Do-it-yourself Wedding Crafts: How to Make Your Own Wedding Invitations, Homemade Wedding Centerpieces, Videos, and More!

ften referred to as the “most vital day of your life,” your wedding day should be perfect and exactly what you imagined it to be. And what better way to insure that everything turns out precisely how you wanted it without breaking the bank than to have a DIY wedding? Becoming increasingly well loved, the handmade wedding (also called a homemade wedding or do-it-yourself wedding) is a fantastic way to save money, bond with your bridesmaids or spouse-to-be as you make all the wedding elements, and still have the wedding of your dreams. Here at FaveCrafts.com, our Wedding Craft Editors have place together this comprehensive guide to our favorite homemade wedding centerpiece thoughts, do it yourself wedding invitations, how to make your own wedding cake, and other fantastic wedding craft thoughts!

Favorite handmade Wedding Invitations:

Make these gorgeous wedding invitations using craft punches and calligraphy pens.

By Sue Eldred for Uchida of America, Corp.

Materials:

Clever Lever Super Jumbo Scalloped Heart Punch
Clever Lever Jumbo Daisy Punch
Clever Lever Standard Daisy Punch
DecoColor™ Extra Fine Silver
DecoColro™ Silver Calligraphy Pen
Paper Trimming Buddy: Straight Blade
Mini Glue Tape
Wedding Faded Paisley (Dé ja Views )
Vellum 40 lb.
Adhesive Pearls (K & Company)
Black & Grey Cardstock
Accu-Cut Die A-7 Card Foldout #4
Xyron Sticker Machine with Permanent Adhesive
Glue Stick

Steps:

Cut Invitation base out of black cardstock using an Accu-Cut Die Cutting Machine and the Accu-Cut Die A-7 Card Foldout #4.

Size computer generated Wedding Information so that it can be cut 4 ½” x 6 ½. Print Wedding information onto 40lb. Vellum and run through Xyron Sticker Machine to get an even coat of adhesive on the back of the vellum. Adhere to the Wedding Faded Paisley scrapbook paper and cut to 4 ½” x 6 ½”. Add glue tape to back of paisley paper and adhere to a piece of dk. grey cardstock 4 ¾” x 6 ¾”. Adhere to inside of black wedding invitation base.

Cut a 1” x 11” strip of Wedding Faded Paisley, adhere to 1 ¼” x 11” piece of black cardstock, then adhere layers to a 1 ½” x 11” piece of grey cardstock. Gently fold around invitation so that each end of the layers meet in the middle of the invitation. Adhere ends together.

Punch two Super Scalloped Hearts one from the Silver Wedding Texture scrapbook paper the other from black cardstock. Glue the two hearts together. Using the Silver Calligraphy Pen, add a thin silver line around the front of the scrapbook heart. Add small dots with the Extra Fine Silver Deco Pen in each scallop.

Punch two daisies from both the standard and jumbo daisy punches. Adhere both daisy sets together so that you can see all petals. Glue smaller daisy on top of larger daisy, add small adhesive pearl to middle of daisy. Adhere to middle of the Invitation Band to cover seam.

Do It Yourself Wedding Centerpiece Tips and Video

Click here for fantastic tips and thoughts for DIY wedding centerpieces ­- http://www.favecrafts.com/Wedding-Crafts/Homemade-Wedding-Centerpieces-DIY-Budget-Receptions

How-to Make Pick a Vase for a Floral Wedding Centerpiece

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_bT_oICG8

Make your Own Wedding Cake Tips and Video

Click here for fantastic tips and thoughts on how to make your own wedding cake – http://www.favecrafts.com/Wedding-Crafts/Homemade-Wedding-The-Cake-DIY-Thrifty-Reception

DIY Wedding Cake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBZ1lMrP43g

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