Let the DIY Begin

We are trying to keep costs as low as possible so I will be doing a lot of DIY...and when I say a lot I mean A LOT. Ive started a list, which I will post on here at some point, and the list is long...

Our date is also a ways away, July 14th 2012, to be exact, but I figure, since we are pretty much paying for everything ourselves, if we space out the purchases here and there and do things slowly it will be easier to handle, we can make things, and we can find better deals.

One thing I will say is that Hobby Lobby and Micheal's are my best friends when it comes to wedding planning and such. Especially HL with their 50% off sales!

So HL was having one of their 50% off sales on jewelry making supplies so I purchased all the stuff to make jewelry for my bridesmaids. And, being bored yesterday, I decided to start working on the jewelry. It really did not take long at all and I made earrings, necklaces, and bracelets for all six of my girls.

Excuse the quality of the pictures, I had to use my phone 
So the necklaces are just basic, silver pearls, with a clasp.
Total cost is approx. $1.96 each

Please excuse our lovely cat Daisy in the picture.


I had found some earrings on the knot shop that I really liked, but they wanted 20$ a pair for them. Well there was no way I was going to pay that much for something so simple, so I made my own version of them.
Total cost is approx. $0.36 each

The bracelets I wanted to be a little more fancy so I added some crystal beads and a few rondelles, which brought the cost up a little more for those. I also found these really cute heart clasps to use.
Total cost is approx. $1.78 each

 Heres a close up of the heart clasps:

So that adds up to about $4.10 a person and about $24.60 for all 6 Bridesmaids! Pretty good considering those earrings were $20 a piece on the knot! Now I have to find some cute boxes to put them in.

If your looking for a simple DIY project jewelry is really a good place to start. I also purchased all the things I need to make one of those Haute Bride inspired bracelets for myself, so I will probably be doing that project some time soon.

So Here it Goes.....

Well. I have decided to join the blogging world!


I guess this is one of those things that I have always wanted to do...but never really had a good reason to do it. I guess putting my thoughts and actions out into the interwebs is a pretty big deal. But planning a wedding is a pretty good reason to start!

Kyle and I got engaged on New Years :) and we have been slowly, but surly, starting to plan it all out. But I can duly say we have not gotten that far.

Its still really hard to believe that I am at the point in my life. It still seems like freshman year of college wasn't that long ago and I still sometimes have a hard time believing I just graduated from college!

So hopefully I can keep up with the blogging thing, since I never was one to keep a consistent journal, and maybe someone else will find what I post on here helpful for their own wedding planning :)