If you’re superstitious (or have suddenly developed superstition due to wedding-induced insanity) and are suddenly panicking about having not yet picked out ‘something blue’ at the 11th hour, then a good answer could be a discreet splash of the sacred colour courtesy of this little hairpin you can make yourself. It’s so simple to make, you could probably do it at the venue if your last minute search for anything blue has proven fruitless!

Full instructions can be found here.

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