bright idea: centerpiece/favor/placecard

"bottle service" by martha stewart weddings

so i have this idea that stemmed from a wedding with jonathan adler bud vase favors and martha stewart's "bottle service" idea.  what if you collected a bunch of random jars and vases, painted them white and filled each with a flower.  Then you could use the bright idea of a chalkboard sticker to label each vase with a guest name and table number.  Guests would pick up their "favor" and go to their table, which would be sans-center piece.  Once everyone is at the table, they group their flower/vase favors in the middle to form the centerpiece.

p.s. specialty bottles carries all sorts of jars and bottles for around 60 cents each

Talk about killing a lot of birds with one stone!  Sounds genius to me.

bright idea: chalkboard stickers

Just discovered that Michaels sells self-adhesive chalkboard sheets ($1.99 for 3 letter sized sheets).  Cut shapes out of them and apply to whatever you would like.  So many different uses for these!  Spice jars, stemless wine glasses, maybe even as labels for names/table number on your wedding favors.  My wheels are spinning....

bright idea: tissue pomanders

tissue pomanders by project wedding

i think this could be really cool for an indoor reception area - hung from the ceiling and mixed in with white paper lanterns like the scene below...

i heart texture!

bright idea: modern mobile

fair warning:  k:creates might be a little wedding-happy in the near future.  i just got engaged and you know i can't waste any opportunity to DIY!

modern mobiles by project wedding

i like the idea of this in a big volume of space, almost floor to ceiling, sort of way.  while i do LOVE color, the image shown here is a little too cinco-de-mayo for my taste in weddings.  i think it would be more reserved (and at the same time make more of a statement) if the vellum was all white or gradients in gray and white.  its simple, clean, super cheap, and like almost anything, really cool when there's a large number of them!

bright idea: jersey pillow

jersey pillow by v & co. via curbly

sorry its been awhile -- I've been busy getting engaged.  :-)  i'm holding off on the wedding blogs, magazines, you-name-it until after the cse... but there is always time for crafting and in a superb stroke of luck, i came across curbly.  holy lots of great DIY projects!  first up, one of these fun snuggly pillows in plum.  :-)

bright idea: map bangle

vintage map bangle by danielle west

recently i've been interested in all the different forms "paper" takes and patterns (see DIY wrapping paper and snowflakes).  maps present interesting patterns on paper and it has got me thinking about different ways to create map-art.  enter the map bangle!  what a cute little DIY project, the step by step instructions can be found here.  the hardest part is deciding what city map to use....

bright idea: paper stitched place cards

paper stitched place cards by brett bara

this bright idea comes directly from one of my favorite blogs, design sponge.  i love combining different textures and this little q&e craft is right up my alley.  this just might inspire me to pull out my 2-years-old-and-still-in-the-box sewing machine and learn how to use it!

bright idea: pie in a jar

pear & raspberry mason jar pie by bleubirdvintage

best. mason. jar. gift. EVER!  check out the step by step, it will make your mouth water!

bright idea: cozy stones

 

crochet covered stones by knitalatte 

(discovered via d*lsh blog)

very delicate crochet meet solid rock.   love the contrast of the warm cotton yarn with the cool blue/gray stone. if only knitalatte would sell the rocks and not just photos of them...

bright idea: papercuts

via d*lsh blog

maybe in my DIY dreams, but I think I'm going to leave this one to the pros...these amazing papercuts are by Russian Designer Yulia Brodskaya.  totally amazing!