Gorgeous Classic Wedding

Have a look at this gorgeous and classic wedding of Belinda & Michael. The bride wanted her wedding to be a classic one, with lots of flowers, green and candles. If you are looking for an elegant and classic wedding arrangement, you can definitely take some amazing ideas from here. Most of the decors from this wedding can be recreated easily in a budget. Belinda & Michael’s wedding photographs can surely hit all the crafty people with lots and lots of fun and classic craft ideas.

White candles in clear glass candle holders are very classic and we are loving these! You can use left over clear glass vases, jars and glasses to recreate this. add your own twist for a variation.

Face photo props are very popular these days. You can create, customize your own face photo props, print them out, cut them nicely and done! Face photo props can bring life and fun to any event! So, never forget to keep them in your wedding list.

Don’t these standing letter decors look stunning? Another classic piece which can be DIY’ed! You can customize your own letter style by using cardboard and covering the outer side with duct tape do prevent leakage. Mix 60:40 white cement and sand with enough water (not too thin nor too thick), pour the mixture into the mould, wait for 24 hours and you will have a lovely piece of standing letter, handmade with love! If you want a little touch of gold, just sprinkle the letters with golden dust or use a toothbrush to spray golden paint on them!

Flowers! White roses are a must for a classic and elegant wedding. In case you’re a crazy crafter and want to keep a wedding bouquet forever, you can make your own white roses from craft tissue paper or crepe paper.

Okay, enough with all the craftiness, let’s have a look at some of the photographs of this classic wedding

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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