Wedding DIY

Hi girlies, so I did some DIY at my wedding to reduce the overall cost of things and to add something special.

The main things I DIY'd were moustaches for each guest ^_^

Now what do I mean by that you say??

Take a gander

My sisters and I had a weekend of making them, and they are quite easy!

I used the templates from Lisa Welge's blog here and made up my own for the lips.

What you need:

• Felt
• Scissors
• Pins
• Dowls (or kebab sticks)
• Hot glue gun
• Templates
• Optional - toothpicks

Ok cut out your paper templates and pin to 2 pieces of felt. Cut this out and put to the side.

Glue both pieces of felt together adding the stick to the side of the felt. Set aside to cool.

I used toothpicks on some also as the felt I got was a bit thin. Therefore I stuck a toothpick horizontally across the inside of one felt piece,  then stuck it together with the stick as per usual.

Now enjoy the hilarity :)

I DIY'd the table names. I had extra cards from the invites so I used the back of them and hand wrote the names on it and added to the frames. Nice and easy! I also didn't want to do individual name cards as A. I didnt want to go to the hassle of who to sit next to who, and B. people move during the night, so meh, they can sort themselves out!

I also printed out a donation card instead of bonbonnaires for each table, so we donated to 2 charities for our families.

I drew up my own little map and included with the invites

I wanted it to be something cute and also for people to take on the day for info of where to be and when.

Finally I bought some singlets for my bridesmaids and myself and purchased some iron on transfers from Bridal Bling on Made It - check here

They turned out great and we had something cute to wear on the morning getting ready. I do note that if you want to do this also, make sure you get singlets/shirts with a stretchy neckline, as you will need to get the top over your hair & makeup without ruining it. Ours were perfect!

Nice and simple DIY's to add to the day, was also a bit of fun!

On each of our tables at the wedding we put 2 disposable cameras for the guests to take photos. We will have them developed soon so I cannot wait to see them!

All from me
Ciao Lovelies
xx

My Wedding Day

We arrived home from Fiji yesterday and since then I have been tidying up our messy house and trying to find room for our gifts that arrive tomorrow! All very exciting.

Anyhoo, will do a honeymoon post another time, but thought I would share some of my wedding pictures with you.

The night before my wedding we were staying at the Novotel in Wollongong, and the fire alarm went off at 3.00 am. So not cool considering I had to be up at 6 am to start getting ready!!

 My something old - my grandmothers dragon necklace

My amazing parents *heart*

 My something Blue - sewn into the lining of my dress

 

 

Alrighty then, I'm off to organise the many many documents/forms to change my name *sigh*

Ciao Lovelies
xx

ps. Will post about some DIY I did for the wedding reception :)

Wedding on the Horizon!

I have just 2 days till my wedding, and have been running around in circles back and forth finalising everything prior to this.

I'm up to my eyes in photos and bling! I have also done a bit of DIY for the wedding, so will be able to fill you in on that after the big day.

I loved Pinterest as it has offered so much inspiration

So cute!

Anyhoo, now I need to go freak out over some small details :) Then relax!

Catch up with you lovelies after we get back from Fiji !!
xx

DIY Infinity Style Dress

I found the best youtube video the other day and it inspired me to create an Infinity style dress.

This is the dress that you can style so many different ways making it seem like a different dress each time. And the best part, it took me like 1 hour to make it!



Hopefully the video loads for you, if not click here.

Anyhoo here are the steps I took as I adjusted it slightly for the material I was using. As to what material I used, pfft! No idea, it was in my cupboard for a few years haha.

I would recommend a jersey, something with a nice stretch and thick enough so you aren't high beaming through the top ^_^

You will need:

Material, Scissors, Pins & Sewing Machine

I cut my material into a basic rectangle - doubled over, about 70cm / 80cm

 I kind of guesstimated a lot of the measurements!

Pin both pieces together and sew along the sides you have pinned.

Will look like this when you put it on

Still inside out pin the top section down. This is where you will thread your elastic for your waist.

Sew this down, leaving enough room for the elastic

Don't forget to leave a gap!

Now measure your waist, or where you would like the skirt to sit. Mark the join with a pen

Pin the end of your elastic to help you thread it through the material

Stitch this together and sew up the gap.

Skirt section done!!

Now taking a length of material about the width of your torso, sew this onto the top of the skirt and cut it down the middle to create two parts.
(here is where I changed it - I doubled the material and made two panels which I sewed onto the skirt)

Once sewn you are all done!

Time to start trying out those styles :)

Hope you enjoy!

If you make one also, please let me know how you go with it, would love to see some pics :)

Ciao lovelies!