Gorgeous or Goth - you decide!

New season, new headboard - once the fall rolls around (usually towards the end of September) I put away the summer bedding and bring out the winter stock. I was so thrilled with the slipcovered headboard I'd sewn for the summer bedding I decided I needed something equally as spectacular for winter. Sequins came to mind - they would be blingy and kind of "me"!

Because I've been so busy sewing for my nieces wedding and had to alter another gown for another I didn't have time to get the bling I wanted as quickly as I wanted so I got up Sunday morning and set out to purchase just the "right thing".

And it's almost Halloween - am I crazy to be in my favourite fabric store the Sunday before Halloween . . . maybe not . . . every table had a cutter on it so I was in luck . . . more than once . . . I looked at the bling, oh yes I did, but couldn't find anything that was the colour I wanted, a raspberry red, so ventured into the "special events" fabric area. It was like OMG THERE IT IS . . . a gorgeous rosette covered raspberry red fabric - just PERFECT . . . to the cutting table I go. She cuts the fabric, and dammit I need lining . . . so I purchase the same amount of lining (.7M) and I don't know what made me do it . . . but I threw the lining on the table and then threw the rosette fabric over it and it was cut SO crooked I went back to the first cutter and asked her to cut it again . . . and she screws it up AGAIN . . . she gives me enough though (.8M) so I can at least have "enough". . .  and I purchase 4M of blanket trim (and it matches perfectly might I add).

Easy sewing; straighten out the fabric; place the rosette over the lining (which is three inches shorter so the rosettes wrap around the back) and sew three loops on the top (one in the centre and one on either side). Here is the finished product.

TOTAL COST: $28.00
TOTAL TIME: Less than 1 hour

Burlap and Lace Wedding

The bride setting up!

As I mentioned in a previous blog I made the burlap runners and some paper products for my niece's wedding.  Here are a couple of pics showing the runners and some really cute ideas they used for the vintage tea cups!  All of the doillies, teacups and saucers and candle holders were purchased from Value Village or second hand stores for pennies a piece!  It was stunningly gorgeous when everything was lit!

 Burlap flowers; wax and wicks

Large and tiny roses with baby's breath

Burlap flower, some deconstructed petals and a lace hankie

Table shot (before any glassware was placed)

Everyone received two Truffles in a box and the name cards had tiny birds on the top right hand corner

One of my favourite shots!

More Wedding Stuff . . . Table Numbers, a Thank You and Table Runners

I was not in charge of doing anything other than the table runners but I got crafty after I saw how my niece had made the "drink tickets" and made the table numbers for the tables and a "THANK YOU" sign for pictures. The theme of the wedding is burlap, lace and vintage.

Here are the table numbers - super simple - I had the scrap booking paper and stickers for the letters. I cut them to a reasonable size, affixed the letters and doillies to the corners, wrapped six wine corks with twine (leaving the one in the centre moveable so I could cut a slit into it for the sign).

Copied from the Drink Tickets

Drink Tickets made by my niece

For the "THANK YOU" sign I used another piece of paper and took the same steps as the table numbers - didn't get a picture of that though!

TOTAL TIME: About 1 hour total
TOTAL COST: ZERO - I had it all