Christmas or new years DIY Wedding centrepiece

What You’ll Need:

• Small shatterproof ornaments (no bigger than 2”)
• Styrofoam ball
• Candle holder for a base
• Small beads or glass marbles
• Knife
• Low temp hot glue gun and sticks

Firstly, cut the bottom of the Styrofoam ball so that it has a flat edge that will sit on the candle holder base. Remove the hanger pieces from the tops of the ornaments.

Secondly, begin pushing an ornament into the top of the Styrofoam ball. The top ‘bump’ should push into the Styrofoam. Add some glue to hold it in place.

Continue adding ornaments around the first one you placed. Keep them as tight together as possible to avoid large gaps.

Use some glue to attach the Styrofoam ball to the candle holder.

Finally, add the smaller beads or marbles into the gaps between the ornaments. Use some glue to hold in place.

Voila! One centrepiece down…probably a bunch more to go. But some good people and good wine will help you along. Hi Ho, Hi Ho, off to work you go! ?

We hope you liked this Christmas or New Years DIY Wedding Centrepiece as much as we do!   Looking for more DIY wedding crafts?  Certainly check out our DIY Favour Boxes or Unique Wedding Gift, Year of Firsts .

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Today is Mr. M and my fifth wedding anniversary. (The photo above is us 5 years ago. Photo Credit: Banga Photography) We will be celebrating tonight and being in a romantic mood, I thought I would put together a collection of quotes about love and marriage. Hope you enjoy this heartwarming tribute to wedded bliss!

1. A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. Paul Sweeney

2. Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years. Simone Signoret

3. There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. Martin Luther

4. Yes, it was love at first sight. I feel that after all these years, I have finally found my soul mate. Barbara Hershey

5. A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin

6. An anniversary is a reminder as to why you love and married this person. Zoe Foster Blake

7. I love being my husband’s wife. Julianna Margulies

8. In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Caroline Kennedy

9. Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred. William O. Douglas

10. I love my wife, she deserves anything and everything. Aaron Spelling

11. Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it. Boris Pasternak

Feeling the love? There’s more…

12. We concentrate so much on anniversaries and birthdays that you forget it’s the Tuesday that’s tough that really counts. Sometimes she just needs some flowers or even just that ear. It’s the little things that count. It’s the regular days of the year that you have to keep your attention on her. BJ the Chicago Kid

    

13. Next month, I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of marriage with my beautiful bride, Vicki. Our marriage has been a blessing. I have gained even more respect for the institution over the past 3 decades and will defend it against attack. Todd Tiahrt

14. That there’s no more important decision in life than who you marry. Brad Paisley

15. My husband and I went to Bald Head Island for our four-year anniversary. We spent the night in bed with champagne, tequila and Krispy Kreme doughnuts and watched a boxing match on Showtime. Teri Polo

16. The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds – they mature slowly. Peter De Vries

17. My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me. Winston Churchill

18. Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day. Barbara De Angelis

19. Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without. James Dobson

20. There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. Homer

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The dress code was upscale and extravagant; with hats taking center stage. One of the most important aspects of dressing for the races is the hats and fascinators. And for crafters this is a fantastic opportunity to bring out the hot glue! You can use just about anything to make one, it’s the perfect time to use up any extra feathers, buttons, beads, and ribbons. Of course, fascinators are for more than horse races. Weddings are perfect for these beautiful hats too. So lets Head off to the Races and make a Derby Fascinator.

What You’ll Need:

• Thin cardboard
• Mesh ribbon
• Large silk flower
• Feathers
• Hair clip
• Hot glue gun and sticks
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Circle to trace

Trace a circle onto a piece of cardboard, I used an empty cereal box and a bowl turned upside down to make the circle.

Cut out the circle. Cut a slit in the circle, only halfway in. Use hot glue to attach the two sides of the slit to create a small cone shape.

Cut a large strip of the mesh ribbon and use hot glue to attach it to the cone. Push the ribbon up into small waves while attaching it to create shape and dimension. I used two strips. This will create the base of the fascinator.

Add the silk flower on top of the mesh ribbon. Its best to remove the plastic stem and then attach the petals in layers so that the flower will lay flatter on the hat.

After the flower looks how you want it, start gluing the feathers into place. Keep in mind which side will be the front so that the feathers lay in a flattering direction and don’t fall into your face.

Turn the fascinator over and glue the hair clip into the cardboard cone.

You can continue to add any other accessories you like to match your outfit. There are unlimited options for fascinators – Hobbycraft has another great tutorial you might want to check out.

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