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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.  

Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored Tagged With: bridal, creativebug, diy, diy bride, giveaway, How-to, lia griffith, sponsored, video tutorials, wedding

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!

    Reply
  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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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with jus How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with just a few supplies ✂️
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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! T It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! This go around, get to know two new sister yarns from @manosyarnsusa, Marla and Sami, and enter to win a skein of each to try for yourself. 
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What makes these yarns sisters is that, while dyed differently, they’re the same weight and come in intentionally coordinating color palettes. For my review, I opted for a sky-inspired combo of Sami in Natural and Marla in Nube. 🌧️ 
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Check out the full review & enter the giveaway at the link in my bio. 
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If only knitting a whole project took 39 seconds… 😮‍💨 
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In this video, you can see how the Intarsia Flower Pillow pattern knits up - two flat panels, one with intarsia, both are blocked, and then they’re seamed. Find the pattern on @hi.ravelry & my website, just search Intarsia Flower Pillow. 🌸 
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P.S. I’m really smiling in this video while seaming the pillow, so I guess I’m proving last week’s claim that I truly enjoy that sometimes-dreaded task. 😆🫣
In knitting, a Left Lifted Increase (LLI) lets you In knitting, a Left Lifted Increase (LLI) lets you add a stitch in between two columns of stitches that leans to the left. Similar to an M1L, LLIs allow you to increase nearly invisibly.
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To learn more about lifted increases, including when to use them and how they differ from Make 1s, head to the 🔗 in my profle. 
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Have you ever used lifted increases? I used M1’s almost exclusively for a long time when I needed to inc between stitches, but when I designed the Intarsia Flower Pillow pattern, I needed something that would allow me to increase a lot near my cast on, and M1’s resulted in edge curling. The more you know! 🌈 
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Yarn: @lionbrandyarn Wool Ease from my Stash / Neddles: @boyeyarncrafts - Just remembered these are the needles I learned to knit on at age 8. 😂
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Last week I got to hang out with my family & helpe Last week I got to hang out with my family & helped babysit my red-headed niece and nephew. So here’s some plane knitting, and a couple pictures (shared with permission) of my babysitting adventures.
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Lessons learned: 1️⃣ Trying to knit around 2 toddlers, 2 cats & 2 large dogs is pretty hard. 2️⃣ I learned during water color time that pink and black make “colorful black.” 🩷🖤 3️⃣ Toddlers do NOT care about your rainbow sorting of their toys. 4️⃣ Toddlers are very good at finding mischief in a very short amount of time, what a surprise. 😂
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