DIY Diaries: Bridesmaid Invitations

It was time to conquer my first do-it-yourself project. Up until now, I hadn't really don't much of anything crafty. I wasn't into art in school, and I don't consider myself overly creative. I knew the first project i attempted would either give me more confidence to tackle all the other projects I had planned, or send me running to the wedding store to buy it all pre-made.


There are so many cute ways to ask your bridesmaids to be in your wedding party. I knew I wanted to do something personal, and cute. I also wanted to incorporate the theme to our wedding (I might have a slight matching obsession).

Option 1 was Bridesmaid Cookies: These are absolutely adorable. You make/order cookies in the shape of a bridesmaid dress, and its colored to be the color you want. In edible ink, "Will you be my bridesmaid" is written.











These are so cute! And I could have made them all in my colors, and added a cute little card. However, my MOH (maid of honor) and one of my bridesmaids live off of Long Island, and I was worried that the trip in the mail might have led to something melting/going bad. And even the girls that live on LI- if I wasn't able to get together with them within a few weeks, the cookies would go bad. So that was out.

I then thought about making a little box with a few things in them and a little poem, but what to do with that after you get it?

I decided to just go to Michael's and hope for some inspiration. Well after about an hour in Michael's, walking down aisles and comparing supplies, I ended up with:

• Wooden frames
• A paint brush
• White and pink paint
• Silver, purple and pink ribbons
• Blingy engagement ring stickers
• A few sheets of fancy paper

And so I decided to paint the frames, white first, to cover the wood, and then pink over it. I found this process extremely therapeutic and actually a lot of fun.

 After the paint was dry, I glued the ribbon onto the frames. This was a bit more frustrating as I am extremely particular that each piece of ribbon was laying perfectly straight. But still, it was fun.

Next was the poem. There are so many cute poem's out there for bridesmaid invitations, so I googled, found a few of my favorites, and tailored them together to work for me.

I cut the paper (good practice for the invitations), and typed the poem up on powerpoint.

I then enlisted the help of my fiancé to figure out how to print on little pieces of paper. I wanted to buy a new one for "wedding printing" but he insisted his big company printer that he was given would do the job. And after us both scratching our heads for a while and printing a few "test" sheets, we had it perfect.

The end result:

I am absolutely in LOVE with these. I kind of want to keep them for myself actually, but that wouldn't be right.

 

Wrap in purple tissue paper, and tie with matching ribbon, and you've got a perfectly cute invitation, which can double as a frame. 

 This most definitely gives me the confidence to tackle my next projects. Go me!

What DIY projects have you done that you enjoy?