Juliet Cap Veil DIY Update #3

Hey there!  It's been a while since I've posted.  Life has gotten a little crazy what with my wedding coming up in the next month and three work related overseas tours coming up over the next three months.  I'm afraid I don't think I will have as much time or energy as I'd like for blogging but I definitely hope to have a little catch up from time to time.  When things calm down I would definitely like to start posting more regularly again so I hope you don't give up on me!

Something I thought I would give a little update about it how my veil has been coming along.  Since I posted my last update I have sewn the appliqués on over the gathers.  I just applied them by lightly pinning them where I wanted them to sit carefully avoiding the embroidery and beads.  Once I was happy with their positioning I stitched them carefully on to the netting using a matching thread and making tiny stitches from the underside where I felt they would go unnoticed.

 Once this was done I attached some cream ribbon to the underside of where the appliqués were sat.  I folded over the edges of the ribbon first and stitched them down to make it neater.  Then I stitched this across where I had gathered the netting.  I intend to use this ribbon to attach the veil to my hair with grips.

  Sorry for my messy hair in the photos but I wanted to show how the veil sat.  As you can see I sewed the ribbon down in a few places to make the grips more secure but I actually did it a bit tight and found it hard to slide the grips through without catching the netting underneath.  So I would recommend either sewing the ribbon looser or attaching the grips to the ribbon before you try to attach them to your hair.
So I think that's going to be the last update on the top part of my veil at least.  I hope you enjoyed these posts.  I can't wait to wear it at my wedding!
You can catch my other DIY veil posts here (update #2), here (update #1) and here.
Till next time

Twirlybirdie :)

Veil DIY - juliet cap style

Hello there,

I've been indoor all day today, feeling a bit under the weather.  Luckily it was my day off so I could just chill out and be comfy.  I thought I would write my first wedding related post since I got engaged.  I love the idea of being able to DIY a few pretty things instead of buying them.  I'm really inspired by the modern take on the juliet bridal cap style veils that are in fashion at the moment.  I also want something quite long which pushes up the price of a store bought veil.  So I thought I might as well give it a go and see if I can create something similar at home.  Besides if it doesn't work I have plenty of time to figure something else out.

So far I've managed to buy all the materials.  I got 3 meters of tulle for less than 10 euros and some pretty daisy trimming for 18 cents.  I got a couple of clear combs for about 1.50 which I've wrapped strips of tulle around to create something to sew the tulle veil to.

My intention is to sew the combs to either side of the tulle to create a cap effect and then maybe add the trimming across the front of it.  I'll let you know how I get on!

Have any of you managed to DIY your own veil?  Even if it doesn't work out I'm enjoying experimenting with the different ways I could style this veil by placing the comb, tulle and the trimmings in different places.

Till next time :)