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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 comic book bridesmaid clutch

Comic book brides! Here’s a cool and functional item for your ladies to carry as they join you at the end of the aisle: a purse made from a comic book.

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How to DIY festive ribbon wands instead of throwing confetti

It took about 3.5 hours to make 50 ribbon wands, which wasn’t so bad. Here’s how you can make them yourself.

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Fun and easy DIY tissue paper flowers

If your bridal shower went down ANYTHING like mine, you were left with PILES of tissue paper that (three years later) I’m still re-using. Offbeat Bride reader Violet has a great idea on how you can use all that colorful tissue paper as festive wedding decor. Here she is with your tissue paper flower tutorial…

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Even the craft-impaired can make these adorable birdie cake toppers

The cake toppers have been my wedding DIY albatross. It actually never occurred to me to craft anything for the wedding. I buy things. That is how I roll. But my fiance expressed that he had faith in my never-used crafting abilities, so I give it a go and, as usual, he was right — I CAN do this stuff. If you want to make birdies from clay, give this a try.