Curious about going DIY for your bridal makeup? iVillage.Com has a fantastic article and tips on doing it yourself. It can be found at http://beauty.ivillage.com/makeovers/hm/article/0,,634370,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=11551592
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Jen at WeGotGame.Com has excellent instructions for making your own veil. Click here to visit the site.
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| Beaded Hair Ornaments
Learn to make simple butterflies and flowers out of beads and wire. Would be really great for flower girls or for the bride.Source: Martha Stewart |
Here’s Martha’s version of beaded flowers. Very easy and suitable for chic weddings.
Source: Martha Stewart
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| DIY Wedding Hair? You bet!A very simple how-to for crown braids; long hair is swept into sophisticated curls.Courtesy of Andrea’s Virtual Hair |
We kick off the new site with one of our most requested DIY projects: tiaras.
We’ve gathered some excellent resources online for creating tiaras to share with you.
From Beadshop.com - free! [updated link 6/29/06]
From Laine’s World UK - free!
From SherryM - free! [no longer available]
From NJ Wedding Shop - free!
From diycat - free!
From Bead & Button Magazine, $3.95
From Rubyslipper - free! [no longer available]
Have fun and don’t forget to send us images of your creations!
I’ve collected a number of wonderful sites for creating beautiful and inexpensive bridal accessories. (All links are outside the diybride.com site.) Check out 30 projects for headpieces, hair accessories, jewelry, garters, monogrammed items, and more.
Veils, Headpieces, Tiaras, & Hair Accessories
Jewelry
Other Accessories
Available at your favorite craft stores and booksellers.
