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Miss Doily, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age and Occupation: 25, Autism Paraeducator/ Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Freelance Writer/ Publisher Engagement Date: August 27th, 2010 Wedding Date: March 2012 Venue: Father’s Vineyard Church/ A Touch of Class Banquet Center About Me: I’m an Iowan girl with a deep love of Harry Potter, classic movies, cardigans, and Post-Its. My type-A Virgo tendencies often cause me to drive my laid-back college sweetheart fiance batty with lists and PowerPoint presentations. I love to be crafty and do things myself, which explains why my two crazy kittens often will prance around the house covered in glitter and ribbons. When I am not bogged down with work, school, or wedding planning, I like to travel to visit my expansive family and have wild adventures with my best friends. After a rollercoaster ride of a love story, I’m ready to take that final plunge, marry the love of my life, and become a Mrs.!
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Welcome: The Start of My DIYs

July 12th, 2011 @ 9:40 am by Miss Doily

I have actually done quite a few DIYs, but most of them I want to wait to show until it gets a little closer to the wedding or when they are finished. (For example, the invitations and programs are designed but not printed out yet.) I did manage to finish a small DIY this morning and wanted to share it. It honestly isn’t anything much, but I thought it was cute.

I bought a plain wooden sign from Dollar Tree like this:

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Image via Dollar Tree


And I had already ordered fabric paint to do my aisle runner and decided that it should hopefully work for wood, too. I highly recommend it; it’s pretty cheap and it works great on the different surface types I have used it on so far.

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I bought it in #113 Navy Blue and #116 Apple Green.

This is going on the table where the guestbook pages will be laid out and the card box and the presents will be. (It’s a really long table.) The linens will be white for this table, so I wanted to figure out how to use my colors and make it pop. So the sign is navy blue with an apple green highlight. I am really happy with how it turned out:

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This is just the beginning of all of the DIY, since about 80% of the wedding is DIY projects. So be on the lookout for many more! I just wanted to show off this little one and give you a taste of what’s to come!

What are your favorite little DIYs you have done so far?

*Photos are personal unless otherwise stated

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14 Responses to “Welcome: The Start of My DIYs”

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KCheer
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KCheer (message)  370 posts, Helper bee

Cute - simple and love the pop of color!

 
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mrsbowieii
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mrsbowieii (message)  692 posts, Busy bee

Very cute.

 
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Mrs. Tartlet (message)  3,207 posts, Sugar bee

I love the edge painting!

 
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Miss Pony (message)  4,171 posts, Honey bee

I love how the colors pop, especially that green! Great DIY start Doily!

 
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couawilou
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couawilou (message)  3,567 posts, Sugar bee

I love the pop of the Green color! Cant wait to see more of your projects. So far my favorite DIY is my shoes, I can’t wait to complete both my shoes.

 
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Ryna
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Ryna (message)  4,207 posts, Honey bee

Very pretty!!! Looks like it has a shadow to it!

 
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bRooklynRocks
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bRooklynRocks (message)  3,767 posts, Honey bee

Wow, looks beautiful!

 
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amnystik
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amnystik (message)  4,781 posts, Honey bee

They look great!!!!! Can’t wait for the others =)

 
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HoneyBear
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HoneyBear (message)  3,486 posts, Sugar bee

I love dollar tree so much! I bought these awesome ‘out of town’ canvas beach bags for our guests and they are so nice!

Those signs are super-cute

 
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Crown
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Crown (message)  534 posts, Busy bee

The sign looks GREAT! Dontcha just lurve DollarTree????

 
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weddingstars2012
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weddingstars2012 (message)  430 posts, Helper bee

Oh I LOVE it!

 
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Miss Ladyfingers (message)  1,119 posts, Bumble bee

Yay! I’ve started a ton of DIY projects so there haven’t been too many to unveil yet… but just you WAIT!

 
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Miss Cucumber Sandwich (message)  569 posts, Busy bee

I am really impressed at how early you started DIY projects. You are way ahead of me and you have double the time. Love the welcome sign!

 
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Miss Hearty
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Miss Hearty (message)  101 posts, Blushing bee

I love that! I painted wooden letters for our thank you card pics we took during our engagement shoot and I love seeing this type of DIY project. I can’t wait to see more!

 

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Miss Doily, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age and Occupation: 25, Autism Paraeducator/ Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Freelance Writer/ Publisher Engagement Date: August 27th, 2010 Wedding Date: March 2012 Venue: Father’s Vineyard Church/ A Touch of Class Banquet Center About Me: I’m an Iowan girl with a deep love of Harry Potter, classic movies, cardigans, and Post-Its. My type-A Virgo tendencies often cause me to drive my laid-back college sweetheart fiance batty with lists and PowerPoint presentations. I love to be crafty and do things myself, which explains why my two crazy kittens often will prance around the house covered in glitter and ribbons. When I am not bogged down with work, school, or wedding planning, I like to travel to visit my expansive family and have wild adventures with my best friends. After a rollercoaster ride of a love story, I’m ready to take that final plunge, marry the love of my life, and become a Mrs.!

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