Stitch, Craft, Create: Weddings
17 BEAUTIFUL CRAFT PROJECTS FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY
VARIOUS AUTHORS
Introduction
This collection of 16 craft projects provides endless inspiration for weddings. Try your hand at a wide range of crafts, including knitting, papercraft, crochet, applique, sewing, embroidery, cake decorating, beading, patchwork and quilting. Helpful time and difficulty indicators accompany each project so you can choose the designs most suited to your skill level or to the time you have available to craft. Many of the projects take an hour or less, some take minutes, and all can be completed easily in a weekend. Please note that times given for making projects do not include drying times:
UP TO 2 HOURS3-4 HOURSOVER HALF A DAY All of the projects are ideal for those just getting started, although some are even more beginner friendly than others:
NO SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIREDASSUMES YOU KNOW THE BASCIS BUT STILL VERY SIMPLE TO MAKETHESE MAY STRETCH YOU BUT THEY ARE WELL WORTH THAT EXTRA EFFORT Cross stitch charts are included at the back of the book. All templates for the projects featured in this book are available at: www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk/patterns Use these projects as a springboard to your own creativity as so many of the designs are easy to adapt to any occasion.
Mix and match colours and motifs to create something truly unique for your celebration.
Wedding
Hanging Hearts
By Jenny Arnott
These sweet fabric hearts, filled with scented lavender, would make lovely fragrant wedding favours or gifts for the bridal party.
You Will Need
Floral patterned fabrics Ribbons Buttons Dried lavender
1. For each heart, cut two fabric heart shapes from floral fabric. 2. Cut a length of ribbon 13cm (5in) long and fold in half.
Sandwich the ribbon with loop facing down between the front and back heart pieces (right sides together) at the top edge. Machine stitch all around the heart with a 5mm (in) seam allowance, leaving a 4cm (1in) gap open along one side. Clip the curves, then turn the heart right side out. 3. Press well before filling the the heart with scented lavender. Sew the opening closed with neat hand stitches and matching thread.
Add a decorative button at the base of the ribbon to finish. Full-size templates for this project are available at: www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk/patterns
Paper Rose Bouquet
By Dorothy Wood
This beautiful bridal bouquet will last forever. The paper roses are made from patterned paper and assembled with wire, then tied together with loops of ribbon.
You Will Need
30 sheets of co-ordinating patterned papers 15cm 15cm (6in 6in) Ribbons in varying widths Silver wire Ultra-adhesive tape Distress ink Embossing tool
1. Trace off the petal templates and cut out from stiff card. Arrange the papers in six bundles, each containing five sheets (one for each rose).
Draw around all three petal templates onto each paper bundle. Holding the papers together firmly, cut out the petals from each bundle. 2. Dab the petal edges with the ink. Crumple up each petal to distress the paper. 3.
Run a large embossing tool around the top edge of each petal on the reverse side of the centre point. Repeat for all 15 petals to make a single rose. Pull top edges over closed scissors to curl further. Roll a small petal around a pencil to create a cone shape with the petal curving out at the top. Tape to secure and remove the pencil. 4. 4.
Fold 50cm (20in) of wire in half and twist stem; tuck cut end into rose. Add the medium petals taping each in position. Add the large petals allowing them to bloom out to create a rose. Wrap loops of ribbon with wire and leave tail as stem. Wrap rose and ribbon stems with ultra-adhesive tape and assemble the bouquet wrapping with wire. and stick over the stems. and stick over the stems.
Tie ribbon to create long tails at top of handle. Full-size templates for this project are available at: www.stitchcraftcreate.co.uk/patterns
Lacy Heart Cupcakes
By Fiona Pearce
Individually made cupcakes make a great alternative to a formal wedding cake. These have a lovely stitched pattern and are decorated with blossoms formed into a heart
You Will Need
One batch of cupcakes White and pale pink sugarpaste White royal icing Disposable piping bag No. 2 piping nozzle Quilting tool Small blossom plunger cutter Circle cutter Edible glue Lacy cupcake wrappers Foam mat Ball modelling tool
1. Roll out the white sugarpaste to 3mm (in) thick. Use the circle cutter to cut circles from it.
Use the palm of your hand to smooth each circle into position on top of the cakes; use the quilting tool to imprint the criss-cross pattern. 2. Roll out the pink sugarpaste to 2mm (in) thick. Use the blossom plunger cutter to cut 16 small blossoms for each cupcake. 3. Place the small pale pink blossoms onto a foam mat.
Gently press the small end of a ball modelling tool into the centre of the blossoms to give each of them a lovely cupped shape. 4. Arrange the cupped blossoms on top of each cupcake to form a heart shape, using edible glue applied with a fine paintbrush to hold them in place. 5. Pipe a small dot of white royal icing into the centre of each blossom using a piping bag fitted with a no. 2 nozzle.