A Very Special Day ...
Ok, so I know I have been a little bit MIA the last few weeks, but I have a good reason, honest. A few of the things that I was working on were for a very special day which has been a long time in the making. But the big day has finally arrived and it was a beautiful, perfect and a relaxing special day, but then again, some weddings are. So let me show you some of the things I was working on the weeks before...
One of the most important things one needs on the day... a dress. I found this very plain dress in the op-shop, made a few alterations (one of which was removing the horrible puff sleeves!) and then spent about a week double stitching each of the crystals on, one by one. I must say I love the end result, a simple and effective way to show my creative personality without going over the top, and I was glad to have it finished a few weeks before the wedding.
The next important thing was the bouquet. I wanted something that I could keep and would last for many years to come. Ever since I learned the art of beaded flowers many years ago, I had wanted to bead my own bouquet, despite the fact I hadn't met my now husband. I started this project about this time last year, working on it and making a petal here and there until I had it finally finished around October last year. It has 13 roses, what I consider to be our lucky number, with a matching buttonhole for the groom.
The butterfly was a last min addition, matching the next important thing...
... the cake. Again I wanted something special to put on my cake that I could keep for later on, especially for the special anniversaries so I can re-create our wedding cake. So I returned to my default skill and beaded up another 13 roses for the cake, with some help from my bride's maid in threading the beads. I created another two butterflies to represent the bride and groom in the cake topper, the exact opposite but same style of the one on my bouquet.
My jewellery for the day was something special too, with the main creation being the necklace, again matching the rest of the rose theme. I made a simple pair of spiral earrings to go with it and wore my charm bracelet from my Nana and Grandad, my something old.
The other main thing I created, with a little inspiration from my Mum in the design, was my wishing well box. I know it was a large box, but I had this in mind when I was making it so afterwards I could put my bouquet, cake decorations and other special things in after the wedding.
None of the photo's do any of these creations justice, but they come close and can give you an idea of what everything was like on this very special day.
I have some other more resent crafting to share too, so keep checking back for the next update :) Happy Crafting!
