A few more DIY crafts and rustic decor!

This is my DIY card box...well, crate. I bought the crate at Walmart for $8.00, stained it myself with mahogany wood finish and used left over burlap and lace ribbons to accent. I bought the flower and the "B" from Michaels craft store for only $1.00 each. I made the pennant banner from twine, card stock and stickers. I like how it came out!

 I spent DAYS working on these votive candles. I bought them at Michaels and they came already in the glass holders so all I had to do was get creative with all my bits and pieces of ribbons, raffia and mini fake pearls!...The part that sucked was that after all was said and done I realized that I put so much work into them and no ones even going to care! At least they will look good in photos. I have no idea what I will do with them yet as my current plan was to put them on tables as part of the centerpieces, but my centerpieces have since been changed and these wont fit in! I think Ill just put them along the head table instead. Maybe one in front of each bridesmaid and groomsman!

 

 

This was a quote I found and loved. So, I bought the stretched canvas for $3 and got to painting! I used acrylic. It is currently hanging in my house right now and just will be placed on a small easel at the wedding for display...after, it will be able to go right back on the wall! 

 

This is one of the main focus's for the centerpieces. Day of, it wont have the lid on. We are going to fill it 3/4 with water and then float a cream colored candle. Just a mason jar wrapped with raffia and with colored glass beads in the bottom :)

 

This banner was a pain in the @$$ to make, and it didn't even turn out the way I wanted or expected it to. Burlap is SO hard to work with. I wish I had researched it more. Knowing what I know now, I could have made the cutting and painting easier if I only knew how to use the crap! I made a few different mistakes. A) There IS a difference between utility burlap and craft burlap. I thought I was being smart by buying a huge roll of burlap from the Tractor Supply store....more of it and more cost effective. Come to find out, the threads are looser so it comes apart easier and doesn't cut well....BUT, B) If I had known to wet the burlap with a water spray bottle or to spray seal it first, it would have cut a lot cleaner. I almost want to throw the darn thing in the trash and start over with CRAFT burlap! But, a few friends and family members have seen it and really like how messy it looks because it adds to the shabby chic of our wedding theme.

This votive candle holder, I found at Walmart. I FELL IN LOVE with it. It didn't have a price tag so I took it to the register expecting the worst but it was only $14! Total steal for something I loved so much. It will go on the head table in front of Justin and I <3