Airplane Wedding - You'll probably see a few posts having to do with this event. I helped with a number of DIY projects for my younger brother's wedding this past fall. I found an inspirational photo stringing paper airplane silhouettes together and ran with it. I found cardstock in three coordinating colors - blue, silver and ivory - all with a shimmery finish to add a little something special. Using my Cricut machine and the Going Places cartridge, I cut the airplanes in three sizes.
To string them together I put 1/16" holes in both ends and used embroidery floss to tie them together. This wasn't the most efficient project, but came out how I wanted it. To cut down time, instead of using a hole punch for the holes, I stacked the planes and my helpful Hubs drilled them.
We used these in three places at the wedding. The smallest plane strand got draped over the suitcase that was used for a cardbox. The mid-size strand was pinned in swags around the cake table and the largest one was tacked up on the bar. Nice way to add a little interest at a few focal points.
Hubs and I throw a dinner party for a group of friends every winter/Christmas season. It gives Hubs a chance to show off his mad cooking skills and me the opportunity to plan and implement a bunch of party decor ideas. Also gives us a reason to break out the good dishes. :)
There's a chandelier in our dining room that, while nice on its own, gives me a fun way to bring in another DIY project. This year I went for a paper garland made from scraps of paper that coordinated with our invitations and decor. I punched 1/2" dots out of all the papers, laid out some sparkly embroidery floss and sandwiched the floss between two dots of matching paper using a small piece of double stick tape. Easy peasy and very inexpensive!
