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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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Deck your nails in festive Christmas trees

If you’re planning to pimp your nails out for the holidays, this tutorial from French nail blogger Camille is pretty fabulous. Glossy red, red glitter, and an intricate Christmas tree are totally worth the effort.

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Make a portable favor with cupcakes in a jar (PLUS free printable labels!)

If you’re looking for a way to combine cake and favors, cupcakes in jars are a great option. It makes the cake that much more portable, and those who are full on the meal (including you) can still get their sugar fix later. Plus: CUTE! While you can bake them directly in the jars (like this rainbow cake!), I’d recommend putting them in after. Here’s how.

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Meet the R2-D2 trashcan/card box

Check out Tribesmaid Mofiggy‘s R2-D2 card box that her future husband made for their “Star Wars Masquerade Ball-themed” wedding. Star Wars wedding nerds, this IS the card box you’re looking for!

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Make these custom chalkboard mugs for your wedding party

I was totally stumped about what to get our wedding party as “thank you” gifts for helping us out on our wedding day. I mean, nothing I found was going to say thank you quite the way I want. After a lot of thinking, and probably too many hours on Pinterest, I settled on an idea I thought was fun… chalkboard mugs. Here’s how I pulled these off…