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In a move very apropos to my Pin Cushion moniker, our wedding is filled with fabrics. Lots of fabrics. And not soft, sophisticated, romantic fabrics. The Pin Cushion fabrics are in your face. In fact, when we brought some up to the counter at the fabric store, the cashier asked, “Whoa! What the heck are you doing with these fabrics?” Which is probably not a good question to be asked when said fabrics are for your wedding. Oh well, subtle has never been my specialty…
A mix of many of our fabrics. Colors! Stripes! Gingham! Crazy flowers!
We’re using these to line bread baskets, wrap our favors and…
… make cute bunting! Many hive members suggested making bunting with the extra fabric, so I went for it! We’ll wrap it around our cake and guest book tables. (If the fabric patterns and the crazy color and stripes of the chair are making you dizzy, please feel free to stick your head between your knees.)
We also ordered a ton of green burlap which we made into table runners. Here is Mr. Pin Cushion watching T.V. . . I mean helping cut the burlap.
Our piles and piles of burlap runners. They shed. A lot. We looked like muppets by the end of the cutting process.
And RIBBONS! Do ribbons count as fabric? We have so much ribbon we could mummify ourselves and our entire bridal party.
Like many a bee before me, I made ribbon sticks, with the hope of running down the aisle in a shower of waving ribbons.
Like I said, subtle? No. But fun and crazy and wild? Most definitely.
What aspect of your wedding is reflective of you as a person?
what great ideas! I can only imagine how fun and vibrant your wedding will be!
ooooh i love it. the colors work so well together and the mix of patterns and everything is great. it’s going to look wonderful!
Vibrant is the best word for it. I like the feeling that I get when I look at all the fabrics. I think they will all look very nice together! Very creative!
I LOVE all of that fabric! And the bunting looks fabulous! It’s all going to look so wonderful together!
Gah! I cut fabric runners with my mom and I think she’s stillll vaccumming up threads. We also got to the end and were two short. At that point we said, weeeelll hope we get a lot of NO’s!
PS LUURVE your patterns!
SO CUTE!!! I don’t care what fabric store lady says, that’s adorable and looks amazing!! Love love love it all!
I think your fabrics look fantastic together! Where did you get the burlap?
Oooooh, I’m loving this. You’re the cutest, Pin Cushion.
Super cute! Btw, I have that cotton “the fabric of our lives” jingle in my head now. Thanks! 
love love love how you are utilising all these awesome fabrics, we are trying to incorporate as much fabric-y things in our day as well…there are so many options 
I love your wedding colors and fabrics! So brought and fun.
These will look so fun together!
@punky_brewster: I bought dowels from Home Depot and Mr. PC cut them to about 18 inches long. I cut a BUNCH of ribbon (5/8 inch wide) to about 1 foot. Then I hot glued the ribbon to the top (leaving a little space between them). Good luck!
@Miss Pin Cushion: Thanks! I’m totally adding this to my DIY list!
oooh, where did you get the sticks for the ribbon wands? I want ribbon wands for our wedding too!
@violarulz: We got the sticks from Home Depot. They have lots of dowels with different widths. We cut them with a saw and because we had it on hand, used wood stain on it. Good luck!
“In fact, when we brought some up to the counter at the fabric store, the cashier asked, “Whoa! What the heck are you doing with these fabrics?” Which is probably not a good question to be asked when said fabrics are for your wedding.”
this made me laugh out loud go you!
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Mrs. Pin Cushion, Oakland, CA Age and Occupation: 25, Nurse Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, PhD Student Engagement Date: November 23, 2008 Wedding Date: July 2010 Venue: Radonich Ranch, Los Gatos About Me: I'm the 3 Cs: crafty, creative and quirky (oh, that's not a C? Close enough!). I'm also a recycling fanatic, fluent in bad accents and I have the loudest laughter this side of the Mississippi. I have not just one sweet tooth, but a whole mouth full of sweet teeth. I cry at 97.4% of all movies I see, but my fiance's always there to hand me a tissue. My geek-chic fiance and I are planning a wedding full of color, cookies and handmade goodness and I can't wait to spill the beans on all of our crazy ideas!
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