Wedding DIY-Bride's Jewelry

I have excellent taste... the jewelry I like tends to be rather expensive. Also, I like quality materials, and so much of the jewelry I can afford is made with cheap materials.

For the necklace, I crocheted fine gage Argentinian silver wire with pearls of several sizes, Swarovski crystal beads, and quartz nuggets. There is a matching bracelet.

The earings are pearls and a cast sterling silver lotus flower charms that I found on Etsy, hung on a handmade sterling silver earwire. The lotus flower is often given to the bride in Chinese weddings as a gesture of good fortune.

DIY - Silk Flower Hairpiece

The flower hairpiece is made out of layers of silk organza and tulle, sewn together, in a manner similar to this tutorial. The center stamens were made from seed pearls string on wire, and a feather was added instead of a leaf. A spray of crystals on fishing line from the craft store was also added. The flower was hot-glued to a hair clip.

One thing I didn't do myself was my hair! I indulged on this luxury... I even had a full-on trial run the week before. I've had hair disasters in the past, and I didn't want my wedding day to be one of them!