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DIY

If you’re looking for free wedding printables and wedding DIY tutorials, it’s here. We’ve got everything from wedding decor DIY projects to fashion DIY, and of course DIY wedding favors. But for the love of god, mostly everyone wants wedding invitation DIY — we’ve got it all!

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How to make your own light-up, leather lotus flowers

For my wedding, I decided I needed to have the most powerful flower in Magic in my bouquets and decorations, because I am obviously a powerful wizard. But even without the Magical connotations, it’s still super neat looking, so I thought maybe some folks here might be interested in making some of their own light-up lotus out of leather.

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DIY ribbon flowers for your bouquets, boutonnieres, decor, and more

I never counted how many ribbon roses I made before the wedding. Let’s just say the number is probably somewhere in the mid-to high-hundreds, and I can now do them in my sleep! They started as something cool I wanted to have in my bouquet, and ended up being visible almost everywhere in the wedding. Here are all the different ways I used ribbon roses to decorate my wedding…

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Make your own suspenders

Whether you’re looking to make your own menswear accessories, or your own femswear accessories, we’ve got you covered. Suspenders are so chic, can be easily personalized, and are so easy to make!

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DIY disc bunting: It’s different because it’s circles!

Circle card stock bunting: the good news is it’s fast, super-cheap, and super-easy! It’s so easy that I got other people to help make them too. And here’s how you can easily make your own…