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Posted on January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by idohandmade — Leave a comment

New Year New Stationery – Cute Stationery Alert!

There couldn’t be a better time to fill your desks, shelves and drawers with cute stationery. January means January sales, new styles and a fresh start to begin a new notebook or journal.

Here’s a few of my favourite stationers with beautiful pens, pads and post-its and more!

Martha Brook – Beautiful quality paper products and they offer a personalised service too.

2. Present and Correct – A realm of truly unique stationery heaven

3. The Green Gables – Spreading joy, colour and positivity in an eco-friendly way gets my vote!

4. Penny Laine’s – Helps everyone live in a mindful space, offering beautiful things that don’t impact the planet

5. Fred Aldous – A fab range of cute and useful stationery, they stocks more than 25,000 items, bound to have something for every stationery addict

6. Sass and Belle – Super cute stationery and fun notebooks and pens

7. Pandapen – A range of Japanese stationery, super sweet pens, washi tape range and notelets

8. Just Mustard – Slightly more comical and quirky range of stationery to decorate your desk with

Posted on November 7, 2020November 15, 2020 by idohandmade — Leave a comment

Handmade Pallet Christmas Trees

Every year these handmade pallet Christmas trees get to come out and say hello!

I had a pretty unrealistic dream one year that I wanted to fill my garden with lots of them and make some sort of magical wonderland! Storage was a little bit of an issue! So I stopped at three.

These are super simple to make, probably one of the easiest pallet upcycling projects out there.

You’ll need an old pallet which you can get anywhere FOR FREE. Never pay for a pallet! All my pallet projects have been upcycled for free, either by searching on gumtree/facebook marketplace or seeing them at the side of building sites.

Once you have your pallet check which side is the most attractive, then also decide which way up it’s going to be – again choosing the most attractive bit to keep as the base!

Then draw a triangle on your pallet, making sure the bar that holds each of the planks of wood, is going vertically through the middle.

Then saw either by hand or with a jigsaw all the down the lines, and that’s pretty much it! Say hello to your new pallet Christmas trees!

We dressed ours with solar powered fairy lights so they twinkle in our porch in the evening.

Here’s all three pallets off to help decorate a Christmas themed wedding one year!

Want to see another one of our pallet upcycling projects? Check out this pallet garden I made here!

Posted on March 23, 2020May 14, 2020 by idohandmade — Leave a comment

Free bunting for all

To celebrate our 7th birthday we’ve made a beautiful printable for you to make and use at home, either for celebrations, as gifts, or decorations for the home.

All you’ll need: string, a hole punch and some scissors.

Print out this floral bunting by clicking on the link below.

You’ll find the first few pages are the letters ‘happy birthday’. If you would like to create your own personalised message, I’ve designed the whole alphabet, so print out the letters you need for whatever phrase you would like to create.

Print onto paper or thin card, then cut out the flags.

Hole punch or use scissors to make teeny holes in the top corners.

Thread the flags along the string (in the right order) and there you have it.

To add some va va voom, before making holes, you could mount these flags onto different coloured card or paper.

Use the bunting for a wall, along the edge of a table or along a curtain pole. Keep somewhere safe and flat, and reuse again and again!

Credit: I used a stunning photo taken by Georgia de Lotz to create this bunting. Thank you Georgia! 🙂

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Posted on September 27, 2016May 11, 2020 by idohandmade

Rustic Barn Wedding Inspiration

Need a little inspiration for your rustic barn wedding?

Our latest adventure took us to the Great Barn . Tucked away in Ruislip, West London, stands a magnificent venue you would never know was there. We had the pleasure of designing and decorating the space for two sweethearts who were having the ceremony and celebration inside the barn. They wanted a rustic barn wedding and we had just the answer.

Welcome the decor…

Guests were welcomed to the venue with a floral fairy lit ladder, set infront of a backdrop of hanging jars full of baby buds of gypsophila and LED candles.

One half of the rustic barn we set up for the ceremony using our lace and hessian chair ties. We created eight trees sprinkled with a frosting of fairy lights pinned to each of the beams of the barn. Overlooking the vows from up high were white lanterns strung across the beams.

As the bride entered the aisle she was greeted by an uber cute personalised chalk board and two picket fences. Our hessian fairy lit heart was at the focal point at the front of the aisle with vintage sacks and buckets lining the registry table. Each chair down the aisle also had a stem of gypsophila poking its head out of the chair tie.

Fast forward to the celebration, afternoon tea was organised for each of the guests. Tables had a log, vase of gyp and numbers in the centre. Our personalised signpost proudly overlooked the party pointing to the four main facilities.

It was such a pleasure to put together all the pretty bits and pieces for the lovely couple. We were over the moon to hear they had a fabulous day surrounded by bespoke rustic barn wedding delicious-ness.

Ladder decorated with jars flowers and personalised chalkboard rustic barn wedding inspiration — Decorated ladder and personalised chalkboard £35 to hire

Hanging jars filled with flowers rustic barn wedding inspiration — Jar Wall – From £20 (without flowers)

Barn wedding with fairy lights and chair ties rustic barn wedding inspiration — The barn was transformed into a fairylit wonderland

Suitcases filled with confetti and personalised signage rustic barn wedding inspiration — Vintage suitcase £5 per pair to hire

Lace and hessian chair covers rustic barn wedding inspiration — Hessian and Lace Chair Ties – £1.50 each to hire

Fairy lights in barn with lace and hessian chair covers rustic barn wedding inspiration — Bespoke Fairylit trees

Centrepiece log with table number rustic barn wedding inspiration — Centre pieces – From £8 without flowers – to hire

Log for wedding cake for rustic barn wedding inspiration — Cake log – £3 to hire

If you’d like any of this decor plus more rustic barn wedding inspiration for your upcoming event we’d love to help create your very own enchanted wonderland, get in touch.

Posted on August 1, 2016May 5, 2020 by idohandmade

Bootyful Baby Shower Decoration Ideas

Wanting a little inspiration for some baby shower decoration ideas? Or wondering what to do to bring a little fun to an upcoming baby themed party?

We had the pleasure of providing decor for a yummy mummy’s baby shower. We created a few handmade, decorative bits and bobs full of colour. Including a nappy wreath, lace bunting, pink tissue blossom tree and nail varnish favours.

It was a beautiful afternoon full of laughter, cake and baby clothes galore! If you have an upcoming party you’d like some creative decor ideas for we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch here.

Baby shower decoration ideas pink nappy wreath — A nappy wreath made of nappies, pink tissue paper, baby footprint ribbon and a pair of pumps to finish it off!

lace bunting Baby shower decoration ideas — Lace bunting watched all the guests enjoy all the cake

Baby shower bunting Baby shower decoration ideas — White lanterns are great for decorating and add a wow factor to any space

pink pom poms Baby shower decoration ideas — Pink tissue paper pom poms are easy to make and add a little colour to the room

drinks dispenser lemonade stand Baby shower decoration ideas — Our lemonade stand with matching pink straws, yummy cakes and our lace and pink bunting

pink blossom tree Baby shower decoration ideas — We made a display using branches and tissue paper to create the blossom effect

dont say baby game Baby shower decoration ideas — Don’t say baby game, give everyone 3 pegs to begin with, if you say the word baby, the first person to notice gets to take a peg. The person with the most pegs at the end of the event gets a prize.

guess the size of mummys tummy game Baby shower decoration ideas — A classic but a goodie!

flower arrangement in a jar of lemons Baby shower decoration ideas — We created a display of a vase within a vase, using lemons and matching yellow flowers

pink hangers Baby shower decoration ideas — These pink hangers we bought from ebay to hang up the clothes all the guests bought for the bubba

nail varnish favours Baby shower decoration ideas — We made little favours for all the guests, nail varnishes all different shades of pink

Need some help thinking of baby shower decoration ideas, we love helping people get creative with their events. We’ve got a baby themed board on pinterest for other ideas too. Get in touch or check out our catalogue of decor available to hire for your next event.

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Posted on May 28, 2015May 5, 2020 by idohandmade

Alternative Signage Idea

Looking for alternative signage ideas or signage a bit different to the standard signpost?

Add this lil’ beauty to your event to decorate and brighten up any corner.

It could be great for an entrance directing guests the way to go, it could go also on a table in your venue to share information on. Or use it to add a decorative touch showing people where your guest book is, or where to leave cards and gifts.

We will happily design you a personalised sign to go with the typewriter making it a truly unique and bespoke piece.

Either hire the typewriter on its own for £15 or with signage £19 for 3 days.

Get in touch if you’d like to add this your special day or want to discuss other alternative signage ideas.

alternative signage idea typewriter sign for wedding happily ever after this way

Posted on April 8, 2015May 4, 2020 by idohandmade

Decorate your home with a wine themed DIY make

Do you like decorating your home with handmade goodies? This is a creative make for any wine loving enthusiasts.

I had one of those decisions to make last week; to finish some of the crafty projects I’ve already begun or make that list longer and start a new one… I chose the latter. It’s just too exciting to start something new.

I kept all the corks from our wedding day and they have been sitting on a shelf waiting for me to pick them up and begin this project, poor things. I knew one day I would want to construct the first letter of our family name, and that day had arrived and I had my glue gun at the ready!

I got the letter ‘A’ cut out of MDF by a timber shop. You can order letters online too pretty cheap and you can choose from loadsa fonts. Then you get glue gun happy! Start covering the wood in glue and sticking each cork down. Most corks have a pattern on one end, I chose to have these facing out and I’m super pleased with the outcome.

My house is slowly becoming a haven of handmade delights! My poor husband!

Posted on April 3, 2015May 4, 2020 by idohandmade

Rustic Wedding Signage – Happily Ever After This Way

Rustic wedding signage is all over pinterest at the moment.

We wanted to create a few new signs suitable for rustic weddings and today we officially welcome this uber cute new lil’ sign to our prop collection.

This bespoke handmade signpost has been designed to be placed at the start of the aisle. It could also work at the entrance of your venue. We’ve used left over fencing to create it and handpainted it with white paint.

It’s available to hire for £15 for a 3 day period.

If you want unique bespoke signage at your special event, get in touch we love getting creative and would be more than happy to build you a one of a kind sign! Rustic wedding signage, copper signage or floral displays, you name the style and we’d love to create something unique for you.

rustic wedding signage Happily ever after sign for wedding made from reclaimed wood

Check out our full range of signage available to hire

Posted on September 1, 2014May 6, 2020 by idohandmade

One Stunning Vintage Barn Wedding

A barn wedding is always such a privilege to decorate. Most of the time, the barns are so magnificent, it doesn’t need a lot to impress your guests! I love the look of the brown wood against the lace and white fabrics of the table cloths.

We recently helped the lovely Nicky & Oliver with their beautiful barn wedding. The venue looked stunning, we loved all of their great ideas they chose – my favourite was their table numbers.

Our hessian chair tie backs all behaved themselves adding a touch of vintage to the room. Take a look through some of the photos we shot.

If you’d like help decorating your venue, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

sacks vintage barn wedding — Mr & Mrs sacks – £3.00 each

Vintage barn wedding Vintage suitcases - £10.00 for two — Vintage suitcases – £10.00 for two

Vintage barn wedding This was their table numbers - a big 3D number with a set of old vintage keys — My favourite – this was the table numbers they organised – big 3D number with a set of old rustic keys on one of our logs

Posted on June 21, 2014May 6, 2020 by idohandmade

Bunting – Campervan style!

We’ve been busy designing new styles of bunting including this campervan bunting.

With the current VW campervan craze going on at the moment, why not combine two vintage classics – bunting and campervans!

So we came up with this…..!

If you’re looking for bespoke bunting with a specific design like this, get in touch to get your paws on yours!

Posted on June 8, 2014May 6, 2020 by idohandmade

Use these shuttlecock fairy lights for a games area

These cute fairy lights are perfect for any event with has an element of ‘play’ about it. If you’re having a games corner for kids at your wedding or a sports themed party these are perfect.

Measuring 2 metres in length, they are battery operated so can be hung wherever you like. We’ve added them to our catalogue of lovely bits and pieces. We’ve got 2 lots of them in total, costing £7.00 to hire for a 3 day period

Get in touch 🙂

Posted on March 12, 2014May 6, 2020 by idohandmade

A Beautiful Navy Wedding Adventure

If you love a navy wedding theme this one’s for you!

We had the opportunity to let our creative juices go to town by providing some handmade bespoke props for a beautiful wedding held in West London which had a navy wedding theme.

We both had a great time cutting, sticking and sewing, getting all the different props ready for Saturday morning. Then when everything was in place, we stopped, we looked around and I’m sure my hearty did a backflip with excitement – it looked beautiful.

We had our homemade picket fences standing proud at the front of the venue with a personalised chalk board – these always help add that bespoke feel to any event.

We designed the seating plan in line with their navy theme, adding a touch of romance with roses intertwined around the frame.

Posted on February 22, 2014May 7, 2020 by idohandmade

Wedding Signage With A Difference

Say hello to our scrabble style wedding signage. We’ve got the words LOVE and MR & MRS for you to feast your eyes on.

The scrabble design has been printed onto canvas, each letter measuring about 15cm x 15cm. They stand on their own and would look good anywhere at the event.

Prices for hiring these for a 3 day period:
£5 – L.O.V.E
£8 – Mr and Mrs

Posted on December 14, 2013May 7, 2020 by idohandmade

A Way To Display Your Christmas Crackers

Take a look at this way to display your Christmas crackers.

Use a prop to help decorate the top of your table this Christmas.

We love the look of filling a picnic hamper with crackers and wedging it open with a small rustic stick.

If you don’t have a picnic basket, you could use a basket, vintage suitcase, a fish bowl this list goes on… experiment this Christmas and give it a go.