Making My Own Veil!

I am having to plan my wedding quickly and it has to be fairly inexpensive. I just wanted to share with all brides that YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VEIL!!! Here`s what I did.

I went to Hobby Lobby and bought the following supplies (prices are approximate):

Pregathered netting (the veil itself) 72 inch, $19.99
Head piece to attach veil to (plain satin band with hair comb), $1.99
Strand of pearls for decoration (3 yards I think), $0.99
White ribbon to trim the bottom edge of veil (x2 to make sure I had enough), $1.99 each
Bag of "pearl" seed beads for various decorations, $4.99

Then I went to Wal-Mart (or a similar store) and got the following (I don`t remember all the prices):
Elmer`s Craft Glue Spray adhesive
Air Soluble fabric marking pen
"Jewel Glue"
"Diamond Dust Ultra Fine" glitter
Bag of larger "pearl beads"

Now here`s what I did (am still doing some of it):
I coated the satin-ish head piece with spray adhesive and poured the ultra-fine glitter over it. I shook off all the excess glitter and let that completely dry. Then I sprayed one more layer of the adhesive over that so that the glitter wouldn`t rub off if you touched it. This is where I panicked because even after 2 hours the top layer of glue still felt a little sticky. But after drying overnight it was perfectly dry, and no more glitter on your finger when you touch the headpiece. The glitter gave it a beautiful shine, but not the tacky "i got glitter happy" look that most glitter would leave behind. This is why it`s important that you get "ultra-fine" or "diamond dust" glitter.

The next step is lining the entire edge of the headpiece with the larger "pearl" beads.

Then I used the tiny pearl seed beads to make "seed bead daisies" as seen here: http://missclick.chickclick.com/articles/301096p1.html *NOTE* I used the same beads for all parts, mine don`t have different colored centers or leaves.* I made those about a centimeter apart on the string so that I could cut them apart later.

After I made all the daisies, I put a glob of the "jewel glue" on each one (it dries clear) so that they would stay together when I cut the string away from each one.

Then I use those daisies to decorate the top of the headpiece because it`s too plain for my liking with just the glitter and the pearls around the edges.

Then, sew or glue the satin ribbon around the bottom edge of the veil (if you want to of course) to create that border.

Then, test your fabric pen on your veil to make sure that it will disappear in the time that it says it will. Test it on a spot that will not show of course.

Plan out where you want to sew the tiny pearls and place a dot there with that "magic" pen. Use white thread to sew individual pearl beads into the veil where you want them to appear.

It`s so great to have a veil that looks EXACTLY like you want it to, and costs MUCH less than one from a store that isn`t perfect for you. Of course, how much you spend will depend on how fancy you want to make it. I think mine, so far anyway, is still under $50 whereas the cheapest veil I saw in stores that I liked was $90! Anyway, I hope this can help inspire some of you to create a veil that you can take full credit for and not have to pay a fortune for.

Let me know if you have any other ideas or if you made your own veil!

~Melody~