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Mini flags tutorial: minimal amount of DIY, big amount cute

When I was looking for ways to add some cute DIY touches, I came across Oriental Trading’s mini canvas flags and the proverbial lightbulb clicked on. I decided to decorate these bad boys with some iron on transfers.

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How to DIY a festive wedding banner

We’ve showed you how to make a simple yet elegant doily bunting banner and a playful and sweet felt bunting banner… now let’s take a look at our final tutorial in this three part DIY series on making festive wedding banners! Wooooo!

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How to DIY a felt bunting wedding banner

Bunting banners are a fabulous way to make your special day all yours. DIYing and making can help you save money, explore your own creativity and wow your friends and family with your amazing ingenuity. This is part two of a three part DIY tutorial series on creating a special banner for your big day!

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How to DIY a festive wedding banner: Part 1

In lieu of bunting banners, we had Mexican papel picado paper banners at our wedding, but making buntings is an easy and super chic way to DIY and personalize your wedding space. Make it totally you!

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Michele & Matt’s steampunk, cocktail party wedding

Wow, we’ve been teasing this wedding for quite a while now… Remember the “Yay!” flags, made by OBT member Michele, that everyone loved so much that we made Michele give us an “how to” post? And then remember the awesome steampunk groom fashion post? Well that was all from the same wedding and we finally […]

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How to make your own “Yay!” celebratory flags

I made these “Yay” flags for our wedding, intending for people to wave them for us as we walked away after the ceremony. They ended up being such an integral part of the evening, with everyone waving and shouting “YAY” every time we walked by! And since I added our names and the date to the back of them, they also served as the only favor we had for our guests. It is a quick and easy project — I hope you enjoy it!