i've been bursting to share this cute tiara made with real gold and pearls and enhanced with gorgeous Swarofsky crystals...but i felt it was only fair if the bride saw it first! ;) thankfully, it arrived safe and sound *thankyou RM* and the bride in question loves it :) i think you can see the effect of the pearls and crystals especially well on the band: 
as a little suprize i decided to make her a matching bracelet {which she hadn't asked for} and its basically the same as the headband...alternating pearls and crystals...very pretty and would look better on a less hairy arm than mine!! 
the flowers are made from Ten Seconds Studio metal sheets...embossed and die cut with my Big Shot, sanded and inked with Stazon and sewn together with buttons and thread. the curl on the petals is achieved by wrapping around a fat pencil ;0)
rubon wording and butterflies from my *leftovers* box adhered really easily once the ink was well dry {i leave it overnight ideally...or in this case for months!!} i coloured the inside of each frame with Sharpie pens to draw attention to the photos...and added some lush ribbon trims glued one over the other and then added pearl flat~backs for the centres, and to add to the wedding theme.
this small one is basically...a smaller version of what i've done above...almost made to match i think you could say!
if you look closely you'll see that the rubon wording hung over the edge of the frame onto the picture...so i've simply drawn the loops onto the photo with another Sharpie.
next up was a challenge to make some bunting...on a card...on a LO...or on the wall...and as you can see...i've gone for the *above the bed* option!
its a very simple affair...the embroidery thread and the mini~pegs are from this month's Scrapagogo kit...and the golden paper hearts are from a string we were given wrapped around a Wedding present...i've simply cut them apart to use them here :0)
i've completed this LO {finally} in response to this week's challenge on UKS...which required the use of bling *tick*...pink *tick*...and old stash *tick*...so i'm claiming full points for my team...which should make the team leader happy!
i've used bling over the top of a rubon butterfly to accentuate the body and add a little more pink...as if that pp wasn't pink enough already! i love adding to embellishments...its just another way to make them *mine*...i've also added pink gems to the centres of the flowers and outlined them in black to make them *pop* off the page...
i've used a black pen to fill in the scroll work to make it more prominent...and added prima flowers with red buttons and pink gems to their centres...don't be afraid to mix red and pink...the effect can be really cool and striking...or quite subtle...just keep the intensity of the colours similar...and there you have it!
i've used no pp's for this page...just lots of stamps and inks and mica powders...and pretty much every kind of embellishment i adore! in contrast to last weeks' subdued colours and content...this is a super bright, breezy and busy, busy page...i've used one of my wedding photos because that was a day when i didn't let anything hold me back...i certainly went for it that day!
these little gift boxes are my way of giving some of the enamel effect flowers to my loved ones as little presents...if i love you...one may well be coming your way soon!! ;0) i think they look super cute!
and these panels were my *genius moment* lol these fabric sections are the swatches for our new headboad...to which i've added a metal frame...some bling...i've sewn on a couple of mother of pearl type buttons from my box...and the little bows are the hanging ribbons from the nightie...the whole thing is then suspendedfrom a length of
For anyone who doesn't know me, this is me, the morning after my wedding, in the pool with a glass of pink fizz...and being followed around strangely by several teapots full of sweetpeas!! They just seemed to keep being there the whole wedding weekend...where ever i was, they were!!! *spooky* ;)
This was another idea I really thought worked well. I made my own hairpiece, with an enormous pink rose {originally part of an artificial bouquet), surrounded it with white feathers {to match the feathery fairy lights in the marquee} and then glued the whole thing to a hair slide. Voila...instant flowers in the hair...and no worrying that the petals will fall off during the day!
Finally, because its me...and I'm one obsessive scrapper...I had to have scrapping at my wedding! We set up a table in one corner with all the prerequisite supplies, had an usher take a polariod photo of all the guests and then they were instructed to scrap the guest book at thier leisure!! It was a genius idea, because we had an instant scrapbook to look at first thing the next morning...and it was amazing how much people who don't normally scrap seemed to enjoy it. In fact, we even managed to convert a few people who ended up asking me for lessons!! muahahahaha ;)
The bunting was a major undertaking. We had hundreds of metres of it...all made from old bits of fabric donated to us by friends of the MIL. She, the groom, and I spent hours cutting triangular flag shapes out with pinking shears...and then the lovely Rosie sewed the whole thing into 4 amazing strings! It was so gorgeous...all round the Farm...from the marquee, to the carparking field and guiding guests into the garden for thier fizz and photographs!
when the guests made thier ways to the marquee...they were guided to their own tables by our table planner.
This was made by stamping the same swirl {Autumn Leaves} that we used on the invitations, adding Prima flowers and pearl brads {Papermania}. We named our tables after herbs, so each table had a botanical drawing of the herb, the name for those who don't love their herbs like we do! and obviously a list of names. In order to find their seat...all you had to do was match the herb...and bingo! :)
to make the table names, I repeated the botanical drawings and herb names and laminated them {thanks again Rosie for letting me use the laminator!!} I painted kebab sticks pink and white and we wound garden wire around the top and into a swirl, which held the herb card in place. The other end was stuck into a jam jar, full of marshmallows...which added the right colours...and kept any hungry people satiated in the wee small hours!
each table was also decorated with a floral teapot full of sweet peas and herbs fresh from the garden! Thanks to my Mum, sister, MIL and aunties for collecting all the teapots...and to the lovely Wendy for growing all the sweetpeas for us!
Ok, that's your lot for today, but maybe some of these ideas will inspire you? or maybe you have some great ideas of your own to share? don't be shy...i'd love to hear what you've done for your weddings... :)
This is the only photo I have so far...but hopefully soon I'll have some with the Groom in too!!