Sunday, July 17, 2011

DIY Peacock Wedding Projects-Part II

I've loved peacock feathers for a couple of years now but I have to admit that part of the reason I chose to include them in my wedding was because I knew they would be a great place to save money.  By using feathers in lieu of flowers we were able to cut out a substantial amount of money.  I used peacock feathers to make my bridesmaid bouquets and my groom's and groomsmen's boutonnieres.  To make the bouquets I started with a peacock feather pad purchased from Hobby Lobby for about $2.50 each.  Then I hot glued longer feathers to the back of the pad.  I then hot glued the feather topper to a wooden pencil I had wrapped in brown satin ribbon.  I glued a few amber colored rhinestones onto the feathers in the center of the bouquet and tied the base with an aqua ribbon and hot glued an antique-looking gold charm (purchased from JoAnn's).  The bouquets cost less than $10 each!
For the boutonnieres I took single peacock feathers ($1.49 for a 2 pack at Hobby Lobby) and wrapped them with the same brown satin ribbon I used on the bouquets.  They were super easy to make and cost less than $2.00 each.


 In another attempt to save money, I made the pew bows.  Hobby Lobby has some amazing brown lace ribbon that is about 5 or 6 inches wide.  I used this as the base of my bows.  Then I used some sparkly green tulle (also from Hobby Lobby) for the middle bow and made a little bow for the center out of turquoise ribbon that I bought after Christmas at Wal-Mart for $.70 a roll.  I slid a peacock feather into the center of the bow and voila.  A good girlfriend of mine came over and helped me make them one Sunday afternoon and we had a lot of fun making them (although we were covered in glitter from the sparkly tulle by the end of the day)! 

 To decorate the outside of the church I made some tissue paper poms in different shades of blues and greens.  I used the tutorial from Mather Stewart.  They were a breeze to make and cost only a few dollars a piece.  I loved they way they added a little color to the front of the church.




 I did use some fresh flowers to decorate for the wedding.  I absolutely adore blue/green hydrangeas.  A friend of my aunt had a bush that she allowed us to take some blooms from (for free!) so I was able to have several vases in the windows of the church.  They made me so happy!

 I also bought two dozen white roses and a couple of large white hydrangeas (which I separated the blooms on) to use in small bud vases in the windows.  The vases were all ones that I already owned or borrowed from my parents with the exception of the aqua vase, which I bought from Hobby Lobby for $1.99.



 I also used fresh flowers in my bouquet.  I love flowers so much and since I couldn't afford to have an abundance of them in the wedding it was very important to me to have a bouquet with flowers that I loved.  My aunt and I went to Tipton Hurst the day before the wedding and found white snap dragons, blue hydrangeas, and some tinted blue Queen Anne's Lace.  I also included a few of the white roses that I had purchased from Kroger.  We spent a total of $35 on the flowers.  My aunt arranged the flowers for my bouquet and I think she did such an amazing job on it!

 The last DIY project I'm going to share in this post is the bird cage I used on the Guest Book Table for guests to put cards in.  I had seen a few weddings where they did something similar and I thought it was such a great idea.  I found the perfect bird cage at Hobby Lobby with slots large enough for any card to fit through.  I used some amazing green ribbon I had found on clearance after Christmas and tied it around the top of the cage.  I printed a sign that read "Cards" on my scrapbook paper that I had in my stash of pretty paper that I've bought and had no use for.  Finally, I topped the cage with a peacock that my aunt had gotten me.  It turned out exactly how I had envisioned and I was so proud of it! 


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7 comments:

Dawn said...

I am amazed at this DIY. You are very talented and creative. Just beautiful from beginning to end. Love the song on your blog...very moving. Dawn Suitcase Vignettes xo

Nita Stacy said...

What a fantastic idea. Love the colors of your wedding. What a pretty blend of colors, flowers and feathers.

skippysays said...

The peacock feathers look great! And we had a birdcage like that too (except white) and I loved it :)
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Heather Wright said...

LOVE your wedding pictures....your photographer must be SO talented ;)

Kristan said...

Thank you Heather! We had an AMAZING photographer! :) I still get tons of compliments on our wedding pics.

Evi StyleCo said...

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial! I found it on pinterest and used it to make peacock feather fans for my bridesmaids - they were a hit! Thanks again for sharing your ideas with the world.

Here's how they turned out: http://evidencephotog.blogspot.com/2012/11/creative-couples-feathers-for-flowers.html

Anonymous said...

How many long feathers did you glue to the back of the fans?