11.04.2010

~ homemade: yarn & wood details ~

Happy Thursday lovelies!  It's that time again for another homemade post.  This week I am playing off the guest post photoshoot that I did for my lovely friend Kate's amazing and inspirational blog, Magnolia Rouge.  (If you didn't see the post, you can see it right here.) 

For this week, I am using yarn and small wood hearts (an I and U too) as a cake topper, flags, details and decor.  As I am sure you are aware, Luna and Chloe Weddings is all about the details...whether big or small.  But for me, sometimes it is the littlest details that I love the most!  Some of them you might have seen before, but this is what I came up with.  So let's get to them, shall we?
Homemade
I love the idea of plants as favors - wrapped in burlap and tied with yarn it is the perfect little gift for your guests to take home!  The plant below is white licorice...cute, no?
Homemade
Homemade
A perfect little cupcake topper you ask?  How about a painted wooden heart tied off with some yarn?
Homemade
DSC_0516
And how about having those cupcakes sit on a homemade stand? The one above was created from cardboard and covered in vintage book pages.
Homemade
Now I hung the cute K heart S from yarn by just gluing it onto yarn, but I think it would make an simple DIY cake topper too, don't you?
Homemade
For the kids, I created yarn flags with a yarn ball at the end.  My reasoning behind the yarn ball at the end...is that I don't want the kids (adults too) waving them around while not paying attention and poke someone's eye out!  The yarn is just a simple loop and pull through design...just make sure they all go the same way.  And for the ball topper, I just used a small styrofoam ball and wrapped yarn around it...easy peasy!  The other flags are a single vintage book page cut up and wrapped around a stick.
Homemade
I am having an obsession with yarn...can you tell?  And it all started with the yarn balls that I'm sure we have all seen.  To make the ones below...I used three different sizes of styrofoam balls and yarn that's it!  To make the starting point stay I used a knitting needle to poke the yarn into the styrofoam...ended it the same way to...so safe for kids without needles.
Homemade
A cute detail that I always love is when drinking glasses are dressed up.  Below I used a couple painted wooden letters and heart, some yarn and some glue.  I heart you, simply stated!
Homemade
Finally...one of the last things I created for this shoot were yarn hearts and the word "love".
DSC_0691
The yarn heart and "love" was made by dipping a piece of yarn in Stiffy fabric stiffner, shaping on wax paper and left to dry.  And while I mentioned plants as favors above...you can always take it up a notch by using a vase...this one is for cream (as is the other two in these pictures).
DSC_0694
Don't you just love the "love" cake topper!  For those of you on Twitter yesterday, this is what I needed a cake for.  I just glued toothpicks to the bottom and stuck in.  I adore the way this turned out and did other words to...just to see how they'd look...I loved them all!
Homemade
So I think that pretty much sums up my homemade post for today!  If I get a chance later this afternoon I will try and add some more pictures for you.  If you have any questions at all please just shoot me an e-mail or leave a comment, and I'll get back to you.  Hope you enjoyed this homemade post...as always, I had so much fun creating it for you.

~ Ciao


...concept, design, styling & photography all by me

19 comments:

  1. You are, actually, too perfect to be a real life person. Like, this is stunning. You are so amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I wait on pins and needles for this post each week! It's perfection as always. That cake topper made my day.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sorry for my last comment but this is really something else Kristi!!! This is really, really beautiful and inspiring ... thank you very much for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I'm a lover of all thing with initials so that cup is BANANAS to me!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I do LOVE it, you were right! The cake topper is adorable and brilliant! Who knew yarn could be so beautiful!?

    ReplyDelete
  6. This is abso-freaking-lutely amazing! So simple and bright. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I'm not kidding when I say you need your own DIY show - you are THAT amazing!! Love the topper.... too too cute!! And yeh I love yarn as well :-) Another job done to perfection!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Oh my, those details are to die for! I love the colour scheme and the photography is beautiful!
    Seriously, this is just so crazy and to die for! Wow!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. OMG, this is way fabulous!! Love love the cake topper! So cute!

    ReplyDelete
  10. ok i'm speechless...ok not really because you freakin' rock girl!!! I LLLLLLLLLLooooooveeeee this so much...that "love" cake topper is so adorable and your attention to details is spot on.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Uh....wow! This is amazing! Each detail is so sweet + thoughtful! That LOVE topper is great!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Why are you so cute my dear? This was awesome, so many sweet ideas. The love cake topper is nothing short of perfection. Thanks for being so fantastic and making my night with this adorable smile-inducing shoot. :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. oh my goodness - could this be any more fabulous! Kristi you are SUCH an amazing talent... i love this so much!

    ReplyDelete
  14. You had me at yarn ball - this is great inspiration for our wintery tablescape which will include lots of yarn!

    ReplyDelete
  15. You are seriously amazing!! I love. That cake topper is my favourite, but I love all of it - your attention to detail is beyond!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Great craft you have here! I love your passion for detail. My favorite is the LOVE cake topper. Exquisite work!

    ReplyDelete