(Closed) DIY Bees show me your inspiration vs. real

• ivoryowl
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: June 2013

This is an awesome idea for a thread! looking forward to what shows up! 🙂

• wabanzi
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

Great thread topic! I’ve posted these under DIY, but here are two of my projects so far.

Inspiration:

My petal runner (cost about $15 to $20 total):

I was inspired by photos of vintage post boxes like this:

To create my card box (made out of a regular shipping box and paper -cost about $5)

I can’t wait to see the other projects…

• EnglishWifey
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: July 2013

Card suitcase

Inspo:

And my creation

We are going to America for our honeymoon so I also put travel stickers all over the outside in the theme of American holiday destinations.

• VictorianChick
• 8 years ago

This is a great thread!  Im afraid my DIY project would look NOTHING like the original.

How big is the suitcase?

• housebee
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: April 2013

Inspiration

Actual DIY

I think that’s the only one I actually have an inspiration pic for, everything else I kind of made up as I went along depending on what materials I had.

• Hot_Sauce
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014

• sheepandbear
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: May 2013

• stargurl101
• 8 years ago

Pinecones on ribbon inspiration:

My DIY:

Pinecone name tags

My DIY:

Hair comb inspiration:

My DIY:

Alter flower arrangement:

My DIY – I added cranberries and red cabage to the vase to encorporate my colours – red and purple (I cropped this photo – it’s a raised pulpit so the pastor is standing on it (you can see his torso in the photo)

Cup Cake Stand Inspiration:

My DIY Cupcake stand:

Inspiration Ice lanterns:

My DIY Ice Lantern (I had 12 lining the walk way)

• SweetMelissa429
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: April 2013

What a great thread!  And every single one of you have done AMAZING at your DIY’s!

Here are mine 🙂

Invitation Inspiration

My DIY Invitations (Sorry for the bad lighting):

Centerpiece Inspiration:

My DIY centerpieces with my own personal twist 😉 I have also added votives since this was taken…:

Pearl Cake Topper from Etsy:

My DIY “H” Pearl Cake Topper:

Inspiration for Ceremony Signs to line the walkway leading to our ceremony site:

My DIY Scripture/Dr. Seuss signs!:

• Fruitypebbles193
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: December 2013

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• phillybride61513
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: June 2013

• Mrspowerplant
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: April 2015

Replying to watch this thread. 🙂 

• EnglishWifey
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: July 2013

• ThatOneGirl9613
• 8 years ago

• Wedding: September 2013