How to Make Diy Kissing Balls for Wedding Decoration and Centerpieces (Infographic)

How to make? D.LY Kissing Balls For Wedding Decoration and Centerpieces In the US alone, the average cost of a wedding already lies between $27,000 and $28,000, excluding honeymoon. It has, in fact, been alarming in the sense that in certain US states, weddings would usually cost more than half the amount of an average resident's income. Proof That We're Spending Way Too Much On weddings In many states - particularly popular wedding destinations like Hawaii or pricey locations like New York - a wedding costs more than the average resident makes in six months. We looked at each state's median income to determine what percentage of their paycheck locals would have to shell out if they wanted to get married on thei home turf. Check out the results below. State residents' median income, 2012 State in which the average amount spent on weddings is more than 50% of state residents' median income Average amount spent on weddings within state, 2012 $ 80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 Sources: The Wedding Report, Census Bureau THE HUFFINGTON POST 50% Instead of joining the bandwagon and overspending, there are still some who are brave enough to make a stand and lessen the cost of their weddings for as long as they can. OF U.S. COUPLES would end up spending way, way beyond the set budget 50% among these couples interviewed are willing to go DIY when it comes to their decor items which implies their willingness to make use of their In a study, it was found out that more than 78% of couples consider going DIY creativity to come up with a for their own weddings, a sign of relief despite the growing number of wedding costs. fabulous wedding. (including ceremony decor, table linens, centerpieces, trellis or chuppah decor, photo displays, outdoor decor, lightning, etc.), Did you or Do you NO 21.8% PLAN TO DIY any part of your Wedding? 24 YES 78.3% DIY projects, in fact, are not just cost-effective but also environment-friendly, (Recently, it has been known that an average wedding contributes 400 to 600 pounds of garbage and 63 tons of carbon pollution.) No wonder, projects like DIY kissing balls for wedding decorations and centerpieces are really cool. But how can you make DIY wedding kissing balls in the first place? How can you create such a project that would also make good decorations and centerpieces? Choose Your Materials. "First things first, ask yourself what kind of kissing balls do you want for your wedding decoration and centerpieces?" The answer may have something to do with your preferred edding theme or motif. Of course, yOU can make use of materials like silk flowers if you are aiming for a more realistic outcome. If you have other synthetic flowers at home which may be a bit old but still look good, you can also make use of them. If you are more crafty, you can also choose materials like crepe or Japanese paper. These are very affordable yet they do look good, most especially that they come in different colors. Apart from these materials, you can also use recycled ones and take your DIY project a level higher. Some of these materials yoU can reuse are pages from old notebooks, books, telephone directories, and newspapers. They can give you a more vintage feel when you create decorations out of them. Sed n Postulum commede a Nu. m vul ate pu ndsspr w commado accum pn estie u la t veso Work On Your Ornaments. The kind of flowers you are going to create out of these materials would also depend on your choice. The usual way of doing it is: - By rolling strips of papers and tying one side to form a paper rose. - Another way of doing it is by cutting out flowers with well-defined petals. Whatever yoU choose, you are good to go as long as you produce lots of them, until they are all enough to cover the entire styrofoam ball which will serve as the core of your DIY wedding kissing ball. Of course, you are also free to add other materials. - You can paint or dye them a little bit to make them look better. - You can also use materials like seed beads for the details on their centers to make them look more realistic. You can also try springkling them with glitters of your choice for shining and sparkling flowers (but preferably the same with the color of the dye or the paint). PAINT GLITTER Attach Your Ornaments to the Styrofoam Ball Now that you abready have an ample amount of ornaments, you can already proceed to the parit where you are going to attach them to the styrofoam ball-one by one. In order to do this, you need to provide: - A bunch of straight pins - A glue that would help you keep these ornaments in their place. GLUE First, - Get a straight pin and pin it on the central part of the flower - Dip the remaining part of the safety pin into the glue. Once you are done, grab the styrofoam ball and pin the straight pin with glue all over. This will help the pin stay there and not slip away. If your ornaments or flowers are a bit heavier, then you have the option to also glue them on the styrofoam apart from using pins. Repeat these steps until you have enough flowers for cover the entire styrofoam ball. Set Them Up. Now that you already have your very own kissing balls, the next great thing to do is to incorporate them to your wedding set up. If you want to make use of these kissing balls for your wedding table centerpieces, then feel free to do so.. You can also position them elsewhere or simply use them as decorations for other spots. Indeed, going DIY even for items like wedding kissing balls that can be used either for decorations or for centerpieces is something that is great to do. As shown in his article, doing this project does not really require so many things from anyone. It is not even time consuming and expensive. It is very easy to execute, making it ideal for couples who want to get married. 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