Weddingbee Blog

Well I’m back from my Wal-Mart journey! I doubt anyone was keeping tabs on my location (:P) but I thought it would be worthwhile to show what I discovered while roaming their craft section.

First, I found this adorable stuff. It’s lke a border or edging, only with fabric “petals”!

The backing is a plain ribbon…

which means you could easily sew or glue it onto something for a project.

I’m not ashamed to admit I’m currently too poor to buy any for experimenting with (college student’s budget, remember), but here are some ideas I’ve got:

1)you could create a halo-like headpiece or crown for your flower girls

2)Add it to the waistband of a plain flower girl dress to add a splash of color and customization

3)Could wrap around long cylindrical vases to embellish centerpieces

4)You could easily wrap it around itself or around a central object (like a foam ball) to create inexpensive pomander look-alikes

Or many other things!

I also discovered these great satin-like fabrics:

They’re a steal at only $2.97 a yard, and can be used in so many projects! Table runners, chair bows, even RB pillow or guestbook cover if you’re super crafty.

I was hoping to find something that would work for my own table runners, but alas I came up emptyhanded. I acquired a Joann’s coupon through Weddingbee earlier, though, so I’m not despondent yet

After Wal-Mart I couldn’t help but stop by Dollar Tree (aka Deals) for more candles (we go through soooo many candles here it’s not even funny–we’ve got to get them at $1 apiece or we’d go broke! hehehe) and I discovered a couple pretty knicknacks in their candle aisle:

They have sort of a shiny, glazed look. I can just imagine a collection of them, filled with votives, as a pretty antique or Victorian-style centerpiece! Or you could even make them an unusual alternative to the usual stand in a unity candle ceremony. Like everything else at Dollar Tree, they are, of course, $1.

Oh, and in regards to my earlier need for something crafty? Well I came home from Wal-Mart with a yard and a half of this:

So pretty! Now if only I knew what to do with it. Any suggestions?