It’s crafts like this that make me wish I were a fiber crafter.
Berroco, fashion yarn house, is offering a free pattern/instructions for making this most awesome Crochet Wedding Cake. Can you stand it? I’m dying over here from the cuteness.
The layers of the cake are separate. That means you can put stuff inside! Berroco shows [...]

I’ve been a long-time admirer of the napkin arts. I honestly really love artfully folded napkins. It’s just a really sweet touch, a nice detail.
The folks at CRAFT magazine pointed NapkingFoldingGuide.com today, and lemming that I am, I popped over to check it out. OMG! The site features 27 creatively folded napkins complete and step-by-step [...]

Is it ..
… could it be …
… wait … oh yes!
It’s a PROJECT!
A bona fide, real life, DIY Bride project!
I bring you the first project I’ve done for this site in a long, long time. And it’s an easy one for all of you craft neophytes.
Behold, my DIY disciples: the versatile, simple, and cheap chalkboard [...]

Are you looking to make a sash for your (or your maid’s) gown? You’re in luck, you awesomely clever bride.
The lovely Altered Cloth has posted a step-by-step for making a sash that can also be modified to make a scarf. (Hello, BM gift!)
Tutorial here.

What do you think of DIY food and beverage at weddings?

Yes! It’s a great option for those that have the help and talent to do it.

No way. It should always be left to the pros.

Unsure. It sounds good, but…

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Preston Bailey, wedding guru and event designer to the stars, has shared this beautiful DIY floral project at Brideorama. Not only is this quite lovely but it’s an affordable and relatively easy project for DIYers of all skill levels. How much do we love that? A lot!

[Thanks to Liene for sending me the PB love. [...]

I just discovered VideoJug.com which is similar to video services like YouTube but is dedicated to all things “how to”. Though I’ve watched only a few videos so far, I had to share this one on creating a DIY bouquet. It’s beautiful!
VideoJug: How To Make A Wedding Bouquet

August is stamping month at DIY Bride. I’ll be taking you through the basics to get you started and offer some tips and techniques for more advanced stampers.
Today, I’m sharing a list of surfaces and objects you can rubber stamp on. They’re not just for cardstock!

Cardstock
Chipboard/cardboard
Label sheets
Wood and veneer
Metal
Fabric (natural fibers work best)
Polymer Clay
Glass
Mirrors
Leather
Walls
Painted surfaces
Tile [...]

Here’s my list of sources to buy bulk wedding flowers:

Amazonia Flowers
American Floral Distributors
Agro Tropical
Big Rose
California Organic Flowers
Costco Wedding Flowers
Fifty Flowers
Flowerbud.com
FlowerGrowers.Com
Flowers Bulbs
Flower Exchange
Flower Sales
Flower Farms To Go
Flowers & Freshness
Fresh Rose Petals
Fresh Roses
Floral Resources
Global Rose
Growing Tulips
Grower’s Box
Hawaiian Tropical Flowers
Margareta Flowers
NuSabana Roses
Online Wholesale Flowers
Organic Bouquet
Pacific Callas
Pro Flowers Weddings
Rose Source
Sommers Flowers
Sun King
Thousand Colors

Do you know of other [...]

When it came time to write my first book, I boldly included a couple of floral projects in the mix. DIY flowers are becoming more popular with DIYers and I figured that needed to be addressed in a hip, fun craft book.
Then reality set in. Me? Do flowers? I was petrified! Of all the wedding [...]