Will you be on my team??

From the last post, you were made aware that I pretty much knew who I was going to ask to be in my wedding and I'm also pretty sure they already knew this too.  However, after looking at all the fabulous blogs out there, I saw that I should probably formally ask them.  Due to my creative nature, I found this one and ran with it.  So here's a step by step of how I did it.

Step One: Cutting  out the paperdolls.  I used cardstock from one of my favorite craft stores, Michaels.   You have to fold the paper in alternating directions to the amount of dolls you need.  I needed 5 dolls for 5 bridesmaids.  Even though I may have a 4 year degree in art, I had to do a few practice runs, so don't get discouraged if it takes you a few tries.  If you have a FI like me, he may make fun of you, so be prepared to tell him to mind his own business.  Next you draw your figure and cut it out, making sure to leave one of the hands connected by the fold.

Step 2:  Cutting out the hair.  Now in the orignal blog idea, located at the link above, the designer cut out fabulous bangs and hair dos.  I didn't have a whole lot of time to do that.  So these bell-like structures are my dolls hair.  Yes, they are yellow because for the most part, everyone's blonde.  Haha, now this can change be season and mood, but for the sake of time, it was easier to make them all the same color.

Step 3:  Attaching the Hair.  Though it may seem obvious, I added this photo about attaching the hair.  In the above photo, you will notice that there is a box with a long tab sticking out. These are photo squares that are sticky on both sides.  They are like another version of double-stick tape  but in a small square form.  Perfect for small projects like this and totally clutch.

Step 4: Adding the dresses.  On the side of this photo, you will see my dresses cut out.  Pretty simple design, like two triangles connected.  I did them in two different shades of pink due to my love of pink (obviously).  Attach them with the photo squares like the hair and you are good to go.  This step I struggled with because I wanted to make the dresses, exactly like the ones I picked for my girls.  Sadly, I haven't picked anything yet but pink is my signature color so I just went with that for now.  I also wrote with a pen the names of each doll so that everyone would know who is in the wedding.

Step 5: The card.  Now clearly, a card is needed to express to whole point of this project.  I did a simple saying on the front with my pink pen, "Will you be my bridesmaid?"  Then on the inside, I wrote our wedding date and a quick blurb about how it would mean a lot to us if they would be part of our day.  I also made sure to tell them that I have no clue about the length or color of the dress but obviously they should prepare themselves for pink at this point.  Simple but to the point, with a little comedy, just like me and CK.

The final product!!!  The last picture shows how they turned out.  I added a folded piece of scrap silver paper that I had cut into strips for a band to hold it all together.  Then the extra pieces I had from cutting the hair were pefect for the name plate.  I made sure to carefully fold each doll, so that the current bridesmaid was on the top (this was a little tricky).  I placed them in envelopes and attempted to creatively write each girl's address in my hot pink pen.  Most reported they knew it was from me right away.  ( I have no clue why).  Hope you enjoy them as much as I orignally did :)




How did you ask your girls to be in your wedding?