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Attention, DIY Brides & Handmade Hostesses!

May 27, 2014 4 Comments

Paper Wedding Crafts with Lia Griffith via www.handsoccupied.com. Visit post to win one of TWO, 3-month Creativebug membership giveaway & a free access code for all!

Giveaway alert! Scroll to the bottom of this post to enter. 

My bridal party career began at the age of 6, as my aunt’s flower girl. I also played my oboe for a cousin’s walk down the aisle, did a reading at her sister’s, and was a bride myself three years ago. In a few short weeks, I’ll finally round out my wedding resume as a bridesmaid for my sister-in-law. I’m excited! My dress is cute, but nothing will compare to my 1993 flower girl attire…

Heidi as a flower girl in 1993 at www.handsoccupied.com

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DIY wedding (or garden party) tutorials anyone can do

So! There’s a new online course (totally convenient, affordable and can be done at your own pace) by Creativebug and one of my favorite bloggers, Lia Griffith. The 4-week course starts June 3, is just $9.95 and each week features a beautiful new video tutorial for how to make go-to DIY wedding staples.

Week 1 covers how to make a paper floral head wreath, which you can see at the top of this post. Week 2 helps you create a floral backdrop, perfect for a photobooth, ceremony or head table. You’ll learn to make mini topiaries week 3, and week 4 will cover making huge gilded letters. This is such a good collection of ideas that can be used in so many different ways for weddings or handmade parties.

Paper Wedding Crafts with Lia Griffith via www.handsoccupied.com. Visit post to win one of TWO, 3-month Creativebug membership giveaway & a free access code for all!

As a DIY bride myself, I would have loved some hand holding on my own wedding. Understanding what’s truly doable on a budget and limited time frame is so hard, even for seasoned DIYers. There are definitely a few things I spent tons and tons of time making the hard way for my wedding. Lia Griffith’s course gives you the full how-to, so even if you’re a reluctant crafty chick, you’ll be able to make totally pro crafts for your big day.

Paper Wedding Crafts with Lia Griffith via www.handsoccupied.com. Visit post to win one of TWO, 3-month Creativebug membership giveaway & a free access code for all!

Giveaway + 14-day access code for all!

First and foremost, every single one of you can access the course here, and you can ALL try the course for 14 days for free, using the promo code WEDDING. Also, Creativebug is offering all classes for just $9.95 for the month of June, so if you’ve been looking for an excuse to learn to knit or sew or develop a creative brand, now’s a great time.

Enter the giveaway here 

I’ve got two 3-month subscriptions to Creativebug to give away, which will give winners the chance to do the whole Lia Griffith course, plus a few others! This is totally a prize I want for myself. PS: International entries are welcome! 

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Paper Wedding Crafts with Lia Griffith via www.handsoccupied.com. Visit post to win one of TWO, 3-month Creativebug membership giveaway & a free access code for all!

This post was brought to you by Creativebug. The gorgeous photos were provided by Creativebug/Lia Griffith. All opinions are my own.  

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Ashley @ Simply Designing

    May 28, 2014 at 1:11 pm

    I love to spruce up envelopes with Washi Tape!

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  2. Lidy

    May 29, 2014 at 10:13 am

    So fun!! Loving the monogram letters :)

    XO

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  3. Rachel | The Crafted Life

    May 30, 2014 at 10:42 am

    So many great classes that I’d like to try!

    Reply
  4. Crystal Rose

    June 3, 2014 at 9:25 am

    I like to use it for cardmaking.

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Learn how to do the magic loop method for knitting Learn how to do the magic loop method for knitting in the round in 90 seconds. / Using the magic loop allows knitters to work in the round with a single, long circular needle at a range of circumferences. 
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Finally organizing & putting the finishing touches Finally organizing & putting the finishing touches on my home studio. After losing my studio space last fall, it’s feels really great to *occupy* this new space all the way. 😉
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I started by removing general clutter & returning straggler supplies from various WIPs, videos & design deadlines to their homes. Next, I hung a third peg board in the space - this one is mostly for display and less for organizing tools or projects. For the first time ever, I’m displaying projects from my book, plus a couple other faves. (The best thing about designing more yarn crafts besides knit & crochet is that I have some really fun -and delightfully pettable 😆- samples around.) I finished by adding a square dowel to my small supply storage tower to keep it from tipping over, plus re-arranging and de-cluttering the closet. 
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This cleaner space already has me feeling so much more creative and less overwhelmed. Now to find a safe spot in the basement for the tower of project samples in Rubbermaid tubs I liberated from my WIPs closet. Also why are there five?! 
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