Flower Girl Pomander Ball

Sorry that I haven't been posting for almost a year! I've been busy with the wedding, honeymoon, moving, and starting a new job but I am back and I promise so many updates to post and of course pictures! Oh and I'm starting another blog for beauty and candles and just product reviews so once I do that I will post the link to it. But for now here is my flower girl pomander ball.

So I wanted something that would be easy for my flower girl to carry down the aisle and since she was only 2 I figured this ball with a ribbon to hold onto would be the perfect idea.

I went to Michael's and purchased a small round floral Styrofoam ball, hot glue sticks, multiple fake flowers, and some cute ribbon to match my colors. After I got home I pulled all the flowers off the stems and separated them out so it looked like this.

I then just started taking the flowers and randomly placing them on the Styrofoam and adding a little bit of hot glue behind them just to help them stay a little bit better. Here is how it looked in the beginning.

Once all the flowers were added it was time to add the ribbon so that the flower girl would have something to hold on to. This was the hardest part of trying to get it to stay and to be honest I completely forget how we ended up getting it to stay! Oops sorry guys. But here is another picture of the final product.

Card Box Ideas

So as I blogged before I wanted to make a cute card box made out of picture frames.

I found some fabric while on vacation this August that I loved and think would look perfect for the top.

I hope that I can either be able to purchase this or find some other like it.

DIY seashell soap

So while I was browsing ETSY the other day I came across cute little decorative seashell soaps and immediately knew I had to have them for the reception. Only problem was it was 12 dollars for 4 and then like 5 dollars shipping .. umm yeah I don't think so. So I decided I was going to make them myself :). Here is how they turned out and the process in which I made them.

So first I cut up shea butter soap into little cubes so it would be easier to melt.

Then melted it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. (You can also use a double broiler)

Then pour them into your mold and spritz rubbing alcohol on them to remove any air bubbles.

And here is the finished product :)
I can't wait to make these closer to the wedding to place in the bathrooms for a cute little decorative touch

The start of my DIY to do list

So to help save on costs for the wedding I am planning on making as much as I can without going crazy and turning into a bridezilla. So here is what I have so far on my to do list:

- Card Box: I want to make a photo frame card box and I found a great tutorial on the Road to the Aisle blog.

(Note: I do not remember where I got this picture from. If it is yours please let me know so I can credit you)

- Save the Dates: I want to take an engagement photo that we will have taken in August and create cute save the dates to send out to everyone invited.
- Invitations: I want to order my paper from Anchor Paper and create my own pocketfolds. I wasn't going to do this but after pricing some online, normal invitations plus all the inserts was going to run me anywhere from $600-$800 and I am not going to pay that
- String Chandeliers - I saw these and I fell in love with them and I think they would look perfect hanging at our reception. I found a tutorial on the Ruffled blog and they seem pretty simple to make.

(Credit: Ruffled Blog)

As for now that is all I have on my list. What types of projects did you plan on doing? What projects did you actually complete?