DIY

  • Wedding Hair Inspiration & Tutorials: The Chic Chignon

    chic chignon hairstyles for brides

    Sleek, sophisticated and oh so chic. The chignon is the quintessential bridal hair style. But what exactly is a ‘chignon’? Cue Wikipedia definition: The word “chignon” comes from the French phrase “chignon du cou,” which means nape of the neck.  Chignons are generally achieved by pinning the hair into a knot at the nape of the neck or at the back [...]


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  • DIY Wedding Keepsake Christmas Ornament

    christmas decoration wedding keepsake

    Hello lovelies, I hope all you had wonderful weekends. Feeling well and truly festive yet? My family and our close friends just had a faux Christmas weekend filled with present giving, turkey, crackers, boozy games of Yahtzee, carol singing and all the trimmings. It was so much fun! (Instagram peek here.) We did it because [...]


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  • DIY Gold And Glitter Dipped Feathers

    glitter feather diy

    Many moons ago* I shared lots of pretty and unique ways to incorporate feathers into weddings ~ from bouquets to boutonnieres, fascinators to favors. I also shared my Top 10 Feather DIY Tutorials so you lovely lot could get your craft on. Well, here I am again, sharing two more floaty, fluffy, feathery DIY tutorials because, dear friends, I [...]


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  • 50 Romantic Wedding Hairstyles Using Flowers

    50 romantic hairstyles using flowers

    There’s something so romantic about a bride with flowers in her hair don’t you think? And contrary to popular belief, they’re not just for trips to San Francisco. Or boho brides. There is a floral accessory and hairstyle combo to suit all kinds of brides and wedding styles. From rustic to glam, vintage to modern [...]


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  • How To Make A Pretty Floral Bracelet / Wrist Corsage

    How To Make A Floral Bracelet / Wrist Corsage (2)

    Happy Friday gorgeous people, This is the last in the series of our Roses & Ribbons DIY series. Sniff. It’s been fun! I do hope you’ve found it helpful and / or inspiring. Last but not least is a sweet and versatile little floral project from Huckleberry Karen Designs for your bridesmaids, flower girls or the proud mums [...]


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  • Wild Roses And Lavender DIY Floral Crown

    roses and lavender floral crown DIY by Huckleberry Karen Designs

    I think this is my favourite of all of our  Roses & Ribbons DIY projects so far. (As you may have noticed, I have a penchant for floral crowns ~ here’s 30 (yes that’s three zero) of my all time favourites.) Below is a simple step by step tutorial from uber talented florist Karen of Huckleberry [...]


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  • Simple & Pretty DIY Hairstyle Using Lace

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    Time for the third installment of our Roses & Ribbons DIY series! (First up was this peony headband then this cute way to ask that all important question, will you be my bridesmaid?) From halo braids to my own Marcel wave style hair do for the Rock My Wedding party on Tuesday, I’m rather hair obsessed [...]


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