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Floral DIY

We have tons of floral DIY ideas and tutorials including: paper wedding flowers, bouquets with swords, origami, and even 8-bit flowers. We also have ideas for DIY succulent terrariums, flower crowns, and more! Get flowery, paper-y, or fashion-y with your wedding florals!

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How to make geek-tastic 8-bit wedding accessories

After spying Donelle and Adam’s glorious 8-Bit wedding, we fell head over heels for the DIYed 8-bit boutonnieres, hair clips, corsages and, of course, Donelle’s “diamond” necklace. Here’s how you can make ’em.

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How to make a kick-ass floral head wreath

OBT member “iLiveinmyLab” posted this great step-by-step on one of her wedding planning updates. This is for those brides who want to know how to make one of the kick ass floral head wreaths that they sell at the Renaissance fairs without paying lots of money. I used to make these all the time but […]

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How to make paper flower bouquet from a French novel

Tribe member Jordan Roberts wrote a great tutorial on how to make your own paper flower bouquet, out of your favorite book.

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How to make a light-up Christmas ornament wedding bouquet

So you want the ultimate non-floral bouquet alternative? Here’s how to make an Christmas bulb bouquet that even lights up.

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Christmas ornament bouquet and paper centerpieces

Check out these gorgeous non-floral bouquets: Sandy, the bride, made her bouquet out of christmas tree ornaments, and her bridesmaid’s bouquets out of paper. (Unrelated: check out Sandy’s shoes! And her purple crinoline! *swoon* I’m dying over here!) Sandy also made the centerpieces out of paper: Check out all the photos here, and rest assured […]

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DIY flower arrangements aren’t so tough

Arranging centrepiece flowers yourself can save you big bucks — and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Find some inspiration and some DIY floral arrangement tutorials in this here roundup, including tricks for using grocery store bouquets and thrifted finds, but still making a big impact.