Preparation for a Wedding Fair...

This Sunday was our first wedding fair and it was a truly lovely experience, traders and customers a like were enthusiastic and generous about what we at The Hand Made Wedding Co. are trying to achieve.
So what I would like to do today is actually is a bit of a "how to" in relation to the preparation side and then a separate blog with pictures of how the stand looked on the day (later in the week i'll put a post up with some pics of other traders at the fair - and oh my gosh there was some beautiful merchandise - but first I need to sort through the mass of pictures, so one thing at a time).

Step one - dress preparation;

Making sure all the dresses are clean, patched and pressed.

Step two - making the banner for display at the fair;

print out the letters on heat transfer paper - don't forget to print them in reverse

cut the letters out and place them where you want them - iron for around a minute each

once cooled peel the paper off

Step three - trial run;

Step four - last but not least, what to wear!

Before and After

Versie - you are right! Here is the before and after;

before

after

 

 

And if there's anything I can do to help you get your dream dress just let me know
xkt

1930's wedding dress remodelled

One of the dresses I had bought was beautiful but because of the silver thread running through it, it was also rusty. I made gallant efforts to remove the rust but it's been there so long it just was not budging, so instead I decided to remodel it to get rid of the worst bits and cover the speckles. Here are the results;

It's so simple but the fabric and the petal detail give it so much depth I didn't want to go overboard.

See you all at Bristol Vintage this Sunday
xkt

Spring has Sprung

So spring has sprung and I just couldn't resist wandering around the streets of south bristol with my camera snapping the flowers in all their glory. I know they are not the best pictures in the world but the sunshine and colours were too delightful top resist.
I hope you enjoy them as I much as I enjoyed taking them

 I love that summer is on its way
xkt