Pretty up your chairs with a confection of lace, ribbons, crystals and pearls
You will need:
Needle and thread, scissors, glue gun, ribbon, curtain tie-back tassel, lace doilies, pearl necklace, strands of crystals, faux flowers; old brooches, feathers, ribbons or jewellery
Method:
1. Make lace rosettes by gathering the lace doilies in the middle with a needle and thread.
2. Using the needle and thread, attach the lace rosettes to the curtain tie-back tassel to make the base of your chair back.
3. Sew the pearl necklace and crystal strand to the top loops of the curtain tie-back.
4. Add other decorations of your choice.
5. Stick a faux flower to the loop at each end of the curtain tie-back.
6. Use the loop on either end to attach the chair back to your chair.
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BOHO VIBES
Throw a playful party with these pompom chair backs
You will need:
A selection of coloured wool, cardboard, sharp scissors, craft knife, pencil, two round templates for the discs
Method:
1. Take the cardboard and, using the pencil, draw around the larger circle to create the outer shape for the template.
2. Place the smaller circle central to the larger one and draw around it.
3. Cut out the larger circle with the scissors.
4. Cut out the centre circle with the craft knife, leaving you with two disc shapes.
5. Place the circles together and start winding the wool around the discs from the centre to the outer edge.
6. Keep winding the wool around until the disc surface is entirely covered. If you run out of wool, tie the ends together and continue where you left off.
7. Use the scissors to cut the wool in between the cardboard. Cut slowly and hold tight until you have cut the whole way around.
8. Take a piece of wool about 30cm in length and use it to tie off the pompom by pulling the string between the two cardboard discs and then tightening it around the centre.
9. Pull off the cardboard discs and trim the pompom ends.
10. Make a garland by threading a piece of wool through the middle of several pompoms and secure to the chair.
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COUNTRY LOVE
These paper rosette decorations are perfect for a romantic, rustic aesthetic
You will need:
Craft paper squares, glue gun, buttons, ribbon
1. Take a square of craft paper and fold to create a concertina.
2. Fold the concertina in half and glue together.
3. Repeat and add one fan to another to create a fan.
4. Repeat and attach four fans to one another to create a circular rosette.
5. Finish with a button or mini rosette in the centre.
6. Fold a piece of craft paper to create an envelope.
7. Glue a long piece of ribbon into the envelope.
8. Attach your paper rosettes onto the envelope.
9. Tie each end of the ribbon to the back of your chair to create a rosette chair back.
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MODERN ELEGANCE
Tie a garland of flowers to your chairs for a floral-fabulous finish
You will need:
Floral foam netted garland, ribbon, cut flowers
Method:
1. Cut a section of the floral foam garland, ensuring that wire secures each end of the netting.
2. Fill the floral foam with fresh flowers to your required shape.
3. Tie ribbon to each end of the floral foam netting.
4. Attach the garland to the chair.
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ETHEREAL ROMANCE
Set a serene scene with clouds of voile woven with ivy
You will need:
Length of voile or muslin (approx. 1.5m per chair), ivy
1. Pass the fabric through the back of the chair.
2. Entwine a strand of ivy along the length of the chair back.
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words Elle Winsor-Grime
Photography Ben Photography www.benphotography.co.uk
Wooden folding chairs Stargazey Wedding Decor Hire www.stargazeyweddingdecorhire.co.uk
Ghost chairs Inspire Hire www.inspire-hire.co.uk
Chiavari chairs LPM Bohemia www.lpmbohemia.com
Styling and DIY Elle Winsor-Grime and Rachel Wilson at Inspire Hire
www.inspire-hire.co.uk
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