DIY Favors and Gifts

DIY Crepe Paper Blooms

We are so excited to share another DIY project from the fabulous ladies of Posh Paperie. These girls are a creative power house and we love, love, love when they include us in their gorgeous projects. Their latest and greatest? DIY Crepe Paper Blooms! They are not only lovely but they also happen to be super versatile. Dress up your favors, add them to your seating cards, decorate your cake table - heck you could even string them down the... [MORE]

DIY Apple Roasting Favors

In keeping with all of the fabulous Fall inspired treats today, we have one of the cutest DIY projects from Vicky Hudgins of City Cradle Design. Pure genius, I tell you. She has put together the most adorable Apple Roasting Favors that would be perrrfect for a Fall wedding, shower, party...we could go on and on but instead we will dive right into the super duper easy details all captured by... [MORE]

DIY Butterfly Rice Tosser by Posh Paperie + Jackie Wonders

The lovely ladies of Posh Paperie, who are always sending us the THE BEST projects, have done it again with one of the cutest DIY tutorials and we are giving them major props for the easy factor combined with a completely adorable aesthetic that could so easily be translated for your big day. Photographed by Jackie Wonders (another one of our favorite gals), these... [MORE]

DIY Inspired Dessert Bar by Chic Sweets

This next feature is really special for a couple of reasons. For one, it was inspired by my amazingly talented sister-in-law's DIY templates that we debuted about a year ago. Laura Larson is the designer of the brand Two Yellow Shoes and crafts ready-to-print templates for your wedding day paper goods...along with the cutest details a bride could ever want. Well, Natalie Clamp, the owner of the yummy... [MORE]

Photography Workshop + DIY Wedding Ideas

Consider this an official plea. I am literally on my hands and knees begging one you crafty brides out there to design a wedding JUST. LIKE. THIS. I mean, a lemon and lime bouquet? Mini key lime tarts? Homemade lemonade and handpicked flowers? Hello gorgeous. This is the latest photography workshop by the beloved duo, Justin & Mary Marantz. And being the fabulous SMP contributors that they are, they've filled it to the brim with... [MORE]

DIY Keep Warm Blankets

Even though Libby and Patrick's wedding was in the late Spring, because it was on a rooftop garden, the temp could get pretty chilly. So we found some simple, white blankets at IKEA for $3.99 and adorned them with cute tags and pink ribbon. Instant adorableness without making much of a ding in our wallets. This is the easiest DIY on the planet and we've provided templates to make it even easier! photo by... [MORE]

DIY Ribbon Wands and Fabric Yo-Yo’s

Since I write a wedding blog for a living, the easiest way to come up with ideas for our DIY projects (which every wedding should have) was to scour our own archives! We have some of the coolest stuff tucked inside our DIY category, so finding inspiration was beyond easy. And although it looks like an incredibly lavish wedding, we found a MILLION ways to cut costs and to stay within our budget. Take for example our linens. Rather than purchasing expensive table linens, we chose to highlight... [MORE]

DIY Flower Bracelets

One of the other SUPER cute DIY flower projects that we did was the bracelet that Libby's mother wore. A single stem wrapped sweetly around her wrist. It turned out so completely adorable and is a pretty simple, straightforward project to take on. Particularly when it comes to DIY flowers! We have both the pictorial instructions that Justin and Mary captured, as well as the video that Elysium filmed...so there is something for... [MORE]

4th of July DIY Project

For all of you out there that are getting ready to have all of your besties over to celebrate the 4th, we have JUST the project for you. But the best part? This project can be totally adapted to fit ANY celebration...including a wedding, of course! Just change up the ribbon colors and voila. Designed by our favorite DIY contributors Elizabeth and Karrie of Posh Paperie and photographer... [MORE]

DIY Ice Cream in a Jar by City Cradle Design

As summer sets upon us and the days start to heat up, what better way to keep your guests cool than with the most adorable ice cream in a jar favors? Lucky you, City Cradle Design has stopped by to share the easy breezy directions for these little jars of goodness. I scream, you scream... Materials:
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DIY Favor Bags by Twig & Thistle

And speaking of fabulous DIY details, I am so excited to share this adorable project for DIY Gift Bags that Kathleen of Twig & Thistle designed exclusively for SMP readers. It's too cute to resist and I am pretty sure that I am going to be making these time and time again. Kathleen is behind some of our all time most popular DIY features including... [MORE]

DIY Candy Poppers by Posh Paperie and Jackie Wonders

Last month we debuted THE cutest DIY project on the planet...perfectly sweet fabric yo-yo's that the adorable duo at Posh Paperie designed. Well lucky for us, the girls along with the fab photographer Jackie Wonders, have agreed to contribute monthly... [MORE]

DIY Pinwheels

We have a fun little joint feature with Jen at the Hostess Blog coming up next. The adorable and completely talented photographers Kari Herer and Christina Wnek, along with stationery Pam Albert of Papier Gourmet, sent us one... [MORE]

Holiday DIY Project by Genevieve Nisly

This holiday project is so gorgeous, it's hard to believe that someone DIY-ed it. Crafted by Genevieve Nisly, these cranberry flavored liqueur gifts are so pretty, so yummy, so perfect for friends and family. Plus, crack 'em open and they'll definitely spice up any holiday get together. A little bit involved, but the end result is SO worth the effort. Materials large stock pot
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Holiday DIY Project by Hello! Lucky and Shana Faust

I am mad for this next holiday DIY project sent to us by the always talented duo at Hello! Lucky. They've partnered up with stylist extraordinaire, Shana Faust, to create a project is all yumminess. And the very best part is that you can change up the letters and make the most adorable wedding favors EVER. We heart BOTH Hello! Lucky and Shana Faust a lot and are tickled pink that they... [MORE]

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