Category — diy

OK, OK, I know I’m a week late with this! But better late than never right? Here’s the tutorial for making my RSVP tin treasure boxes. I’m going to give you instructions for my specific design, but obviously you can change it up to go with your theme! This post is long, buckle up.

{Image courtesy of Jenna}

Instructions for the tin:

The tin is a simple DVD tin, purchased from American Digital. To alter it, I used:

* Delta Ceramcoat paint in Oyster White
* Delta Ceramcoat metal primer
* Delta Ceramcoat sealer
* Grafix rub-on transfer paper
* Gocco and Gocco hand-stamping kit
* Natural and artificial bristle paint brushes

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After successfully completing our wedding invitations, I knew that I could do the remainder of the wedding stationery myself. I designed, printed, and assembled the rest of our wedding stationery using the same process as I did with our invitations. I created ceremony programs, menus, escort cards, place cards, table signs, table numbers, stickers, out of town boxes, and our rehearsal dinner invitations.

Here are some detail shots of our DIY stationery:

Ceremony Programs. The program quote said, “My greatest good fortune in a life of brilliant experiences has been to find you and lead my life with you.”

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The wedding invitation from my inspiration board became the starting point for designing our wedding…the color scheme, linens, flowers, lighting, stationary, and even the cake were inspired by this invitation.

After contacting several invitation designers for custom quotes to recreate the wedding invitation from my inspiration board, I was left feeling completely discouraged because all of the quotes were completely out of our budget. It was at this point that the thought of a DIY wedding popped into my head. I knew that I would be able to recreate my inspiration invitation if I only knew the process.

After some online research I discovered that my inspiration invitation was not actually created using fuchsia paper with white text printed on it. Instead it was created using offset lithography, meaning that the invitation itself is actually white heavy cardstock and the fuchsia pink is an ink that is printed on top of the cardstock. The text that is visible is actually the white cardstock that was not covered by the fuchsia ink. I also found that offset lithography is the most common form of printing because it is fast, efficient, cheap, and relatively easy to do.

Now that I knew the process of creating my inspiration invitations, it was time to start designing our own invitations.

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This ring palette “pillow” is so adorable. Bing Bing is a Hong Kong bride with some serious artistic talent (and her husband is an art teacher, making this doubly appropriate)!

To create this work of art:

1. Prepare a new palette
2. Draw a layout of the palette
3. Use acrylic paint to create your design on the palette
4. After the paint is dried, glue the silk ribbon in the back of the palette
5. Highlight with crystals
6. Tie up the wedding rings!

Hey all! Remember a little while ago I took a little vote on the wreath I should make for my brunch door? Well, with your help I chose the tissue paper wreath, and here’s the result of the escapade!

{author’s personal collection}

All of my inspiration came from Amanda’s awesome tissue paper pomanders. On her advice, I purchased tangerine and goldenrod tissues from Nashville Wraps. To make the wreath, you’ll need the tissue, along with:

* a styrofoam wreath form
* 2mm monofilament
* 22 gauge wire
* a hot glue gun
* an upholstery needle
* wire cutters

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I love Elizabeth’s adorable submission, photo save the dates with a vintage quality.

Front:

Back:

Another amazing project from Amanda - telegram programs!

Image: Vintage Glam

Amanda says:

I found this telegram template a while ago when randomly browsing the internet. Since we were having an Art Deco wedding at a building from the 1930’s, having vintage telegram ceremony programs would set the tone for the rest of the evening.

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Melissa submitted our second awesome tissue paper project of the day, these colorful and bright tissue paper banners!

You will need:

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A couple of awesome tissue paper projects for you today!

First up, Jennifer shows us how to make beautiful paper flower centerpieces!

Supplies needed:

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Tina has mad Gocco skills!

Tina created these with coasters purchased from Blockhead Stamps and her monogram designed in Adobe Illustrator.  Simple, creative, and memorable!