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SouthernQueenBride
09-24-2007, 09:47 AM
I posted this in the cake topper thread but I wanted to post here too ...

I MADE my cake topper this weekend and I am so proud of myself.
I have been searching on the internet to purchase those Monogrammed Letters and I fell in love with the ones that had swarovski crystals on them ... but the cheapest I found was like $75-$100 for 3 letters. That was just too much to pay to me! So I went to Michaels and made my own. (By the way ... my colors are Pink and Black)

Materials used:
* Precut Wooden Letters from Michaels ($3.50)
* Black Paint ($1.00)
* Clear and hot pink swarovski crystals (approx. $7.00)
* Special glue ($3.00)

They look AWESOME in real life... I am no photographer so the pics are not that great but here they are:

This is the one that I liked but it cost $110.00
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This is the one that I made and it cost approx. $14.50!
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I also made bracelets for my BM's! (Inspiration from Firespirit who is just so dang crafty- Thanks!!) There dresses are strapless, black, column style with a pink sash that knots in the back and trails to the floor. This will be part of their BM gift. I got the beads and toggle clasps on sale so each bracelet cost me roughly about $1.00. (I am not good with the camera so they are kind blurry and small)
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This week/upcoming weekend I am tackleing the wedding veil like Danielle made - she is my inspiration for all my DIY's! LOL:frogg:
keri_rae
09-24-2007, 09:49 AM
Wow - great job!!!
firespirit
09-24-2007, 09:49 AM
Welcome to the crystal bandwagon :D

Those look really great!
ger
09-24-2007, 09:49 AM
Wow!! Those are awsome!! You did a fantastic job. Keep up the good work. If you can do all that, you'll be able to make the veil with no problem. Good luck!!
SerendipityCrafts
09-24-2007, 10:07 AM
Awesome job :) Now you need to go into business selling them!
samantha01
09-24-2007, 10:30 AM
COOL!!!! You did a great job and saved a ton of money...give your self a pat on the back.
val24
09-24-2007, 10:44 AM
very good job they are very pretty
lizardbnorton
09-24-2007, 10:55 AM
Wow you did an awesome job.
SouthernQueenBride
09-24-2007, 10:58 AM
Thanks for all the sweet comments girls! I have been surfing the web for more DIY's! I am now addicted!
KMS
09-24-2007, 12:20 PM
I commented on the other post, but I just had to send another comment your way. "Super fantastic job!"
NicksBride
09-24-2007, 01:31 PM
ohh awesome cake topper!
heatherh321
09-24-2007, 01:36 PM
You did an awesome job! I always think it's more special when you know you did it yourself too
PNS777
09-24-2007, 01:50 PM
They are beautiful!! You are very talented :whoohoo:
domeafavor
09-24-2007, 02:04 PM
Those turned out great. I can't believe how much you saved by doing it yourself. It all looks store bought!
Kirby
09-24-2007, 02:17 PM
Wow, those look great! Good job. I want a crystal monogram topper too and I know they are super expensive. You are brilliant! :whoohoo:
SouthernQueenBride
09-24-2007, 02:28 PM
Wow, those look great! Good job. I want a crystal monogram topper too and I know they are super expensive. You are brilliant! :whoohoo:

OMG! I did NOT mean to disapprove on your thread! I will PM the mod to have them correct it! So Sorry! I am such a :geek:
WebLady
09-24-2007, 02:33 PM
OMG! I did NOT mean to disapprove on your thread! I will PM the mod to have them correct it! So Sorry! I am such a :geek: I removed it :frogg:
sjk1431
09-24-2007, 02:52 PM
Those look awesome good job.
bichonlvr
09-24-2007, 05:22 PM
AWESOME JOB!!!!!!

THey look soo great!
WebLady
09-24-2007, 05:23 PM
Looks great!
KMS
09-24-2007, 09:02 PM
Hmm I just had a thought. Are you going to attach some sort of metal rods into the bottoms to poke into the cake? Just make sure that the beautiful things can actually stand up on the cake!
candyt2009
09-25-2007, 03:36 AM
Good job love the pink:heart:
SouthernQueenBride
09-25-2007, 08:20 AM
Hmm I just had a thought. Are you going to attach some sort of metal rods into the bottoms to poke into the cake? Just make sure that the beautiful things can actually stand up on the cake!

Veryy good point - and I am going to just hot glue these plastic thingys to the bottom and they will stick down in the cake.
TangoWedding
09-25-2007, 09:34 AM
Oooh, I love them!! Great job! :whoohoo:
70707Bride
09-25-2007, 01:08 PM
Very nice! They look awesome!
firespirit
09-25-2007, 01:16 PM
Where did you end up getting your flatbacks from? The place I've gotten my crystals from doesnt' have flatbacks in the sapphire color.
SouthernQueenBride
09-25-2007, 01:29 PM
Where did you end up getting your flatbacks from? The place I've gotten my crystals from doesnt' have flatbacks in the sapphire color.
I got them at Michael's craft store here. I even bought this smoldering gun thingy that is suposed to glue them on whatever - but it just melted the entire stone so I took it back and used craft glue and a toothpick to place them.
PGDesigns
09-25-2007, 03:53 PM
I've been wanting to make our caketopper, too. I couldn't believe how much they were selling for when I first started looking for designs. They are outrageous, especially for caketoppers. LOL

I'm going home to Augusta this weekend and will definitely be stopping by Michael's. I think DIY projects just make things even more meaningful. I can't remember now if you posted it or not, but how big are your letters?
SouthernQueenBride
09-25-2007, 04:29 PM
I've been wanting to make our caketopper, too. I couldn't believe how much they were selling for when I first started looking for designs. They are outrageous, especially for caketoppers. LOL

I'm going home to Augusta this weekend and will definitely be stopping by Michael's. I think DIY projects just make things even more meaningful. I can't remember now if you posted it or not, but how big are your letters?

The "D" is the largest one... and it is pretty thick which I liked. But they have all kinds of shapes and styles. I will have to measure them though b/c I really have no idea off the top of my head. I wanna guess that the "D" is about 5" tall and the "L" and the "B" (the smaller ones) are about 3" tall. The smaller ones are not very thick and are skinnier. It was surprising how easy it was too make! When I was describing them to all my friends ... they were being "fake nice" but when I showed them, they were all like, "OHHH WOW! Those look great! I was worried!" Ahhhh, you gotta love your best friends, as 2 faced as they may be! LOL
PGDesigns
09-27-2007, 09:51 AM
Thanks.

I showed them to FH, and he is all excited. He knew I was searching for letters in different styles. I like doing crafty stuff, especially when it saves lots of money. LOL He is all about helping me with the letters and the candles. :whoohoo:
PGDesigns
09-27-2007, 11:06 AM
What size and how many crystals did you need? I've been trying to find the best deal.
SouthernQueenBride
09-27-2007, 11:16 AM
What size and how many crystals did you need? I've been trying to find the best deal.

I wish I had an exact # and size - When I get home tonight - I will measure and count to let you know!

But I got the crystals on sale at Michaels - I think it was 10-15 per pack for $1.00. The clear crystals I bought are a little bit bigger and I paid around $3.00-4.00 for about 50-75 of them.

(I could totally be off on this count - so I will let you know when I get home today.)
PGDesigns
09-27-2007, 11:38 AM
Oh, I didn't mean for you to go home and count all of them. I didn't know if you had a general idea or not on how many you bought/used.

I'm glad I can get them at Michael's, though. Statesboro is horrible when it comes to shopping (among other things LOL), so shopping for DIY and wedding supplies has been tricky so far.
firespirit
09-27-2007, 03:25 PM
Hahahah this is awesome, I think you did such a great job you've encouraged more of us to do this. I'm planning on making a C and an R for Carrie and ryan and putting those together with the heart I already made. I don't want to use his last initial because it's R and that might look unbalanced.
exoduslaughin
10-01-2007, 07:16 PM
Hey Lauren, want to make mine too? LOL. I know exactly the ones that you based yours on... I was looking at those too! But they are so expensive. I think I need to take a trip to Michael's and try to make my own.
keri_rae
10-02-2007, 08:08 AM
Ya know, I bet you could make some decent money making those and selling them on Ebay . . . Haha
SouthernQueenBride
10-02-2007, 10:16 AM
Ya know, I bet you could make some decent money making those and selling them on Ebay . . . Haha

Someone else mentioned that but they are soooo easy to do ... I would feel like I was ripping someone off! Hmmmm... but I guess it is worth a try. I might put the feelers out there and see who bites!
firespirit
10-02-2007, 11:56 AM
Woo hoo, I already got the letters from Michael's and spraypainted them silver. I just ordered the crystals (Michael's didn't have the colors I've been using). So once those come in I'll be able to put it all together. I ended up getting the hot-fix crystals and the tool to attach them because I tend to be a disater area around glue. :bbredface: