All You Need is Love

All You Need is Love

September 13th, 2010 @ 4:17 pm by Ms. Stripes
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And flags! Lots and lots of cute mini flags for your guests to wave at you as you walk down the aisle.

We’re not allowed to have things thrown (petals, paper hearts, poms) at our venue, and bubbles make me paranoid about my contacts and stains on our dresses…

So fantastic flags are the obvious solution. And I’ve got a hundred yards of muslin lying around the house, so you better believe that most of our cheap free, easy and last minute projects will take full advantage.

This project was more involved than I would have liked (you could start out with pre-made flags a la smartie pants Potato Chips) but like I said—the muslin is free, and (sadly) so is my labor. Luckily I had a little help from Bridesmaid J & the bun to whip these together. And even though it was a bit more time consuming than I would have liked, it was super-crazy-easy.

And the results are super fun (in my ever humble opinion)!

Check ‘em out:

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All You Need is Love : wedding crafts diy los angeles tutorial 2 2

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And now, the MOST amazing flags of all! These bad boys are for our little ones to wave as they walk down the aisle before us:

All You Need is Love : wedding crafts diy los angeles tutorial 7 7

All You Need is Love : wedding crafts diy los angeles tutorial 8 8

All You Need is Love : wedding crafts diy los angeles tutorial 9 9

*Oh, by the way if any of you go gaga for heart chalkboards (like moi) I highly recommend my IKEA hack: Buy the Vanna Mirror for $7.99, cover the mirror with paper, and paint it black. Voila! An awesome heart shaped chalkboard with its own stand!

And that’s that. You may have noticed that our little chalkboard is still blank, and that’s because I’m hoping you can help! I want to write “Please take a flag to wave and cheer” but is there something more cute/fun/obvious? I’m definitely not a fan of rhymes. Thoughts?

And are any of you having flag-waving weddings?

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40 Responses to “All You Need is Love”

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Miss Earrings (message) 2,481 posts, Buzzing bee

I made a happy squeak when I saw your flags! (i go weak in the knees for anything with hearts). Those are awesome!

9/13/10 @ 4:20 pm (reply)

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emma5w (message) 547 posts, Busy bee

HOLY. CRAP. I looooooove these!!!!!

9/13/10 @ 4:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Brooch (message) 1,721 posts, Bumble bee

YOU ARE SO TALENTED! Wow! Love these! And how about that heart-shaped chalkboard. WOW!

9/13/10 @ 4:23 pm (reply)

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eloquence08 (message) 113 posts, Blushing bee

You did an AWESOME job on those! They came out great!

9/13/10 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,626 posts, Sugar bee

CUTE. I love the double “Here Comes the Bride” flags.

9/13/10 @ 4:25 pm (reply)

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aruka11 (message) 615 posts, Busy bee

So CUTE! Love this - they’re funky and fun and oh-so personal. well done!

9/13/10 @ 4:27 pm (reply)

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Lara Leigh Designs (message) 3 posts, Wannabee

So creative!! I love them.
http://www.laraleighdesigns.etsy.com

9/13/10 @ 4:29 pm (reply)

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KayMeiBee (message) 156 posts, Blushing bee

Um, these are AMAZING. I’m starting to doubt my love of pom pom throwing already!

9/13/10 @ 4:33 pm (reply)

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dovelovesfalcon (message) 151 posts, Blushing bee

the flags.. the chalkboard.. gah! i’m amazed at how you can make a last minute project from materials you had lying around look absolutely fantastic! time consuming or not- totally worth it! well done, stripes!

9/13/10 @ 4:33 pm (reply)

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amorette

I wish I had something brilliant for you to write on the challkboard, but I don’t
However, the here comes the bride flags w/ the little hearts on top of the dowels and the stripey dowels - OH MY GOD
I have to confess, I check your blog about 4x a day (and have read it in its entirety more times than I can count) for updates and FEAR that as your wedding approaches, we will receive no more updates/cuteness/DIYness…….
You have to stay with the rest of us post-nuptiuals - we count on you!

9/13/10 @ 4:35 pm (reply)

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Panda Pez (message) 306 posts, Helper bee

UHH MAZING! Seriously, I friggin’ love them. Way to go! P.S. + on the infamous target pillow

9/13/10 @ 4:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Socks (message) 1,323 posts, Bumble bee

AMAZING!! I absolutely love them!! I also love how to sneak craspedia into almost all of your blog posts! They make me so happy–as do your adorable, adorable flags. I want some!

9/13/10 @ 4:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Stripes (message) 1,063 posts, Bumble bee

Thanks for all the love! I’m super excited to see those little waving flags in action!
@Amorette: *Super Blush! And don’t worry- I may not have time to write full on DIY’s pre- wedding, but I fully intend to afterwards!And don’t worry- I can’t wait to share all the fun with you guys!

9/13/10 @ 4:39 pm (reply)

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amorette

YAY!!!!!! glad you won’t leave us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/13/10 @ 4:44 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

AMAZING! They’re so adorable - and what a great idea!

9/13/10 @ 4:49 pm (reply)

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daisie (message) 57 posts, Worker bee

“Be sure to ‘flag’ our love down/around”

Eh, not very creative… UNLIKE THE FLAGS WOO GORGEOUS!

9/13/10 @ 4:49 pm (reply)

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daisie (message) 57 posts, Worker bee

or… “Let your love flag fly”??

9/13/10 @ 4:51 pm (reply)

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Baileyh (message) 3,491 posts, Sugar bee

We did the Theme…”All you need is love!” this posting brought back some fond memories. We even found a little stamp at Michaels that said “All you need is love” and we played that as we left the church!

9/13/10 @ 4:55 pm (reply)

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