I know I've blogged previously about the great deals I've found at Dollar Tree, but I can't help but share these deals I found there this week! I know lots of brides use shepherd hooks, and it's difficult to find them at a reasonable price. I've been on the lookout for them since last fall when I decided I wanted to have pomanders hanging down the aisle for the ceremony. And look what I found:
*Please excuse the mess in the first picture!*
They're 42" tall, metal, and relatively sturdy. Perfect! My "vision" for the aisle is a more simple version of this:
I loove the look of rose petals along the sides of the aisle, especially with a runner! We'll have a white runner, but I still love these inspiration pictures:
Since we're using very few flowers, and because real rose petals are expensive, I'll be lining the aisle with artificial petals. I debated for awhile over whether I thought I'd like the petals from Dollar Tree. After reading a post from Kristin at Unspecified Thoughts about dying the petals, I was sold. I've bought several packages (300 for $1) of white and just bought a few packages of light pink on this trip. I'll be dying the white petals hot pink, like Kristin did:
And mixing them with the light pink:
I'm so excited to see how it turns out!
The other thing I found on this trip was battery operated paper lanterns! And even more perfect, they're hot pink! I already have a bunch of paper lanterns to hang over the dance floor (that I blogged about here) but none of them have lights in them. These will be an awesome addition to the ones I already have!
I know they had a couple other colors/designs, but they aren't listed on their website and I can't exactly remember what they were.
Have you found some good deals at Dollar Tree? Are you incorporating them into your decor?
Very nice finds! I love a good bargain! :)
ReplyDeleteI love all these ideas! oh I'm so jealous you get to do all this planning, I wish I could do it all over again!
ReplyDeleteI mixed mine with the light pink ones and they look really good! I also tried to dye another batch hot pink but they didn't come out as dar.. so now I have 3 different colors of pinks and it looks really pretty! (I dyed the pink petals instead of white the second time.)
ReplyDeleteI really need to stop by a dollar store asap! I love what you are doing with the petals and I want the same thing for the aisle! What awesome deals!
ReplyDeleteI will be hitting up the dollar tree today after work! I'll let you know what I find :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! I can't really tell from the photos, but do these have stands? Or are they the kind that need to be stuck into the ground? I am having an outdoor ceremony, but not on grass... so I have been looking for cheap shepherd hooks that can stand on their own. I'm hitting up Dollar Tree after work!
ReplyDeleteAwesome finds! I'm in love with my local dollar store. We ended up finding the pots for our centerpieces and the containers for our guest favors there. It's such a great feeling of satisfaction to find exactly what you want for a good price which is the main reasons I love stores like that. And speaking of which, I'm going to have to start hunting down shepherd hooks too.
ReplyDeleteWe got like 40 hurricane vases from our Dollar Store! And I think they were $3 each...Good stuff :)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful finds! I don't have a dollar tree nearby, and I tend to forget what great treasures can be found there.
ReplyDeletethose are going to look fabulous!! What a bargain!
ReplyDeleteDid you find those shepherd hooks in person or on the Dollar Tree's website?? I just started my search and would love to take advantage!
ReplyDelete@ Bee - They don't have stands, but I'm going to use them indoors anyway. I'm just going to attach them to the sides of the metal chairs the church has for our ceremony with wire or something.
ReplyDelete@ Mateya - We got all of the vases for our centerpieces there! They have several different shapes from 5" to 9.5"! http://www.dollartree.com/floral-decor/vases-bowls-containers/202c203c203/index.cat
@ Brittney - I found them in the store. They aren't on their website yet for some reason!
Yay! I ADORE the Dollar Tree!
ReplyDeleteI found 7" cylinder glasses that will go with our candle motif for the ceremony. They will line each pew. Also I was able to find candles for them 6/1$ emergency candles.. i'll do it in a bundle of 2. we bought 8 boxes :)
They have a bunch of styrofoam rings and balls so I bought those too!
I think I've dropped $40 there and I'll be back for more :)
Great finds!
ReplyDeleteFabulous ideas! It will be absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOoh, good find on the shepherd's hooks at the DT! :) Awesome!
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