Making things for your wedding is a great way to save money. Besides, the best way to get just what you envision is to make it yourself. Get inspired by these fun wedding DIY projects.

Brides love the sparkle of crystal bridal jewelry. Wouldn’t you love to walk down the aisle in fabulous shoes that catch the light with every step? A very fun project is to make your shoes sparkly and glamorous. Begin by choosing a pair of shoes you love. If you want to add just a touch of sparkle, you can do something small like sew a rhinestone button onto the strap. Another option is to adorn a pair of pumps with a sparkly pin.

One DIY project that is easier than you might expect is glittering up a pair of shoes. Choose a base color shoe that is similar to the color of glitter you wish to use. It doesn’t require anything more than a bunch of glitter, some tape, and glue to do this project. It couldn’t be simpler! Your custom shoes will look like they came from a designer boutique. For brides with more patience and advanced skill, you can also completely bling out your shoes by hand gluing Swarovski crystals to them. It is labor intensive and more costly than using glitter, but your crystal covered shoes will make a spectacular companion to your Swarovski crystal bridal jewelry.

One thing that brides often enjoy is crafting cake decorations. Let a bakery handle making the wedding cake, and then decorate it with your own DIY accents. A very popular trend right now is a wedding cake display made of wood. The materials required are just a piece of tree trunk for the base and a slab of wood for the top. Glue the base and the flat slab together and you will have the perfect stand for your wedding cake. For a fun detail, inscribe your initials in a heart on the trunk. Brides also like to create one-of-a-kind cake toppers. A very charming topper can be made by gluing tiny faux birds into a store-bought nest. You could carve your own birds from wood if you have that talent, or just pick up a cute pair in a store. A pair of lovebirds in a nest makes a very sweet cake topper, and it is a super easy wedding craft.

Looking for a very special bridal bouquet? Try dying fresh flowers to your signature hues. This is one of those projects that gives a big result with little effort. Choose white flowers with open stems like carnations as your base. Use food coloring and water to create your dyes, and simply insert the flower stems into the colored water. It is amazing how the dye goes up the stem to color the petals. Experiment before your wedding with different concentrations of dye until you are able to consistently achieve the exact color you desire. If you really want to do something unique, try overdying the flowers. First dye the whole flower a light color like yellow. Then put the stem into a different color dye like orange. As the dye seeps up the stem, it will start to color the flower petals from the middle of the flower working out. Remove the flower when the color has only partially spread to create an incredible two tone effect. No one else will have flowers quite like yours!

A few well chosen wedding crafts can give your entire wedding a more unique flavor. Pick a couple of DIY crafts you can create to make your wedding more original.

Fun Wedding DIY Projects is a post from: WiredWriter