Happy Monday guys! I’m so excited to be kicking off the week with another DIY in collab with Shropshire Petals! They have the most insanely beautiful natural confetti which we’ve already created a fun floral ice bucketwith, featured free abstract confetti cones and even made temporary tattoos with their natural confetti! Now today is all about creating something pretty for your bridesmaids with these petal pendants!
YOU WILL NEED:
Natural confetti in your choice of colours // A pendant kit (we got ours from Ebay) // Chains for your pendants // All purpose glue //
Happy Monday guys! I am so so so excited to be kicking off the week with a beautiful confetti DIY! Shropshire Petals are back and we’re showing you just how many things you can do with confetti (as well as throwing it of course!) In case you missed it we’ve already shared how you can make your own temporary tattoos with the natural petals and made some free printable confetti cones for holding your confetti and today we’re all about the floral confetti ice bucket!
I’ve seen these ice buckets done a couple of times with fresh fruit and knew they would look absolutely amazing with Shropshire petals natural confetti! Seriously guys, chilling wine and champagne never looked so good! Let’s get cracking on how we made it shall we?
YOU WILL NEED:
Natural confetti in different colours // 1 large bucket // 1 smaller bucket (it needs to fit inside the large bucket but also be big enough to hold a bottle) // stones //
STEP 1:
Take your large bucket and fill it with 2-3 inches of water then pop in the freezer and allow to freeze.
STEP 2:
Next, place the smaller inside that bucket and weigh it down with stones to ensure it doesn’t float when we add in the extra water!
STEP 3:
Add water to the half of the bucket and pack it full with your natural confetti! Then allow this to freeze. This will create the first ring of flowers.
STEP 4:
Once the previous section has frozen, fill the remaining space with water and pack full with confetti, you really want to try and pack it very tightly to get the best effect! Then freeze again and leave overnight.
Ever thought that confetti was just for throwing? Well what a mistake that is my friend because let me tell you, natural flower confetti makes for the most amazing temporary tattoos! Don’t you just agree these would look awesome at a festival wedding?! You could add the temp tatts to your bridesmaids, yourself or even set up a little flower tattoo station for your guests to help themselves! Here’s what you’ll need to get the look:
Natural flower confetti (We highly recommend Shropshire Petals because they’re confetti is so beaut and super colourful!) // Eyelash glue // A few heavy books (for flattening the petals) // Hairspray //
STEP 1:
Pop your petals within the heavy books and allow them to flatten, I left for mine for 3 – 4 hours which was plenty of time!
STEP 2:
Take your eyelash glue and apply it to the back of one of the petals then adhere it to your skin. I decided to create flower shapes by positioning 5 petals together! I’ve also read a couple of tutorials online that said you can use vaseline to stick the petals to yourself but this just wasn’t working for me at all, they kept falling off and you obviously want them to last all day on your wedding!
In case you guys haven’t heard, natural confetti is where it’s at! The petals are 100% natural, eco-friendly and biodegradable, just like blossom off the tree! They are all completely natural in colour, no dyes are ever added and they’re delicately handpicked and lovingly packed for your ‘confetti moment!’ How awesome is that?!
But where do you start? There are so many beautiful colours and options out there and which look best together? Well the good news is we’ve got your back and we’ve teamed up with Shropshire Petals to create the ultimate guide for the perfect natural confetti colour.
Using Shropshire Petal’s pick and mix feature makes it easy to combine your favourite confetti into the colour scheme of your dreams and choosing from any of the following petals will give you the perfect pastel mix!
Icing Sugar
Natural Delphinium Petal Confetti. Elegant ivory/cream petals, perfect for a white wedding.
Duckegg Blue
Fabulous pale blue freeze dried Hydrangea petals. Everyone’s going quackers (get it) for these delicate petals, we just love them! Perfect to add that something special or your something blue!
Buttermilk
Gorgeous cream freeze dried rose petals – subtle, elegant and beautiful.
Promise
Classic and delicate freeze dried rose petals. Amazingly elegant cream roses with a baby pink edge.
Daisy Daisy
Fabulous White/cream freeze dried Hydrangea Petals. We’ve fallen in love with these petals!
If bright and bold is more your style then choosing petals with a pop of colour is the way forward, making a combo of any of the following will be perfect for a summer wedding!
Clementine
Fabulous Orange freeze dried rose petals. Warm, vibrant and full of life!
Cerise
Cerise pink freeze dried rose petals, a bright hot pink colour that looks fab scattered on tables.
Envy
Green Freeze dried Hydrangea petals. Envy are amazing sage green ‘wow’ factor hydrangea petals – yum! Each petal is approximately 3-4cm in diameter.
Promise
Classic and delicate freeze dried rose petals. Amazingly elegant cream roses with a baby pink edge.
Golden Slumber
Beautiful Golden Yellow rose petals. Yellow is big this year and we can see why, these petals are amazing!
If you’re getting married soon and you want to capture the perfect confetti shot that has Pinterest obsessive’s swooning then you might want to bookmark this page right now! The confetti shot has to be one of the most requested photographs requested by couples and it isn’t surprising as they really are a lot of fun. There is quite a lot of skill that goes into capturing that moment, so we have teamed with Shropshire Petals who have given us their 6 top tips on capturing the perfect confetti photograph. Lets get started!
1. Choose the right confetti!
There are many types of confetti on the market, from paper and synthetic types to bubbles and natural petal confetti, but one for perfect confetti shots – natural petals. Small natural petals, delphiniums and wild flowers, are light and fall delicately to the ground ensuring your photographer has plenty of time to capture the magical moment. Remember, churches and venues love natural petal confetti.
2. Discuss with your photographer.
Discuss your confetti shot with your photographer before the big day. Ask to see photos they have taken to give you some inspiration. Your photographer will probably know the wedding location, ask them where they think is best to take the photo. They will be able to discuss options with you according to the time of day, light and surroundings.
