FG dress
This dress was a genuine PITA! Although, I may have to give 1/2 of the credit to my lovely daughter. It wasn't that hard to do, but after finishing it I have a love/hate relationship with it.
I stiched enough to feed the elastic through the tulle then did a simple linked chain stich, bunching the tulle onto the elastic as I went along. I overlapped the tulle so that it looked continuous as I sewed it on. I then added the light weight poly lining and straps. You can't really see the tie at the neck, but it's there, made from 1 1/2 inch ribbon and another piece of 1 1/2 inch ribbon for the sash.
Cost: $21!
It was $2.50 for the ribbon, $2 for the poly satan, and $16.50 for the tulle.
* Insparation from this piece is from Knottie FutureMrsSheeler*
WP hangers
I ordered the hangers from ebay ($10 for 5). They were unfinished natural wood. I spray painted them a chocolate color ($3 WM) then added the rhinestone initials from HL($1 ea). I haven't finished mine yet but I want it to say Mrs A. Total cost each hanger: $3.75!
Ribbon Jewlery
I've re-done the bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
The set for my daughter, our FG, has ivory and pink glass pearls and pink bicone beads. The earrings are silverhooks and a pink swarovski connector with the ivory glass pearls and pink bicone beads. The other ladies have pink bicones and glass pearls.
I got the glass pearls and ribbon at WM for $2 each and the bicones for $1.50 at HL during BOGO sales. The silverhooks cost $2 for a pack of 10. The overall cost was $12.50 or $2.50 for 5 sets of necklaces, bracelets AND earrings!
The boxes for the BM jewlery
These were actually really easy to make. And the best part of all was that it only took about 30 minutes to make 4 of them. I can't remember where I got the template from, but I do remembering Googling it. It took 1 piece of 8.5x11(pink) and one piece of 12x12 (brown). Can't forget my dear paper cutter and trusty hot glue gun!
Cost: $.26 each!
* I do have the template available, under All Things Paper if you would like a copy.*
*Insparation from this piece is from Knottie Bobbiejowoo**
My Momma's gifts
A mug and a bag. I also got a keychain, but didn't get a photo of it. I'm also making her a bracelet, ear rings and necklace.
Presents for my Daddy:
I am a true Daddy's Girl! I love both of my parents; but I am well and truly Daddy's Baby Girl. Some of my gifts to him aren't really gifts, they're just to help lighten the financial burden of his baby girl getting married. So far I only have a pocket watch engraved with his name, Mod Podged the box that the watch came in to make it look more keepsake, a HUGE beer mug I intend to etch "Popii" into it. I'm not of Hispanic decent, I'm biracial CA/AA-but grew up in a Muli-cultural AA/PR neighborhood and speak Spanish. And when I was little I spelled everything phonetically and was absolutely horrible at sounding things out, but over the years it just stuck that way! I baught his tie for the wedding and I've also ordered brown Fedora hats for all the men in the wedding (I'm currently waiting for them to come in) and I intend to make individual cufflinks for each guy. My Daddy's will say "I loved her first"- because he did.
BM stationary set- Anji
Anji's stationary set. I think she's going to like it. It's all of her fav colors (name in voiolet, blue and brown geo design on the bottom).
She got letterhead, a note pad, keychain, pen and sticky note pad.
BM stationary- Crystal
Crystal likes pink so this is her set.
She's got cards (10) with envelopes, a note pad, a keychain and a pen. Her mug also made it too. (Yippie!)
MOH stationary set- Katie
I need 2 more sets, I'm making each of the girls something that they each would like.
My MOH favorite colors are pink and purple so this was her set.
She's got letterhead, a note pad, and a sticky note pad and a key chain.
My Ladies tote bags!
Another labor of love! I didn't want to make something too matching, but I did want to coordinate it all with the wedding. Thank goodness one of Anji's favorite colors is brown! The bags were 3 for $6, and $3 for 2 tubes of paint (both WM) and $1 for the doily (DT). I printed the letters out myself and cut them out like a stencil. Total cost: $3 each!