Lookie What I Bought

Lookie What I Bought

September 29th, 2010 @ 10:14 am by Ms. Sloth
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Once again, I got excited about something way too early and made a purchase about eight to ten months ahead of time. But whatevs. This wasn’t expensive, and they are so cute.

I ordered these festive paper banners from Etsy. Look how fun and awesome they are!

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I ordered them in our colors so that they’ll match the rest of our decor. I have no idea what to do with them, though. Hang them around the edge of our tent? Use them to line the cake table or gift table? Use them in our fauxtobooth?

Did you purchase any wedding decor with no idea how you’d use it?

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16 Responses to “Lookie What I Bought”

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Miss Ostrich (message) 1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

love! these banners are sooo pretty. i went a little overboard with the banner and garland shopping on etsy too and figure we could use it by the welcome table and the cake table at the very least! can’t wait to see how you use these beauties

9/29/10 @ 10:19 am (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,479 posts, Honey bee

Tjose will look amazing where ever you put them. Honestly, I was awful about this. The day of the wedding I just told everyone to do whatever because I didn’t really care; I was too happy to worry about decorations I had wasted my whole summer creating.

9/29/10 @ 10:19 am (reply)

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pastachica (message) 14 posts, Newbee

If they’re made of paper, hanging them outside leaves them at risk of rain. Why not hang them along the inside edge of your tent. If you have spare, and the walls are high enough, try hanging them from corner to corner, crossing over the centre.

Whatever you do though, they are going to look great. A splash of bright colour makes such a difference inside a white tent.

9/29/10 @ 10:29 am (reply)

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crayfish (message) 4,844 posts, Honey bee

What a great buy! Even if it turns out they were an impulse purchase, you could always use them for other parties! I think you should use them in an obvious place where they won’t get swamped by the scale of your tent (unless you bought enough for them to really make a statement hanging across the tent?)

9/29/10 @ 10:33 am (reply)

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MsBunting (message) 229 posts, Helper bee

Awesome! I think these are lovely…my venue doesn’t allow any hanging unfortunately, but otherwise I would have been all over this!

9/29/10 @ 10:35 am (reply)

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mightywombat (message) 3,311 posts, Sugar bee

I just did! I mentioned it in another thread (sorry for the double-post, but it seemed appropriate here!).

I just bought 20 peacock feathers, completely on impulse. I’m going to have peacock blue piping on my dress, so they will match perfectly. They were only $20, including shipping, and come from some peacock keepers where they gather the feathers in the fall when the birds naturally shed them (no cruelty).

I think I would like to work one or more into a hair piece, but I’m not terribly crafty, so I’m not sure how that’s going to go. I might also use them in my bouquet or other decorations.

9/29/10 @ 11:13 am (reply)

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Miss Cinnamon Bun (message) 1,100 posts, Bumble bee

It’s much too easy to exactly that!
My Etsy favourites page is miles long, and it’s hard not to buy things from it.

My mum talked me in to buyign a rug (!!) just weeks after we got engaged, because she (well, me too) thought it would be a cool and funky way to make our ceremony area stand out. Ikea. Apple green. Shag.

It’s awesome in a crazy way, but I haven’t been able to convince P about it yet.

I also bought 2 large birdcages, just because they were the right shade of apple green.

Oh, and this:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/33553245

We’re still 9 months from our wedding!

9/29/10 @ 12:03 pm (reply)

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NotYourTypicalBride (message) 1,294 posts, Bumble bee

Adorable! Great idea to use them for the cake and gift table… I’m struggling with what to do about that.

And yes, I have a whole box of random things I’ve purchased because they were inexpensive and the perfect colors, and I have no idea what I will do with them… I figure when the day comes, we’ll decide what needs a little extra touch!

9/29/10 @ 12:12 pm (reply)

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baldor1 (message) 1,312 posts, Bumble bee

I will be using those colorful banners for my wedding too! I won’t be getting them from Etsy, rather a store that sells the authentic Mexican kind. They are very festive and vibrant. I love them!!

9/29/10 @ 1:33 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

I love papel picados, so colorful and cheery, I wish I’d found them in my wedding planning process earlier so I could incorporate them!

9/29/10 @ 1:42 pm (reply)

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

Those are SO cute! I love them!

9/29/10 @ 2:10 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

Beautiful! I started (and even finished) some DIY projects with no idea where they’d go, figuring my DOCs would just stick ‘em somewhere pretty. Some it worked out, others it didn’t- you really don’t want to get too cluttered. I love these though.

9/29/10 @ 3:30 pm (reply)

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missDNA (message) 231 posts, Helper bee

Any of your ideas on how to use them would be great! I especially love the idea of using them in your fauxtobooth! They will add color and festiveness!

9/29/10 @ 5:01 pm (reply)

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