Tea Towels as Dinner Napkins

Here's a sneak peak! Since we're having a clambake at our wedding, we wanted napkins that were rugged, yet delicate looking. These white tea towels with red pinstripes matched our theme perfectly. I included a makeshift 'menu' card, as well as a few linen swatches in ivory, light peach, and red to better convey our overall tablescape.


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DIY Birdcage Veil

Though this project is not new, per se, it goes down in my little (white) book of wedding wonders.

Materials & Tools

-4×4 Square of felt
-1/2 yd of 9 or 8” wide Russian veiling
-Hat combs (optional, bobby pins may substitute)
-Fabric glue
-Good luck charm
-3 silk or fabric flowers, source: craft store, tinseltrading.com
-8 filler flowers, millinery or small silk flowers work well
-Needle & thread
-Scissors
-Straight pins
-Ruler/ measuring tape

Instructions

Step 1-Cut heart from felt using template or freehand.

Step 2-Cut veiling to 14” piece, if you want a fuller veil add an inch or two, demonstrate fullness by gathering the fabric in one hand. When cutting, be sure to cut just below the “knots."

Step 3-With needle and thread make a continuous running stitch starting with a cut edge, then work needle along one finished edge and thru the other cut edge. Leaving opposite finished edge open. Be sure to catch each stitch through the “knots” of the veiling.

Step 4- Gather to fit on felt heart, then tack down by stitching with needle and thread. At this point play with veiling and placement using a model head or in the mirror. If using combs, attach now to opposite side of heart that veil is attached to.

Steps 5 & 6-Pin flowers to heart, on top of veiling to figure out best placement, then tack down with needle and thread or glue into place.

Step 7-Once main flowers are set into place add filler flowers, good luck charms or trims to your liking. Set flowers by gluing stem ends and sticking them in-between main flowers. Charms or trims can be added with needle and thread.

Credits:
OnceWed

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Your Wedding is Not a Contest

Let's be honest with ourselves: Do you ever get dress envy? Do you have so many bridal blogs on your RSS feed that you see other weddings (daily) that make you realize you 'should have done this' or 'that'?

Step away from the computer. Grab your dogs, grab their leashes, grab your fiance (and his leash, if he has one...?) and go for a walk. Clear your mind.

Your wedding is not a contest.

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Moving!

Dear Bona Fide Brides,

I just moved, so I apologize for the lack of posts! I can't wait to start blogging again once everything is settled. Thanks for understanding. Have a wonderful week, and enjoy this fabulous weather!

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