Monday, January 21, 2013

DIY: Wedding Dress Hanger

I believe that I first stumbled upon one of these beautiful hangers on either etsy.com or weddingbee.com, either way, I had to have one!!! And of course, being the crafty person that I am, decided that I would be making it myself. I searched the internet for instruction and found them one weddingbee. While I am not a professional, I think that I did a pretty darn good job...lol. Here is my finished product!
To make this hanger you need 4 important materials; 
1. Hanger (duh!
2. Hot glue gun
3. 18 inch gauge wire
4. Wire cutter (which can also be used to shape some of the letters)
****Optional; flowers, rhinestones, ribbon (whatever else you want to use to decorate the hanger)
I used my fingers to shape the letters out of the wire. Always make sure to leave extra wire at both ends of the name that you are writing out. Once the letters were shaped, I poked 2 holes into the hanger with a very sharp nail, soooo much easier if you have a mini drill or something of that nature...lol. I filled the holes with hot glue and quickly stuck the access pieces of wire into those holes. I added the rhinestones but am unsure if I want to keep them there. I may find a pretty flower or something instead. I am again indecisive and will update if i do change the hanger :) 

Sunday, January 20, 2013

DIY: Table Number Cards and Wedding ISpy

I wanted to do something different for our table numbers and decided to scrap using actual numbers and named our tables after our favorite love songs!!! My fiance and I put together a list of our favorite love songs months ago in preparation (of course I just put them together last week...lol). I am sharing the list below just for fun. We both are huge fans of R&B!
Anyways, I made the cards using Microsoft word and purchased some Tolsby picture frames from Ikea  for 99 cents! And what was really awesome about the frames, besides the price, is the fact that they are double sided!! That was really awesome for me because I also created wedding ISpy cards that I wanted to put on the tables as well. Soooo, double sided allowed me to put the table card and ISpy card in 1 frame (getting more than one use out of something!!! They turned out sooo awesome and I am really happy with the way that they look.
I purchased all white frames. The 4" by 6" paper easily slides right into the frame! I may be changing the design of the card, I am just soooo indecisive...lol. I had a TON of crystals and decided to add them to the paper, too add in the silver aspect.


This is the back of the frame. I also created this ISpy as a word document. I saw the idea online and absolutely loved it!!




Some of the Songs That We Used (We only needed 17)
1.       Always & Forever - Heatwave
2.       Ribbon In the Sky – Stevie Wonder
3.       Love Jones
4.       A Song For You
5.       The Way – Jill Scott
6.       LOVE – Musiq Soulchild
7.       For The Love of You – The Isley Brothers
8.       Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat
9.       Your Love is King - Sade
10.   My Girl - The Temptations
11.   Chocolate Girl - The Whispers
12.   Happily Ever After - Case
13.   Everlasting Love - Rufus & Chaka Khan
14.   Love Holiday - Earth, Wind and Fire
15.   Reasons - Earth, Wind and Fire
16.   Baby I’m Ready - Levert
17.   Something In My Heart - Michele
18.   Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
19.   Share My Life - Kem
20.   At Your Best - Aaliyah
21.   If This World Were Mine – Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell
22.   You & I – Stevie Wonder


34 More Days To Go!

So, I am back again to finally update my blog! Today is January 21st which means that I am 34 days away! Wow, OMG!!!!! I have been work on more DIY projects, trying to make sure that my bridesmaids have their dresses, buying decorations, ordering the cake and soooooo much more...lol. I have my attire, having a bit of difficulty finding undergarments...lol. I am also trying to figure out my something old....new...borrowed...and blue...lol. I am getting very excited so make sure to watch for some new blog posts please :)