Garbage to Glam-Make the Most of "Large Item Pick Up" Day!

I'm surprised I didn't get hit or ticketed today. I spent a good couple of hours driving s-l-o-w-l-y by the doors, window frames, old chairs and ladders that sit on the curbs of people's homes for our city wide Large Item Pick Up week, thinking how they'd make such AWESOME wedding props, particularly for outdoor weddings and receptions. I didn't pick up anything though, I forced myself not to.  One Girl HQ (aka my house) is going on the market this summer so I'm trying to purge, not collect.

This, however, doesn't mean that YOU can't collect and turn all that garbage into glam!  Here are some ideas for your wedding or party decor.

*Use old doors as an entrance way to your outdoor wedding or reception.  I'm desperately in love with this look.  It's like an entrance way to a secret garden.

*Use rickety ladders to hang place cards from (in alphabetical order).  Or, use them as shelves for decorative plants or wedding favors.

*Take picture frames, adhere them to plywood and paint the plywood with chalkboard paint for very cool bar, menu, treat and general wedding signs.  Heck, paint wood head boards, old chairs, doors, shelves, etc. with chalk board paint and do the same!

*Use old window and picture frames for really cute photo props (take a picture with two heads kissing in the frame)

*Use glass window panes to write the seating assignments for your reception and hang near the entrance.  Use these also as bar or main menus, or just to write love notes or inspiring messages.

*Take an old scrapes of wood, deconstruct and nail together to make directional signs for your wedding (John and Jane wedding this way) or just rustic love sign to be put into the ground (Eat, Drink and Be Married; Happily Ever After Starts Here, etc)

Think outside the box!  Indoor furniture re purposed and used "outside of its element" adds whimsy and fantasy to the most magical day of your life.

Love,
Shannon
www.onegirlcreative.net