Do It Yourself Unveiled

Hanging Escort Cards- The Project

This weeks project comes from our wedding special feature earlier this week, Heather Dwight of Calluna Events, Unveiled. Heather created her escort cards in collaboration with BirdDog Press, a custom letterpress studio out of Boulder Colorado, and each one not only served as an escort card but also as a personal note to each guest!

Supplies

1. Glitter Paint for Paper

2. Alphabet Stickers- adhesive stickers typically used for scrapbooking

3. Envelope and Notecard

4. Ink Pad

5. Small Silver Binder Clips

6. 24-Gauge Beading Wire- available in either silver or gold at Michaels

7. Acrylic Block & Stamp- the design of the stamp is up to you, we chose a scroll pattern for this project

Step 1

 
Gently press the inkpad onto the stamp and place the design on the notecard and set it aside to dry

Step 2

Once the notecard is dry, with the fine tip of the glitter tube, place accents within the stamp design on the notecard

Step 3

Take the envelope, gently press the inkpad onto the stamp and place the design on the front of the envelope. Accent areas of the design with the glitter and set aside to dry

Step 4

 
Once the ink and the glitter on the envelope is dry, place the alphabet stickers with your guests name

Step 5

Now that the notecard is dry you can write a personal note to your guest and place the table number on the notecard as well

Finished Project

 
Place the dried notecard inside the envelope. Once they're ready to display at the reception, cut a length of wire to place between two objects of your choice creating a line on which you can hang each escort card with binder clips 

Stay tuned for the review!
 

Place Card Display Board -The Project

What better way to start off the week than with a super cute project inspired by a design from Do It Yourself Magazine!? This item was originally designed to organize a home office however we thought it would be the perfect way to display place cards!

Supplies

1. 18"x12" Piece ofSheet Metal- Home Depot has a few different sizes however we felt this proportion worked out best. Please take extreme care as the edges are quite sharp. (Total quantity may depend on how many place cards you have to display)

2. Foam Brush

3. 18"x18" Paper- This could be substituted for self adhesive wallpaper or contact paper

4. 12- 1/2" Brads- These can be replaced with buttons, or dimensional stickers to match your overall wedding design concept (quantity should match total numbers of place cards needed for your wedding)

5. Frame Kit- Because the sheet metal is in an odd size, it requires a custom size frame. Michaels carries sectional frame kits you can use to create a custom frame

6. Mod Podge

7. Wire Cutters

8. Heavy Tape- We used electrical tape however you can easily replace this with duct tape, masking tape, or painters tape

9. Hot Glue Gun & Glue

*10. 12- 1/2" Round Magnets (not pictured here, sorry, but seen below in Step 5)- These can be found at Michaels as well (quantity should match total number of place cards you have to display)

Step 1 

Let's protect your hands! Cut an 18" strip of heavy tape and fold over one edge of the sheet metal. Repeat with another 18" strip and follow with two 12" strips on each additional side until all edges are successfully covered

Step 2 

Lightly dip your foam brush into the Mod Podge and brush Mod Podge on top of the tape along each length as shown above. With your paper face side down, carefully flip over the sheet metal and center your sheet metal while holding it just above the paper. Carefully place the sheet metal onto the backside of your paper pressing lightly along the perimeter. Flip the sheet metal over now that it has been joined with the paper and smooth out any air bubbles that may be on the front side

Step 3

Once all air bubbles are removed, flip your sheet metal overpaper covered side facing down. Brush a thin layer of Mod Podge on the sheet metal parallel to the sides with extra paper. Starting from the center (as shown above) fold over the extra paper onto the sheet metal and smooth out any air bubbles

Step 4

We chose brads because we found them covered in stylish fabrics that matched our paper color perfectly! However, feel free to use buttons, gems, or even dimensional flower stickers for this as well. If you find brads that you have to have (like we did, lol) then take each brad, open it, and use the wire cutters to remove the prongs (see inset photo)

Step 5
 

Using your hot glue gun, join each brad (or item of your choice) to it's own 1/2" magnet and set aside to cool

Step 6

While your magnets are drying, put the frame together using the instructions enclosed in the packaging, and insert your paper covered sheet metal

Finished Product

 
Ta da! Stand them on top of linen covered tables so they can lean against the wall (as most venues probably won't permit you to hang anything on the wall) or you can create larger versions and use easels. The best part!? Once your wedding is over these are extremely functional in a home office or kitchen for organization and they're also a great way to display photos in a bedroom or living area as well!

Be sure to check out the review coming up shortly!
 
 

Graphic Templates -The Project

We're so excited to bring you this extra special project. We realize that not everyone may have the graphic design skills (that includes us) to execute a stellar paper suite for their wedding so today we're bringing you the talented graphic designer Tammy Lyon with Uniquity Invitations. The best part about Tammy's templates is that aside from getting to choose from some of the most charming designs we've seen (check out her adorable twist on the classic lovebird theme below), she's formatted them so you can easily edit all the fonts to reflect your own personal style.

  

Each template you purchase comes with the following templates; the invitation (which prints 2 on a single sheet of 8 1/2"x11" paper), response card (4 to a sheet), placecards (6 to a sheet), favor tags (12 to a sheet), table numbers (4 to a sheet), program, and menu. Yup, you get ALL of that with your purchase!

Tammy was kind enough to send us the "Perfect Pear" template to review and let me tell you, she's designed the overall template to have everything you need! Beginning with a friendly welcome page she gives you a list of suggested materials and even a website you can visit for inspiration with your wording. We checked it out too and under the wedding listing we selected the "casual invitation" and received over 150 different options! Once you make the changes you'd like, your items are printed with a frame of light gray dashed lines to make cutting straight lines a breeze.

 

Long story short...we love this product and definitely suggest you check it out! We're so delighted to share this project with you and want to send a special thank you to Tammy Lyon with Uniquity Invitations! The official review is up next so check in soon!