Bridal Shower- Making the bride’s veil and bouquet
Bridal showers are very special. It is usually a fun event where all the important women in both the bride and groom’s life make a presence. It is a time for the bride to bond with her groom’s extended family and friends (women only). It is also the beginning stage of unity between the bride and groom’s loved ones.
I hosted my sister’s bridal shower and did a lot of diy decorations for it. Of course I am going to share it with you pretties.
First up was making my sister a veil and flower bouquet.
Veil:
Things needed: sewing machine, transparent hair comb clip,tulle, glitter, card-stock paper, ribbon, printer, craft glue, glue gun
Step 1: cut 3 different pieces of tulle all different length; 24 in, 18 in and 14 in
Step 2: sew all the pieces together with a loose zig-zag stitch, make sure you leave a long piece of thread at the beginning and end of the fabric
Step 3: tie one end of the loose thread
Step 4: hold the other untied loose thread, gently pull on the string and push the fabric to the tied end to gather all the fabric as a tight as possible
Step 5: tie the loose thread end
Step 6: hand sew the veil onto the hair pin (pass the needle and thread between each of the comb’s tooth)
Step 7: with a glue gun carefully glue ribbon to the end of each layer of the tulle
Step 8: print phrase you want to attach to the veil and cut out the letters (card-stock paper)
Step 9: cover the letters in craft glue, place a plate under and sprinkle glitter until the letter is completely covered, shake off excess
Step 10: once dry place the letters where you wish, one by one attach the letter using your glue gun
Check out this tutorial: http://somethingturquoise.com/2012/10/26/diy-silly-bachelorette-party-veil/
This veil can also be done without sewing, here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwg2_AvoFpg
Flower bouquet:
Things you need: lollipop sticks, buttons, newspaper, tulle, paper towel roll cardboard, ribbon, rubber-band
Step 1: trace your thumb finger as many times as you can fit on newspaper page, use a couple of pages
Step 2: take 2 of the cut outs which are your pedals and glue tight unto the lollipop stick, cover tip entirely
Step 3: Loosely glue and pile pedals unto the stick, essentially on top of one another
Step 4: once your paper flower has enough fullness bend the last layer of pedals to give the effect of a blossoming flower
Step 5: on another stick glue a button on the tip (repeat to your liking) use any fun crafty objects you have and glue unto a stick
Step 6: cut the roll open
Step 7: gather and arrange the flowers/objects nicely
Step 8: hot glue entire roll quickly (this glue dries fast), attach your gathered sticks to one end and roll it unto the other end tight, should be sturdy now
Step 9: to cover the roll, take a piece of fabric large enoguh to cover the roll and glue it on to it
Step 10: with a piece of tulle cover the entire roll and expand it a little higher to cover any sticks that may be showing
Step 11: to secure the tulle tie a rubber band at the top of the roll, the excess tulle won’t allow the rubber-band to show
Step 12: tie a thin ribbon around the top of the bouquet on top of the rubber-band
Bridal shower diy decor to be continued…
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