The One About the Wedding Crafts

Hon-some and I attended a wedding two Saturdays ago in Tagaytay.  I was a bridesmaid.  And the bride asked me to get my crafty hands to work by creating the fascinators of the bridesmaids and the boutonnieres of the groom and groomsmen following the vintage theme of the wedding and the color scheme of blush and gray.

I started making samples of the boutonniere last year.  I first wrote about them here.  Here's how the wedding boutonniere has evolved:

 This was one of the first two samples I made.  Early on, I knew I wanted to use skeleton keys but then I didn't have any back then.  Nor did I know where to find some.

Sample 2

 Luckily, my friend in Singapore found some in a craft store there, leading me to making these.  But the bride and groom wanted silver leaves so...

This was the final design. :)

The groom's boutonniere had to be a bit distinct so I whipped out my resin-making kit and made a pendant.

I used the groom's initial on the pendant.  I would have wanted to use "G" to stand for groom and his bride's initial but...I wasn't the bride and had to follow as requested :)

Here's the groom wearing it.

For the bridesmaids...

 

 The bride wanted a small and unobtrusive fascinator.  This was my first sample and the it got a thumbs-up right away from the bride!  It was also the most fun to make!

 The bride and the groom and the bridesmaids and the groomsmen and...my creations. :)

Happy crafting! :)

The Craftin' that's Keepin' Me Busy

I know I haven't been posting any craft entries lately but I really am up to my eyes with some crafting endeavors.  I just cannot disclose anything yet because things are mostly under wraps as of now.  Still, since this is a craft blog mainly, I feel I owe the readers some sneak peeks of what I've been up to -- in a craft sense. 

Soon, I'll detail each craft I've just shown you.  :)

Happy crafting!

The One About the Wedding Boutonniere

A dear friend of mine is getting married next year and she asked me to make samples of boutonnieres for the groomsmen.  Her wedding motif is blush and silver-gray and she wanted a vintage-themed celebration.  Vintage-themed weddings are the best, in my opinion.  It evokes so much love and intimacy unlike other themes that border on extravagance and pretenses.

So anyway, when I was brainstorming for the designs of the boutonnieres, I thought of the concept of "key to my heart."  Really, what could be more vintage than that?

I came up with two samples.  This is Boutonniere 1:

And this is Boutonniere 2:

 Note to self:  Be mindful not to expose the holes of the pearls.  Haha!

 See what I mean?

I used a vintage-looking fabric to cover the key.

I used regular keys for the samples but when everything is finalized, I'd love to use those vintage skeleton keys.  I hope I can find a handful of those by then.

Happy crafting, everyone!

The One About the Sneak Peek

Remember the ambitious project I blogged about a while back?

Remember these?

They're earrings, rings, fabric flowers, and pearls that I said will be put together for my wedding.


Well, here's a sneak peek of how I'm putting them together...

And yes, they shall be held by the hand *wink* :)

Happy crafting!

The One About the Ambitious Project

I have here some shots of some of the things I shall be using for my most ambitious craft project yet. I say ambitious because I'm not really sure if I can pull this whole thing off. I have never done any beading or accessory-making before so if I craft this out right, I can definitely declare that I'm a gifted crafter! Hahaha!

The craft project is wedding-related so I can't really spill the beans yet save for some obvious details that I will be using vintage-looking earrings, rings, and brooches. Oh, and pearls.

Having said that, the outcome (if successful) will be revealed in May of this year when I get married. :)

I might show some sneak peeks, though, as a way of showing progress on this project. I do hope it will be a success. Until then, wish me a good dose of crafting luck! :)

The One When I Proposed (A Tutorial)

Like many engaged couples out there, TB and I are working within a budget. The nice thing about working within a budget is that it stretches our creativity and maximizes our resourcefulness. Still, we want our wedding to be reflective of us -- nothing pretentious, nothing too frilly. Just simple, down-to-earth, and laid-back...and possibly crafty (or maybe that'd be just me?).

Which brings us to my first wedding-related craft. I wanted to ask my friends and relatives to be part of our special day in the most crafty way. So I made proposal boxes.

I got inexpensive craft boxes and painted them white. After the white pain had dried, I painted purple over it. Then I used Mod Podge as a sealant. If you don't have Mod Podge, you can use a mixture of equal parts water and glue.

I got some silk fabric and cut them into circles of different sizes. Don't worry about cutting uneven circles. They would turn out to be imperfectly perfect.

Light a candle and then singe the edges of the silk circle cutouts until the edges curl up.

Place three circles on top of each other (smallest circle in the innermost). I got a purple button and sewed it through the circles.

Put the circles aside. Meanwhile, I printed the words "Will you be my bridesmaid/maid of honor?" onto cardstock, cut it out, and taped it onto the inside of the box lid.

I cut out another circle using cardstock...

...and snipped around the edges.

And then I folded the snipped edges. I used a cutter to cut a slit in the middle.

I used hot glue to stick the fabric flower onto the box lid and inserted a ring into the slit in the box.

It turned out to be quite a surprise for them -- much like a real proposal. Here's my maid of honor, smiling from ear to ear.

Bridesmaid #1

Bridesmaid #2

Bridesmaid #3 whom I haven't met up with yet but she knows already. :) Ate Lib'z, if you're reading this, your box is still with me. Teehee!

With the proposal over, it's time to get to the nitty-gritty...and we don't have much time! Until then, happy crafting!