My First Bridal Shower

You would think with this being my first bridal shower (not counting my own) that I have ever attended, I would have taken better and/or more pictures.  I guess I just got caught up in the excitement of decorating.  I know you probably get sick of hearing how I wanted to keep it simple because of a low budget but it is that way once again.  I enjoy that better.   It shows you can still have a event look good and DIY for cheap.  But I guess that is one of the themes of my blog.  Super simple, money saver.  If you want to see what I made to put her gift in, check out yesterdays post – Bustier Purse.

Here is one of the bouquets that adorned the tables.  We put up one big centerpiece and a small four flower bouquet on each end.  The roses were found free in the form of a PDF file at Ellinee.  I just brought the file into Make the Cut leaving the sizing the same and cut.  I followed the directions from the blog, only splitting it up from one to six bouquets.  Every place setting even had a cute little pillow box of chocolates.  What’s a ladies gathering without chocolate right?

A close-up in natural light.  It was so handy that Rachel’s wedding colors are silver, black and turquoise because I had lots of the perfect shade of blue leftover from our Ladies Christmas Banquet.  See, it’s always good to hoard…erm….I mean keep your surplus supplies.

My friend Trish (who was a great little helper) found this cute idea on Pinterest of using branches with lights intertwined and a few butterflies as the centerpiece.  I thought it was great because it was economical and took up a large amount of space (means I had less to make ^__^).  We also added some tulle to make it look fuller.  Trish loved them so much she now has the branches across the tops of her kitchen cabinets.  LOL  She is a bit of a butterfly nut.

Another closer look.  My pictures are a bit cruddy.  I don’t see these pictures doing it enough justice.  I don’t think the shimmery paper and the twinkling lights are coming across.  Oh well, hope you might be able to get an idea.  If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I will answer as soon as I can. The weekend is coming and for some reason at my house that’s when life gets crazier.  Most people look forward to it when I typically look forward to Monday.  That’s when things slow down at the Wagner household.  Everyone, have a great day and happy crafting!

Supplies:
     Centerpiece –
2 nice looking, clean branches
Battery Operated String Lights in white
Tulle in white
Butterfly Silhouette by Boss Kut (I added the extra cut line to give them more dimension)
Core’dinations Gemstones paper for butterflies

     Bouquet –
Wire
floral tape
ribbon
Paper Rose pattern by Ellinee  (see her blog for instructions)