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DECORATING IDEAS
GENERAL IDEAS
Lots of layers of tulle or yards of draping tricot nylon
. You can order bolts of sheer fabric, in a myriad of colors, (item number
1500) at Sew Easy
Fabrics, Inc for wholesale prices- all different colors with lots
of tiny white Christmas lights beneath the fabrics. Be sure to get the
lights strung onto white cord, vs. the dark green (unless you will be
using dark fabrics over them.
You want the lightest denier possible, which will give you
a very sheer draping fabric. Look under the Lingerie section. This fabric
is $1.95 a yard and is 102 inches wide. Since it is an interlocking nylon
weave, you don't have to sew the edges to keep them from fraying, just
cut and it's ready to use. The lights look beautiful under this fabric.
Use arrangements of fruits and/or vegetables on the tables
as decorations. Fairies are said to be attracted to all sorts of plants
and help with their care. Bird ornaments are also nice. It is said some
fairies ride birds like we ride horses.
Below are some suggestions on flowers, colors, etc. Do not
limit yourself to this list. You can look at birth month gem stone charts
and locally available garden flowers and the supermarket for in season
ideas for colors and materials.
Rubber stamps,
of dragonflies and fairies, can be used to stamp your patterns on fabrics,
wedding invitations, napkins, etc. Also- Fairy
figurine ornaments could be used for arrangements and hanging
about the layers of fabrics. Flowers, in pots, could use a grouping of
three and put on the tabletops. Use large floral or satin ribbons to hide
the pots. If the guests don't take these home, the married couple can
use these to decorate their new yard or apartment. Group candles around
them. I take any sort of candle and place it in a plastic bag that I have
put the finest grit glitter I can find. It is like a powder and I get
it at fabric stores in the craft section. They come iridescent with hues
of various shades, like lavender, pink, yellow, or just diamond. I shake
the candles around, in the bag, and the sparkle sticks to it. You don’t
need any glue. These candles add a magical touch.
FAIRY WEDDING INVITATIONS
Gather flowers, leaves and press in phone books for at least
a month. Glue these onto the front of the cards that have your wedding
invitation. Arrange them into pretty bouquets. You might even incorporate
feathers into the design.
Use fairy rubber
stamps and use your wedding colors to color them in for the front
of your cards.
AUTUMN FAIRY WEDDING 
Use brilliant fall colors- oranges, reds, purples, gold.
Autumn flowers would be asters, dahlias, mums, gladiolas and vegetable
matter would be plums, apples, squashes, and pumpkins. If using these
darker colors, the little Christmas lights can be strung on the green
electric cording and you can use yellow and orange lights under the fabrics
for a warm, cozy glow. Autumn leaves and branches as part of the decorations
and in the bridal bouquet and perhaps hair wreaths for the bride’s
maids.
WINTER FAIRY WEDDING 
Light pastel blue, white and silver color scheme will tickle
any fairies fancy. Bring in thoughts of ice and frost. Clear or sand blasted
glass. Mirrors. Star ornaments. Bells to ring as the couple leaves and
to decorate on the tables. People can be asked to bring their own bells
in silver or glass to ring. It is a neat conversation starter as people
look at each other’s bells. Bare branches sprayed with a light adhesive
and sprinkled with glitter. Organza sheer ribbons. Candles and dim lights
to represent the darker days of winter.
SPRING FAIRY WEDDING 
This type of wedding might include colors of pale yellow,
greens and pinks. Flowers for spring would be primroses, narcissus, tiny
yellow daffodils, crocuses, forget-me-nots. Willow branches (curly willow
is very striking). One spring wedding I helped with was on May day and
had a May Pole. I painted the pole one of the wedding colors and stapled
lengths of ribbon to the may pole for the weaving dance. To place at the
top of the pole I made a silk and ribbon floral arrangement. During the
reception I had little girls pass out ink pens, in the wedding colors,
to all the guests along with rectangular pieces of paper in the wedding
colors. Guests were asked to write words of wisdom or comments and wishes
for the bride and groom. They were to them tie them onto the Maypole ribbons
before the dance. The pole was then placed in the couple’s bedroom
and they were told they could read one slip a day. A different slant to
this is to have a large heart shaped box, decorated in the wedding colors,
and have the guest put their written messages in the box. The box would
be placed in the bedroom and a message a day could be read by the couple.
Some thoughts were very funny and sometimes helped lighten any tensions
of the day.
SUMMER FAIRY WEDDINGS 
Bright primary colors like red, blue, green or colors that
imitate the fresh flowers, fruits and veggies of the season-roses, melons,
lemons, lettuces, strawberries, raspberries. Think bumblebees, butterflies,
dragon flies, ladybugs. Squares of fabrics for the tables that are the
same length as wide (if fabric is 35" wide then 35" long) and
set as a diamond on the table under your arrangement. The fabrics would
reflect the flowers of the season and could be a different fabric for
each table. It is a great way to make people wander to touch and see what
how all the different tables are individually decorated. It will encourage
meeting neighbors before unmet and perhaps stimulate some conversation.
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