Your wedding has to be perfect but, contrary to popular belief, perfection doesnt have to cost a lot of money. You can make some of the wedding things yourself and save a fortune, but best of all, no one will know you didnt dig deep to pay for it all! The bridal veil, in particular, will grab attention when you make it yourself. There are several different ways to do so and all are easy enough for anyone to accomplish.
Start with a white headband to create one particular veil thats inexpensive and easy. The headband can be hard plastic or even padded fabric. Purchase enough netting or tulle to make a veil that will be short or very long - according to your own preferences. Open the fabric and lay it on a table with wrong side facing upwards. There should only be one layer and the length of the material should run horizontally.
Lay a tape measure on the headband from one end to the other. Use this measurement to decide how wide to make the veil. Begin gathering the fabric, vertically, down the center. Loosely tie a ribbon around the center of the gathered veil so that it will be the length of the measurement you took. Use hot glue to glue the gathered part of the veil to the headband. After attaching it you can sew or glue on narrow lace around the edges. Cover the gathered area with silk flowers, strands of beads and other embellishments. If you want the veil to be long in back, and shorter in the front, simply gather the veil material off-center to accommodate the design. The veil - short or long - has no sides, only a front and back. To create sides gather a piece of lace and glue it to the end of the headband. Make one for each side. The pieces shouldnt be as wide as the front and back pieces. Instead, just gather a narrow piece for each side, and glue them in place. Make a completely different design by starting with a brass ring. Youll find them in various sizes at any craft store. Purchase a 12-inch ring and several yards of lace, tulle or netting. Cut each piece twice the length of what you actually need. Cut enough to reach the floor or just to hang to the waist. Add five inches to the figure. Take the first length of lace and fold it in half. Lay one edge of the ring on the lace, just below the fold. This will leave a loop of lace above the ring. Take the ends of the lace piece and bring them up and over the ring. Slide the ends through the loop of fabric. Pull the ends all the way through as the fabric tightens around the ring. Adjust the "knot" so that it is on the outside of the ring. When youre finished with that piece do the same with another piece. Continue adding the separate pieces in the above-mentioned manner. Push the lace pieces closely together so that you can squeeze even more pieces onto the ring. When the ring is completely full youre finished. If you want, you can go a step further and sew or glue (fabric glue) the long edges of the lace pieces together so that the veil is one piece. Add narrow lace trim or other embellishments as you wish. Glue or otherwise attach several small hair clips under the lace, around the ring, to keep the veil in place. The above veil can be altered to become a half-veil if you dont want it to cover your face. Tie the lengths of lace onto the ring and scrunch them together until they cover half of the ring. Glue or otherwise fasten silk flowers, leaves and strands of beads to the remainder of the ring. As above, glue or attach small hair clips under the flowers and lace, right next to the ring. Veils are very expensive but they can be really easy to make yourself. Add your choice of ribbons and other embellishments in your wedding colors to match. Sequin, fake jewels and glitter paint are only some of the craft supplies you can use to make the veil uniquely your own. Since none of the veils take very long to make youll have lots of time left over to make the decorations!
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