DIY Garter??

[FFC]

Just curious if anyone's made their garter, and if so, how they've done it and how they've turned out?

I'm in a crunch. Wondering if I should do a truck theme garter (Ford of course :D ) or if I should totally surprise Matt and do a Raiders garter. Hmmm...

TIA!

[FFC]

Alright I'm a dork again.. I didn't see the other thread in here.. guess that teaches me to search :D

[smileyone2002]

I was gonna say there is some thread on here where someone made one! You can do one that is ford and the toss one a raiders one?!?

[FFC]

That's a great idea! I actually just ordered some charms for them I'll have to dig up the website when I get home.

[FFC]

Alright, so I accidently left Matt's camera at work last night, so I couldn't get in progress pictures, but here's my garter. I think I'll make the toss garter smaller, but this is the one that I'm gonna wear. It might be a little loose (made it a lil big), but I am planning on somehow sticking it up anyway, maybe using hairspray or something...??

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1001.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1002.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1005.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1007.jpg

[FFC]

Different charms....

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1008.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1010.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/Garter1011.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a176/Ford4x4Chik27/garter1.jpg

[NowAShelton]

this black and white one you made yourself??fantastic!!

[FFC]

this black and white one you made yourself??fantastic!!


Yes, I had to hand stitch it cuz I didn't have a sewing machine, but I did make this one :) Im gonna try to get step by step procedures with the next one.

[NowAShelton]

i hand stitched mine too....but it doesn't look near as good as yours! i would love to know how you made it all scrunchy with the layers...i can only do one scrunchy layer and the rest are just :purplex:

[brendalin]

WOW Justina! That turned out great! I love the chams that you chose to put on there!

[FFC]

i hand stitched mine too....but it doesn't look near as good as yours! i would love to know how you made it all scrunchy with the layers...i can only do one scrunchy layer and the rest are just :purplex:

Well, I wasn't sure how I was going to get the scrunch either... but I just started putting it together and it worked.

I made the entire thing before I put the elastic in it... then I pulled the elastic tight and sewed the ends off, then I closed the 'tube' - that's how the scrunch happened! I'll take more pics when I make the toss garter with step by step procedures :)

[NowAShelton]

i tried it that way too, but it didn't happen. but oh well yay for instructions!:laugh:

[karriel]

thats really good. i bought a plain white one and am going to add ribbon of my colors (pink, mint, & chocolate) to it.
thanks for sharing yours. i love the little charms.

[NowAShelton]

I am planning on somehow sticking it up anyway, maybe using hairspray or something...??
little lines of hot glue once they are dry worked for mine because they kind of act like rubber and stick to ya...

[FFC]

little lines of hot glue once they are dry worked for mine because they kind of act like rubber and stick to ya...

I was thinkin bout hot glue.... well, cooled hot glue LOL.. but that's a great idea. Thank you!

[kiddienurse601]

[quote=FFC;261272]I was thinkin bout hot glue.... well, cooled hot glue LOL.. but that's a great idea. Thank you![/quote
You could always use that tape that's used to keep dresses, bra straps, etc where they go.

[FFC]

That's a great idea! Thanks!

[Measha]

A bit slow in moving them over so I'm not sure if they'll be helpful now, but I had these up in another thread :)

http://www.applebride.com/pages/Make_your_own_garter

http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/how-to-make-a-wedding-garter.html

I'm not sure I'm quite brave enough to go through with making my own though. Not sure I could get it just how I want it! I might get them from an e-bay seller.

[FFC]

Thanks!!! They're really not that hard if u got patience lol. I'll take a look!!

[Measha]

I have patience, and can hand sew, my issue is that I'm a visual learner. It's hard for me to just read the directions and not see like EACH step pictured well, heh.

[FFC]

I have patience, and can hand sew, my issue is that I'm a visual learner. It's hard for me to just read the directions and not see like EACH step pictured well, heh.


I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude... I will do step by step instructions when I make the second one - which is going to be almost the same as the first.

[Measha]

Hehe, no worries, I didn't take it as rude in the least! :)