DIY Wire Wedding Hanger Tutorial

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I am having a blast planning my wedding! I am definitely a do it yourself kind of bride and it has honestly pushed my creativity. Not only do you save a ton of money but you really get to put personal touches into your big day! I love the wire hangers with the bridesmaids names on them and here is my tutorial on how I made them so you can do it too!

What you will need

12 gage floral wire 

(I used about 2 rolls for 5 bridesmaids and a bride and groom one) Found at Michaels 

Wooden hangers 

can be bought just about anywhere, the cheapest I found them was Walmart & Meijer

Wire Cutter

Super Glue 

I used the 'Goop' brand craft glue and it worked really well, dried fast. 

small drill bit or a screw

I used a small hook screw to make the hole to put the wire in (we don't have a drill, its on our registry list lol) but a small drill bit would be much quicker. 

Round bottle top 

or similar item to help you shape the round letters and keep them consistent (ex b & d)

Step 1: Practice! There really isn't any doing over once you start the lettering in the wire, if you start un-doing the letting and re-doing, the wire gets kinked up and it won't ever look smooth. So practice, look up images of wedding hangers and find a lettering that you like and copy, you want you lettering to be consistent, for photos :-D 

Step 2: Form you names leaving a little extra on the sides so you can center it on the hanger. 

Step 3: Make the holes in the hanger.

Step 4: Center and clip your name, making sure to leave enough that fits into the holes.

Step 5: Put super glue into the holes of the hanger and insert the wire into the holes. Lay on a flat surface to dry, secure the wire into the holes for drying if necessary (I found a little bit of painters tape works to hold the wire if it moves on you) 

Let dry over night to be safe and then enjoy your custom wedding hangers!!!

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