So I was unsure of whether to reveal this coveted information now or to wait til later. Then I decided what the heck... after all, you all are probably starting to think about coordinating jewelry with the dresses and now shawls too (yay!). By the way- have we talked about this? Becca do you have any opinions or ideas about jewelry- necklaces, bracelets, earrings, etc.?
Anyways, as I might of mentioned a couple times, I have been hard at work hand-crafting coconut brooches to replace those silly fake diamond sparkly plasticky looking pins on the bridesmaid dresses... This process started with going to the store, buying a coconut, and eating it. That was the easy part. Then I let it dry out, sanded the outside surface, broke it up into smaller pieces, sanded edges, applied a varnish, drilled holes, and finally added decorative silver and shell bits. The only part I have left to do is glue the pin backs on to the backs of the coconut pieces. :) Here are some pictures of the process and the (almost) final products. Hope you all enjoy the pins on the day of the wedding and for a long time afterwards as well!
I told you this last night, but those look so awesome! What are you going to use the piece with the star for?
ReplyDeleteI don't really care what anyone wears for jewelry. I'll be wearing my engagement necklace (white and yellow gold), maybe some dangly earrings if I can find something nickle-free.
You can always buy a sweet pair of earrings you like and just switch the part that goes through your ear (or I can do that part for you!) Or if you want I can make you some earrings no problem but you're going to have to give me some idea of what length/color thing you would want.
ReplyDeleteJosie