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I’m getting married in August of next year.

So… I gotta pick a pattern for my wedding dress. I’m making it myself. The thing is – I can’t find the “perfect” one.. There’s something I hate about every one I find, but I’ve come down to these:

• I like the back part with the buttons, but I think the bottom part is too plain and I hate the weird veil. I refuse to wear a veil! I do NOT like them. As for the top, I’m unsure of how it will actually look, so I am still pondering it:

Vogue Pattern V2788

• Simple, but still not the one:

Vogue Pattern V2717

• I kinda like this one, but I’m thinking the bottom part is TOO dressy… and I want straps (which can be easily accomplished) but.. I dunno. It just doesn’t seem right. I LOVE the bottom, but I don’t know if it’s “too” bulky, you know what I mean?:

McCall's Pattern M5321

• Again.. I don’t know. This one seems a little less bulky, and I like the design. I COULD wear red as the band and add straps and awesome looking buttons to the back:

McCall's Pattern M5807

• And these ones look like plain ol’ lingerie of some kind. Actually, they ARE! I just found that out, LOL. So this one is totally out – but I wanted to share it for some reason anyways:

McCall's Pattern M4109

• I’m looking  at Pattern C here – although I wouldn’t want a halter top. Totally fixable:

McCall's Pattern M4776

• Hm… Simple! But too simple? I hate the weird shawl things, so ignore those. I’m looking at the top middle one:

McCall's Pattern 4450

• I enjoy the layering on this one. Layering looks awesome! But, I want a different type of layering, and without weird sleeve things, and a little bulkier:

Burda Fashion Pattern 8057

Suggestions? Anyone? Got a wedding dress pattern website for me? I can’t seem to find pattern sites that aren’t just full of spam besides McCall’s, Vogue, and Simplicity. I want more options! please…

Well.. that’s my rant of the moment. I really want to just find one today, order it, and start on it.

I will figure out what attributes I like best on each style, and totally combine them to configure the perfect dress. Wish me luck!

I also want to make all of my bridesmaid dresses – so I gotta find a pattern for that too. I’m thinking about having everyone take a vote! oh yeah! mmk. back to the search!

Paper is awesome. No seriously. You can do anything with paper. I mean.. it may not hold as well as metal or anything like that, but it’s still possible. That was such a lame opening. I am so sorry. I’m not so good at openings, eh?

Um.. well, here are some fun paper links that I’ve collected.Whether you’ve got fancy schmancy card stock, old magazines, old books, scraps, construction paper, newspaper, or you name it, there’s so much you can do!

If you haven’t seen it already, please check out my other posts: Books No One Wants: What Can I Do With Them? Blank Notebooks, What Can I Do With Them? and Paper Bags: What Can I Do With Them? because those, of course, involve paper. Of course, there are misc. paper items involved in other posts, so if you’re really hardcore, you can just search for the term ‘paper’ and find a bunch o’ other stuff!

As I find more links and tutorials, I just add them to this post. Really, none of my posts are complete. I’m ALWAYS adding when I find new links if they fit under the post’s subject! Enjoi!

Contents:

• Misc. Tutorials (because I didn’t know what to categorize them under)
• Paper Technique Tutorials
• Clothing Tutorials
• Accessory Tutorials (oh yeah!)
• Home Decor Tutorials (because you’re that awesome)
• Free Clip Art to use in your own projects (vintage clip art that is freaking unique – and I love it)
• Halloween Clip Art (that looks awesome)
• Printable Projects (that you can assemble, or print out and be done with!)
• Halloween Printable Projects

Misc. Tutorials:

• The Making of an Origami Koi in Stop Motion: Mabone Origami on flickr

How to Make Japanese Paper Dolls: Kimono Reincarnate

La Calavera Lino Cut Memory Cards: AZCentral

Scalloped Note Card: Andrea Walford

Russian Nesting Doll Card: ZakkaLife

Paper Witch Shoe Favor Box: Skip to my Lou

How to Make a Gift Bow from a Magazine Page: How About Orange

Paper Boxes for Holiday Gifts: Softflexgirl

Triangle Box: Split Coast Stampers

Easy Christmas Baskets: Small Fry and Co.

Paper Technique Tutorials:

• Herringbone Technique: Scrappin’ Out Loud

Clothing Tutorials:

Sew a Newspaper Dress: Instructables

Accessory Tutorials:

Paper Bag Purses: Small Fry and Co.

4x6 Accordion File Purse Tutorial: Stampin Inspirations

Paper Bag Purses: The Creative Boutique

Recycled Newspaper Pin: The Crafty Chica

Home Decor Tutorials:

• Paper Silhouette Art: Lisa Freedman

Mexican Paper Flowers: Mad in Crafts

Paper Tree Tutorial: jodireeves on flickr

Tissue Paper Pom Poms Tutorial: Blue Cricket Design

Susan's Tiger Wallpaper: Design Sponge

Decorative Chair Backs: Martha Stewart

Album Cover Tutorial: Freckled Nest

Magazine Paper Doll Magnets: Ruffles and Stuff

Paper Christmas Wreath Tutorial: TheRedThreadBlog

Making Woven Paper Baskets: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Making Perfect Boxes: Lovely Design

Free clip art to use in your own projects:

• Thrift Store Paper Cutouts: CraftZine
• The Graphics Fairy is an excellent blog that uploads vintage photos for you to download!
• I can’t forget to mention The Vintage Moth – which has free antique and vintage images for mixed media artists
• Oh yeah – check out Vintage Printable too!
• Why not? You’re on a roll, right? I know I am! Grab some ideas and some clip art from Just Something I Made

Halloween Clip Art:

• Antique Looking Halloween Card: Pamela Huntington
• Vintage Halloween Cards: Pamela Huntington

Thanksgiving Clip Art:

• Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard: The Graphics Fairy

Printable Projects:

• How About Orange has an excellent variety of printable crafts that you can print out right at home!
• Printable Chore Chart for Kids: Mod Eco Kids
• Printable Moving Announcement: How About Orange
• Full Bloom Flower Card: Aileen’s Musings
• NaniBird Birdie Projects: NaniBird
• Bun Box: Super Cute Kawaii

Halloween Printable Projects:

• Halloween Toe Tag Invitations: Brooklyn Limestone
• Haunted Paper Toys: Ravens Blight
• Halloween Boxes: HelloHappyBlog ah so cute! Perfect for packaging little things in for Halloween!
• Jack o’ Lantern Seed Orange Jelly Bean Labels: Can’t Stop Making Things
• Chocolate Covered Witch Warts Raisinettes Labels: Can’t Stop Making Things
• Halloween Pop-up Card: Can’t Stop Making Things

I’m really just a huge fan of the clip art – not gonna lie. You can basically do anything with that – so your options are endless. I <3 Paper. Glad I saved my magazines, too!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: razorfrog on flickr

Tutorials:

Accessory Tutorials:

How to Sew a Ruffled Scarf: CraftZine

Decadent Scarf Tutorial: My Mama Made It

Hat and Scarf from Sweater Tutorial: Ruffles and Stuff

Sweater Capelet Wrap Refashion Tutorial: My Mama Made It

Kid’s Clothing Tutorials:

Sweater to Sweater Dress: Make it and Love it

Sweater Dress Revamp: Get Your Craft On

Make a Child's Skirt from an Adult Sweater: Crafting a Green World

Turn an Adult Sweater to Child Leggings: Crafting a Green World

How to Make a Wool Diaper Cover from a Wool Sweater: Sewing Dork

Home Decor Tutorials:

An Upcycled Sweater Project - Beverage Sleeve and Coasters: Tenth Muse Studios

DIY Sweater Pillows: Samster Mommy

How to Make a Stepping Stool: Indietutes

Pet Accessory Tutorials:

How to Make a Cat Bed from an Old Sweater: WikiHow

Halloween Tutorials:

Jack the Hoop-O-Lantern: Betz White

Ghost Halloween Decoration: Cut out and Keep

Christmas Tutorials:

Sweater Stocking: The Long Thread

Sweater Stocking: Martha Stewart

How to Make an Adorable Polar Bear Ornament Out of an Old Wool Sweater: Fun in the Making

The monster stepping stool is my ultimate fav’! I have this wooden stepping stool that I made a few years back that is just totally plain. Oh yeah, I’m makin’ it – watch out world!

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Photo Credit: Terriko on flickr