Reusing a Bridesmaid Dress

I have two bridesmaid dresses in my closet that I've only worn once. I have a wedding to go to next weekend so I was trying to think how I might add to my pink bridesmaid dress that I wore to my sister's wedding. I need to do something to it in order to make it look less like a bridesmaid dress.

The question is, what makes a dress look like a bridesmaid dress?
- all one color
- no patterns
- no accessories
- use of cheap fabric, or a very basic, mass-produced, one-color fabric (satin, silk, chiffon, polyester)

I started by making a sketch of my dress, then layered on accessories. I think the biggest way to change the dress would be to add a big belt. Maybe do something a little victorian/steampunk? Lace, chains, a dangling pendant?

I'll be sure to post pictures if I do make this belt, or something similar based on this idea!

Wedding Wednesday - Silk Bridal Bouquets

This was my favorite wedding project - making my own bouquets!

I used "silk" flowers from Michaels. I figured I probably couldn't get the blue color I wanted from real flowers! Since they aren't real flowers I was able to make them all myself, months ahead of my wedding date. I was also spared the hassle of dealing with delicate flowers and finding a way to store and transport them. These bouquets could easily be tossed in a plastic bag without suffering.

After placing all of the stems together the way I wanted the bouquet to look, I wrapped them together with masking tape and then hide the tape with green floral tape. Then I cut the stems with a wire cutter (this was the difficult, time-consuming part!).

Once all of the bouquets were made I created silk wraps with pearl buttons to disguise the wire stems.

I love how they turned out! Two anniversaries later, my bouquet still looks gorgeous in a vase in my kitchen!