Excellent for holding birdseed, flower petals or candy, our paper cones are super-easy and inexpensive to make. [Ours cost about $0.20 each.] Instructions are available in our downloads section.
Crystal Bouquets
Our second feature on making crystal stems & bouquets comes from Chris Breecher’s site and includes tips from Knotties. These are super simple and can be really pretty. Be sure to check out our other feature “Crystal Stems” on this site. Instructions are in the downloads area as well.
Source: Chris Breecher
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Curious about making your own bouquets and floral arrangements? I’ve collected several resources for buying bulk flowers and learning how to do great arrangements.
Bulk Flowers For Sale:FlowerBud.Com - http://www.flowerbud.com/
Marisol Blooms - http://www.marisolblooms.com/
Romantic Flowers - http://www.romanticflowers.com/
Fresh Flowers & More - http://www.freshflowersandmore.com/
FreshRoses.Com - http://www.freshroses.com/
Margareta Flowers - http://www.margaretaflowers.com/
FlowerSales.Com - http://www.flowersales.com/
Global Rose - http://www.globalrose.com/
Online Wholesale Flowers - http://www.onlinewholesaleflowers.com/How To Sites:
SaveOnCrafts - http://www.save-on-crafts.com/bouqmakbas.html
Rittners Floral School - http://www.floralschool.com/
Essie’s Wedding Flower s- http://www.essiesweddingflowers.com/redrosebouquetindex.html
Flowers & Fancies - http://www.flowersandfancies.com/centinstruc.php
FloralShops.Com - http://www.floralshops.com/ideas/basicbouquets.htm
Martha Stewart - http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel1701
- http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=tvs2734a
- http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=tvs5981z
About.Com - http://interiordec.about.com/cs/tabletopdecor/l/blteapr001b.htm
Silk Flower Arranging - http://www.silkflowerarranging.com/
Flower Arranging Tips - http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/5223/flrarrang.html
Better Homes & Gardens - http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/FlowerArranging.xml
Handy Hints for Flower Arranging - http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk/tips.html
To complete our listing of great floral resources, we present a list of places to purchase silk flowers, bouquets, and decorations.
Silk Flower Petals
www.iblossom.comIndividual Flower Stems
http://save-on-crafts.com/silflowshop.html
http://www.beefloral.com/
http://www.afloral.com/index.asp
http://www.fleurspermail.com/
http://www.steps-to-memories.com/silk_flowers1.htm
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/abyersmarket/flowers.html
http://silkspecialties.com/
http://www.kdcsilkflowers.com/
http://www.petals.com/
http://www.pyob.com/
http://www.silkflowersexpress.com/Pre-Made Bouquets & Arrangements
http://www.silkflowerfarms.com/
http://www.fioribelli.com/
http://silkwed.com/
http://www.outbackboutique.com/catalog/index.cfm/CO-DJ
http://www.weddingflowers.bz/weddings1.htm
http://www.angelsaccents.com/bridal/
http://www.floralseascapes.com/pages/955388/index.htm
http://www.elegantdesign.com/
http://www.emiliorobba.com/
http://www.artistryinsilk.com/weddings.htm
http://www.appleblossomcreations.com/
http://www.beautiful-bouquets.com/
http://bouquetgarden.com/
http://www.thebridesbouquet.com/
http://www.weddingbouquets.com/
http://www.fleurrouge.com/
http://www.flower-power.ca
http://www.theflowersarehere.com/
http://www.hibiscusflorals.com/
http://www.lastingcreations.net/
http://silkspecialties.com/
http://www.weddingflowersforyou.net/
http://www.wedideas.com/
http://www.mulberrybay.com/
http://www.silkblossom.com/
http://www.silkflowerdesign.com/
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!
Wine glass charms or drink markers, as they’re sometimes known, have become rather popular over the last couple of years. They”re fun, simple little trinkets that go around the stem of a wine glass to identify it at a party or gathering.
As a wedding favor, they”re cheap and super-simple to make. They can be as simple or elaborate as you’d like.
Supplies Needed:
• self-closing earring hoops/wine charm rings, 3/4″ - 1″ in diameter.
• beads, pearls, charms
• needle-nose pliers
Instructions:
1. Add your accent beads and crystals halfway around the wire.
2. Turn the straight end of the hoop (not the side with the hole in it) up at a right angle using a needle nose pliers which will make a hook. This hook will lock into the loop at the other end of the hoop to stay closed.
Buying Guide:
• Hoops sterling silver 10 for $4.40 at Auntie’’s beads.
• 4mm crystal beads 100 clear for $5.25 at the
Ours cost around $0.65 each to make.
Candles are an inexpensive and lovely way to bring light, warmth, and color into your wedding decor. They’re also great as favors and, of course, serve as part of the unity candle ceremony.
Following are offsite links to excellent candle projects. From creating the candles themselves to embellishing pre-made candles, we have some wonderful ideas to share with you!
Acorn Cap Candleholders from Martha Stewart
Bridal Candle Champagne Flute Candles
Champagne Glass Gel Candles from Today’s Weddings
Glass Cylinder Candle Holders from Today’s Weddings
Lemon Candles from Martha Stewart
Make Your Own Unity Candle from Suite 101
Making Gourd Candles from Martha Stewart
Muffin-Tin Candles from Martha Stewart
Ring Unity Candle from Your Wedding Company
Rolled Beeswax Candles from Martha Stewart
Rose Votive Candle Ring from Save On Crafts
Rose-Wreathed Pillar Candle from BHG
Sand Candles from Martha Stewart
Sea & Shells Candle Centerpiece
Sea Shell Votives
Taper Candle Centerpiece from Your Wedding Company
Two Become One Unity Candle from Hobby Lobby
We kick off the new year with a cheap-yet-beautiful project: Crystal Stems.A few tucked in amongst your flowers can be quite lovely; making an entire bouquet of crystal stems is a bold, beautiful statement.
Instructions for making these affordable beauties can be found in our Downloads area, under Project Sheets —> Bouquets & Flowers.
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
The do-it-yourself wedding is an attractive option to many. But is it really for you?
In 2003, we polled just over 100 recently married couples about their DIY experiences. Their responses yielded some excellent advice and wisdom for anyone contemplating a DIY wedding.
As with any decision, there are pros and cons to going the DIY route. Based on the comments from real brides, this handy little list offers some important things to consider before you commit to doing it yourself.Benefits of DIY:
• You control the design or concept
• You control the quality of product or service you create for yourself
• You control the pricing/budget
• Each project you make is uniquely yours
• You get to excerise your creative talentsNegatives of DIY:
• It’s not always cheaper than having someone else do it
• Creating your own projects can take a long time
• DIY may be intimidating if you’re not crafty or are in a creative funk
• There’s often a huge time commitment involved
• You’ll likely need reliable help to complete projects
• You may need to buy a bunch of expensive supplies just to get started
• It may be difficult to find inexpensive, quality, or unique supplies
Tidbits from our poll:
• 57% said they’d go DIY all over again
• 66% said they’d scale back their DIY projects if they did it again
• The average budget for DIY supplies was $800
• 84% said they went over budget
• The average amount of hours spent on DIY projects was 200+ (that’s over 25 8-hour days)
• 89% said they underestimated the time needed to complete their projects
• 45% said they didn’t have enough help
• 55% said they couldn’t find the right supplies
• The most popular projects were:
- invitations, rsvps, maps
- programs
- favors & gifts
- table cards/seating cards
- bouquets & flower arrangements
- centerpieces & decor
Available at your favorite craft stores and booksellers.
