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Wedding - A Bride for All Seasons
Whether the big day is in spring, summer, autumn or winter, every bride wants her wedding to be a magical and memorable event. And now, with inspiration and ideas from JOANN, creative brides can easily and affordably personalize their wedding with fabulous finishing touches that beautifully harmonize with the corresponding season. Discover how simple it is to customize five one-of-a-kind wedding projects for each of the four seasons!
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project instructions
Spring Wedding Invitation
Go earthy and elegant! Start by choosing papers that have a natural or handcrafted look — preferably recycled. Use a plain paper bag to create a stylish invitation sleeve, then finish with green ribbon, hemp cording and a crafted flower embellishment.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hour (2-4 invitations)
Glass Bamboo Centerpieces
Contemporary and cool! Beautiful bamboo is cleverly attached to a clear glass container and wrapped with trim made of macrame knots. Place river rocks or shells in each container then fill with water and floating candles for far east-inspired ambiance.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 9 hours
Floral Quilling Necklace
Use the centuries-old technique of quilling to create a very special necklace. Roll strips of paper into delicate flower shapes — for sentimental value, use love letters, ticket stubs and other paper mementos from your courtship. Adorn with pearls then wear with joy!
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: CRAFT
Personalized Clutch Purses
Create one-of-a-kind clutch purses your bridesmaids will love! Choose one basic pattern and different fabrics for each purse. Recycled buttons, big pendants and handmade flowers are the finishing touches that reflect each recipient's personality.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-4 hours each
Charitable Donation Candle Wedding Favors
A keepsake with heart! Place a recycled paper sleeve around a candle then embellish with a handcrafted flower. Tie on a special tag to inform each guest that a donation has been made in his or her name to a charity that is close to your heart.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hours
Summer Wedding Invitation
Lively colors and lots of dots make these invitations particularly delightful. The combination of orange, yellow and blue says summer is here! It's easy to create a customized design for each recipient - simply arrange the dots in a fresh new way on each invitation.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: CRAFT
Colorful Calla Lily Bouquet
For a summer wedding, it's all about color! Traditional calla lilies are beautiful on their own, but when they're given a makeover with splashes of tropical color, they become as breathtaking as an island sunset.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-4 hours
Summer Bride's Necklace
Let your jewelry take a break from tradition and go bold with a multi-strand necklace. Cascades of gold shimmer amidst a brilliant waterfall of beads. Show off your personal style with your favorite gemstones.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 5-10 hours
Bridesmaid Tote Bag
A handcrafted tote is a totally awesome gift for each bridesmaid — especially when the totes are monogrammed with their initials. Choose a basic tote pattern then sew it up with fabrics in fun, summery prints. They can use the tote to carry their essentials on the big day!
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3 hours
Polka Dot Favor Boxes
Have each guest take home a taste of summer! Decorate plain gift boxes with colorful scrapbook papers, ribbons and fabric-covered buttons. Then fill each box with yummy treats. Guests can repurpose the ribbons to wear in their hair or use as bookmarks!
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hour
Autumn Wedding Program
Create a lovely wedding program that's far from ordinary! Layers of textured cardstock and vellum form the pages. A silver heart-shaped silver brad cleverly binds them all together. Ribbons, beads and charms are the delightful details.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hour (2 programs)
Autumn Wedding Centerpiece
A rich representation of autumn's beautiful bounty! A square grapevine wreath is the base for an elegant arrangement of fall flowers, feathers, berries and grapes. Place candles in the center to set the mood for an unforgettable event.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3 hours
Textured Wool Wrap
As the air outside turns cooler, stay warm and cozy wrapped in wool. A beautifully textured design makes this soft, lightweight wrap so chic and trendy. Its romantic ruffled look is achieved with a fairly simple stitching technique!
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 5-6 hours
Tucked & Embellished Headband
Dazzling crystals give this headband just a hint of drama, while gentle tucks in the fabric give it stand-out style! Use the same colors for every bridesmaid or select slightly different hues within an autumn palette.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 2-3 hours
Autumn Wedding Favor
No one does wedding favors as wonderful as Kate Aspen! Give each of your guests a Kate Aspen heart-shaped bottle stopper and they will surely remember your day. You can add a handmade touch by crafting a cute card to attach to each box.
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hour
Winter Wedding Invitation
Old-world elegance with a modern twist! Photocopy a piece of lace to create the background for this charming invitation. To make the design even more original, use grandmother's vintage lace doilies as the model.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1 hour
Winter Wedding Bouquet
Create lasting memories with a bouquet that recalls the stylized elegance of another era. Calla lilies, feathers, pinecones and doilies are luxuriously reminiscent of a winter wonderland from the roaring twenties.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3 hours
Vintage-Look Bridal Necklace
Keep loved ones close to your heart on your wedding day! A little silver frame makes this handcrafted necklace so sentimental. That's because it's the perfect place to lovingly display a cherished heirloom wedding photo.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: CRAFT
Satin Dressing Gown
This is what sophistication is all about! Each bridesmaid will feel like a movie star in her very own vintage-look dressing gown. Surprisingly simple to sew, it's made of soft, flowing satin and embellished with lace, appliques and a flower pin.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-4 hours
Heirloom Recipe Wedding Favor
Jars of homemade jam are a tasty and heartwarming way to thank guests for coming to your wedding. Wrapping the top of each jar with lace and ribbon, then attaching a card with a favorite family jam recipe makes these favors even more special.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 20 minutes each