Want to make your wedding stylish without breaking the bank? How about incorporating a custom aisle runner? If you and your spouse to be have selected a monogram for your wedding, you can incorporate this on to you aisle runner. It is very easy to do and is very cost effective.This is something that I did for my own wedding. What I tried to do was make the process fun, so in enlisted help from a couple of members from my bridal party. I purchased white muslin fabric from Joann’s Fabrics. The regular price for this is $.099, but I had a 50% off coupon. I purchased the exact yardage of my aisle.
Next, I took a copy of my monogram to a local print shop and had it enlarged to about 2 feet by 2 feet. After that I purchased acrylic paint and thin paint brushes from Hobby Lobby. They come in pretty small containers but you won’t need a great deal to paint your monogram (Just a note about Hobby Lobby, always look on line for their 40% coupons. They come in handy).
Once you have your materials, take your monogram and affix it to a flat surface. You might want to consider using poster, card or fiber board. Trust me, you want to do this. There is nothing worse than having acrylic paint on your carpet. Decide where you want your monogram to appear on your runner and clip that area directly over the enlarged monogram.
Okay, this is where you want reinforcements. Using a fine lead pencil, outline you monogram on to the fabric. Utilize one of you bridesmaid for this. It makes the work go faster and it is a wonderful bonding experience. You need a steady hand for this so take your time. Speaking from experience, it is not easy to erase stray pencil marks from white muslin.
Once you have outlined your monogram onto your muslin, it’s time to begin the painting. Take a paper plate to hold your acrylic paints a start to fill in your outline. You want to start with your darker colors. You do this to prevent tenting of you lighter hues. After painting is complete, let it set for about 2 hours to dry.
I hope that this is useful to you and as always, happy planning!
2 comments:
Love this idea, i've actually helped someone do it in the past, but i'm struggling to create my own monogram. I am ok at photoshop, but who did yours? Any tips?
Great tips for DIY aisle runner savings.
I was thinking about making my own at one point but figured it would be too expensive.
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