List of DIY Projects!
Stamped Napkins (done!)
Guest Book (done!)
Programs
Card Holder
Program Basket (done!)
Favors
Bar Menu
Guestbook Sign (Done!)
Napkin Rings
more to come!!! I will be posting pictures and general information on each project as it gets checked off the list
Guest Book (done!)
Programs
Card Holder
Program Basket (done!)
Favors
Bar Menu
Guestbook Sign (Done!)
Napkin Rings
more to come!!! I will be posting pictures and general information on each project as it gets checked off the list
Guestbook
Not a complete DIY project - but I did scan pictures and lay them out. We ordered it from Picaboo and are pretty happy with it. We got a few different pens for people to sign with. You can view the actual book here
Menus!!!
Super excited about this DIY! I really wanted menus just because I love the way they look, even though we are doing a "somewhat" casual buffett, I liked the idea of them sitting at place settings.
I went to hobby lobby picked up some gorgeous ecru/eggshell cardstock in 12x12 sheets and some 12x12 sheets of a patterned scrapbook paper (also bought the same paper for our DIY napkin rings we will be making). I then purchased Ad-tech Permanent Bond Glue Runner (which I highly recommend) and a corner cutter.
I cut the 12x12 sheets of cardstock into four pieces of 5" x 6", and cut the scrapbook paper into numerous strips of 1"x6". I designed the menu layout in Word using the fonts Chopin Script, Damask Dingbats and Goodfish. I printed them out on my home HP printer (which has soooo payed for itself - it is wonderful!) and then applied the glue to the back of the scrapbook strips, lined it up and pressed it down. After letting it set I took the corner punch to all the corners - and voila menus that I love and that cost approximately $0.32 to make per piece!
I went to hobby lobby picked up some gorgeous ecru/eggshell cardstock in 12x12 sheets and some 12x12 sheets of a patterned scrapbook paper (also bought the same paper for our DIY napkin rings we will be making). I then purchased Ad-tech Permanent Bond Glue Runner (which I highly recommend) and a corner cutter.
I cut the 12x12 sheets of cardstock into four pieces of 5" x 6", and cut the scrapbook paper into numerous strips of 1"x6". I designed the menu layout in Word using the fonts Chopin Script, Damask Dingbats and Goodfish. I printed them out on my home HP printer (which has soooo payed for itself - it is wonderful!) and then applied the glue to the back of the scrapbook strips, lined it up and pressed it down. After letting it set I took the corner punch to all the corners - and voila menus that I love and that cost approximately $0.32 to make per piece!
Guest Book Sign
Bought the frame 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby so it ended up being $8.00 - we got two of them and will use the other one for the bar menu. I love these frames and will use them in our house after the wedding for some of our wedding pictures - so I felt it was a good deal! I used the same cardstock I used for the menus (only in the 8.5x11 version - $0.15 at Hobby Lobby due to being 1/2 off on sale). I then designed it in Word using the fonts Deco Caps & Goodfish. I think it turned out really well!
Napkins
These are our DIY napkins - I really liked this project simply because it was sooo easy and turned out quite cute. I basically bought a few packages of plain Pink napkins at Party America, then I purchased a stamp that I liked at Hobby Lobby and some Staz-on Ink (I used my 40% coupons) for both items. Then popped in a movie and stamped away. I did use the clear stamp block with the sticky stamps. I found them incredibly easy to use and it was nice being able to see exactly where the design was going!
Program Basket
Small birdcage from Sav-On Crafts (I will be using the larger one for my card basket) - printed out the sign, and tied it on with ribbon.
Signs to go on the back of our chairs
Bought on clearance at Michaels for $2.00 - printed on our home computer using Chopin Script font & Damask Dingbats
Programs
I bought this DIY program kit at Michaels with (you guessed it) a coupon - so I ended up getting 40 programs for $16.00. I haven't tried to put them together yet because we are still finalizing some stuff with our ceremony. Once I do I will update with how they worked.
Card Basket
Our card birdcage - it's a larger version of our program basket. We bought them at sav-on crafts - it was $20.00 for both cages!