To make snow for the Christmas in July shoot I used white paper stars, they looked just perfect strung from a tree above our table. I also used the stars this weekend in the wedding I styled, coming soon:)

You can purchase the stars HERE in many different sizes and colors. Their creator Lisa has been so sweet to share her tutorial- so that you can make them for your own events, YAY!

Make your own paper stars:

• Take 4 strips of paper equal in length. Fold each in half and weave centers together creating 4 double strips of ‘tails’.
• Take 1 strip per ‘tail’ and fold across center weave. Tuck the 4th tail under the first one.
• Fold 4 tails diagonally.
• Flip star over; fold each diagonally folded tail downward.

• Fold each downward folded tail onto itself creating a point.  Tuck each point into the top layer of center weave.

• Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to remaining 3 folded tails.
• Repeat Steps 3, 4 and 5 to remaining 4 straight tails.
• To create top and bottom points, fold each tail towards the right and tuck into the frontward tail.
• When you have done this 8 times, your star will have 8 tails that will need to be trimmed.

• Trim each tail and your star is complete!

PS. Lisa is also offering the DIY kits for the stars, complete with supplies that can be purchased HERE.

blessings.

Printing on ribbon! You can do it & it is super easy-

Although fair warning being able to personalize your ribbon gets quite addicting.

Materials needed for ribbon printing:

• An injet printer (if you don’t have one they are super cheap to pick up thrifted)
• A length of ribbon (I have found flat/ matte ribbons work the best)
• A small amount of double sided tape

How to print on ribbon:

• Print out a copy of the words you would like to appear on the ribbon to check for spacing.
• Cut your ribbon to size and double tape the ends onto your printed paper, be sure to cover the words exactly, text will print on the ribbon exactly where your words are placed.
• Run the paper with ribbon attached through the printer on the heavy paper setting.
• Let dry *Important, do not touch the ribbon for about 20 minutes to insure the ink has time to set.
• Peal off the ribbon and enjoy your creation!

Use your ribbon to adorn a surprise gift, to personalize a birthday card, or to make a stash of exceptionally lovely party labels.

PS. I am so excited to share with you how I incorporated this into our wedding inspiration shoot, soon!

blessings.

The inspiration for this shower came from this article, upon seeing it I just feel in love with the idea of a yarn maze- it is amazing! Although not as long or even an actual maze, I was thrilled at how the backdrop for the shower came out. The yarn strung across our sweets table with the word LOVE tied into it was just the perfect starting point.

The backdrop quickly gave inspiration for what became the centerpiece of the room, a yarn spun chandelier. I created it using different size kids bouncy balls & bright colored yarn. I secured one end of the yarn to the ball and roped it around many… many times! I also hung ribbons with buttons to add to the homespun feel. The mid-air yarn ball chandelier really set the stage for our celebration. PLUS, I am convinced this would make the most lovely baby mobile:)

The yarn balls were repeated on the table as flowers. They provided a wonderful pop of color seated in spray painted bud-vases. See the tutorial for these by clicking HERE.

I used a whole bunch of letters in the design of this shower, LOVE spelled out in as many ways as possible around the room.

I am happy to pass on a FREE DOWNLOAD for the banners of love that were placed around the room. Simply click HERE to download your copy. Each template has a small version of knotted in love plus the larger LOVE. They can be cut and re-sized for your showering pleasure!

Along with the scrumptious panini’s, a buffet was also set with a sampling of treats. Chocolate dipped pretzels and ribbon tied cheery pops were a few favorites of the day.

To drink, I served the brunch appropriate Mimosa! Each Champagne bottle is outfitted in a custom label and custom cocktail stir sticks adorn the flutes. I am also offering these tags as a FREE DOWNLOAD for you- grab the file by clicking HERE. You will need to print them out on 8×10 label sheets or simply cut and attach each one with double sided tape.

A random stash of vintage thread spools was spotted and I quickly picked them up to be perfect accompaniment for this shower. We used them to adorn a bulk pack of white buffet napkins. A fun guest book idea- for any upcoming shower you might have, instead of using a guest book we stitched in thread, buttons and fabric swatches creating a whimsical homemade set of dinner napkins for our future bride.

I also used the vintage spools to decorate around the room, they made such lovely vases!

Cheery yellow butter dishes for favors, monkey fist knots with bright pink yarn interwoven and marriage advice flowing freely made for a very cherished afternoon. I am happy to have made a new friend in this bride and am looking forward to styling her wedding very soon!

Photography credits- Jackie Wonders

PS. I have a new flickr stream that I am going to attempt to keep fresh. Check it out by clicking HERE to see the whole gallery of Knotted in love photos.

blessings.

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Homemade cupcake stand

Printable guest book

Printable Ice Cream labels

Felt birthday crown

Printable picnic labels

Picnic printable utensil bags

Ruffled party hats

Accordion paper flowers

Fabric tape cupcake flags

Printable party banner

Bread spoons

Homemade photo booth

Doughnut hole tree

Pinwheel bow-tie

Fabric party banner

pink princess hat

bud vase centerpiece

Bridal shower printable labels

vintage bike keychain favors

Lovely to be loved labels

raffia flowers

ruffled bird mobile

ribbon birds

bird house favors

etched bird post-cards

printable banner

peep dip station

felt flower bunting

large tissue flowers

printable invitation set

recycled bottle wreath

etched glasses

printable marshmallow favors

dessert tree

burp-cloth pillows

tooth monster pillow

mustache party banner

printable alphabet invitations

submarine favor tags

owl growth chart

shamrock plant-cakes

footie-ball bunting

chalked love vases

subway art-board

spray painted dinning chairs

advent calendar

modern advent wreath

tissue snowflake

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