Layered Felt Flower Bouquet

Here's another great look for bridal bouquets made of felt. This tutorial is brought to you by That Jolie Girl and features some great customizing options with multiple colors, embroidery, and accenting with beads and buttons. Be sure to look at the gorgeous flower representing her grandmother, a very sentimental way to remember a loved one. Find the tutorial and all her great tips here.

Ribbon Bridesmaid Bouquets

These sweet bouquets only cost $3 a pop to make. Can you believe that? I think they're totally unique and that pale pink makes them especially charming. Find the tutorial here.

DIY Wednesday- Tissue Pom Flowers

I adore these big, bright tissue paper flowers from The City Cradle! These would make a huge statement for a tiny amount of money. I think they'd be especially fun if you're using bright colors like in the picture, but I'd also love to see them done in all white against a contrasting wall. Lovely!

Find the full tutorial and more pictures here.

DIY Wednesday- Rose Cuff Bracelet

Do you remember when I told you about the bracelet corsages that my Bridesmaids sported at my wedding? Well, the lovely Disney of Ruffles and Stuff completely one-uped that look. Behold! The Rose Cuff Bracelet!

Completely fabulous and very "do-able". Find the tutorial here.

DIY Wednesday- Felt Dahlias

There are a lot of tutorials out there for making felt flowers, but this one just took my breath away....

Simply stunning!

I would love to see these made with a few more layers (so they'd be bigger) and used as centerpieces in lieu of pricey real flowers. Find the original tutorial on Holidash here and get extra tips from not martha herself here.

Peacock Themed Wedding

First off, who doesn't love the look of a peacock feather? They have such vibrant, beautiful colors and there is something almost magical about the way they naturally seem to shimmer. A lovely choice to base the colors of your wedding on. Apparently this is becoming quite popular, which is nice because it makes it easier to find classy examples for you. However, because I fell a little in love with it, today will only be about bouquets and centerpieces. More will be coming I promise!

Love this in general... Right now I'm very much so wanting one for my front door. It's delicious. I think it would look lovely lying flat on a table with a tall, chunky (I'm envisioning either silver or acrylic) candle stick in the center of it.

This would bring so much drama with so little work! Plus, you would save a ton going with this rather than fresh flower centerpieces.

I'm especially fond of the way the peacock feathers peek out from between the flowers in this bouquet and the teal gems in the center of the stephanotis.

This one has a lovely mix of tropical flowers and the peacock feathers don't become overwhelming.

This is my very favorite thing I found for you. I think this bouquet is phenomenal. The flowers pick up all the right color notes from the feather, the feather is displayed in the bouquet without the bouquet becoming too fuzzy, and something about the shape of the bouquet reminds me of a peacock fan. Overall, I think it's wonderful... maybe even DeeLovely.

Best Bits of My Wedding

I guess this is technically "Best Bits of My Wedding: Part One". When I was planning my wedding I remember looking at all sorts of lovely pictures in magazines and online and just wondering if that would really work out as well in "real life" and especially as a bride on a budget. So here are some of the ideas that I incorporated into my big day that worked out wonderfully (perhaps I'll even give you the "Worst Wedding Day Bit" someday, when I feel strong enough).

This is my gorgeous little sister & bridesmaid Morgan. Here she is sporting what I lovingly dubbed the bracelet corsage (turns out it's a real thing, but known as a corsage bracelet... who knew?). I was inspired by an antique bracelet that had a porcelain rose on a pearl bracelet. I thought it was divine. For my bridesmaids we went with a more modern version- stretchy, three-stranded pearl bracelet from Claire's (they were so inexpensive!) and hot glued artificial orchids to the little silver clip backs you can get a craft stores. We clipped on the flowers and the girls all coordinated and had their hands free to dance the night away at the reception. Now the corsages can be unclipped and the girls can wear the flowers in their hair and the bracelets separately. Bonus- these bracelets were also part of their bridesmaids gifts. Lovely!

This is similar to the bracelet I was inspired by. So cute!

Something similar done with real flowers on a stretch rhinestone bracelet. Love the extra bling!

I loved this picture! It reminds me of the head wreaths for flower girls, but all grown up. A slightly smaller circle of flowers would probably work better, but the idea is still so pretty.

These flowers look a little tacky, but I loved the bracelet they are on. You really could find a way to put flowers on any bracelet that coordinates with the look, feel, and budget of your wedding!

I found quite a few of these beaded stretch bracelets turned corsages. I think the organza ribbon is nice because it gives the feel of a classic wrist corsage without the stuffy, 1950's prom look.