DIY

DIY | Other Stuff

	Hair comb fascinator My sister and I got together to work on this hair comb to wear with my reception dress.
	Boutonnieres Instead of paying $15 for family bouttonieres, I made them with wire, fake flowers, tape and feathers.
	Flower girl baskets I bought baskets on sale post-Easter and wrapped them to dress them up as flower girl baskets.
	Place setting flowers I incorporated the tradition of folding 1,000 cranes into hundreds on origami lilies to adorn each guest’s place setting.
	Tile Chargers Instead of renting silver chargers, we bought ceramic tiles from Home Depot to create an organic/zen look.
	Jewelry I made earrings to match each bridesmaid’s different dress color out of swarovski crystals and sterling silver findings.
	Shoe brooches My shoes were dyed lavender, but they needed a little something extra, so I made a brooch with earrings and beads.
	Card box He worked with me to make this great picture card box for card gifts.
	Signature Drink Sign and Recipe …how the DonThao came to life.
	Out of Town bags Guests staying in the hotel received goodie bags.
	Hair & Makeup At 4am, it was difficult to find a salon or stylist that was available to do my hair and makeup. Why bother looking elsewhere anyway if you have a talented sister who’s great at all of that!

Favors
So this was not really DIY, but we put them together.

	Bouquet Preservation Professional bouquet preservations can cost a lot of money and after the wedding was over, that was the last thing I wanted to do. So I grabbed some hairspray and preserved my bouquet aka my new coffee table centerpiece.
	Wedding Coffee Table Albums Photographers charge a ton of money for high quality coffee table books… why not include images your guests took and make your own coffee table albums with the images that YOU like?