Saturday, July 25, 2009

List of DIY materials for wedding?

YA folks, I need some help. I'm DIY'ing as much as I can for our wedding and I've gotten a couple 50% off coupons for the craft store and want to make the wisest purchases possible with them.


We aren't DIY'ing the dress, shoes, DJ, photographer or the reception dinner. We'll be doing minimal flowers (bouquets %26amp; bouts only) but dealing with a florist for those.


Nearly everything else is DIY if I can. . .


Here is what I already have:


Guest book


Centerpieces


Favors


Tulle to wrap favors


Veil


DIY Invites, including response cards, envelopes %26amp; ribbon and ribbon hole punch to dress them up


Stamp %26amp; Ink, good paper cutter %26amp; corner punch for 'dressing up' save-the dates





Need:


Paper for Save-the-date


Ribbon for favors


Paper for making "thank you" tags for the favors





Anything you can suggest that I'm missing?


Engagement announcements are done. BM gifts bought.





Just looking for your thoughts/input on what else I might need.


THANKS!!!

List of DIY materials for wedding?
Something to put the cards in, maybe?





For the pen, you can make one of these for really cheap.


http://www.familycorner.com/homegarden/c...





I made one for my cousin's wedding using fake calla lillies and it was so cute. We also made a card box using round hat boxes all stacked up to look like a wdding cake. Sprayed it white and decorated with ribbon and silk flowers to match. http://www.weddingaccents.com/accessorie...
Reply:I can't see anything you're missing off the top of my head. And to answer your last question, I would suggest "dressing up" a regular pen, but all you would need for that would be some pretty ribbon, so no you don't have to go buy a fancy pen for your guest book.





Actually I'd like to know what your plan is for your guest book, since I don't really want to buy one either, I'd rather make it myself.
Reply:Don't forget a cake knife/server set. You can get nice ones of these at Michael's or Jo-Ann's. Also, keep in mind that a lot of those craft stores will accept competitor's coupons, so if one store doesn't have what you want but that's where your coupon is to, check a competitor!
Reply:I like the idea of a fancy pen. In fact you can often purchase them with your guest book. I bought a kit at Joann's and it included the guestbook, pen, toasting glasses, and the cake cutter all for 50 bucks. I had a 40% off coupon so I got it pretty cheap.
Reply:here's a list of things I found....


http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_wedding...





FOr my guest book I think I am going to make mine using a small scrapbook and jazzing up with page frames, pictures, etc
Reply:Are you having anything for people to "toss" at you? We made paper cones, filled them with rose petals for people to toss at us after the ceremony.
Reply:I didn't see placecards or table numbers listed. Not sure if you want them.
Reply:What about your cake? I got mine at a grocery store bakery, 3 tier enough to feed 90+ for $100.
Reply:If you are going to make any kind of paper crafts, you are going to want to invest in a wide (12 inch) paper cutter so you can cut straight lines. They run about $20.





Also for paper crafts, use Scotch photo splits to hold two layers together. You can use glue stick in addition to these for extra hold (maybe for the save the date cards). Glue stick doesn't hold well enough on it's own for the things that will be handles.





If you like doing quilting or anything with fabric, when you make your veil, buy a rotary cutter and mat. You'll get a nice clean edge. But it may be too expensive to buy just for one use.





For a non-traditional guest book, you can cut 4x6 pieces of cardstock, buy some stickers to jazz them up and leave pens out so people can write messages on them, then afterwards put them in a photo album.



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