Veil into Wedding Garter Tutorial

My daughter gets married in about 30 days!  Very exciting.  

Of course, she didn't want to wear my wedding dress, although I really don't blame her.

She also did not want to wear my veil, another thing I don't blame her for.  It was all perfect in 1984! So in style.  But not in 2012!

I made the veil myself with tulle and the leftover trim from my dress. I loved it and I was very proud of making it .

Here is Daughter modelling.

I figured, why not use the veil for something she could wear?  So I went through and unstitched all the little trim pieces and detached it from the crown part. Then I flattened out the tulle and cut a three inch wide strip.

I ran two lengths of gathering stitches down the center.

Then I pulled up the threads and pinned the 3/4 inch wide ribbon down the center. 

I stitched, using navy thread, along each edge and then removed the gathering threads.

Then I measured Daughter's thigh and cut a length of 1/2 inch wide elastic, then threaded it through the opening between the tulle and ribbon.

The two ends were sewn together to secure the elastic and complete the circle.

I sewed two pieces of the saved trim onto the garter and an old earring from her great grandmother was hot glued in between.  This will be the throwing garter.

The second one will be her keepsake.  It only has a small covered elastic bit on the back side.  Hopefully neither one will be itchy or uncomfortable to wear.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings, 

Jeannine

Super Busy the Last Three Months

I have been extremely busy the last three months! We spent February and March packing and moving into our new rental home.  Then we spent all of April unpacking. All the while Husband was coaching baseball and doing his missionary job and teaching, and I was teaching as well.

We were also spending time driving to southern California to see our future son-in-law play his last year of college ball.  While we were at the last game of the year, our son walked up and surprised us!  He was home on leave from his deployment and we had no clue.  We were so surprised!

Daughter's birthday is this week.

This week is graduation for Son-in-Law and Daughter, two different colleges.

And we have put a ton of miles on my poor little Jeep!  I love this vehicle.

Tomorrow we pick up Daughter's stuff from college. Next week is high school finals and then I am out for the summer.  I promise to get back to blogging.  I have lots of pictures of the new house.

And did I mention the wedding rushing toward us in September?

Have a blessed Memorial Day and please pray for our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen serving in Afghanistan.

Blessings,

Jeannine

Wedding Dress Alterations

Last Saturday, Daughter drove up from college to go to her wedding dress fitting.  This time it was just her and me.  We were ten minutes early and the shop hadn't opened yet so we went over to Kohl's to look for shoes.  We found these awesome blue suede platforms.  They have a 5 inch heel and a 1 inch platform under the ball of the foot.  We are going to look around for something one inch shorter.  But they saved us from having to have the dress hemmed.  

Her fiance is 6' 4" while she is 5' 5", so it works out. Both bridesmaids are about 5' 7".  You can see some of the details of the dress in the mirror.  It is fit and flare, has beading, lace overlay, lace edging, and small three dimensional flowers. 

Here the fitter is pinning up the train into a bustle so Daughter will be able to dance at her reception.

As we work out more details I will share what I can (without giving it all away! After all, a bride needs some mystery.)

Hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek at the wedding!

Blessings,

Jeannine

Bridal Showcase

We had a poor start for the new year, a death in the family on New Year's morning. That was after a bedside vigil for two days straight. However, She is with Jesus now, had a long life, and lived to see great great grandchildren. What a wonderful legacy!

On to a lighter note:
My daughter and I attended our first Bridal Showcase. It was held at Cal Expo in Sacramento (the state fairgrounds). It was very well put together and had tons of venues, florists, caterers, dresses, photographers and Tusedoes presented.

We arrived early and were in the first 30 or 40 people to get in. We didn't run in to much of a crowd until about an hour in. As each of the rooms got more and more crowded we would move to the next room.

We never did smile so much all at one time. They put a little sticker on each of the brides and every person said "Congratulations" to Daughter.

We watched a fashion show, but didn't see any dresses that inspired her. She has been checking the magazines and has an appointment to try on dresses for the first time next week. It makes her more nervous to think about trying on dresses than wearing a big diamond on her ring!

I'll keep you posted on the happenings as the plans progress. Of course the wedding isn't until late summer 2012, after they have both graduated from college.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jeannine