Just a little reminder that April 06 is the deadline to grab your copy of Preston Bailey’s first limited edition do-it-yourself table setting project. Check out the original post here for details/instructions and remember to use code: DIYBRIDE for a 15% discount.

One of the great misconceptions about DIY weddings is that they’re somehow unglamorous, even tacky, affairs. Pshaw, I say! As you’ve seen here, at DIY Bride, (and at the growing number of DIY blogs popping up)  do-it-yourself weddings can be gorgeous, elegant and utterly fabulous with a little effort and the right resources. Finding those resources – and sharing them with you – is something I love to do.

Imagine my delight when the team at Preston Bailey contacted me to introduce Preston’s first product for us, the DIY crowd. Inspired by his love of empowering couples to do-it-yourself, Preston is offering a complete how-to guide and resource manual to create the Wedding Bell, this stuning table setting from his book “Celebrations”. Can you believe this look is achieved by using paper? Genius!

On April 06, 2009, Preston will offer a limited number 1,000 of copies of Wedding Bell for sale to the public. To celebrate the product’s launch, DIYBride readers are being offered a generous 15% discount! Please use discount code DIYBRIDE.

Michael’s is offering a 40% off coupon from March 09 – March 14, 2009. Please see coupon for details.

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Michael’s is offering a 50% off coupon for this weekend:

Here’s some coupon goodness for this week. Please see individual coupons for exact dates and offers.

Michael’s:

AC Moore:

Hobby Lobby:

Care to save some cash, my friends?

JoAnn

http://www.joann.com/joann/

Free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
Code is EDB039
Expires 2/8/09

Michael’s

Hobby Lobby

As we in the US gear up for Thanksgiving this week, the inevitable barage of Black Friday ads are undoubtedly already on their way to your hot little hands. For those of you with DIY wedding projects on your to do list in the next few months NOW is the perfect time to stock up on crafting essentials. Coupons, sales, and discounts galore will be abundant for the next few months. Take advantage of this most wonderful time of year, my friends.

What you should you stock up on:

• Double-sided adhesives. If you’re doing stationery projects, you’ll likely need plenty of double stick tape. I go through several rolls a year.
• Printer ink cartridges
• Printer papers & cardstock
• Extra blades for your paper cutter
• Embellishments like ribbon, rhinestones, glitter, eyelets, brads
• Ink for rubber stamps
• Floral supplies
• Fabric and notions

Bigger-ticket items to watch out for:

• Inkjet printers
• Good paper cutter
• Heat embossing tool (if you’re going to stamp & emboss)
• Jewelry tool kits
• Die cutting machines
• Sewing machines

Where to look for deals:

• Newspapers. This is THE week for print coupons in the paper.
• Craft store websites. Some have downloadable printable coupons and some have online coupon codes.
• Sign up for craft and office supply store newsletters. The big guys are starting to send out 30% – 50% coupons on a regular or semi-regular basis to their email subscribers.
• Local store newsletters. If your favorite scrapbook or fabric store has a mailing list, get on it ASAP. Many send out notices of in-store events and sales on a short notice.

Freebie Tuesday is a new feature at DIY Bride. Each week we’ll point you to utterly wonderful things for your wedding or wedding craft projects. Today’s awesomeness, a gorgeous thank you postcard template, comes from the Lucky Designs blog. It’s compatible with Vista Print’s standard postcard template if you’d like to outsource the printing. Click here to download. Visit Lucky Designs and the Lucky Designs blog.

For those of you lucky enough to be able to bring your own alcohol to your reception venue, BevMo is having their 5 cent sale. Buy one bottle and get the 2nd one for 5 cents (on selected items). Prices start at $6.99 and there are over 150 wines to choose from. You can buy in-store or via the web, if your state allows it.

Hey, bargain hunters! There are a couple of great sales going on you should know about.

Joann’s: 40% off

Kate’s Paperie: 80% off Envelopements (select styles in packs of 25)

The coupons/links: