DIY Confetti Cones

 

I made  confetti cones to place on the arm of each chair during our ceremony. This is not a quick DIY project. I made 150 of these and it took me a few weeks to get them done. I ended up making 75 white confetti cones with sayings and 75 solid black confetti cones. Don't limit yourself to plain ol' white. Get crazy! Use colored paper or floral print would look awesome as well.

 

Things you'll need:

thick Paper (I used black and white paper I bought from Hobby Lobby)

double stick tape (I highly recommend Elmer's double sided tape)

good scissors or paper cutter

ink jet printer

ribbon

hole puncher

Instructions:

 Cut the paper down to 6″ squares.

Lay the square on a flat surface.

Take one edge and start to lightly fold up to the corner across from it. You're goal is to make them into the shape of a cone. It took me a couple tries to get the hang of it.

Run double stick tape along the inside of the edge you were folding.

Then create your labels with the saying of your choice. I printed them on plain white paper.  Mine said… After “I Do” Please shower the newlyweds as they walk down the aisle.

Cut them out.

Adhere the labels to the top  of the triangle part of the cone.

Hole punch above the saying.

Cut ribbon.

Put the ribbon through the hole and tie it in a bow.

Then fill them with confetti or rose petals.

 

 

 







 

Feathered brooch clip and matching shoes

 I didn't want my shoes to be the same as my MOH or BM's so I ripped the brooches off of my shoes and hot glued ones that matched my veil and earrings. I am so matchy matchy. It's rediculous!

 



Gifts for my bridal party

One of the gifts I gave each girl in my bridal party was a custom hair piece to wear in their hair on my wedding day. I gave my matron of honor, bridesmaids, and junior bridemaids a feather/brooch clip that was similar to the one I wore but smaller. And  I gave the flower girls brooch headbands. Again, I'm sorry I didn't get any close ups but you get the idea.

Salon G is moving!!!

To Our Treasured Friends and Guests,

We have exciting news! We are proud to announce that Salon ~G~, Salon & Spa will be moving in the very near future! In an effort to provide a better experience for you, we are relocating to:

Chandler Heights Marketplace

4960 S Gilbert Road, Suite 6

Chandler, AZ 85249

Conveniently located just 5 minutes from the Santan Loop 202 Freeway off the Gilbert Road Exit. Take Gilbert Road and continue heading south. Look for us on the NWC of South Gilbert Road and Chandler Heights Road in the Chandler Heights Marketplace neighborhood shopping center. It’s there where you will find a Bashsas’ Food & Drug, Ace Hardware, Starbucks Coffeehouse, along with family fun dining, banking, and numerous specialty shops, all in the same shopping center so our guests can now enjoy a casual day of shopping and pampering.

Salon ~G~, Salon & Spa is dedicated to providing a full-service experience to nurture the body, mind and spirit. We will still be offering our broad range of hair and skin services, with our top-notch staff of service providers. Our new location fits perfectly into our continuing commitment to provide the best service experience.

We haven’t got a specific move date yet, but please check in at our website (http://www.salonggilbert.com/) for more details or call 480.855.H-A-I-R (4247).

Keratin Complex Deal

I am offering $50 off of The Keratin Complex Treatment and $25 off of The Keratin Complex Blow Out. Call the salon at 480.855.4247 to get more information. This offer ends on 3/5/12 so book your appointment asap.

Don't forget about out refer a friend program. If you refer someone to me for color or highlights you'll get $20 off your next service and they will get $20 off their first. If you refer me 3 people that's $60 off of your next service. What a deal!!!

                                                                                       

DIY 2 in 1 Birdcage Veil

 
I knew I HAD to wear a birdcage veil for my wedding but I couldn't find one that I liked or that was in my price range. So, I decided to make my own. I actually made the veil and the feathers/brooch clip seperately. I wanted to wear both pieces for the ceremony but just the feather/brooch clip for the reception. I think the finished product turned out pretty dang good. I wish I would have taken pictures while making this goreous little piece but I didn't so written instructions will have to do.

 

Things you'll need:

 french or russian netting (I order off of etsy)

black and white feathers (I got mine from Hobby Lobby)

brooch (I got mine from Michael's)

hot glue gun

felt

Clips

needle

thread

scissors

 

Instructions:

 For the veil

Lay the Russian netting out on a flat work surface.

Cut the netting into a  14-by-14-inch square.

Make sure not to cut the finished edge. This is the edge that will lay over your eye. I had to cut mine a little smaller then 14-by-14 but it's good to start out with a bigger piece of netting and cut it as you go.

Bunch up the top of the netting until you have all of the cut edges secure in your hand.
Play with the netting in the mirror until you like how it lays over you eye.

Sew the netting that you have bunched together. If you don't have a needle and thread handy just hot glue it together. It's okay if it looks sloppy. The bunched up part with be covered by feathers anyway.

Turn the veil over and hot glue a clip onto the center of the veil. I opened up the clip and attached a piece of felt in between so when the clip closes it won't be glued shut.

Allow the glue to dry thoroughly before proceeding.

 For the feather/brooch clip

 Cut a rectangular piece of felt.
Arrange your feather how you want them to lay and one by one hot glue them to the center of the felt. Make sure the felt is not visible.

Hot glue your brooch on top of the feathers. I glued mine to the bottom center as you can see in the picture below.
Turn it over and hot glue a clip onto the center of the felt. Like I said before make sure to open the clip and place a piece of felt in between it before gluing.
Let this dry. 

Insert the veil clip into your hair in front of your ear.
Attach the feather/brooch clip to the bottom center of the veil.
Pull the veil over your face and bobby pin if needed.

 

 

COLOR BUGS

I'm really excited about the new Kevin Murphy Color Bugs. Instead of typical messy liquid dye, they're little pressed powders that you just rub into your hair. That way, you can put on as much or as little color as you like, from a couple of soft streaks to going super bright all over.

Color Bugs are extremely easy to use in comparison to other hair dyes and color sprays. You just put some product in your dry hair (hairspray if you want softer color, thick wax or cream if you want it brighter), and then rub the powder compact wherever you want color to show up.

These bad boys are flying off the shelves! Come and buy one before they're gone.