Wedding Boutonnières + Flower Guide

I love this wonderful DIY tutorial by Maddie Eisenhart, Managing Editor at A Practical Wedding, that teaches you how to make a boutonnière! Click the image to the left to view the entire tutorial. Combine the tutorial with this wedding flower guide from BHLDN and have all you need to make boutonnières for your entire grooms side of the bridal party.

New Part Coming Soon

I'll be working on a new part of blog for the next week or so, so postings may be sporadic, but after I'm finished, you'll be able to check out our new DIY page that will list 100's of wedding DIY's from around the web. I'll be putting together the best of the best, so stay tuned!

Doily Lamp DIY

I am so in love with this doily lamp DIY from the Dos Family blog! I really think a vintage wedding reception would look phenomenal with these lampshades. It would mean a little work, but maybe with some practice it wouldn't be too hard to achieve, especially if you're having a backyard wedding! To view the entire tutorial, click the image! p.s. Happy weekend everyone!

(photo credit: Pinterest)

Inspiration Board #33: Here's to Your Wedding Cake

If you have a sweet tooth like I do, your wedding cake is definitely up there on your most important list. And there are so many things you can do! From choosing a simple rustic-style cake to one decorated with wonderful handmade cake toppers. The following are just a handful of ideas and cake items. (photo credits from left to right: love cake topper, love birds, simple cake, edible leaves, "I do" forks) P.S. For anyone getting married this weekend, congratulations! And remember, stay calm, have a blast, and know you'll look beautiful!

Succulent Place Cards

How cute are these? I love this simple succulent place cards DIY project.


(photo credit: Photo Chicks Website)

Clutch DIY Idea

I'm head over heels about this awesome DIY clutch idea from Chictopia. This clutch not only works as a bridal DIY idea, but bridesmaids can rock this idea just as well. It seems to require a lot of work, you'll even need a drill to make it, but that makes me love it even more. Get ready girls, and roll up your sleeves, get those work goggles on, and rock the hand tools. You can also purchase gems of different colors to match your bridesmaid dress or make a blue clutch to carry as your "something blue" on your big day!

To view the entire DIY project, click the images below.

(photo credit: Syl and Sam, Images of McQueen Clutch from Neiman Marcus)

DIY Projects: 5 From Around the Web

There is so many creative wedding projects flowing through the web its hard to ignore them. The following are some of my favorites currently circulating the Internet, all worth trying out!

1. Dip Dye Ribbon


2. Pleated Bow Tie


3. DIY Pinwheels


4. Glitter Pumps


5. Bird Garland

DIY Project: Felt Swirls

This week I created a felt swirls DIY. These swirls are a perfect addition to whimsical wedding decor and can be used in many forms! I've added them to our twine enveloped cans from last week's DIY for a softer, more interesting look, but you can also add these swirls to a bouquet, other centerpiece forms, hair pins, brooches, wreaths and anything else you can think of!

What You'll Need:
A pair of scissors
Sheets of felt in the color(s) of your choice
Aluminum foil
A single needle and thread in the color of your choice

Cost:The sheets of felt were only 39 cents at Michaels, so the cost for the felt is $3.90 for every ten large flowers you want to create. We already had the thread, needle, and scissors. Most likely you will too. And we also had the foil already, but if you need to purchase foil, you can get a roll for around $5, making the total for this project around $9 for 10 large swirls.

Steps:
1. Set aside your needle, thread, and foil. Cut your felt into an oval. And cut the oval into a swirl pattern like the one shown in the photo.
2. Take your foil and cut a small rectangular piece. Fold it in half twice horizontally.
3. Take your felt and wrap it around the folded foil until you reach the end or run out of felt. Cut any remaining foil.
4. Take the felt wrapped foil and twirl it into a swirl. Thread your needle and create a few stitched at the end of your swirl to keep it in shape.
5. Create a few more swirls and either sew them together or glue them together with a glue gun.
6. Repeat for as many sets of swirls as you'd like. Add them to a wreath, centerpiece or simply lay them out for a whimsical wedding feel.

DIY Projects: Rustic Style Centerpiece Cans

Our DIY project today, twine enveloped cans, is a simple centerpiece option perfect for a rustic, outdoor, or barn wedding. You can fill them with small orchid plants or wild flowers, for a chic rustic vibe!

What You'll Need:
A pair of scissors
A roll of twine or yarn in any color
As many cans as you desire
A hot glue gun

Cost:This is a relatively low costing project depending the number of cans you already have in stock, and how many you still need to buy. You can also ask friends or family members to save their cans for you for this project. The total cost can be anywhere from $5 for twine to $15 for your entire wedding table decor (without including cost of flowers).

DIY Projects: Circle Top Heart Skewers

What You Will Need:
Paper stock in the color of your choice
Hot glue gun & a pair of scissors
Toothpicks/skewers at your preferred size
Round paper punch at least one inch in diameter
A single needle and some bright colored thread (ours was the same thread you use for needlepoint projects)

Price to Make: A lot of these items we had left over from our circle garlands DIY project. And we already had toothpicks and a hot glue gun at home so we literally spent zero dollars on this project. If you're starting from scratch and need to purchase all the materials the cost of this project is around $15 to $25 dollars.

Directions:
Step 1: Using your circle punch, punch out a vast amount of circles and set them aside. Cut out a vast amount of thread pieces, each about 12 inches long, and set those aside as well. Each thread will make about three hearts on your paper circles.
Step 2: Thread your needle, making sure that you leave one end about an inch long throughout the whole project. Then take one of your circles.
Step 3: Start making your heart on the bottom of your circle, and work your way counter clock wise, threading under instead of over first and then back over. Follow the photographs below until you have a completed heart. Make as many of these are you want, keeping in mind that you'll need two for each skewer.
Step 4: Plug in your hot glue gun and wait for it to get super hot.
Step 5: Take two of your already finished heart circles and one of your skewers. Place one of your circles with the heart face down and place the skewer in the center of it. Apply hot glue on top the skewer so it flows onto the paper part as well. Take your second circle and put it over the first and the skewer and squish both together so the glue smears. Wait for the glue to dry and you're done!
Step 6: Repeat until you have as many as you need or want.

You can also make these using your initials or with plain, polka dot or sparkle paper. The options are endless, and the circle top skewers are great for a bridal shower, cocktail hour, and dessert table.