Monday, June 11, 2012

Silk Petals Alternative

So I was making more pillow covers, since I found some more 18" square pillows on the cheap for $2 at some 98cent bargain store near my gym (and I had extra fabric still too).

Remember these?

In the middle of cutting fabric from my purple leafy taffeta fabric... I realized I was cutting off and throwing away a LOT of these leaves... then I thought... WHY am I throwing them away?  They kind of make for interesting table confetti, don't they?


I have about a ziploc bag full of these now.  For the bride who doesn't need a lot of silk rose petals, this is a pretty good idea to save money and try to make use of ALL your materials. 

And we don't need a lot of rose petals for our wedding.  I definitely won't do any rose petals on the aisle floor of the ceremony venue (cuz who wants to clean ALL THAT up?!).  So I just need some petals for a little extra added decor as table confetti for the escort card table and maybe the cake table, kinda like below:


Then add some diamond confetti and I think I'm set!

BUT rose petals do look a bit better (curled edges and whatnot).  I still don't know if I want to use the taffeta leaves.  I can always get cheap rose petals on eBay.

FYI, 500 silk rose petals on eBay from China go for $3.99, free shipping.  And 1000 clear diamond confetti (10mm size) goes for $9.99 + free ship, also from China.  It's not much cost to give me peace of mind to make sure I have enough rose petals for everything!  It is a 300+ person wedding after all!  

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