Posts from — September 2009
DIY Stitched Invitations: Nicole & Tyler
You might remember her from her fab tute on DIY flower cones. Well, the ever talented Nicole at lillyella is back and I’m so thrilled to have her share with us her DIY wedding invites. That’s right. She’s getting married– this Saturday! Hooray!
From Nicole: I knew I wanted to go with a long skinny format (to mail in a #10 business envelope), so that was my starting point. Next I worked on the wording, which may have been the hardest part of all. I wanted to keep it casual and light hearted, but still appropriate and sweet.
My favorite part:
“Yard games, merriment, dinner, dancing, sinatra and an overabundance of cake to follow.”
I next focused on the physical format of the piece and, initially, all I knew was that I wanted to somehow stitch the invitations together! I decided on a little ‘booklet’. The back piece was a heavier weight paper with a little ‘tab’ that wrapped around the front over a lighter weight top sheet. We stitched them together on the sewing machine.
And actually, when I say ‘we’, I mean Tyler – he stitched them all! Ain’t he great 
The invites were printed digitally at a company I used to work for. Digital printing is a good, affordable option for printing in full color. The quality is not as good as when you print on an offset printing press, but the cost is about 1/8 or so in comparison, especially when you only need a small quantity of something.
For the RSVP, I created a small card which included an email address and phone number for responding. Since things are on the casual side, I thought this was an appropriate option. It also saves money on an rsvp envelope and postage, and also saves time.
I designed a wrap around label for the mailing envelope and printed them on my inkjet printer. The return address is on the same label and wraps to the opposite side of the envelope. I found it to be an easy way to print the labels and I really love the look of it.
Thanks Nicole for sharing such lovelies with us and all my best wishes for the Big Day! xo
September 9, 2009 13 Comments
Packaging Goodies
‘Tis just what I needed. A handy supplies list for DIY packaging pretties! Check it out: Suann’s Everyday Favorites over at Black Eiffel. Oh, the possibilities!
1. glassine bags 2 & 12. full sheets of label paper 3. white baker’s twine 4. mini clothespins 5. custom rubber stamps 6. Japanese masking tape 7. cotton muslin bags 8. Muji square paperclips 9. flat brown bags you can run through your printer 10. red beading string 11. simple kraft tags
{ image via simplesong }
September 4, 2009 3 Comments
DIY Favor Tins
Gorgeous, aren’t they? My thoughts exactly. Now head over to The Inspired Bride’s blog for the free downloadable labels and DIY instructions to make these delightful treats. Oh yeah, and prepare to bask in the compliments your guests will heap upon you and ahem, your mad DIY skillz! 
September 3, 2009 6 Comments
DIY Ice Cream Sundae Buffet
Mmm Mmm Mmm, how unbelievably pretty and dreamy is this?! Amy of Eat Drink Chic is surely giving The Martha a run for her money. OMG. I need an excuse to party and try this, STAT. Yes folks, Amy has all the DIY instructions and FREE templates here. Go ahead and indulge your guests with self-serve ice cream sundaes, buffet style! Oh Amy, have I told you I wanna be like you when I grow up?
September 2, 2009 12 Comments
