DIY Tutorial: Flower arrangment for wedding gifts

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Artificial flowers arrangement to decorate wearable gifts (hantaran).

In many culture, gifts are being presented during wedding ceremonies. In our traditional wedding practice, wedding gifts(hantaran) are "culturally mandated" to be presented by both brides and grooms either during the wedding or their engagement ceremonies. Although religious wise, is not a mandatory, the inheritance of this cultural practice are widely executed until now. To learn more about our cultural wedding ceremony, click here.

I had my own wedding about a year ago, and I have presented to now-my-husband, a total of nine gifts - few wearable items, food and cultural items. To make them presentable, I had decorated all of them on my own, using combinations of different types of artificial flowers. Apart from making them looked beautiful, I have ensured that they are earth-friendly, which means are recycle-able. The same flower arrangements are not to be thrown away (like many did) but instead, can be transformed into decorative flowers for your dinner table or display cabinets - of course, the easy way. 

I have composed the A-Z of how to do this here (please click) and hope all of the photos displayed, will guide you through the process till the end (since the write-up is not available in English)

readily arranged artificial flowers before placing it with the gifts

Another flower arrangement made for a relative wedding, readily placed it on the gift's tray

A pair of men's shoe as the gifts

recycle after the wedding - as decorative flowers in a vase.

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DIY Tutorial: Fabric Curtain Ties

Sewing curtain ties can be easy and cheap, if we decided to make one. If you still have some leftovers scraps from your last curtain making projects, lets spend sometime to try this on own - making a matching fabric curtain ties. 

The only supply you need to have is a velcro, and of course the rest of basic sewing tools. I have composed the step to step guide of the making here. There are 14 steps altogether, and I hope all of the photos displayed, will guide you through the process till the end (since the write-up is not available in English)

Ok Good luck.

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DIY: Painted Fabric Flowers, leaves and vase.

Painted fabric Flower, painted leaves and painted vase. Brilliant designer.

This is a DIY of fabric flowers for display. Take any artificial flowers of choice and assemble. Take any fabric, trace and "starch" them. Reassemble the whole pieces and it is ready.

Or, interestingly, you can paint them too. The petal, the leaves, up to your creativity. This one is my favorite, looks like a bunch of Hydrangea at first glance. Oh and the middle - buttons, artificial stamens - will do any.

Click any of the photos above for full instruction and details. (p/s: photo credits from happytogetherbyjess.com)

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DIY - Two Tone Folded Roses Flowery Bow

So you bought a little gift or present for a friend or relative, daughter or a little sister. You have wrapped it nicely, perhaps it is not too expensive but if you can tun it into a presentable present like this, it will look expensive and nice :)

You need two DIYs here: a two-tones folded ribbon and a flowery bow. The only supplies you need -ribbons, craft glue and a scissor.

As the name implies, the folded roses will use the fold and twist techniques. And to make the flowery bows is really simple - you need to cut ribbons into different sizes, then glue them. Then glue the pretty two toned folded roses in the middle, and you aree done

Click the images to view the instructions.

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