1-Potato-2-Potato-Wrap!

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Today we’re going to show you how to make handmade wrapping paper using a potato cut stamp & some bright paint colours!

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DIY Flower headbands by m.studio

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I’ve got this BEAUTIFUL DIY for all the pretty blog readers today ! & It is so fast & easy to make yourself ! …I hope that this post will inspire you to make some for yourself… your bridesmaids or as gifts… if you’re a bride getting married in the field… make one for yourself! You can use them as belts or headbands…

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Save the Date {Free Printable}

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This is a super cute, easy to assemble and cost effective Save the Date for all you soon-to-be-brides out there. I used some photo’s of my own engagement shoot, way back in 2010, taken by the super talented Charmaine Spangenberg. This is something to have fun with while adding lots of personal touches. The sky’s the limit.

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Pretty Pressies {Gift tags and Wrapping Paper}

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I have been on a little gift-giving rampage for a while now. Thing is, I love giving gifts. Thoughtful, sincere little somethings that just reminds the receiver that you love them/value them/thought of them.

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Handmade Mobile {DIY}

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For the DIY today, we decided to make something that is quite easy and fun to create, a handmade mobile. We wanted to get into the autumn feel of things and decided to hang these cute squirrel-acorn-leave designs from our mobile.

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M is for Mother {Initial Paper Collage DIY}

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Today I’m going to show you how to make an Initial Paper Collage – we’re focusing on an ‘M’ for Mother’s Day, but this is also great as a gift for couple’s getting married if you want to give them their initials framed as a gift.

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Desktop, iPad & iPhone Calendars {Digital Wallpaper}

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Remember our Digital Wallpaper DIY post in January? We had initially only designed January, February and March and when April came round, we had a number of you enquiring about the next month’s calendar. Today’s Pretty Blog DIY is in response to your requests. So here they are, DESKTOP, iPAD and iPHONE wallpapers for the months of May, June & July.

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