Tuesday, May 24, 2011

To buy or DIY?

DIY'ing has become very popular. Blame it on the recession, give credit to our ingenuity, or say it's in our nature... either way, I'm pretty pleased! Mainly, because it's become a big deal in the bridal world...

As a current "bride to be", I'm looking for nifty ways to cut costs and make it my own. One such way it creating my own veil or headpiece. Since I'm already into making great hair accessories and clips, I thought this would be a natural place to us my DIY creativeness. While I was shopping at M&J Trim the other day, I stumbled on some gorgeous beaded appliques and pre-made feather patches. What a snap it would be to hot glue these onto a hair comb! And, for a retro addition, add in some Russian netting to create a one of a kind birdcage veil. Hurray! 

The best part- this fancy beaded fan patch (it looks much more glamourous in person) is under $8.00, the feathers are about $6.00 and hair combs and hot glue are already floating around my house. Woohoo!

Beaded Pearl Fan Applique
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7cm Clear Plastic Comb
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From here

Another idea: 

From here

Optional:

add in ...
18'' Russian Netting White


From here
Of course, there are some things I may leave to the pros... but this DIYer is happy to put my own stamp on my upcoming wedding. And you? 

Enjoy!
xoxo
Kimmay

1 comments:

Search Hurray Kimmay!

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