Opinions please! - DIY project

chicadelpadre · October 2010

I'm making wreaths as part of my ceremony decor and I'm not sure which way I like them better. My colors are red/black/white. I'd appreciate any thoughts/opinions you have. Thanks!

Inspiration (mine won't hang on pews, they'll go on the inside doors of the church):

White with black:

White with red:

Just plain:

The white/black one would likely get red ribbon somewhere on it and the white/red would likely get black ribbon somewhere. Not sure what I'd do with the plain, maybe leave it as is.

abbeylynne06 · October 2010

Plain! I love the simplicity of the just white... very classy and classic!

bonnyandtim · October 2010

I agree! I like the white & dressing it with ribbon.

chicadelpadre · October 2010

Thanks ladies! I'm partial to the plain too, but was trying to see if I could finagle something to look more like the inspiration.

christieep · October 2010

Agreed too, the plain white one is simple, but so beautiful!

abbeylynne06 · October 2010

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[QUOTE]Thanks ladies! I'm partial to the plain too, but was trying to see if I could finagle something to look more like the inspiration.
Posted by chicadelpadre[/QUOTE]

If you were trying to make it look a little more like the inspiration, I would randomly space out the bulbs, putting some on the sides, etc. just like how they are in the inspiration. Or, try using white or silver-ish bulbs, so that they blend in a bit more.

nyrek · October 2010

I have to agree with the plain white as being my fav...the black and white as a close second. I'm not partial to the one with the red in it only because it reminds me of a holiday wreath. The plain white one is really classic and would look beautiful on the doors!

Merin · October 2010

I also love the plain.

But if you really wanted to get some of your colors in there beyond just ribbon, I'd consider buying a couple of sizes of bulbs in black, red and a pearly white that are a good bit smaller and then spacing them sporadically throughout the front/sides of the wreath, even in little clusters like in the inspiration picture.

chicadelpadre · October 2010

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[QUOTE]II'm not partial to the one with the red in it only because it reminds me of a holiday wreath.
Posted by nyrek[/QUOTE]

That's what I thought too, but my mom insisted I try the red ones too lol

chicadelpadre · October 2010

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[QUOTE] But if you really wanted to get some of your colors in there beyond just ribbon, I'd consider buying a couple of sizes of bulbs in black, red and a pearly white that are a good bit smaller and then spacing them sporadically throughout the front/sides of the wreath, even in little clusters like in the inspiration picture.
Posted by Merin[/QUOTE]

This is what I was originally going to do, but I couldn't quite find exactly what I was looking for in sizes that would look proportional. :-/

rak123 · October 2010

Plain for sure

Altoid_Storm · October 2010

I LOVE the white oen with the white orbs

mcar001 · October 2010

I like the plain one too. I had troubles with trying to incorporate my wedding colors with my DIY white flowers also (my colors are just black/white) and I ended up taking small pieces of black tulle, folding it in half so it's like one bow and pinning it randomly in between the flowers. Maybe that's something to think about with the red/black? You could do that with ribbon too?

chicadelpadre · October 2010

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[QUOTE]I like the plain one too. I had troubles with trying to incorporate my wedding colors with my DIY white flowers also (my colors are just black/white) and I ended up taking small pieces of black tulle, folding it in half so it's like one bow and pinning it randomly in between the flowers. Maybe that's something to think about with the red/black? You could do that with ribbon too?
Posted by mcar001[/QUOTE]

That's a good idea about the ribbon/tulle. I have quite a bit of ribbon. I'll have to see what I can come up with.

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