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What follows is a compilation of various wedding-related craft projects to be found on the Web. I hope they help you create beautiful projects that will make your wedding day more special! If you have any comments or would like to suggest a project page to add to this list, please send me an or sign the guestbook!
Tip for using this page: Due to the ever-changing nature of the World Wide Web, projects that I have links to now might not be available at a later date. If you see a project you like, save yourself possible future disappointment and print the instructions out as soon as possible!
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Invitations:
- Make Wedding Invitations from Ron & Debbie's Penny Pinchin' Weddings. Also check out their price comparison chart, which gives a thoughtful discussion on your wedding invitation options and the relative costs.
- Faux Wax Seals from Jill at Wedcraft.com. Use colored glue sticks to make an envelope seal that will survive being mailed! Purchase "faux wax" sticks from FauxWax.com! Click here to begin!
- How to Make a Wedding Program from Ehow.com (free sign up required to view)
- Wedding Dress Card by Kawaii Crafter. A fun card that can be used as a wedding card or shower invitation!
- Wedding Invitation Wording 20-20 Site. A useful article with information on invitation etiquette and wordings.
- Wedding Shower Invitations and Party Favors from the Do It Yourself Network
Accessories:
Chuppahs
- How to Decorate the Flower Girl's Basket from Ehow.com (free sign up required to view)
- How to Make a Flower Girl's Basket from Beverly's Save-On Crafts
- How to Make a Pillow for the Ring Bearer from Ehow.com (free sign up required to view)
- Ring Bearer's Pillow from the Do It Yourself Network. Includes tips for how to use machine embroidery to personalize the pillow
- Sweet Heart Basket for your flower girl from Beverly's Save-on Crafts
- Wedding Basket from Ben Franklin Crafts
- Woven Ribbon Decorator Pillow from Ben Franlin Crafts. Add ribbon ties for the perfect ring pillow!
Garter Projects:
- Lace Garter from the Do It Yourself Network. Also includes instructions for lace bridal shoe decorations!
- A Simple Bridal Garter from Jill at Wedcraft.com
Handbags and Shoes:
- Dyeing Wedding Shoes from the Do It Yourself Network. Instructions for making lovely, "antiqued" silk wedding shoes for your vintage wedding!
Headpieces and Veils:
- Bridal Headpiece from the Do It Yourself Network
- Flower circlet headpiece from Jill at Wedcraft.com
- Headpiece Projects from the Michaels.com website. Many lovely projects!
- Headpiece tutorial from Wen Hsu at Mareas Headpieces. This tutorial offers detailed instructions for making two stunning, beautiful wire and bead headpieces (a jeweled headband, and a wreath of beautiful pearl and crystal "flowers"). Do check it out!
- How to Make Floral Wreaths, Combs and Barrettes from Beverly's Save-On Crafts
- Making a Veil by Jennifer Haley. This is about the best online information about making your own veil! Check it out!
UnitCandles:
- Making Your Own Unity Candle from Suite101
- Ring Unity Candle from Your Wedding Company
- Unity Candles from the Do It Yourself Network
- Unity Candles from the Offray Ribbon website.
Miscellaneous Accessories:
- Classic Beginnings Wine Bag from Ben Franklin Crafts. If you plan to serve wine at your reception, or to give bottles of wine as a gift, this is a nice project!
- Creative Glass Etching from Armour Products and i-Craft. Etching supplies can be found at most craft and hobby stores. The project at this site shows an etched champagne glass, but the techniques can be used on any non-textured glass item you want to personalize (glass plates or beer mugs, mirrors, etc.). Be sure to follow all of the recommended safety precautions when working with the etching chemicals!
- Easy and Inexpensive Gift Card Box from Jill at Wedcraft.com
- Hanky into Bonnet from the Lace Fairy Lace Page. Turn the bride's handkerchief into a bonnet for the couple's first baby, or make a baby bonnet that will become a future bride's hanky.
- Potpourri Favor, Ring Bearer's Heart, Guest Book from the Do It Yourself Network
- Wedding Cake Card Box by Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Arizona Republic (submitted by Elizabeth C.)
Decorations:
- Balloon Art Recipes from the Party & Paper Retailer web site. Instructions for balloon arches and other balloon decorations
- Balloon Decor has information on how to make a simple balloon arch, a "packed" balloon arch or column, and balloon centerpieces.
- Bows
- Creative Wedding Decorations features a lovely pew marker bow. From the Do It Yourself Network
- Floral bows from the Beverly's Save-on Crafts (would make nice pew bows!)
- Basic Bowmaking Instructions by Angela at Elegance in Bloom. Includes yardage requirement chart for different size bows and very easy-to-understand basic instructions. Also see her Double Bow Instructions
- Ribbon How To's from the Offray Ribbon website. Instructions for many different styles of bows, plus ribbon roses and other wedding projects.
- Rose Pew Bow from Your Wedding Company
- Chair Swag from the Do It Yourself Network
- Chairback Decoration from Your Wedding Company. A simple, elegant solution using tulle and silk flowers!
- Wedding Decoration Projects from Michaels.com
- Tulle Pew Accents from Wendy
Cakes
- Wedding Cake Projects from Michaels.com. Includes groom's cakes and cakes for bridal showers!
- Wedding Cakes from the Baking 911 website! Everything you need to know to make the perfect cake!
- Wedding Recipe Box from Wilton, featuring beautiful and creative wedding cake projects, including their Cathedral of Dreams cake (perfect for a fairy tale, medieval, or Renaissance wedding), and a 3-teir wedding cheesecake!
Centerpieces:
- Bridal Shower Towel Cake from Your Wedding Company
- Candle Centerpiece from Your Wedding Company. These wrapped and decorated candles don't get lit -- they are favors for your guests!
- Easy Silk Topiary created by Nancy Plomaritis
- Fresh Rose Vase Arrangement by Glenna Morton, About.com Interior Decorating Guide
- Julep Rose Centerpiece from Your Wedding Company
- Lights of Love Centerpiece created by Nancy Plomaritis. Quite elegant!
- Live Ivy Topiary created by Nancy Plomaritis. A very lovely and unique centerpiece!
- Ring of Rosies centerpiece from Beverly's Save-On Crafts
- Tissue Paper Mason Jars from the Do It Yourself Weddings. Make surprisingly elegant vases for floral centerpieces using inexpensive canning jars and tissue paper. This basic idea can also be used to dress up other containers (ivy bowls, certain vases), or cover with other wrappings, like cellophane, gift wrapping paper, or even cloth!
- Towel Cake Centerpiece for bridal showers. From Jill at Wedcraft.com.
- Wedding Flowers Website by Nancy Plomaritis. New projects for centerpieces and other wedding flowers are featured regularly, so check this site often!
Favors:
- Choco-Pop Wedding Favors from SuperWeddings.com
- These instructions for Christmas Crackers can be adapted to make a festive wedding favor. From imagitek.com
- Money (Dollar Bill) Roses by Susan Spatone at the Craftathome.com website. Not really a favor, but this can be used to make a creative money gift for the bride and groom, and the instructions can be used with dollar-sized pieces of paper to make paper roses for favors or other decorations. Do check it out!
- Favor Projects from Ferrero Rocher. Make these festive favors and placecards using delectable Ferrero Rocher chocolates!
- Favor Projects from the Michaels.com website. TONS of beautiful favor ideas!
- Hershey's Kiss Rosebud Favor from Jill at Wedcraft.com.
- Jordan Almond Favor Projects:
- How to Make Confetti or Almond Favors for an Italian Wedding from Ehow.com (free sign up required to view)
- Jordan Almond Poem, written by Jill at Wedcraft.com. This is making the rounds of the internet as the "traditional" Jordan Almond poem, but it has only been around since March of 1998! (This IS a copyrighted poem...permission is granted for brides to use it freely when making their own favors, but businesses selling favors may not use this poem or similar variations without written permission and the payment of royalties. The poem or similar variations may not be published on any website without written permisison from the author.)
- Molded Chocolate Favors from ForeverWed (courtesy of MJDesigns)
- Schultute (School Cone) Craft Project by Kawaii Crafter. This project can be adapted to make lovely wedding favors!
- Specialized Poems for your Wedding Day includes poems to use with various types of favors, disposable cameras, bubbles, bells, birdseed, etc. from the Ultimate Internet Wedding Guide
- Spoonful of Kisses from Make-Stuff.com
- Symphony Placecards and Party Favors from Ben Franklin Crafts
- Tulle circles from Jill at Wedcraft.com. Save money and cut your own!
Flowers:
- How to Make a Bead Bouquet from Chris Breecher. Use crystal beads and wire to create a magically beautiful, unique bouquet!
- From Beverly's Save-On Crafts:
- Basic Floral Design 101
- Introduction to Flower Arranging from Beverly's Save-On Crafts. LOTS of information here, and many projects!
- A Fresh Floral Bouquet
- Corsage Techniques
- How to Make a Floral Head Garland
- Preserving a Wedding Bouquet from i-Craft
- Flower Projects from the Michaels.com website. Includes beautiful projects for bouquets, nosegays, corsages, and boutonnieres
- Frugal wedding flowers by Rachel Schreckengast
- Floral ideas from Ehow.com:
- Mother's Day Corsage from Ben Franklin Crafts. Not just for Mother's Day!
- Romantic Waxed Roses from HGTV.
- Wedding Flowers Website by Nancy Plomaritis. This is a great site...it features a new floral project on a regular basis, so check this site often!
Projects for Specific Themes:
Albums and Keepsakes:
This section has several different projects for wedding albums and other keepsakes to treasure long after the ceremony. Projects range in style from rustic to sophisticated...something to suit almost every taste!
- Country Birdhouse Wedding Photo Album from i-Craft
- Fashioning a Bridal Momento Box from the Do It Yourself Network
- Memory Wedding Album from Ben Franklin Crafts
- Remember When Photo Frame from Ben Franklin Crafts
- Victorian Creations: The Shadow Box from the Living Victorian Web magazine.
Miscellaneous wedding craft projects and supplies:
- Bridal craft "how to" videos from Bliss E-Zine. Free, fun instructional videos need Real Player G2 Basic player to view, but the transcripts are just as nice! Check out instructions for a towel cake shower centerpiece, a hand-tied rose bouquet, embossed "save the date" cards, and confetti cornucopias for your guests. Enjoy!
- DIY Network. The "Do It Yourself" Network has a lot of great ideas for your wedding! Do a search from their main page to find wedding-related projects.
- HGTV (Home & Garden Television) has a lot of great wedding projects from the Carol Duvall Show and other shows in their archives. Do a keyword search for the word wedding with their search feature, and you'll find all sorts of great ideas! (You can also search more specific keywords like centerpiece, invitation, veil, etc. to more quickly find what you might be looking for.)
- Hobby Lobby (be sure to check out this week's internet coupon!)
- Weddings from Michaels Arts and Crafts. Too many projects to link to individually here, but there are projects for almost everything...favors, decorations, centerpieces, even wedding cake projects from Wilton!
- Wedding Crafts by Rachel Schreckengast
- Wedding Crafts from Arkansas' Premiere Online Bridal Directory. Easy projects include bride's and bridesmaids' bouquets, a corsage, centerpiece, cake top, candle favor for guests, a treasure chest for gift cards, and basket and top hat projects for flowergirls and boys
- Wedding Projects from Beverly's Save-On Crafts
Wedding craft bulletin boards and forums:
Membership in all bulletin boards or forums is free unless otherwise noted.
- Elegance in Bloom - Wedding Board from Angela and the Elegance in Bloom website
- Wedding Crafts and Decorating Ideas
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