Saturday, March 14, 2015

How to make an "I DO" Door Sign for your Bridal Shower

As you know, I am a newlywed and I am super excited to share with you how I saved money on my showers, decorations, food, etc. Let me just say this--DIY projects are so much more fun then just going out and buying whatever it is you need (depending on the time you have). I literally did this project with stuff I had that was lying around the house. I used cardboard (you can use cardboard from a shoebox, cardboard box, poster board, etc), glitter in a bottle, Elmer's glue, stapler, ribbon, wreath hanger, tulle, twine, and flowers.








As you can maybe tell, I cut out the letters free hand. After that, I rubbed glue with my finger all over each letter and poured glitter over the entire letter. I did this one letter at a time. I recommend letting the letters dry overnight.

After the letters have dried, get out your wreath hanger and a long piece of ribbon and tie the ribbon to the wreath hanger.

After the ribbon is on the hanger, either staple or hot glue the letters to the ribbon (or any other way you can think of to get the letters on there).

Next, if you have tulle, you can staple it to the top part of the ribbon where the flowers will cover the staples. The tulle kinda gives the "Bride" look, but it can certainly be eliminated and the sign will look just as good with just the flowers.

For the flowers: You can get a bundle of flowers at the dollar store, just pick out ones that look very full. Next, I would tie the flowers together tightly with twine and tie a sturdy piece of ribbon or twine around the tightly tied flowers and then tie the flowers to the hanger. LOTS of tying, but you can use a bow or ribbon to cover the ties.  You will need to make sure you tie it very tightly. I really recommend the brown burlap looking twine because even if it shows, it still looks really good--like you wanted it to show on purpose.

I feel like looking at the finished product is really the easiest way to explain how to do the project--if that makes sense. Just have fun with this project! I know I did! 
 

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