You might have noticed a few changes this month. We've had a bit of a blog redesign and a new logo - something thats been on the 'to do list' for quite some time. Hope you all like it. We now have a babies and childrens section on the blog for great kids party ideas too. And in slightly more silly news, Sleeping...

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What's better than wedding cake? Several weddings cakes of course! How gorgeous is this idea shot by  Jose Villa. I think I'd be securing these sticks to the base with a few screws and fixing the plate bases in the same way before attempting to put the actual cakes on  - just to be sure. ...

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It's a Friday, the new blog design is up, and we thought we'd celebrate with something super cute, fun and FREE! We've made a pretty little birdhouse template perfect as a favour box, just fill it up with some sweet 'tweets' and leave one on each place setting. Visit the 'i do' it yourself website to download the template, then print onto suitably thick...

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How unbelievably cool would these pudding cups be to make?! Kids love balloons, and we all know its especially fun to pop them, but who would have thought to dip them in chocolate first? Well the clever Bakerella did. Then filled the cups with goodies like fudge and cream - I'm putting on 10 pounds just thinking about that bit. ...

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A mock up of the Lake Tekapo mixed media work I started a while back. The mountains are made from security envelope liner and are all done. Now Im just working out how to do the water. ...

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A little inspiration for the start of the week, pretty outdoor fairy lighting is perfect for ceremonies and receptions: Pics: unknown, once wed, once wed, ny city weddings ...

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If you're planning a woodland wedding chances are you'd want to do some wood themed DIY. But if you're not handy with the saw or chisel don't worry.  If you head on over to defcon-x you'll find a stack of high resolution images scanned from real wood plates. They turn out about A4 size at 300dpi, the size of a normal piece of paper,...

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Transform a tree into an enchanted forest with a simple DIY project. Tea light candles, inside mason jars, then suspended from the branches. Howcast has a great video tutorial. ...

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I woke up the other morning and I really wanted the make feathers from the security envelopes I've been collecting. Who knows why. But I think they turned out really well. ...

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We've recently added a whole bunch of fingerprint guest book instructions to the free downloads section of the i do it yourself website. So you can explain the process to your guests with a pretty sign. ...

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How super pretty are these hot air balloons made from old light bulbs? Unfortunately the link doesn't work anymore so I don't know where they came from ...

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We couldn't have a tree theme this month and not take another look at thumbprint guest books. It still surprises me that some people haven't heard of this idea yet, they're a bit of a wedding phenomenon at the moment. So if you don't know what we're talking about you're in for a treat... Customer pic of classic fingerprint tree A thumbprint or...

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This romantic and rusting wedding invitation is just perfect for outdoor ceremonies or for lovers of nature. The pretty tree illustration is finished off with two little love birds carrying a banner to hold the couples names or wedding date. Visit the 'i do' it yourself online shop to purchase a print ready PDF computer file delivered via email. Just print, trim and...

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How adorable are these cute little bird houses made from toilet paper rolls!? Just paint the rolls and cut out the door, then create the roof from a circle of patterned cardstock wrapped into a cone shape. Easy. A great project for the kids, there is a very simple step by step on Crescent and Old lace. ...

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While I was playing around with maps a few months back I came up with a really beautiful idea to put the vintage maps I've collected inside bird shiouettes. I thought I'd start with US states and match the state birds to the maps!Here are the first few now available in my etsy shop.  ...

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The other week I was stopping over in a little country town and walked down the main street late at night. I was totally blown away by one shop window display with two LED cherry trees. Now on paper these might sound a bit tacky, but they were so beautiful lit up it's well worth looking into them for your wedding decor. They...

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If we said we were going to use turquoise as one the main colours in our theme this month, you'd be forgiven for thinking the beach might be involved. But team it with some chocolate brown and you the have the perfect colour scheme for a fairytale forest wedding. Credits: We Heart It and Brides magazine. Unknown, the wedding tree invitation from 'i...

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