The Crafty Bride

Veil sneak peek

2009-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peek of my handmade veil...

I might show you some more photos soon if you ask nicely...

The invitations continued...

2009-06-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

The fabric flowers have now been added. I do rather love them if I do say so myself!

I was inspired by this beautiful invitation set (and whole wedding!). I decided not to sew around the edge- I simply glued the flowers on to the screenprinted cards. Cutting out the flowers is very fiddly but I think the effect is worth it. Don't you?

The printing of the invites has commenced

2009-05-31T13:29:00.000-07:00

So I dug my gocco out of retirement and printed up our wedding invites this weekend...

I even let the husband-to-be have a go...

I'm really pleased with how they came out. The fonts were Albermarle Swash and Little Lord Fauntleroy (can't find a link to it at the moment!).

Next step is to add some colour in the form of fabric flowers. I'll show some more photos soon.

Crafty to do list

2009-04-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

I need to make a list of all my crafty wedding plans otherwise I'm going to lose track...

Veil & tiara- done!
Invitations- in progress
RSVP cards for invitations
Directions for invitations
Other info card for invitations
Thank you cards
Favour bags- will be simple fabric bags filled with treats with a little label tied on
Menu cards
Programmes
Place cards
Table plan
Confetti bags?
Bridesmaid/parents gifts etc.?
Exploding head (mine)?- yes definitely!

On the hunt...

2009-04-10T14:25:00.000-07:00

for the perfect font.

I know what I want our wedding invitations to look like and I know roughly what I want them to say. But I need to find just the right font to say those words.

Artistamp via iDiY

Love the effect but it's not the look I'm after.

Beautiful ES via iDiY
I really like this one, it's a contender!

Albermarle Swash via iDiY (again)
I like this one a lot, it could be the winner!

In 6 months time...

2009-04-03T12:05:00.000-07:00

I'll be a wife.

There's lots of craftiness planned but nothing I can show you yet. Soon I promise.

In the meantime, here's some inspiration, click the image to see the original on flickr and the credits.

Back and crafting like a crazy crafting bride

2009-03-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

Well it's been a while hasn't it? The wedding is seven months away and I'm now getting into the crafting ready for the big day. The bridesmaid dresses have been purchased so I know what the colour palette is based on, I have bought shoes to match for me and I've made my veil!

So I guess you want photos of all these things? Well here are the dresses & shoes...

You'll have to wait a little longer for the veil photos but I promise I won't be long...

Inspiration in Amsterdam part 2

2008-10-13T11:23:00.000-07:00

Remember the flower photos from Amsterdam in my last post?

Here's a colour palette I made using the bighugelabs color palette generator and one of the photos.

I can use this now to create an inspiration board.

1. green bridesmaid dress, 2. bouquet, 3. cake purple hydrangea carnation, 4. Untitled, 5. Isabelle Wedding Invitation, 6. lilac, 7. bridesmaids all in a row, 8. hydrangea wedding, 9. stylish greens and browns

Ooooh I like this colour scheme a lot! But it all depends on the bridesmaids dresses that we're yet to choose.

Inspiration in Amsterdam

2008-10-02T01:38:00.000-07:00

I went to Amsterdam and The Hague at the weekend and visited the flower market in Amsterdam. I don't know what colours we're having for the wedding yet but these flowers caught my eye...

Have you seen inspiration in the every day? I'll have more on this subject soon.

Feeling a bit French...

2008-09-19T12:13:00.000-07:00

So we got engaged in France, my dress has a French feel and it's romantic! What other reasons do I need for considering a little bit of a French theme for our wedding?

1) My dress from Pronuptia 2) Dauphine Press 3)Chalkboard labels 4)Life Images 5) Lavender 6) Croquembouche 7)Champagne Cork 8) ParisBreakfasts 9) Sweet Paul

Hmmmmm it could just work. What do you think?

Whatever happened to...

2008-07-29T04:17:00.000-07:00

Weekly Wedding Picks!
Well I have been posting them, but haven't been putting them here.

Week 2- Wedding Hair Loveliness
Week 3- Wedding Decoration

So I've been thinking a lot about hair related things this week now that I've chosen my dress (see this post on paper and cloth I'll write more about my dress hunt later.)

I was vehemently against a veil and tiara when I first went shopping but since trying them on I've become a convert. However I really want to make both. One of my bridesmaids makes jewellery so we're going to work on the tiara and the bridal jewellery together.
I've been investigating veils and there are so many options.

I think I know the style I would like but I'll reveal that another time along with some photos of me in wedding dresses (not *the* dress though). In the meantime, here's some flickr veil inspiration.

1. bride with veil, 2. Bride and Veil, 3. Birdcage Veil , 4. Birdcage veil., 5. Finishing touches, 6. Sunset Bride, 7. Vintage Bride, 8. Vintage Fashion for a Modern Bride, 9. My veil

Weekly Wedding Picks- Necklaces

2008-07-09T01:47:00.000-07:00

This is the start of a new series of weekly wedding picks- this week, jewellery.

Once you have your dress all picked out and ordered, thoughts then naturally turn to what jewellery to wear on the big day. Look no further than these perfect possibilities for your wedding day necklace…

1. sparklesisters 2. lazygiraffe 3. luxedeluxe 4. beautyuncut 5. thelondonstudio 6. luxedeluxe

Of course you could make your own wedding jewellery (an option I'm considering if I don't go for beautiful vintage). I've found these tutorials which might help you make your own necklace (and other bridal jewellery).

DIY Network :: Craft Stylish :: Craft Stylish :: beadage

Let me know if you've seen any more great DIY necklace projects.

All about the dress

2008-05-28T13:44:00.000-07:00

Lets gloss over the fact that I haven't done a mood board since the beginning of the month and that in fact I haven't blogged here for weeks.

Instead let's move on to talk about one of the most important aspects of the big day- the dress.

I went to an amazing place in London recently and tried on some stunning vintage wedding dresses. Sadly I didn't find my dream dress but I did get lots of inspiration and I really want my dress to be vintage inspired if not actually vintage. So here's a little mosaic of some current favourites photos.

Centre: flickr
1. etsy 2. etsy 3. flickr 4. flickr 5. flickr 6. flickr 7. hello lucky 8. wedding bee 9. red loft studios 10. the vintage wedding dress company 11. vintage style clothing 12. vintage style clothing

What do you think? Have you seen any vintage or vintage-inspired dresses you think I might like?

Mood Board Monday

2008-05-05T04:03:00.000-07:00

Well here's my first mood board Monday for a while, it's one I made with good old fashioned magazines, paper and glue :)

I'm not sure it has a theme as such, except of course blue and birds & butterflies. So maybe that's what it's called "Blue Birds & Butterflies"!

I'll be back next week with another board- let me know in the comments if there's something in particular you'd like to see.

Mood Board Monday- is going to be delayed!

2008-04-21T03:11:00.000-07:00

If you read my other blog, you'll know I'm a little out of action at the moment with an injured shoulder. It's getting better so hopefully I'll be back soon. In the meantime I'm preparing a good old fashioned paper and glue mood board for you as I can't use the laptop for long periods at a time.

Mood Board Monday & Choosing a Colour Scheme

2008-04-14T01:23:00.000-07:00

This is what I've been looking forward to the most (apart from designing the invitations), choosing a colour scheme/theme. I wanted to wait until we had a venue (although I already knew it was likely to be Butley) before working on the colours as I think the venue can certainly help set the feel of the wedding and I want to complement and enhance it, not contrast with it.

Butley Priory is a 14th Century Monastery and is set in the countryside, not far from the Suffolk coastline. Inside the Great Hall (the room our reception is in) it is light and airy and the muted colours are beautiful.

I know I don't want a bright colour scheme and although our wedding is in Autumn, I don't want to go the traditional red and orange route. I like Sage however which works well at that time of year as well as antique rose pink and golds and creams (perfectly in keeping with the surroundings). So this is the mood board I've come up with so far. This is by no means "the one" but I think the final scheme will definitely be a derivative of it.

Centre: Butley Priory 1. Earrings by Hollygems on etsy 2. Butley Priory 3. Wooden hearts by andreafays on etsy 4. Guest book by ifnbooks on etsy 5. Sage invitations by staccato on etsy 6. Soy candles by CaelynnCreations on etsy 7. Card by sarahparrott825 on etsy 8. Cake by Cake That 9. Flowers from Weddings by Color 10. Dress by Debenhams 11. Hairpins by beadifulthings on etsy 12. Necklace by coleydesigns on etsy

I'd love to know what you think so leave me a comment and let me know if you've seen anything else that matches this scheme.

We have a date & a venue

2008-04-13T01:29:00.000-07:00

The countdown begins (it's quite a long countdown!) to the 3rd October 2009- the day we're getting married here:

Butley Priory, Woodbridge, Suffolk

I'm very excited. Having a date and a venue gives us something to work towards and we (well, I) can start thinking about themes and all the other fun stuff that comes from that. So Mood Board Monday will be all about me this week, come back then to see a mood board based on our wonderful venue.

Christine x

Mood Board Monday: Butterflies- white, simple & subtle

2008-04-07T13:07:00.001-07:00

Butterflies- white, simple & subtle- this is what I have under theme ideas in my wedding file. So about time for a mood board around this idea I think.

Centre- Favor box from taylorgray on Etsy This was the original inspiration for this theme idea.
1. Earrings by portobello on Etsy
2. Cake on flickr
3. Beautiful cupcake on flickr
4. Another stunning cake on flickr
5. White butterflies on flickr
6. Butterfly guest book at A Wedding Less Ordinary
7. Invitations by EnfinLaVoila on Etsy
8. Beautiful butterfly place settings at Martha
9. Tiara by eleganzbycheri on Etsy
10. Save the date cards by millieandbarney on Etsy
11. Flowers from Martha
12. Purse by angelsandoutlaws on Etsy

DIY Link Love #1 Favours

2008-04-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

Now I'm no where near deciding a date let alone favours but I've been collecting some DIY articles already for inspiration so I thought I'd share them with you.

1. Martha2. Martha via Glamour this 3. Martha (again!) via junebug weddings 4. Matthew Mead Style via Style Me Pretty 5. Matthew Mead 6. DIY Bride

Let me know in the comments if you've seen any other good DIY favour projects.

Mood Board Monday: Breakfast at Tiffany's

2008-03-31T09:48:00.000-07:00

I was inspired by this post by Alissa at Grace's Birdcage Wedding to make this Breakfast at Tiffany's themed mood board as it's also one of my favourite films:

[click to view larger]

Centre image: flickr
1. Earrings by PamperingBeki on Etsy 2. Budget Dream Weddings 3. Budget Dream Weddings 4. Earrings by HeadsTwogether on Etsy 5. Invitations by paperandink on Etsy 6. Tiara by chicallure on Etsy 7. Flickr 8. & 9. The Knot 10. A wedding less ordinary 11. Cold Porcelain Creations 12. Budget Dream Weddings

Hope you've enjoyed this board, there'll be another one next week.

Some of my wedding lovelies...

2008-03-28T02:30:00.000-07:00

As some of you probably know, I make and sell stationery. Here's a little selection of what's on offer. I can make completely custom invitations, save the dates, thank yous or anything else made of paper if so if you have something in mind, don't hesitate to get in touch or raise an alchemy request.

Etsy
Buy Handmade
pinkangel

Mood Board Monday (um, Tuesday): Mad Hatter Tea Party

2008-03-25T07:35:00.000-07:00

This is a bit of a mini mood board as I'm short on time...

1. Dress by Johanna Hehir 2. Cupcakes by Be Cherry on flickr 3. Cake from flickr 4. Roses from flickr 5. Fab teacup and tag from flickr

Hope you enjoy it, there'll be another one next Monday!

Pink and Gold Mood Board (the first "Mood Board Monday")

2008-03-17T09:53:00.000-07:00

I'm in love with this colour combination, here's some inspiration:

1. Martha Stewart 2. Martha Stewart 3. via The Knot 4. via Bridalwave 5. via The Knot 6. via Bridalwave 7. via flickr 8. via Flickr 9. via The Knot

What do you think? Have you seen any other great colour combinations or themes I can feature next Monday?

Book Review: DIY Bride

2008-03-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

I've borrowed quite a few wedding craft books from the library and frankly, they haven't been very inspiring. Most of the projects were a bit too flowery or overly fussy for my liking and they were nearly all in various shades of cream.

However, after discovering the DIY bride website, I knew this book would be different. And I wasn't disappointed. From the "Best Dog" collar to the Bird cage veil, there's something to personalise every part of your wedding. I love how Kris Cochran details if the project is best for you to do on your own or whether it's suitable for a group to work on with different "stations" for each element of the project.
There are lots of things I'm planning to make from the book- don't you think Toby would look adorable with a best dog collar?

A Vintage Etsy Wedding

2008-03-08T19:37:00.000-08:00

I love etsy and I plan to buy anything I can't make from there (except my dress) so here's my first "mood board" for a Vintage style wedding.

1. Katarine Vintage Inspired Earrings by Gingeroni1 2. Loretta by UmbrellaHeaven 3. recycled poppy corsage--ivory by foundling 4. Victorian Wedding v3 - Vintage Hair Pin Set by OriginalsByLynnette 5. French Russian netting BIRDCAGE WEDDING VEIL with Swarovski Crystals by SomethingBold 6. Vintage Rhinestone Bridal Princess Tiara Headpiece by graceartandantiques 7. gold beaded goodness by erstwhilevintage 8. fleur fatale- real orchid and swarovski fascinator by annabronwyn 9. Cream Lace Pillow Boxes - 4 Mini Boxes by fieldandsea 10. Set of 6 - Vintage Wedding Bridal Cards by KeepsakeCouture 11. LOVE IN THE MIST by joanshum 12. Truly Vintage Inspired Necklace, Oxidized Sterling Silver with White Topaz Teardrop by hazelnutcottage

Hope you get some inspiration from my selections!