DIY Centerpiece for Wedding

DIY Centerpiece for Wedding

This is actually my centerpiece for my wedding dinner. The advantage of making these: They are EASY to make. They are INEXPENSIVE [at least to me]. And they do NOT look cheap.

A lot of people have tried to convinced me that using real flowers are not expensive [if you know where to get it], and they are prettier. Yes I agree. But I don't have the time to arrange them, and I don't have the money to ask someone to. Silk flowers are the easiest to get prepared [saves time for decoration helpers to set it up], and very easy to carry. I actually finished preparing them about 3 weeks prior to my wedding and it reduced a lot of stress for me! So I'll stop talking, let's do this!

WHAT YOU NEED:

+ A Fish Bowl	Walmart, Dollar Tree, Joann, Michaels.. they all carry it. They are all the same price $1
+ 2 yards of Tulle	If you think you have to get it in Joann's... No. That's what I thought too, but the Walmart next to my home actually sells fabric, and they are much cheaper! So do check out some superstore Walmart around you and you can save some more.
+ Thin Ribbon	I just got 2 rolls from the $1 section at Walmart
+ Flower Petals	I got mine from those party shops in downtown LA but I found out Dollar Tree actually has flower petals too. $1 for 200 petals. 1 bag was enough for my 13 tables.]
+ Stones	Dollar Tree again, I used 3/4 bag per bowl. End up using about 10 bags for 13 bowls
+ 8" or 9" Mirror	I actually got them from eBay, which actually cost a lot! I found that Joann actually has 9" Mirror for only $2.99. They do carry it in store, I've bought them before. And remember if you apply your coupon you probably can get it for even cheaper
+ Silk Flowers	Afloral.com Their silk flowers are actually in pretty good quality

HOW TO:

1. Wrap the bowl with the Tulle and tie it with the ribbon. If you think the tulle is too thin, you can wrap two layers and even mix and match colors. This will give more color to the bowl.

2. Put the stones inside the bowl

3. Place the silk flowers in the bowl, making sure their stems spread out like a tripod so it will stand properly.

4. Place the bowl on the mirror and spread flower petals around.

 DIY Numbers for Centerpiece

 And on top of that, I actually printed numbers and place it on a pink card [which is a left over from my invitation cards], then wrap it around with the ribbons I got left. Then use a hot glue gun to glue a wooden stick to the back of the card. You can easily find wooden stick at Walmart's Art & Craft section.

Hope you enjoy making these. Thanks for reading!

DIY Bows

DIY Bows

To begin this, I would like to tell you why I decided to make these. Basically, I wanted something special for my wedding, a theme maybe. And that's why I came with the idea that everyone should wear a bow tie on the wedding. And since my wedding budget is limited, and I don't like real flowers (I mean I like them, but it's just sad to see them die and being used for just one day or few hours), so I decided to make bows for all the wedding helpers to substitute the idea of a corsage. 

And here is the tutorial for the bow. (Thanks to smarmyclothes who created this beautiful tutorial for fabric bows.)

So the idea is basically the same except I used different fabric.
I used Chiffon and Lace instead. And the center piece of ribbon, I bought it from Joann.
For 30 bows, you'll need:
- 1 yard of Chiffon
- 1 yard of Lace
- 1 roll of Glitter Ribbon (~3 yards)
- 30 safety pins or alligator clips [I used safety pins for helpers' corsage and alligator clips for bridesmaids' hairpiece] You can get these easily on Walmart, or eBay

Each piece of bows need about a letter size Chiffon [8.5" x 11"]
And approximately [7"x4"] of Lace if you put it behind the chiffon, or [6"x3"] of Lace if you put it in front.

I actually didn't do an exact measurement for the Lace because I just cut it after I've finished sewing my chiffon piece, so I will know exactly how big I need to make it look nice.

Hope you'll enjoy making these! Thanks for reading!