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Besides dog parkin' it with the dogs, honing her crafting wiles, making mixtapes and eating her hubs' stellar cooking, Shrie also enjoys writing about music, DIYin' and design.
lantern 1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Martha-esque photo lanterns as centerpieces

Offbeat Bride Tracy took her inspiration from Martha Stewart’s (all hail Martha!) photo centerpiece idea, winged it and somehow created an awesome, true-to-example, DIY, photo centerpiece option!

veil 1 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to DIY your own birdcage veil

Tribe member JodiT looked at a lot of DIY birdcage veil tutorials, but found none to be *just* what she needed. So she meshed them all into one, added her own (very helpful!) two cents and put together this easy-to-follow tutorial

final alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make your own feathery floral hair fascinator

Offbeat Bride Tribe member/crafter Rachel took the advice of her photographer and crafted herself and her bridesmaids some feathery floral fascinators for her and her new hubby’s black and red uber-stylish wedding. This is a step-by-step tutorial she put together (mere days after The Big Day!).

boutsnclips alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make geek-tastic 8-bit wedding accessories

After spying Donelle and Adam’s glorious 8-Bit wedding, we fell head over heels for the DIYed 8-bit boutonnieres, hair clips, corsages and, of course, Donelle’s “diamond” necklace. Here’s how you can make ’em.