Thursday, September 6, 2012

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Are you in the mood for decorating your home for fall yet?

Last year my brother was married in October and I styled his wedding. I made some pretty embellished candles by printing on fabric. I hope this can inspire some fancy frugal ideas for your own fall decor!

This was one of those projects I had the stuff for on hand and it worked out the first try! …Plus they are so cute I will for sure be making some again for myself and gifts!
While researching candle ideas for my brother’s wedding I came across these pretty burlap french script candles for $28.00 from an online site called The Inglebrook Decor.

I hoped with the help of the Graphics Fairy and my printer I could make something similar!

First I found  this postage stamp image from The Graphics Fairy site and pasted it to Word three times for 3 candles. Then I cut this linen looking fabric I already had (bought a ton from Goodwill on $1 tag day Thursdays!). I’m a regular now:) So cut the fabric a teeny tiny bit smaller than the paper and use double sided tape to secure on top of card stock paper. When I ran it through the printer it came out great! I don’t know why I’ve been scared to print on fabric..IT WORKS!

Then I cut the strips and hot glued them to votive candles!

I am a dedicated couponer and always seem to have a stockpile of free or cheap Glade candles!

I duplicated the same process for two other bigger candles and used burlap strips behind the cotton. The crown and clock can also be found via Graphics Fairy.

These candles looked fantastic at the wedding and now they live at my home

Speaking of candles at the wedding….I also embellished this one with some thrift store lace and a trim from Hobby Lobby.

We also had a lot of mason jars with wild flowers…This one has lace and a ribbon flower.

Look how cute their engagement photo looks in this vintage looking frame that was passed on from our Grammy

In an effort to save even more money each of the 18 tables will had a different arrangement of

vintage or rustic looking accessories, frames, vases, jars, and candles.

Many of these items were borrowed from myself and other family members. We were all so excited to pitch in!! I will be posting a full wedding recap with all my creative fancy & frugal wedding projects on my blog…

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