I did it! I made my veil!

Hello all,
           I believe in saving money. I believe in inspiring others to save money too. I am known to fix my car myself. After I broke the screen of my cell phone I ordered a new one and of course I fixed it. I do historical reenactments and I make all of my own clothing and jewelry. I (with family help) gutted my entire house. So of course when we started planning our wedding I first considered what I could do myself.
          I had not originally thought about making my veil. While picking out my dress I tried on lots of veils. Many were beautiful. I figured I would just grab one before I left the store. I got my dress at a great consignment store. I figured the prices must be reasonable. After all everything there is second hand. Well I could not have been more wrong. $200 for a used veil. $200! Can you believe it? I sure could not. Now because I have an extensive knowledge of fabric prices and I have a lot of talent and the experience with sewing I thought it cannot be that hard to make a veil. On my next trip to The Cities I stopped at JoAnn Fabrics. I paid $5 for the off white net fabric, $6 for 3 packs of prefolded 1/2 inch off white binding and about $5 for two hair combs (it was a two pack but I only needed one). So for a total of $16 and a couple peaceful afternoon hours I made a trimmed two tier veil. I watched a couple minute video on YouTube on how to make a veil and I winged the rest. I will post pictures later. It is beautiful. I might hot fix rhinestones on the trim. I have not decided yet.
        My advice to everyone is to consider what you can do yourself. Use the internet. Check out craft stores. I believe I will enjoy this wedding so much more because a lot of work, thought and heart has gone into it.
Cheers!