when you see them everywhere then your looking for them and can't find them!!! Grr -that was my situation. I finally found ...
