Return of the Gocco
August 27, 2009 · Posted in diy, cocktail napkins, gocco by emily
Following a June filled with invitation construction, we needed a break from the Gocco. But this past weekend — the last one before the wedding! — we got reacquainted with our old friend.
Project #1: Cocktail Napkins
My mom suggested we add our monogram to red and orange cocktail napkins to use during the cocktail hour and to distribute with our cupcakes during the reception. I’ll admit that this wasn’t at the top of my to do list, but I found some down time on Sunday evening, and I figured I’d give it a go. It was surprisingly easy!
I Gocco’d our monogram in white onto 300 napkins (cost $12 total). I then stacked them in alternating colors and bagged them for our coordinator to display.
Project #2: Gifts for the Groomsmen
This one was all Nick’s idea, believe it or not! He wanted to give each groomsman a photo from the bachelor party. So we headed to Michaels with our 40% coupons in tow and bought barn wood frames, glass backing kits, and blue mats. He then decided it would be cool to Gocco “OBX 2009″ onto each of the mats. We’re both pretty pleased with how they turned out!
What last minute Gocco projects did you do?
Awesome! I love it! What a great idea to personalize photo mats… never thought to do that! How do you like the opacity of the white ink? I’ve never had success :( Any tips?
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I found it really really hard to print light ink on dark paper- any tips on that?
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Love the cocktail napkins…and what a great idea on the photo mats. Best Wishes on your big day! By the way, great name you’ve got…there used to be so few of us…now all the babies are Emilys!
What a great GM gift idea!! I might just have to steal it :)
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Great job Emily! It’ll be hard for your guests to use those pretty napkins. :)
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Hey all! Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. I was busy getting married :) Recaps to come soon! As for gocco’ing in white, I just layered it on extra thick, and held the press for longer than usual. We were really pleased with the results!
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