Hi, My name is Teresa Surrency and I love arts and crafts.Why are wedding crafts so fun? It is because you are getting so involved in the creation of your wedding decorations. Your friends and family will also be glad to get involved which make for great bonding time.

You may know me from my scrapbooking website or my scrapbooking secrets membership site.It is my goal to bring the arts and crafts world to others helping them recognise the joy of crafting.This article is all about creating your own wedding items by using creative crafts.

Weddings are a wonderful special occasion and they can get very expensive in a hurry.  With wedding crafts you are able to not only save a few hundred dollars on your wedding decorations but you and your friends can have a great time building upon your relationships as you work together for a common goal.Reduce your expenses by creating your own decorations and add your own personal touch.A few ideas that can help you add some creative touches to your big day.

It is very easy to create your own wedding veil.The items you will need are very few.  You will need a length of bridal illusion in the desired length.  You will also need a comb to attach it to your hair and a hat or headpiece to cover the comb.  Sew large running stitches about an inch from the end of the illusion and gather it tightly.  Now  sew the veil to the comb.  Top with hat or headpiece.   As an alternative, you can decorate a wide-brimmed straw hat with silk flowers, ribbon, and pearls.  There are many ways you can add sparkle to your veil by using beads, sequens, pearls and other items that will make your veil even more beautiful.  Another idea is to purchase a very inexpensive veil and add your own creative touch making it look like an expensive creation.

The bouquets and floral arrangements can also be personally crafted.  For a simple outdoor wedding, consider wild flowers.  They are free and have a charm all their own.  Bouquets can be arranged in large clear vases, with a bow tied elegantly around.

Favors for the guests are particularly appropriate wedding crafts.  Refrigerator magnets are a simple and well-received favor.  A really nice idea is to make a magnetic picture frame and include a picture of the couple.  You could cut a frame out of craft foam in one of the wedding colors, arrange over the photo, and glue all onto a cardboard backing.  Place self-adhesive magnet tape on the back of the cardboard.  Decorate the front of the frame with foil heart stickers and a monogram of the couple’s last name. 

Bows for the ends of the pews or rows make simple wedding crafts.  Wide velvet ribbons are nice for fall and winter weddings, while satin is more appropriate for spring and summer weddings.  Loop some flat lace in with the ribbons.  In the center of the completed bow, attach some silk flowers and pearl sprays with a hot glue gun.

Perhaps you’d like to try your hand at decorating your own cake.Check the craft section of the department store for pans and gadgets of all types to help you create a cake to remember.You need to remember that it takes a steady hand.  Be sure to practice before starting on the real cake.

Setting up a wedding can get very expensive, but when you use crafts to decorate your wedding, you can take out a great deal of the pain of spending tons of money.  Plan early, however, because it will take a little while to make favors for everyone and all the other little details you will want to take care of.  Maybe creating wedding crafts will even relieve some of those wedding jitters.  In any event, crafting your own wedding items is a way to have a personal, beautiful, and less expensive wedding.

We’re all cutting back our spending to just the necessities, but that doesn’t mean your house has to be boring and uninviting this Halloween, with these cheap and simple to make home decorations.

Below I give you instructions for making a Halloween tablecloth and trick or treat bags with pumpkin face cut outs and the word “BOO”, but use your imagination – the templates can be used on all sorts of things, like cushion covers, curtains, placemats, napkins – the list is endless!

Fabric & Notions

Basic Instructions:

For the tablecloth, first you need to measure the length and width of your table. If you have a table that extends, extend it first before measuring. You then need to add on an allowance for draping over the side.

Now this is a purely personal preference. Some people like tablecloths that drape almost to the floor, other like theirs much shorter. My general rule of thumb is to add on the amount of the drop to your chair seat.

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You measure that by placing the top of your measuring tape level with the top of your table, and then measure down until you hit the seat of the chair. For me, it’s 10′ (or 27cm).

Now don’t forget, you need to add that on for each side, plus a seam allowance. Although a normal seam allowance is 5/8″, I usually allow for a larger seam for a tablecloth as we are going to machine stitch it. I always allow “.

So, if your table is 5ft by 4ft then you’ll need:

Length: 60′ PLUS 21′ (drop at each end) PLUS 1′ (2 seam allowances) – 82′

Width: 48′ PLUS 21′ (drop at each end) PLUS 1′ (2 seam allowances) – 70′

Or, in metric

Length: 160cm PLUS 54cm (drop at each end) PLUS 4cm (2 seam allowances) – 218cm

Width: 122cm PLUS 54cm (drop at each end) PLUS 4cm (2 seam allowances) – 180cm

For each trick or treat bag, you will need 2 pieces of fabric 10″ by 12″ (or 26cm by 31cm). So if you have 3 children, you’ll need 30″ by 24″ (or 78cm by 62cm).

You’ll also need some drawstring for the trick or treat bags – say 30″ (or 76cm) per bag.

As it’s Halloween, try to find a nice bright orange fabric for the tablecloth and bags and black for the cut outs! Or you could go gothic, and buy black (but make sure your cut outs are then in bright orange or white).

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The Cut Outs

For the cut outs, the amount of fabric depends on how many you want to place on your tablecloth. Each pumpkin cut out measures 7″ by 7″ (17cm by 19cm) – so if you want to put 8 pumpkins on your tablecloth, you’ll need 28″ by 15″ (or 68cm by 38cm). The BOO cut outs measure 2″ by 5″ (13cm by 5cm) so if you want to put 16 BOOs on your tablecloth you’ll need 22″ by 8″ (or 54cm by 20cm). And I’d recommend one pumpkin and one BOO for each side of the bag. Or you could just buy a yard of fabric and cut out as many as you can!

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To Make Up

Mark out your tablecloth using tailors chalk or pins, and cut out. Mark out the rectangles for your trick or treat bags and cut out.

Now pin a ” hem around the entire border of your tablecloth and sew.

Place the two pieces of bag with right sides together, and pin the two side seams and the bottom. Sew around in one continuous line. Now turn over half an inch on the top and sew. (Note: if you plan to machine stitch the Halloween cut outs on, then do these before doing the side seams). We now need to turn over the sewn top hem another inch – make sure to leave enough room for the drawstring to be threaded through. Sew in place, but remember to leave a small opening to thread through the drawstring. Thread through and knot each end to secure.

Now pin and cut out the number of  halloween cut outs that you need.

These can be attached a number of ways – with iron on hemming tape, craft glue suitable for fabrics, hand stitching, or machine stitching.

So that’s it – two very simple, but cheap, Halloween decorations to brighten up your home.

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By: Diane Ellis

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