It is customary to celebrate 7 years of the wedding, observing certain traditions. Learn not only about them, but also about how to make a do-it-yourself gift for this event.
Not everyone knows what the 7th wedding anniversary is called. It is customary to say that this is a copper or woolen wedding.
7 years of wedding - traditions and congratulations on the anniversary
By this time, the husband and wife already know each other well, they understand, they have learned to find compromises, to negotiate. Although copper and metal, it is soft and malleable, so the relationship of the spouses of this time is compared with this material. And the wool is soft and comfortable, but sometimes prickly. Likewise, family relationships should already be cozy and tender, but sometimes there are minor quarrels.
Ceremonies, rituals and traditions for a copper wedding are aimed at ensuring that the life of a husband and wife is prosperous and comfortable, and the relationship is warm. Celebrate 7 wedding years so that the next year in the family will be filled with mutual understanding and love. Here are the traditions you can follow.
- In the morning, the spouse does the cleaning. After all, dirt, cobwebs entail bad energy, they destroy harmony in the family. Therefore, you need to get rid of it. It is also necessary to throw or give away old things, remove cracked and broken dishes from the house.
- For a spouse on this day or on the eve, there are also various things to do. He must repair everything that is broken in the house. If this cannot be done, then these items must be thrown away.
- After the house is clean and tidy, let the spouses talk to each other, remembering all the positive events of this year. They will thank their soul mate for the joys brought and forgive small offenses, if any. This will help strengthen family relationships.
- You need to get copper rings in advance, on this day the spouses will exchange them. The same applies to copper coins. They will be kept in the family as talismans.
- In Russia, it was customary to invite many guests for 7 years of a wedding. It is better if there are single guys and girls among them. And the love of the heroes of the occasion will be an example for them.
- The southern peoples have such an interesting tradition. During the celebration of the copper wedding, the spouse carries a knife, and the wife carries a purse with change.
- Another tradition concerns the need to hang a large horseshoe over the door before the holiday. If you don't have copper, wood or brass will do. This attribute is designed not to let various negativity into the house, but to attract wealth and goodness.
- Celebrating the event should be fun. If the young people want, they will go on a journey. If you can't escape, then you can celebrate 7 years of your wedding in a restaurant or at home. The trip to the disco will also be fun.
- You can treat guests on this day, according to the wishes of the young. If the spouses love Chinese or Japanese cuisine, then they can cook or order such dishes.
- You can stop at a variety of snacks, salads. Place the snack rolls, slices, cheese on a large copper tray and place it in a prominent place on the table.
What do you give for your 7th wedding anniversary?
If you choose to donate copper items, the following will work:
- ancient coins;
- cutlery;
- boxes;
- vases for flowers and fruits;
- candlesticks, which will contain 7 candles;
- dishes;
- figurines;
- bowl for jam.
The spouse can give his wife jewelry made of copper, and the spouse can make a present from wool with her own hands, because this wedding is also woolen.
See what your spouse can do.
DIY gift for a woolen (copper) wedding
Even if it is not very expensive, but made with your own hands, the husband will certainly appreciate such a sign of attention.
Take:
- a coffee cup;
- hot glue gun;
- coffee beans;
- cotton pads;
- brown woolen threads;
- lace.
Place cotton pads on the cup, then wrap the woolen thread around it. All that remains is to stick the coffee beans. You can paint a heart on them with gold paint or decorate such a container with lace. This cup is durable as it is soft and won't break.
See what other gift for 7 years of wedding you can make. If the spouse is familiar with this technique, he will make the next panel for his beloved, which will capture her image. But the wife can also make such work for her husband, implying that she is the main heroine of the work.
Wool painting for 7 years wedding anniversary
You will need:
- frame with glass;
- the cloth;
- manicure and stationery scissors;
- iron;
- tweezers;
- glue stick.
Take from the materials:
- combed wool of different colors;
- openwork braid.
Disassemble the frame as you will be doing the work on cardboard. Glue the fabric to it. Cut off excess fabric.
Now you need to lay out the background. To do this, use a technique called pinching. You need to wrap a lock of fiber around your finger, then pinch off a piece of wool a couple of times. The following photo shows in detail how to do this.
Start with dark colors, then add brown and auburn colors here.
Next, lay the red wool over this edging. Put the white one in the center of the work. Add some yellow strands to the white background. But leave the upper part light.
Now you need to iron this background with an iron. It will become tighter and more firmly in place. Then you can continue to do the work. Take a lock of brown wool and arrange it as shown in the photo. In this case, the trunk should be thinner at the top and wider at the bottom.
Make a few of these words to separate them from each other, lay with strands of red and orange.
To create an alley, line the trees that are further away with lighter brown wool.
Lay out the figurine of the girl with thin wool. Its height is 17 cm. The following calculations will help you to correctly do this stage of work.
Iron this blank, cut off excess hairs, if any. Now use the tweezers to lay the individual pieces more evenly. Outline the arms, their width is 3 cm. Now fill the figurine with brown wool.
Now you need to iron the picture with an iron, and cut off all excess hairs with small nail scissors.
Add orange and red strands.
To make an umbrella, take fishnet ribbons and cut them into pieces, like in the picture.
Lay them out in the picture. First, you can do it on the table to understand what's what.
To add volume to the umbrella, lay out the inner lines as well. Put thin yellow strands between them, iron the picture.
To make foliage, use the slicing technique. Chop the yellow strands with scissors. Chop these elements directly onto the picture, the length of these fibers is from 1 mm to 0.5 cm. In addition to yellow, use brown and red shades. And cut the flowers out of lace.
Correct all the details and now you can place glass on top of the picture and cover it with a frame.
Also, thinking about what to wear for a 7 year wedding, you can use woolen things or elements from this material in your outfits. A brooch made of wool will do. You can also decorate your clothes with copper accessories.
Now you know, 7 years old, what a wedding, you can use old traditions and make a gift with your own hands.
You can learn more about gifts by watching the video below:
