Pages of style #7: room decoration

Ornaments made from
 Comic books

Over the past few years the decoration of weddings has changed; I remember the weddings I went to in my early twenties, decoration didn't seem to stretch beyond the flowers, some candles and perhaps some confetti on the tables, oh and I'm not forgetting a gorgeous cake. Now there's bunting, pompoms and feature walls, the options to making the space special and unique for your wedding are only limited by you imagination, time and budget.



There's something about dressing a venue that really appeals to me, however it would be too fussy and distract from the historic surrounding of our venue, St Mary's Guildhall Coventry. Instead I have gone a little crazy finding some fabulous ideas, using those trusty book pages, for those of you who do want some added  personal details.

There are many options, from a riot of colour and shapes (why not stain your book pages) to having one shape repeated throughout your venue: choose a shape that is easy to create over and over again, and preferably symmetrical to allow for 3D designs.

Hearts: (Top row) *3 Hanging hearts by Maises Palce on Etsy, *Padded heart pouches, *Hole punched garland
and *Heart garland
(Bottom row) *Dolily heart tea light holder, *Looped Paper heart garland, *Blue Woven heart, and *3D heart strings

Whether you are looking to dress a small space to create a feature wall for a photo-booth, cake or sweetie buffet or wanting to cover every wall,  an easy and effective way to achieve your look is to make strands of bunting or garlands; instead of having them across the ceiling hang them down the walls creating a curtain effect.

To create a stunning backdrop to your ceremony, why not create circular fans in various sizes and tinted with different colours, attach these to a board or hang them to create your focal point. Another beautiful idea is to make origami cranes and thread them together - in the Japanese culture it is considered good luck for the couple to make these before their big day.

Bunting and garlands:
 (top row) *Paper chain, *Butterfly garland, and*Paper Crane Mobile originally from here but no longer available
(bottom row) *Book page bunting (source unknow), *Circular Fan garland, and *3D circle/ball garland.

You don'y have to create huge installments to add creative decor to your space, one or two subtle elements could make all the difference. Making paper bunting for the top of your cake or wrapping jam jars with paper would take minutes to make and would look amazing.

Extra little details: *Lace edged table runner, *cake bunting, *vases (orignially found here but no longer available),
*3D book houses *page covered tea light holders and*layered table runner

One of my favorite decorations
Book page pinwheels

If you are planning to take on a lot creatively I have a few suggestions:

1. Get a plan of you venue/space. know exactly how much space have and from that work out how best to fill it. Make sure if you want to hang things you know if and where you are able to attach your creations.
2. Make sure you allow yourself enough time and rope in you family and bridesmaids/men
3. Don't tell too many people your plans, that way if you only make 200 cranes instead of the 2000 people will be surprised and amazed by what you were able to create, rather than disappointed that they didn't get the full effect.

I hope you have enjoyed this brief tour of room decor that can be made from the pre-loved books.

TTFN ~Kate xxx