Mrs. Bell Pepper, Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: 28, Resident Physician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Resident Physician
Engagement Date: May 30, 2006
Wedding Date: June 2007
Venue: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
About Me: I love whimsical details and design, everything that *sparkles*, sipping on hazelnut lattes, pugs, shopping for antiques and second-hand goods, scenic photography, delicate flowers, and checking out new restaurants in the city with my fianc??. We are planning our wedding at a unique city venue for about 75 close family members and friends. I have a lot of DIY ideas and I like to blog about ways to save money on your wedding.
Adding A Little *Bling Bling* To My Clutch
May 7th, 2007 @ 4:53 pm by Mrs. Bell Pepper
I think I love my wedding jewelry more than my wedding dress. I’m obsessed with things that *sparkle* and I like to add a little *bling bling* to whatever I own. Since I started wedding planning, I collected a great deal of jewelry from wholesale shops in NYC popular couture bridal accessories shops online, and bridal consignment boutiques in the Philadelphia area.
My first two brooches were purchased from a mall kiosk vendor at King of Prussia. The owner is Korean and she sells a a lot of rhinestone hair jewelry/combs and brooches for reasonable prices. I bought two of her brooches hoping I could use them for my wedding dress, applying one to my sash and the other to the side of my dress. We took a look at the brooches, and sadly, they didn’t work so well with my dress. I was really frustrated because I thought the brooches were really stunning but I didn’t know what to do with them..
When it came to finding my bridal clutch, I really didn’t like what I was seeing at most department stores and bridal boutiques. The clutches were kind of simple and ordinary; I wanted something that added a lot of *bling bling*! These are a few clutches I liked from Perfect Details. They look so beautiful but the price ranges were too high for what I was looking for:
Looking carefully at the designs of some of these expensive clutches, I realized I could DIY my own clutch easily by buying a simple clutch and adding a few brooches to the side. I found a pretty ivory satin clutch from an outlet store at Franklin Mills for about $20 and added my two brooches to the side of the clutch. Here’s how it looks together:
Not bad! The brooches were very easy to pin on and the whole project took only a few seconds. No mess to clean up afterwards too! There’s plenty of affordable brooches you can find at Macy’s, and Nordstrom. I love the ones from White Aisle, and check out any consignment or antique stores in your area. One of my favorite brooches is vintage in style, it’s the middle one in the top photo. I love all the inclusions and golden tones that are found within the crystals. It may not be as sparkly as the other newer brooches but it definitely has some character compared to the rest.
9 Responses to “Adding A Little *Bling Bling* To My Clutch”
Very pretty. Great color combination.
I wonder what it would look like with a tuft of feathers or maybe rough-edged mesh-y silk peeking out from underneath the brooches?
yummy bling! 
OMG! drool! the one in the bottom left corner is what im looking for! did you find it online? or at the kiosk?
heh, i think i found that one at a wholesale shop in nyc. it was around $8. i think it was nearby kleinfelds nyc.
Miss Bell Pepper, I love the bracelet in the top left corner! May I ask where you got it from?
I actually like your clutch more than the others that you got inspiration from! Nice work.
Penguin,
I got the bracelet from Haute Bride .
Miss Bell Pepper,
Where are the bridal consignment shopes you speak of in the Philly area? I’m aways looking for a good place to check out. THANKS!!!
[…] This is just one of the many walls with their rhinestone buckle or pin selection if you want to apply it to your hair, sash, bouquet or clutch as Miss Bell Pepper did. […]
