Peas and Candles? Milk Jugs and flowers? Picture Frames and Boxes!? Sounds like something you might find at the grocery store, right? Think again! Incorporating everyday items into your wedding isn't as difficult as it may seem. In the top left picture above, candles are placed in oversized candle holders on top of peas! In the bottom left, the bride used milk jugs from her father's dairy farm as vases. In the top right picture, flowers were placed in boxes and tins and in the bottom right, the bride's mother decorated picture frames with a western theme and used them as table numbers! Pretty nifty, eh?
On a personal note, I absolutely love finding new uses for old items. I get to exercise my earth friendly skills and my creative skills at the same time! I use an old ikea storage box as a recycling bin, i have a jelly jar which I cleaned out and now use as a pencil holder, and I recently took an old stretched canvas (for painting) and covered it with fabric to create a modern wall hanging!
All photos from theknot.com
7 comments:
Great Ideas! Question for you - I'm torn between bio-degradable plates made from sugar cane or china plants (disposable is cheaper). It's an outdoor / winery / garden type of an affair, mostly casual, so I'm thinking we can get away with the disposable, but my main concerns are: 1. is it tacky? and 2. what's best for the environment? I trust your opinion! Thank you.
You've so intrigued me with your wedding details, Sara! I think you've given me a great topic for tomorrow's post! Check back then for some ideas. :)
The most environmentally friendly thing you can do is reuse what you've already got. Plus it's cheaper! Great ideas.
An environmentally friendly idea that also encourages creativity and personalisation... love it!
I love your brilliant ideas.Yep it's quite earth friendly too.Glad I ran into your blog today!
These are awesome ideas. I love being able to recycle items from home!
So original!
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