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Etsy Weddings: Handmade Object Of The Week

First Posted: 10/ 2/2011 3:41 pm Updated: 03/ 2/2012 12:22 pm

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Since Etsy.com launched in 2005, the online marketplace featuring over 400,00 vendors selling their handmade wares has become a go-to resource for couples looking to elevate their nuptials with one-of-kind, DIY touches (there's even a dedicated section of the site just for weddings).

Below, we present a curated selection of our favorite wedding objects from Etsy sellers. We'll be bringing you a new object, and its unique story, every week, so check back frequently.

'Alice' Button Bouquet
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Etsy designer Lilybuds Bouquets was asked by a bride to custom-design an "Alice in Wonderland"-themed bouquet. Lilybuds created this beautiful button bouquet, which any "Alice"-loving bride can now purchase. Says the designer, "There are many "Alice" items on the bouquet; 'Drink Me' bottles filled with glitter, black top hats, silver keys, vintage hand-spun cotton mushrooms, worded charms that say 'Off with their heads!', 'Tea party' and 'Drink me', miniature porcelain tea sets with tiny doilies, crowns and much more."

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Since Etsy.com launched in 2005, the online marketplace featuring over 400,00 vendors selling their handmade wares has become a go-to resource for couples looking to elevate their nuptials with one-of...
Since Etsy.com launched in 2005, the online marketplace featuring over 400,00 vendors selling their handmade wares has become a go-to resource for couples looking to elevate their nuptials with one-of...
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TRhett
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02:56 PM on 11/19/2011
Those are REALLY cool - amazing how creative people can be.
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Mrsbean54
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12:40 PM on 11/04/2011
Loved Etsy for our wedding! We got handmade jewelry for the bridesmaids. I must have spent months looking at all the cute stuff :)
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Rita Fellers
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04:26 PM on 10/24/2011
Those Moss-Framed Chalkboards by RIVCHE are amazing!! They are so beautiful and whimsical. What a talented and creative artist.
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cinemaven
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09:58 PM on 10/16/2011
Some of the fondant creations on Etsy are mind boggling. If you do a search, you'll see some of the most amazing birthday cake or wedding cake toppers and decorations. The seashell ones look so real and are very reasonable. I was at a recent wedding where the bride made her cake and used the seashells to decorate it and you couldn't tell it from a professional cake (she's no professional).

http://www.etsy.com/listing/81683706/fondant-seashells these are the ones she used.
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onnozol
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10:04 PM on 10/16/2011
I have seen these. They are amazing. Etsy is my favourite place.
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howtowasteyourlife
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05:27 PM on 10/15/2011
75% of the "handmade objects" on Etsy are mass-produced in China and resold under the guise of being "handmade".
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LivelyLexie
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09:57 AM on 10/28/2011
Where do you get your information? I'm a seller on Etsy, and I certainly handmake what I create.
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Larianne Milosavljevic
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01:12 PM on 10/07/2011
There is one seller (Pugetsoundweddings), on Etsy that has the most uniquely beautiful hand made one of a kind card boxes ever. I have seen so many exceptional designs in the past from this seller. I also understand the seller is one heck of a wedding planner.
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fanciestrands
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10:25 PM on 10/02/2011
The moss covered number is great looking.
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