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Mrs. Star, New York City Age and Occupation: 22, Actress Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Casting Assistant Wedding Date: October 2009 Venue: Ceremony: The Kraine Theatre, Reception: Midtown Loft & Terrace About Me: I’m a professional actress who’s always had New York City in her blood and I'm finally getting the chance to make a home in Manhattan with my fiancé, my dog, and my big dreams! I love polka dots, craft projects, Dunkin’ Donuts’ iced coffee, and anything sparkly. I’m having a blast planning our elegant/dramatic/New York City/acting-themed/largely-DIY wedding and am thrilled to be the youngest current Miss Blogger!
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One of the other little DIY projects that I really had my heart set on getting done was the idea of having wedding wands for our parade:

Wedding Wands for a New York City Parade! :  wedding decor diy Orange orange-

I love how festive they look, and guests always look like they’re having fun in pictures with wedding wands in them!

So, I got Sassy Bridesmaid and Fairy Bridesmaid together last week, and in just a couple of hours, and without spending more than ten extra dollars, we were on our way to having fabulous Star Wedding Wands (are you noticing a trend with the quick and dirty DIY going on over here at the Star household?!?).

We started by painting 40 wooden dowels from Michaels to match our wedding colors. We only made 40 because a few people who can’t do the walking are taking cabs instead of participating in the parade, and we know for a fact that many of our more masculine guests won’t be interested in these sissy things. ;)

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Then we hot glued (it’s been awhile, folks!) ribbons, silk flowers, sparkles, and anything else that was left over from the favor-mask project to decorate the wands!

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All together, they look like this:

Wedding Wands for a New York City Parade! :  wedding decor diy Img 45701 IMG_45701

Pretty, right?

I can’t wait for our guests to use them as we celebrate our marriage with gusto through the streets of New York City.

How are you re-purposing leftover wedding craft supplies?

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16 Responses to “Wedding Wands for a New York City Parade!”

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Mrs. Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

So creative, Star! These look so festive and fun, and I’m sure your guests will have a great time with them!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

that’s such a cute project mis star! i can’t wait to see how they turn out in pictures!

 
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Champagne Wishes (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

Such a wonderful idea for your wedding parade! The pictures are going to be so amazing!!

 
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Miss Scissors (message)  7,343 posts, Busy Beekeeper

Cute cute! Those look like they’ll be so much fun. :)

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  7,706 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

Really cute! I love how you decorated the wands differently :)

 
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Laylabelle (message)  3,378 posts, Sugar bee

SO freakin’ cute! I can’t wait to see your recap photos with these!

 
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MexicanGirl (message)  724 posts, Busy bee

they’re so cute and i bet they’ll look great in action!

 
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abrideagain (message)  532 posts, Busy bee

What a NEAT way to use left-overs…Love them!

 
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nvybaby82 (message)  306 posts, Helper bee

CUTE!!!

 
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AmberWaves (message)  326 posts, Helper bee

I would totally snatch one of these up and wave it along the route. :)

 
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pmerr (message)  2,401 posts, Buzzing bee

Cute! Can’t wait to see pictures of them being used!

 
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Miss Parfait (message)  1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

AHHH, so much fun!

 
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Mareeyah

Hmmm… you just gave me an idea! Maybe I should make some of those, as I will be having a fairy-tale themed wedding… and, of course, fairy tales have wands! :-D

 
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Mrs. Mouse (message)  5,821 posts, Bee Keeper

I love them! And it’s so awesome that you were able to repurpose leftover items!!

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

So cute, that’ll be one heck of a parade.

 
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,187 posts, Honey bee

Double pretty! This is such a great idea. I cannot wait to see the photos from your parade!

 

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Mrs. Star, New York City Age and Occupation: 22, Actress Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Casting Assistant Wedding Date: October 2009 Venue: Ceremony: The Kraine Theatre, Reception: Midtown Loft & Terrace About Me: I’m a professional actress who’s always had New York City in her blood and I'm finally getting the chance to make a home in Manhattan with my fiancé, my dog, and my big dreams! I love polka dots, craft projects, Dunkin’ Donuts’ iced coffee, and anything sparkly. I’m having a blast planning our elegant/dramatic/New York City/acting-themed/largely-DIY wedding and am thrilled to be the youngest current Miss Blogger!

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