DIY WEDDING GIFT

One thing that I've struggled with when my close friends have tied the knot is finding the right gift. Do you go with something sentimental, that relates to your friendship? Do you do something creative? Do you go off the registry and buy them those 10 packs of toilet paper they asked for?? It's always a big decision!

My good friend Jessica just got married yesterday, and for her gift, I went with creative AND sentimental. Here is a picture of her wedding centerpieces that I drew inspiration from:

Based on this idea, I wanted to make them something unique that they could put in their house to remind them of their special day. So here's how I started...

I bought a wooden pallet, some burlap from the fabric section, loose sunflowers from the floral section, some sponge brushes and cheap paint from Hobby Lobby, and my mom had strings of fake pearls.

Because I'm a planner I went through and set everything in a few different locations that I liked, and once I decided on their final locations, I hot glued them in place. I used plain old black sharpie to write "And they lived Happily Ever After..." and their wedding date, but of course it could say anything you wanted it to.

Honestly, the step that took the longest was painting the "G" (for Gerry - their last initial), just because I had to do a few coats to get the shade of yellow that I wanted!

 

So this is how it came out!!! The blank paper is meant to be where they put one of their wedding photos!

What do you guys think? A simple, VERY AFFORDABLE (less that $25!!) wedding gift!