One part about wedding planning that I am thoroughly enjoying is the chance to be as creative and crafty as a please. Although I have a separate blog for crafting, that I suck at updating on a regular basis, I decided to post some of my wedding crafts on this blog.
I would so much rather make things exactly the way I envision them rather than compromise with something purchased. Who doesn't want a personalized wedding?
The first craft that I enjoyed doing was a flower pail for my flower girl. Since my wedding will be in the spring, and outside, I didn't want the traditional satin bucket, but a more out doors look that still has a feminine wedding appearance.
Because the pail I purchased was painted with a bright yellow, I first prepped it by sanding down the color. I then put 3 coats of black acrylic paint on the pail to cover the remaining yellow color. The next part was the most fun. I used a simple flower outline scrap booking paper to decoupage the sides. I filled in some of the flowers on the paper with purple acrylic paint that matches my theme. I cut the paper into different sized squares. The decoupage adhesive that I purchased was glittery and ended up looking great, but was very messy during the actual decoupaging. Using the glue and a foam brush, I glued one piece at a time, following the directions on the decoupage glue bottle. I let it dry overnight.
The following day, I hot glued a simple lace around edges, tied purple ribbon to the sides of the handle, and attached white glittery butterflies that I found in the floral area of my local craft store. Not too bad for a personalized pail!
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