The Beading Gem

Colorful small handmade ceramic bowls from Turkiye supplier, BeZareWeddingFavors. 

İt is be suitable for all kinds of uses.(a pinch pot in the kitchen, snacks, office accessories or home decor etc.)

Also from Turkiye are these handmade large Turkish glass evil eye wedding favors which can be hung as a window or wall decoration. The supplier is Tuba of TaliandTalia. 


Wild flower seed packets with a choice of pretty printed designs is such a unique wedding favor. The guests can always let the happy couple know how their plantings went! Kate and Allison offer these from PlainJane2424.  You can also request empty printed seed packets if you prefer to fill with seeds of your choice.


Handmade soap, beautifully packaged up as these boxed affairs, make lovely wedding favors.  These are from Turkish supplier, Buket of MyWeddngFavorsCA. 

I just love the clever words which accompany these rustic key bottle opener wedding favor gifts. From Valent of AxonUS.  

Some bagged treats like these below can be enjoyed by wedding guests.  It would be so much fun to fill the bags with the bride's and groom's own favorite candy treats.  These custom stickers and bags are from Corine of zendaygifts.

Tea in small glass jars are such warming ideas for wedding favors, shower, Christmas gifts and so on! From Songul of fanushome. 

And So the Adventure begins leather luggage tags are so unique as favors!  These are from Melanie and Scott Fletcher of LetterandLeather.

Before You Go :

• Wedding Cake Bling - Bead and Wire Cake Toppers
• Romantic Bridal Pearl and Lace Jewelry by Haus of Gioiella
• Twisted Wire and Pearl Floral Bridal Jewelry Tutorials

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Got a wedding coming up and you want to help out with the arrangements?  Or maybe you just want some pretty flower accents on your handmade crochet hats, bags, wrapped gifts etc?  Consider these easy pearl and ribbon flower tutorials, all by  Merry Craft.

They are really pretty and all you have to do afterwards is to either sew it on to hats and bags or sew on a small pin finding and viola, easy bridal corsages! In any color you want!

Designer Helena Chmelíková created this spectacular neckpiece using just wire and mostly Preciosa Drop seed beads. It hugs the neck with long graduated dangles.  It is called the "Milky Way" necklace because the drops reminded the designer of the many stars in our galaxy.

How it was constructed was novel. The vertical dangles were all made and arranged in a graduated fashion with the longest in the middle.  Then four foundation rows are created to span the distance between the connectors using rocailles and the wire to trap each vertical dangle in place.  Clever!

Pablo Cimadevila, a Spanish metal smith is truly inspirational.  He not only created beautiful custom jewelry designs, he also documents the process as well.   This video shows how he created a pair of 3D printed wedding bands for a couple from start to finish.  The design shown in the demo is a variation of the bands shown above in that the diamond is not embedded into the inside of the band.

I first came across Lisa of Haus of Gioiella's wonderful and glamorous body chains - see post here.  I also noticed her romantic bridal pearl and lace jewelry.  They were designed for formal wear - not all were exclusively for brides.

It is wedding season! June is actually one of the most popular months for people to tie the knot. No wonder, the weather is warm but not scorching or too humid.  Here are some lovely twisted wire and pearl floral bridal jewelry tutorials by Gilda Workshop.  They are in Russian. But the technique is easy and you should be able to follow the instructor.

Know someone who is into cosplaying?  Or perhaps a gift for a little princess? This easy lace and bead headpiece tutorial by Spanish crafter of Veva of My White Idea might just be the thing.  She calls it a tiara but it is more of a headband to me. Very pretty.

Bridal jewelry is that extra special niche where designers are able to add that crowning glory for brides. One designer who does this well is Phoenix-based Kristen of Gilded Shadows.  Her often one of a kind designs utilizes many different materials. both new and vintage.  Lace, wire, crystals, silk flowers, tulle and so on come together in beautiful creations.

Who knew you could use studs in bridal design? Francesca Stone of FallforDIY showed you can when she created this incredibly modern bridal headpiece. She added simple wire loops to some of the studs which allowed for the attachment of the pearls and crystals!