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It's never too early to start DIYing... :)
As long as you keep them someplace out of the sun (so they don't fade) and somewhere they won't get smashed and flattened, I think they will be fine. :) Or you could just get all the paper and do all the prep work, and leave the actual "fluffing" of poms to a closer date?
I started DIYing right away. I wanted to have most of it done well in advance so I could just relax and not stress with a deadline. I also did a lot of it in sections so I wouldn't get bored. I've been lazy lately and haven't touch my projects but I still have plenty of time to get them done.
I also used coupons for everything and stocked up on supplies over time to cut costs. That might be something else to consider. I think you can start whenever as long as you have a place to store everything and that they will be fine till July!
I'm Starting to think about DIYing it for our wedding next August. We won't be engaged til February and with such a short engagement, I need to get a move on!
It's never too early! Once they are done they are done! People often have to drop projects because they run out of time!
I'm getting married July 2010 and I've already started! I figure that way there will be less stress the last few months when I'm sure we will have pleeenty to do. I just made my cake topper last night :) I've heard Michael's and Joann's do Black Friday/Saturday sales so you could stock up this weekend if you wanted. I got an email from Joann's for 20% off the entire order and 50% off a single product in addition.
I started the DIY process about a month after we got engaged. One of my friends starting stock piling and DIYing two years before her wedding! She had a special under-the-bed box (which I recommend) to keep everything in, and I have one of those Rubbermaid drawer sets in my closet where I keep my stuff.
Just stay organized, and it'll be very smooth. My friend was so prepared that her wedding was a breeze, looked wonderful, and she had a glorious time!
I have the same problem. I cannot wait to start work on some of my projects, but I am waiting because of (1) my cats, (2) my helpers' schedules, and (3) the eight months between now and my wedding date. I have eased this urge by creating more DIY projects! My favorites thus far have been these.
I'm getting married next August and have started stockpiling for future crafts using Michaels 40% and 50% off coupons. I've also started making the tissue paper poms. I am going to make enough for one full pomander so I can decide whether I'd like them for the ceremony. It's also giving me lots of time to shop around for invitation supplies. I say take advantage of having this time and get started on things now! As others have said, it'll probably reduce your stress later.
NEVER too early! Take it slow like some people said and use this time to collect craft store coupons, dig around yard sales & flea markets, and perfect your DIY. My advice? Just don't start something and then forget about it until the week of the wedding! I would constantly complete a project but not perfect it, and then the week of the wedding I had about 5 projects that needed a lot of tweaking!
Just don't personalize anything until you have your RSVPs. I made the mistake of ironing guest intials on out OOT bags and it turns out one of the couples broke up and a few that were invited arent coming so now I have these bags and I don't know what to do with them!
I agree NEVER too early! I started with DIY weeks after we became engagged :)
I got engaged in August 2008, started DIY in March 2009, and got everything done in time for our October 2009 wedding without rushing. However, there is no harm in starting early, so long as you are not the type to change your whole style halfway through, and need to start over.
I started DIYing about seven months ago. And I'm not even engaged yet! But I knew that a backyard reception would be impossible if I didn't put a tooooon of work into the yard, so I started landscaping on the mere possibility. Of course, that's not exactly a delicate project that's easily undone. My work will pay off no matter what happens.
As far as I'm concerned...the less you have to worry about close to your wedding, the better! Might as well get some projects out of the way now while the spirit moves you. :)
I am getting marries in March of 2011. I have already started getting supplies together and will be getting started probably this week. I am using coupons to get the items that I need, so as I get the completed items, I will be starting the projects. The more I do now, the less I will have to do later.
FH and I have already started. Our wedding is next October, but I figure that if we get it done sooner than later, it's just something less we'll have to worry about. But, the next year, I'm graduating from college, we're moving halfway across the country, buying a house, and THEN getting married. So we'll have a lot on our plates!
I started asap. and even so i feel like it never ends.. there is always one more thing i want to do! So the farther in advance the better and also i have gotten a wedding box together for everything and it keeps everything together and yes it will last just dont expose it to harsh weather or the sun
I'm getting married in December 2011, which is frustrating because its so far away, but DIY stuff is going to be something I can do in the next year where doing other things like dress shopping will be impractical.
I am starting now! Or at least researching and collecting things I will need. Got engaged less than a month ago and getting married in June 2011. Just be sure it's what you want before you start making mass amounts of things... I've been pretty set on things I want to make and have made a trial run of things to make sure I like them before I buy everything.
just get some big plastic storage bins to keep 'em in. Place them carefully and then slide the bins away into a dark closet :)
You should be fine - and it'll be nice to have one project done earlier - plenty of time to work on other stuff later!
You could also use one of the huge photo boxes from michael's and put some of your smaller crafts in their (i'm thinking paper products).. totally agree with DD that a large storage bin is the way to go for things like your tissue pomanders....
eta also don't forget to put a picture or label on the front so you don't have to open it each time you want to know what's inside :D
For the DIY pom poms you can fold and cut all the tissue paper, and attach the wires. Just dont fluff them out yet.
I started a month after i got engaged.. August 2009 my wedding is august 2010..
I figured, never too early, and its been great, been able to pick things im able to do, be stress free, be able to get ideas and find exactly what i want to do. Save up to buy such items. And also the convieniance of doing it when i want to... and not because i have to? if that makes sense.
Never ever too early! I have about 5 months left, and I've already started some of my projects. I'm saving certain things until a week or two beforehand (paper poms/assembling more delicate things), but I am already prepping everything now! Use the 40% off Michael's coupons every week to buy things one by one (seriously, I need table letters, and I am buying 2 per week with my coupons...its going to take 2-3 months for me to get enough!)
I'm curious, what kind of DIY projects have you girls started working on early? I have 9 months to go until my wedding and feel like it's too early to start. For example, I'd love to make our escort cards but I don't know who is coming yet (I want to print them on the computer) ...I want to make our OOT bags but I don't want the stuff inside them to expire (I already bought the bags). Any ideas?
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The rest of the day off from work + FI away for the night = a HUGE urge to get started on fun DIY wedding projects. The only problem is, I'm worried that it is too soon to begin making things for my July 2010 wedding. Right now I'm thinking I will head to Michael and get supplies to try out making tissue paper poms. My question is, if I decide to start making the actual ones, will they survive till July?