Weddingbee Blog

Like so many others before me, I’ve decided to take on a few wedding DIY details. And by a few, I mean the following: a slew of tulle pomanders, 120 linen napkins, our entire invitation suite from scratch, and all wedding-related paper (including but not limited to): programs, escort cards, candy jar signage, photo booth signage, glassine envelopes for guest favors, and possibly other things as well. You know… just a couple of things. Easy peasy.

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I decided to make the tulle pomanders first, inspired by Mrs. Beagle’s tutorial (and also because tulle was on sale and it was something I figured I could do well in advance). Armed with copious amounts of tulle and more Styrofoam balls than I ever care to see again, I started making my pomanders (pictures and a few “helpful hints” in a post to come!).

Um, did I mention that I’m making 16 pomanders? Sixteen. 1-6. That’s a lot of tulle, letmetellyou. Why 16? Well, one Sunday in church, I stealthily counted the number of pews down the center aisle of our church. I counted 15 pews on each side, and determined that I could do a tulle pomander on every other pew on each side of the aisle. This means 8 per side, and 16 total.

So, over the past months, I’ve been steadily plugging away on making my pomanders. And by “plugging”, I do mean… plugging. It’s slow going. I have 10 of them done, so I’m over halfway finished, but here’s the problem. I’ve vowed to myself that I would finish one DIY project (in this instance, the poms) before starting another. Why am I waiting? Well, as Socrates said, “know thyself.”

I know myself – and I know that if I start another DIY project (perhaps something more exciting and appealing to me at that moment in time) I won’t want to go back and finish the poms. Don’t get me wrong – I love how they’ve turned out and can’t wait to see them in action – but I also know that for me, picking something back up that is ½ finished is harder than the effort it takes to just finish it to the end. I’m itching to get to work on other projects, so I guess this is my motivation to get the poms done! If you need me, I’ll be at my kitchen table, cutting/folding/fluffing tulle. At least for a few more weeks.

Do you have a plan of attack for your DIY? Once started, do you sometimes have trouble finishing projects?