Blog entries in "DIY"

DIY Weddings: Papel Picado Flags

Thursday 1 September 2011 - DIY - Tags: None

A cute and easy DIY project to create your very own Papel Picado flags. Hang them in the church or drape them around you reception room to help add a splash of colour to your big day.

 Materials

·       Various colours of tissue paper – maybe in your wedding colour theme

·       Double sided tape or glue

·       Scissors

·       Ribbon

·       Paper for template

 Step-by-step

1. Fold paper for the template into 1/6s length-wise. Once paper is in 1/2, fold it into 1/3s.

 2. Cut small shapes along the folded sides of the template.

 3. Open to see if you like the pattern.

4. Then lay the template over the tissue paper, which should be folded in the exact same way the template is.

5. Cut the tissue in the same pattern as the template.

6. Unfold and repeat in the same way for other colours of tissue.

7. Lay ribbon out and stick different colour tissue flags side-by-side on the ribbon with the double sided tape or glue. Leave about enough space either side so the banner can be tied up.

8. Stick another piece of ribbon to the front side of the banner.

9. Now hang it up and stand back to admire all your 'hard' work!

 As seen on GreenWeddingShoes.com. Images by Katherine Elizabeth Photography.

DIY Wedding Headband

Monday 18 July 2011 - DIY - Tags: diy-wedding-headband

Made of pearls, shimmering beads, ribbon and netting, this DIY bridal headpiece is the perfect compliment to your dream dress.

Materials:

• Fabric or ribbon covered headband
• Needle and thread
• Scissors
• Fabric
• Tulle
• Ribbon (satin and organza)
• Beads

Ruffle Ribbon Flowers

1. Cut about 8 inches of satin and 16 inches of organza ribbon.
2. For your Satin Ruffle Flower, sew a running stitch up the middle of your satin ribbon. When you get to the end of your ribbon gently pull on your stitches to get a ruffle.
3. Sew one edge to the other.
4. Then repeat this step with the organza ribbon.
5. Add any beading or other embellishments that you’d like.

Part 2- Fabric Ruffle Flowers

1. Cut out two strips of fabric. You can play around with the lengths and widths to get different sized flowers.
2. Fold your fabric in half and sew a running stitch up the cut edges of fabric.
3. When you reach the end of your fabric gently pull on your stitches to ruffle the fabric. Sew the edges of your fabric together. Repeat on second piece of fabric.
4. Add any beading or other embellishments that you’d like.

Part 3- Tulle Pouf

1. Cut out two rectangles of tulle; once again you don’t need to be precise and you can experiment with different sizes.
2. Sew a running stitch down three sides of the rectangle, leaving one long edge of the tulle free. Gently pull your stitches to form your pouf. Repeat on second rectangle. Sew both poufs together through the middle.
3. Add any beading or other embellishments that you’d like.

Part 4 - Headband

1. Sew your ruffle flowers to your headband. You can assemble your flowers in any way you’d like but make sure the pouf is facing downwards.

This DIY wedding headband came from a tutorial with Corrine of Buds and Blooms. To see more great DIY wedding ideas have a look at the La Belle Bride.

DIY Wedding USA

Wednesday 15 June 2011 - DIY, Real Weddings - Tags: amazing-real-wedding

When we saw this amazing real wedding on the Ruffled blog we fell head over heels in love. The couple got married in Long Beach, California. The groom, Jonathan, is a jeweller who made all of the groomsmen’s cufflinks, the centrepieces and the altar, while Amy, the beautiful bride, took on the flower arrangements.

They lined the altar with Amy’s grandmother’s quilt, which was also used in their engagement session and it was their main source of inspiration for their wedding. She wore a vintage wedding dress she found in Chile and had it altered with added flutter sleeves. Her amazing yellow birdcage veil is to die for! Incredible photographs by Chad Cress. 

For more of this wedding check out the Ruffled blog.

A Sneak Peak of B Magazine's Summer Edition

Wednesday 4 May 2011 - Advice, Beauty, Decor Inspiration, DIY, Fashion, News, Photoshoots, Real Weddings, Stationery, Supplier Spotlight, Travel, Weddings Abroad - Tags: b-magazine, wedding-ideas, wedding-diy, bridesmaid-dresses, sneak-peak

It's definately our biggest, if not our brightest, edition of all time! The summer edition of B is 300 pages of pure wedding goodness - fashion, beauty, real weddings, advice, inspiration, news, decor, dresses, shoes, headpieces, outdoor weddings, indoor weddings, blessings, ceremonies, weddings abroad, weddings at home. You name it, it's there.

B will be out in the shops from next week, priced at £3 (yep, that's £2 less than some other wedding mags... Cheeky!) and if you sign up to WeddingsOnlineNI you can get it for free!

Here's a little looksee at what's inside:

So keep your eyes peeled for next weeks update on where you can get it!