Weddingbee boards

Make one!  Seriously.  I was scandalized by the prices I saw for veils (even the "cheap" ones from online sites), but super nervous about making my own.  In the end, I found a GREAT veil tutorial on the bee (try http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/miss-perfumes-diy-veil-with-lacey-afterthoughts or http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/miss-perfumes-diy-veil-with-lacey-afterthoughts) and hit the fabric store.  For about $8 in tulle (plus a few more dollars on beads that I plan to sew around the edge) and notions, I was willing to give it a try. 

I made my veil last night - two-tiered - and it was SO easy!  (The whole thing, minus the beading, took about 20 minutes).  Seriously, if you are at all crafty, it is really worth the $10-$15 on fabric and notions to try it.  (BTW, I have all the fancy machinery and tools mentioned in the tutorials, but all I ended up using was:  regular sewing scissors, a needle and thread, a tape measure, pins, and a pen.  I did not use a pattern - I just folded the fabric over on one end (to make the double-tier) and then the other (to ensure that both sides matched), then trimmed the sides and used a big, round platter and the guide for the rounded edge.  Once the veil was cut, I unfolded one edge and then shifted the other fold so the top layer was shorter than the bottom layer, and then sewed and gathered along the fold.  Piece of cake, I tell you!)