The wedding is considered one of the most ambitious events, during which various thematic attributes and accessories are used. For example, the permanent elements of each event are a bride’s bouquet, buttonholes, bonbonnieres, pillows for wedding rings and much more. Despite such a huge assortment, wedding glasses are still one of the most important details of such a festive assortment. It is from them that the young drink during the ceremony. About how you can decorate them, we will tell in this article.
What to choose: ready-made or original options?
Undoubtedly, you can buy champagne glasses for a wedding in specialized stores, where there are a lot of different thematic paraphernalia. This approach will save you from unnecessary fuss and trouble. However, it will not be original. Fans of wedding ceremonies will surely notice the identity of the glasses. And some of them will certainly note that they have already seen similar ones from someone else.
In order to avoid such unpleasant situations, you should make glasses for the wedding with your own hands. And in order to make it easier, we have selected several interesting options for you.
How to decorate products with flower petals?
One of the most favorite ornaments of the newlyweds, which is quite realistic to cover the glasses for the wedding, are floral patterns. At the same time, each of you has the right to choose a suitable color for yourself, which will be on your first joint utensil. For example, it can be rose petals. After all, this particular flower is considered a symbol of love, tenderness and family happiness.
The choice of the color of the rose in the ornament also plays an important role. For example, a white rose is a symbol of pure intentions and wonderful family relationships, red - hints at the passionate nature of the newlyweds, pink - talks about the presence of romance and tender feelings.
What is needed for creative work?
To make glasses for the wedding, you need to have patience, imagination and all the necessary materials. For this you will need:
- A few clean plain glasses (it is better to take with a margin of not 2, but 4).
- A pair of beautiful artificial roses with spectacular petals.
- Instant or silicone glue.
- White or mother-of-pearl beads (imitation pearls).
- Scissors and pencil.
- A small piece of cloth or a handkerchief.
- A blank sheet of paper (A4 format will do).
- Thin brush for paints.
- Acetone or alcohol (for degreasing glasses).
- Special stained-glass paints of two colors (one should be lighter, and the second - darker).
And only after all the tools are ready, free yourself a place and start the creative process. For more information on how to make your own glasses for a wedding and decorate them with flower petals, we will tell further.
Step by Step Glass Design
At the first stage, degrease the glass. To do this, walk along the outer walls of the glass with a rag previously moistened with alcohol or acetone. Rinse off any remaining product with running water and thoroughly wipe the glass until a distinctive creaking sound is heard.
At the second stage, you should take the buds of roses or any other flowers and carefully separate the petals in them. Lay them out on a piece of paper. Take the scissors and carefully cut them at the base in a circle. Thus, you will visually round the ends. With their help, you can easily create beautiful glasses for the wedding.
In the third step, take the glue and the smallest petals of a rose or any other flower. And then, start sticking them to the base of the glasses in a circle, creating a kind of bud. Let the glue dry and repeat the same, but with large petals, making a slight indentation down. Continue to cover the wedding glasses with petals until you create the effect of a full-fledged flower opening. For the best effect, you can take a small white ribbon, tie it on a bow.
We make memorable inscriptions
To make it much more interesting, in addition to flower petals on the walls of glass, you can make commemorative inscriptions. To do this, take plain paper, print on it, for example, the names of the newlyweds. Cut out. These elements will become excellent stencils and will make the inscriptions relatively even. Next, attach them to the glass, take a brush with paints and begin to circle them. As you can see, this is a very simple, but quite original design of glasses for a wedding.
If you think that all this is not enough, complement your design with additional drawings, hearts, curls and other patterns. But don't overdo it. At the end of the work, take the beads, carefully cut them in half (you can use the whole) and stick around the glass. It turns out very stylish and quite gentle.
What materials can be used?
Before making glasses for the wedding, we advise you to take care of the purchase of all the necessary materials. For this, not only artificial flowers, satin ribbons, lace, silk fabrics, pieces of velvet, organza, tulle are suitable, but also a variety of beads, rhinestones, miniature figures, much more.
In a word, it is quite possible to use completely different decor. At the same time, there is no difference at all whether it will be pre-acquired ready-made paraphernalia or it will be created from what is currently at your fingertips. The main thing is that it is combined with the general style of design.
How to decorate work with lace?
As we already said, it’s quite possible to decorate glasses for a wedding from improvised materials available at home. For example, lace is perfect for this.
It is a pleasure to work with them, since they themselves are a wonderful decoration. So to decorate glasses, you can take a small piece of tape and gently glue horizontally on the glass (approximately in the middle).
If you wish, you can either leave it or add decoration, for example, with beads or rhinestones. As an option, picked up lace strung on a thread and worn on the transition between the lower part of the bowl and the leg is suitable. To match the lace, you can pick up beautiful satin ribbons tied with a bow. These are the glasses for the wedding. Photos of ready-made options for decoration - a great confirmation of the attractiveness of lace and similar decor.
How to decorate glasses with ribbons?
There are a huge number of options on how to complete the design of ribbons. For example, take a ready-made wedding bow, fix it on the stem of a glass or carefully wrap a ribbon around it in a spiral. And so that the tape does not unwind, during the winding process, fasten its ends with glue. An example of this design can be seen in the photo. Decorating glasses for a wedding is not at all difficult. The main thing is to show imagination and not be afraid to experiment.
We make the bride out of ribbons
The decor looks very original, visually resembling a small copy of the suits of the bride and groom. We offer you one of the most interesting options for this design. This will require one glass and double-sided tape. Take a ruler and back off the top of the glass two centimeters. Lock the mark with a black marker. Take double-sided tape and start wrapping it in a circle, starting from the set mark. There are two such circles to do.
Next, take a skein with a white satin ribbon and start sticking on top of the tape. You will need to make exactly four such circles with the participation of the tape. In this case, it is recommended to cut off the excess tape, and burn the tips with a lighter. Then take a small piece of transparent fabric and cut out a circle with a diameter of 11.5 cm. For more convenience, we recommend that you first draw such a circle on paper, cut it out and use it as a stencil.
In order to get the effect of a magnificent wedding skirt, it is necessary to cut about 25-27 similar circles from tulle. At the next stage, take one of the finished fabric circles, fold them several times in half to make a small triangle. Grasp its end.
Attach it just above the bottom line of the tape and use hot-melt adhesive to start gluing in a circle. Get 3 rows of triangles of fabric, which will eventually form a beautiful fluffy skirt. And at the final stage, it remains only to take the openwork white braid and stick it on the front bar (this will be the top of the dress). On top of the skirt you can glue the same braid or a beautiful decoration with rhinestones that perfectly imitate the bride’s belt. These are the original wedding glasses. How to decorate glass and dress him in a suit of the groom, we speak in more detail.
We make the groom of tapes and tape
In order to make a glass in the image of the groom, take a ruler and take measurements (as shown above with the bride). Next, glue exactly four strips of adhesive tape to the glass in a circle. Determine where you will have the front of the suit, and at this point, glue three more small strips of adhesive tape (they are needed for a white fabric that simulates a shirt). Then gently stick the white pieces of tape onto this peculiar ladder.
Take the black satin ribbon and start sticking it over the adhesive tape, leaving only a small space in the middle. The very last strip of tape will turn out with a full turn. After that, you need to take the black lace braid and use hot melt adhesive to glue the edges of the shirt and jacket.
In the end, it remains only to glue a pair of round rhinestones on the jacket. This will be an imitation of buttons. And to complete the whole image, make a bow out of black and white ribbon. Glue it under the collar of the shirt. It turns out a spectacular wedding suit for the groom, in which your wineglass is dressed. And you can do it yourself, but observing the safety rules.
DIY wedding glasses
Step-by-step photos, as a rule, help beginners in their creative enthusiasm. If you don’t like lace or satin ribbons, you can always use rope twine instead. With it, you can really decorate the leg of the glass. It also goes well with small cork or wooden figures, tablets or beads, burlap cuts.
The decor of glasses with rhinestones looks great. These can be completely ordinary crystals or Swarovski in one or two colors. Of these, it is not difficult to lay out the names of the newlyweds, their names or any beautiful thematic figures, for example, hearts. Moreover, their size can always be beaten beautifully.
In addition to the main part of the glass, you can decorate with rhinestones its leg and stand. Ready-made decor looks good with matching satin ribbons and beads of pink or white color (for pearls).
Instead of rhinestones, you can use small and large beads. It is usually glued around the neck of the glass or on the bottom of the leg. Glass design looks very impressive with a large number of small spangles of gold or silver color. To do this, take a glass, generously coat its leg with glue and apply sparkles on it. Use a transparent varnish base as a fixer. It will allow the processed legs to shine and relieve unevenness and the “scratching” effect of sparkles.
What else to decorate glasses with?
The fantasy of each person is truly limitless. Therefore, trust her and create your own masterpieces yourself. For example, if you do not have a large number of materials, you can always consider an economical option. For this you will need:
- Ready-made buttonhole with several white flowers on a wire.
- A small piece of tulle or decorative mesh.
- Thin satin ribbon.
- Threads and scissors.
- Gold and silver nail polish.
At the first stage, we recommend degreasing the glass and wiping it dry. Then follow these steps:
- Take a buttonhole and separate the flowers with wire.
- Cut the buds (under the root, remove the wire).
- Form bows from tulle or mesh.
- Sew the bows with a thread and a needle. Cut off excess with scissors.
- Take a satin ribbon and cut it into four equal parts.
- Using the glue gun, fasten the ribbons to the back of the bows (these will be the ties for fixing on the leg).
- Glue flowers in the middle of the bows.
- After the glue has dried, take a nail polish and use it to make a few light strokes on the bow and flower.
- Using varnish, draw one or two strips on the base of the glasses.
- Fix the effect with sparkles and clear varnish.
You should end up with pretty pretty glasses. If desired, they can be supplemented with a small amount of rhinestones and beads for pearls.
Can I use feathers?
If you want some exotic, we recommend using feathers when decorating holiday dishes. However, they can be not only white. Choose passionate red, burgundy, bright blue, green, and even yellow.
But do not forget that the shade of your choice should be in harmony with the whole design as a whole. The same applies to the general theme of the wedding. Glasses are a kind of addition and at the same time a competent accent, which should be placed correctly. Consider this when designing wedding attributes.