~Pinwheels~

Happy (almost) Friday everyone!

I hope you all had an AMAZING week:)

For a little playful fun today on the blog 

I wanted to share some super simple and cute DIY decorations:

Pinwheels!

                                                                         Source: bhg.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Better Homes and Gardens)

                                                                        Source: weddingchicks.com via Tamara on Pinterest

                                                                               Source: etsy.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Etsy shop Rule 42)

                                                                  Source: weddingchicks.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on The Wedding Chicks, Photographer: Marianne + Joe of Marianne Wilson Photography)

                                                                 Source: stylemepretty.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Style Me Pretty, Photography by NJoy The Moment)

                                                             Source: sidebysideblog.blogspot.com via Tamara on Pinterest

                                                                     Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(DIY tutorial found on Green Wedding Shoes, DIY created by Wednesday exclusively for Green Wedding Shoes)

                                                                          Source: ruffledblog.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Ruffled Blog, Abdi of Three Photographers)

                                                                            Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Green Wedding Shoes, Photographer + Stylist: Sarah Layne Photography)

                                                                   Source: community.theknot.com via Tamara on Pinterest

                                                                            Source: ruffledblog.com via Tamara on Pinterest

(Found on Ruffled Blog, Abdi of Three Photographers)

Want to learn how to make these fun playful items?

1) On a stick:

                                   diy pinwheels from Chelsea Costa on Vimeo.

2) Backdrop of pinwheels from Wedding Chicks:

                                                                          Source: weddingchicks.com via Tamara on Pinterest

Steps as seen on Wedding Chicks:

"A special thanks to Yoleine Dumarsais for this DIY Ombre Pinwheels tutorial.

Supplies

1. cardstock paper

2. glue gun

3. scissors

4. paint brush

5. watercolor paint in your favorite color

6. hole punch

7. watercolor paper

8. 36″ dowels (not shown)

Step One

To create a colored wheel for a gradient look or an ombre appearance, paint half (or a little more then half) of your paper. Make sure to paint the end darker and go lighter on the half. Take a piece of napkin or washcloth and wipe the paint to the other half of the paper. Repeat this on multiple sheets to create 1 pinwheel fan. Note: All of your pinwheels do not have to be watercolored you can make some using this technique and some without.  For the water-colored pinwheels, I like to use Van Gogh water color paint, and water color paper (water color paper has texture compared to regular cardstock paper). But you can use any kind of water color paint.

Step Two

Fold cardstock paper accordion-style into 1/2 inch folds. It’s good to have different size papers in order to form different sized pinwheels. So you can cut the paper in different sizes.

Step Three

Fold accordion in half and secure using a glue gun for extra hold. This creates a part of the pinwheel. Repeat this 3 times. 3 fans equal 1 pinwheel.

Step Four

Punch holes with a hole punch or cut holes about a quarter of an inch from the ends of the pinwheels.You can add as many or little to your pinwheel. This is to make them a bit different!

Step Five

Use the glue gun to glue your pinwheels to the dowel for extra hold since this will be fastened to your wall. There’s no systematic way to glue wheels. Glue wheels at different angles whether it’s to the dowel or to another wheel. Make sure to cover the whole dowel!  About 7 pinwheels will create a pinwheel dowel for your pinwheel wall. Repeat this whole process 4 times to create your pinwheel wall!

For the shoot an 8×4 lattice wall was used to pin the dowels. Place the pinwheels one under the other and fill in empty spaces with an individual pinwheel. It’s up to you if you want to cover your wall completely or leave some empty spots!"

Full tutorial on Wedding Chicks here

Enjoy your weekend!

~Simply by Tamara Nicole~

~Flower Girl Tutus~

Happy Friday loves!

Topic: flower girl dresses

I was browsing Etsy for one of my bride's weddings . . .
and for her flower girl dresses

she wants some fun tutus!!!
Here are some fun finds on Etsy:

Purple Love Flower Girl Tutu Dress by The Little Pea Boutique $95

How cute!

White Flower Girl Tutu Dress with Pink Hydrangea Blossoms $117 by The Little Pea Boutique 

   Flower Girl Dress, Purple, Plum w Detachable Train --Two  Piece $165

Old World Elegance by Love Baby J $106

Flower Girl Tutu Dress - Purple - Plum Princess - 12 Month to 2 Toddler Girl $95

Image via Wedding Wire

How adorable right?!

For one, the girls will LOVE looking like a princess

and it makes for some amazingly cute wedding photographs!

For those DIY-ers:

Make your own!

Here's a tutu dress tutorial

from The Craft Charlestonian

Have a fabulous weekend!

~Simply by Tamara Nicole~

~DIY: Wedding Decor~

I am all about

DIY Weddings . . .

why not get creative, and save some money on your wedding while you're at it?!

A few DIY Wedding projects I want to try out:

~Wedding Balls~

Via Wednesday Custom Design

"Now you can't say we didn't warn you. The level of messiness involved in this project definitely warrants the great outdoors or a tarp covered floor in your home. However, I think you will find that the fun you had along the way and the final product makes the mess completely worth it!"

Gather up:

• Big balloon
• Sharpie
• Scissors
• Cotton yarn
• 4 oz. White school glue
• 1/2 cup of Corn starch
• 1/4 cup of Warm water
• Something to stir with
• Petroleum jelly
• Clear fast drying spray paint
• Hanging lamp cord or fishing line (depending on your desired final product)
• Container for mixing

Directions

1.  Blow up a balloon. We kind of suggest not blowing it up to its maximum capacity so that it is rounder.
2. After the balloon is inflated to it's desired size draw a circle with the sharpie around the balloon knot just large enough to accommodate whatever lighting method you choose. Note: If you are just wanting to hang the balls or use them in a vase then you don't need to leave a hole at all!
3. You will need to prepare your work area by laying down a tarp. We hung a shower curtain between two chairs and suspended the balloons by it with string so we could have plenty of working room.
4. Mix corn starch, glue and warm water together until it's not lumpy (too bad getting rid of cellulite isn't this easy). 
5. Smear the petroleum jelly all over your balloon until it is completely coated. Note: We specifically left using rubber gloves out of these instructions. You should get messy. If we were concerned about keeping your hands clean this would have been called the "loveliest, merriest and whirliest DIY" not "messiest, merriest and whirliest DIY".
6. Besides sharing in good company, it will go much faster if you have a friend help you with this. One of you begin feeding the yarn through the glue mix and handing it off to the other person to drape around the ball.
7. Tuck the start and end pieces of yarn beneath other pieces of yarn. Begin wrapping the yarn around the balloon vertically at a comfortable tightness, and gradually switch to wrapping horizontally.
8. After your ball has dried for 24 hours, you can pop the balloon! Use a chopstick to knock out any glue crystals that developed between strings.
9. Spray the ball with clear fast drying spray paint outdoors.
10. Now let there be light, fishing wire from the ceiling, or something pretty to put in a vase! 
    

    

    
    

Instructions for making the sweet little flowers that are in the yarn balls above!

We do hope you found as much laughter and fun through this craft as we did!"

For the full post

here

~Fabric Flower Poms~

Via 1000 Handmade

These are suuuper cute! You can hang them from chairs along the aisle, hang above tables at the reception, or have the flower girls carry them down the aisle.

This is one project I will be trying for sure!

"Supplies: Fabric, scissors, hot glue gun, and chinese lanterns.

Step 1: Cut circles out of fabric.

Step 2: Fold the circle in half and put a little hot glue on the center, then fold over to secure.

Step 3: Apply more hot glue to the bottom of the folded circle.

Step 4: Press the bottom of the folded circle with the hot glue onto the chinese lantern.

Step 5: Repeat these steps until the whole lantern is covered. Once finished, attached some fabric to the metal frame of the lantern to hang."

Full post HERE

~Flower Fairy Lights~

via Ruffled

How adorable would these be in a backyard wedding?!

So cute and simple.

What you’ll need:

- Fairy lights (Christmas lights)

- Vellum paper in your wedding colors

- Scissors

Here’s my simplified version of the project:

Step 1: Cut 5 inch squares of vellum paper. Fold paper square in half diagonally to form a triangle.

Step 2: Fold the left and right corners up to meet at the center, forming a diamond shape. Fold in half to form a small triangle.

Step 3: Cut curves along the open edges to form a heart-shaped top and create the petal effect (see my photo below). You can also try cutting different shapes to create different flowers. I drew a heart on my triangle to illustrate how big the heart is. Don’t mind my drawing skills.

Step 4: Snip the tip of the bottom of the triangle – remember to cut small enough that it won’t fall off the lights but wide enough so you can pass through each fairy light.

Although it is unlikely that these tiny lights will catch on fire, you don’t want to worry about that on your wedding day! Use LED fairy lights instead of standard ones. AT Disclaimer:“While vellum paper is a lot less flammable than ordinary paper, don't leave the lights on unattended.”

For the full post,

go HERE

Such cute inspiration for DIY wedding decor!

Have any of your own DIY wedding decor ideas to share?!

~Tamara Nicole~