My Etsy Wedding Jewelry Picks

Jewelry was one of the hardest decisions I made for the wedding, just because I wasn't sure what I wanted. And then, when I knew what I wanted, I couldn't find it. After (no lie) hours of Etsy and Pinterest searching, I found two shops that I couldn't have been happier with.

This is not a sponsored post (none of my wedding posts are). I just want to pass on two fantastic shops to you guys because I am so happy with their products and the glitz they added to the wedding.

My Jewelry

I fell in love with the jewelry set from Be Yourself Jewelry. My dress had clear beading and pearls on it, so I knew that I wanted my jewelry to follow suit. The set even came in white or ivory, which was awesome for my neurosis-- my dress was ivory and white jewelry just wouldn't do. The whole shebang was expensive-- I bought the earrings and necklace as a set and then added the bracelet -- but I felt like a model the day of the wedding. It was worth it.


My Bridesmaids' Jewelry

For my wonderful bridesmaids, I wanted something glitzy with pearl accents. I could not have been happier with the jewelry that Phaness created-- simple, elegant, and it fit so beautifully with their dresses. The owner/designer/creator, America, was so easy to work with. She was very communicative, and almost instantly responded to every single email.  When I received the shipment of jewelry (I also ended up buying my sisters-in-law and honor attendants jewelry from her because I just loved it), it came all pretty-like:

I tried to find a photo of at least one of my bridesmaids wearing the jewelry. None of the ones I have (right now) are close enough to show the detail! Sorry!

Have you seen these other wedding posts?

How We Spent Less Than $70 on Our Save the Dates
The Easiest DIY Wedding Invites Ever!
How I Was Flashmobbed at Our Wedding
My Maids of (Dis)Honor
Pearl-Studded Wedding Rice Bags
DIY Personalized Bridesmaids Dress Hangers

DIY Personalized Bridesmaids Dress Hangers

Pinterest, while it's really cool, and neat, and inventive and yadda yadda, is also the devil. It makes neurotic, OCD, crazy brides (not unlike myself) have unreasonably insane expectations for everything wedding.  (By the way, have you checked out my new Pinterest wedding board? You totally should! I'm happy to spread the crazy around!)

Through my hundreds of hours spent Pinteresting and looking through thousands of wedding pins, I noticed this very cool, but very expensive, trend of personalized dress hangers. There are many iterations of them-- some of them DIY-- but the pins mostly end at Etsy shops that charges upwards of $15 or more per hanger. 

Is it just me, or is that nuts? Hangers are cool and everything, but I wanted to get my bridesmaids something more meaningful than an artfully crafted hanger.

But, being a slightly neurotic bride, I still wanted the hangers for those cute "before getting ready" photo opportunities.

Not to mention, I knew that my girls would think the personalized hangers were cute.   I wasn't sure how I was going to DIY these bad boys.

And then a trip to Ikea happened.

Did you know that Ikea sells painted, wooden hangers? For $4.99 for an 8-pack?  They do. They're called Bumerang. I bought in white,  but they also have them in natural wood, grey/brown, and black. Essentially, they can match any wedding color palette.

You'll Need:

• Letter stickers (I bought mine from Michaels, from the scrapbooking sticker section. These are heavy-duty stickers that are plastic-backed, rather than paper-backed with rhinestones and glitter.)
• Ikea hangers
• 8 inches of 3/8 inch ribbon per hanger

Place the stickers where you want them to be, add titles if you're so inclined, and then tie on a ribbon to add a little pizzazz and color! 

My hangers each cost about $2, and that's a generous estimate. I love the way they turned out (even though we forgot to use them the day of the wedding)!

Have you seen these other wedding posts?

How We Spent Less Than $70 on Our Save the Dates
The Easiest DIY Wedding Invites Ever!
How I Was Flashmobbed at Our Wedding
My Maids of (Dis)Honor
Pearl-Studded Wedding Rice Bags

Pearl-Studded Wedding Rice Bags

Today's wedding craft is so easy, that I am almost embarrassed to post it. However, in my last year of checking out wedding magazines, websites, and Pinterest boards, I haven't seen this idea pop up anywhere else, so I wanted to share it with you!

You might remember that our wedding palette was black with pops of guava, yellow, and orange. I also used pearls as a theme (which you can see evidence of in our wedding invitations). These rice bags were a small detail, but one that I really enjoyed designing and making because they drew the elements of our wedding together. Not to mention, it was something that John was able to help me with when he came home! Win all the way around!

You'll Need:

• craft bags (found at Michaels)
• stick-on 3/8 inch pearls (found at Michaels)
• wildlife-safe wedding rice (found at Michaels and at Amazon)
• tablespoon

Directions:

1. Measure out one tablespoon of rice into each bag. 
2. Fold the top of the bag down and crease.
3. Press a stick-on pearl onto the middle of the flap to secure.

Have you seen these other wedding posts?

How We Spent Less Than $70 on Our Save the Dates
The Easiest DIY Wedding Invites Ever!
How I Was Flashmobbed at Our Wedding
My Maids of (Dis)Honor