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This is our huge archive of wedding DIY tutorials, but we’ve also got another archive for free wedding printables. You can also see TONS of wedding DIY ideas.

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DIY vinyl record wedding invitation

If you want your big day to be a “solid gold hit,” I have just the invitation for you. Check out this vinyl record invitation. If you and your partner are music purists, and have a shelf loaded with vinyl, then be sure to grab the template download and follow along with the photo tutorial below to create this fun invitation at home.

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How to make a travel-ready paper flower bouquet

I love flowers and definitely wanted to have something to carry to our ceremony, but my flowers had to survive a road trip from Seattle to Moab, the desert environment, a trip back, and still had to look good a month later at our reception! That’s a tall order for a bouquet. I ended up inventing my own method for making paper flowers…

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Make this super-easy and super-adorable Dog of Honor necklace

Marley May, our seven-year-old rescue pitbull-whippet mix has offered her services as Dog of Honor for our upcoming nuptials. She wanted a special necklace to let our guests know her important status, so I made her one with burlap, ribbon, and silk flowers. It took about an hour to make and she’s so goshdarn adorable with it on, I can hardly stand it! Here’s how you can recreate this Dog of Honor necklace for your own pooch…

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How to make a corset: DIY corset pattern, fitted exactly to you, with duct tape

It is completely possible to buy a pattern to make a corset for yourself, but if you have non-standard measurements, there is a decent chance that the pattern will require a high amount of alteration anyway. So why not just make a completely custom pattern, fitted exactly to you, with duct tape? I did and it has been awesome!