To DIY or not to DIY: Finding your niche in the creative scale
For many of you, you might look on Offbeat Bride and find a LOT of different choices in the DIY department. How to make a certain bouquet out of brooches or ornaments, maybe you want to DIY your Save the Dates somehow or even all of your invitations. For some of you, that might seem too much. For the rest of you, it’s right up your alley. And then there’s a small portion of us who are a little scrapbook/sewing savvy, but aren’t too sure of ourselves with these bigger projects. If you’re not sure what your niche is creatively, here are a few tips you may want to consider.
Package your cookie favors in CD Sleeves
Giant cookies make great wedding favors. To package them for individual gifting, try a CD sleeve and sticker wrap.
The wedding program with a built-in pocket for confetti (or favours!)
I wanted a cheap one-sheet wedding program that I could print myself, and an non-messy way for the maple leaf ash seeds (helicopter seeds) to be both distributed and contained during the ceremony. I couldn’t find any straight-forward ways of doing it by Googling, so I wasted a couple of hours folding paper and found the solution!
Accesorize your DIY wedding hairstyle out of your jewelry box
Use that fabulous jewelry from grandma’s jewelry box to style out your wedding ‘do. All you need is a little strategic tucking and pinning!