Weddingbee Blog

Aside from mending holes and re-attaching buttons, I don’t sew. But seeing all these great projects everywhere from Etsy and Mrs. Gummibear’s magnificent valentines, got me thinking of small sewing projects for the wedding.

When I first started researching invitations and fell in love with Bird and Banner, this was the one that sold me (on top of all of B&B’s other amazing designs!):

Little fabric pockets.
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You could create fabric pockets for anything: to house small trinkets/bridesmaids’ gifts or to embellish any other kind of wedding stationery. Or use thread and sewing techniques in other ways to decorate stationery.

Threaded card from Etsy seller CardBlancToo

Threaded “Holla” card from Etsy seller KiwiPunchDesigns

For bridesmaids gifts, I’ve also been considering cosmetic bags and clutches, though I’ve had a hard time finding ones that everyone will like and are under $30. I got them a ton of other stuff and the bag would be a nice-to-have, but not part of the main gift. After lots of searching on Etsy, I still couldn’t find anything I liked, but then today, I stumbled upon this great DIY handbag blog, U-handblog. It offers GREAT tutorials on how to make various kinds of bags. The instructions are very clear and there are lots of pictures to follow along with. My favorite one is the clasp purse with the metal frame. Check out the blog for other great handbag patterns and tutorials. The best part is that they’re all free.

Image and tutorial from here.

Most of the projects require very basic sewing that I think you can do by hand (for small clutches and purses) or with a sewing machine (if you’re fortunate and/or skilled enough to have one)! With an upcoming trip to Tokyo (where there are great craft and fabric stores), I can purchase some fun printed fabrics and attempt to make a few purses for my amazing gals. I might put Mama Canary to work on the sewing machine part since she owns one.Have any of you finished any wedding-related sewing projects? What did you make?