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January 24, 2010

Visit Sugar Couture on Brooklyn Bride

What if your craft room was a bakery? It would be if your craft was high-end wedding cake design. Sugar Couture shares a beautiful and functional workspace on the ever inspirational BrooklynBride.com.

December 27, 2009

How-To: Fabric Pom Pom

These fabric pom poms from Ashley of Dolci Odille are shown as different ways to accessorize at a wedding. They'd also look beautiful hanging in a room! [via Sweet Jessie]

December 8, 2009

Lighted Wedding Dress

(Photography by: Carlos Linares III)

Alison of Switch made this beautiful lighted wedding dress for her friend Julia's beachy wedding in Hawaii.

Alison writes:

The final dress has a soft glowing under skirt with a splash of light on the bodice and finishes at the shoulders with feather-like tendrils. It runs on 4 AAA batteries, which are located in a hidden pocket and for easy removal the underskirt is modular. It is connected with a row of snaps to the interior of the dress so that it can be removed for the daylight ceremony when there is no need to be all-aglow.

November 9, 2009

Bride's Gown Made From Silk Drapes

I'm left speechless by this gorgeous wedding gown that Andreae of With the Crickets made from a set of ivory silk drapes, so I'll just direct you to her blog post on Wardrobe Refashion where you can learn about the dress and accessories she made for her wedding day.

October 6, 2009

Hand Embroidered Wedding Dress Circa 1914

Mary of Needle 'N Thread shares pictures of this stunning hand embroidered wedding gown from 1914 that belonged to a friend's great-grandmother.

Made from a gorgeous silk Crepe de Chine, the dress and "court train" are completely hand embroidered in silk perle with a pattern of chrysanthemums, ribbons, and shamrocks. The shoulders and sleeves of the dress are made of embroidered tulle, and the waste is accented with a rhinestone and bead bow.

The detail is simply amazing, and the condition of the embroidery is highly impressive. One of my favorite details is this cluster of French knots in the middle of a perfectly satin stitched flower. They are breathtaking, and look as though they could have been stitched just yesterday. The dress is a true treasure.

September 17, 2009

Custom Wedding Corsages

Littlemithi of planetMithi shares these charming custom corsages she made for her wedding.

Rather than make boutonnieres, which just didn't appeal to me, I handmade little photo corsage/ribbon/brooch/award things for all the wedding party and immediate family.

September 2, 2009

Yarn & Quilled Paper Place Card

CRAFT: Cozy Up to Yarn

Yarn & Quilled Paper Place Card
By Ann Martin

Here's a place card design that's quick and easy enough to make a large quantity in a short amount of time, assembly-line style. They would look pretty at a bridal shower luncheon or could even grace your Thanksgiving table.

The flowers were made with colorful 2-ply yarn I'd been saving in my sewing box for ages, leftover from a crewelwork pillow kit. I love it when I finally find a use for extra bits that were just too nice to throw away.

A few strips of quilling paper were rolled and folded to make the flower centers and leaves. If you don't have quilling paper, you can easily cut your own strips with a paper trimmer. Just use any paper that's similar in weight to standard computer paper. If you need to join two strips to make a longer one, tear the strip ends before applying a small amount of glue to each, overlapping the ends slightly. The torn edges will blend better than straight cuts and the join spot will barely be noticeable.

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August 29, 2009

DIY Vintage Book Table Numbers

Here's a super easy way to make table numbers for a wedding with this DIY vintage book table numbers project by Bird and Banner on Once Wed.

August 17, 2009

Wedding Dress Woven From Bride's Own Flock

Shepherdess, Louise Fairburn, of Rsiby, England, was recently married wearing a stunning wedding gown that was made from wool from her own flock. The dress took a spinner and a dressmaker 67 hours to create, and was made from a rare Lincoln Longwool. More pictures and the full story are here.

August 13, 2009

Pac Man Groom's Cake

I love that grooms' cakes can be a way to interject a little fun into wedding receptions, especially when they perfectly capture a groom's personality. This Pac Mac groom's cake from The Domestic Scientist is a perfect example. Complete with a keepsake Sculpey topper, it was a huge hit with the groom. Read more about how and why it was made over on The Domestic Scientist blog.

Embroidered Hankies as Bridesmaid Gifts

Katie D, our wonderful friend and sales rep here at Craftzine, is getting married really, really soon (in less than 10 days!) to an equally wonderful guy. We asked her to bring in samples of the handkerchiefs she's embroidering for the bridal party, and we thought we'd give you, our lovely readers, a sneak peek. Katie's an avid equestrian, so she's embroidering a lucky horseshoe and the recipient's initials onto one corner of almost a dozen hankies. Such a sweet gift!

August 10, 2009

Cross-stitch Printables & Stitched Typefaces

Cross Stitch Printables
These cross-stitch printables are available from Wedding Style Guide but you could use it for any kind of party or crafty event in my book! The templates are for an invitation, monogram letter, drawstring bag pattern, cross-stitch booklet, and booklet cover. [ via iDiY ]

Fonts Stitched-Type2
I'm always on the lookout for new fonts and love these stitched typefaces in a roundup compiled by iDiY.

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