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We mailed our completed wedding invitations today! Phew, what a great feeling! After weeks and weeks of hard work, we are finally finished. Here is our completed project:
My fiance and I designed and printed the invitations at home - www.paperandmore.com was awesome! I also made lace belly bands (I bought my lace from http://www.debslace-n-trims.com/) complete with sewn on button to secure, hole-punched and hand-stamped each invitation tag and tied 1/8 inch ribbon on each invitation! I had a hard time finding the right color ribbon in the correct size, but I finally found my eggplant/plum ribbon at http://www.jkmribbon.com.
All of the work was totally worth it, but we're sooo happy to get them in mail! :)
posted by jp0829 9 months agowow that looks great!! i am looking to do something similar with lace. I was wondering, how did you attach the lace together so it would stay in one piece and slice on and off easily?
posted by CPD 9 months agoHow much were the stamps? I'm thinking of doing something similar but I don't want the postage to be crazy.
posted by xlittlerosebudx 9 months agothey're gorgeous,
well done ;)
posted by banana_anna 9 months agoHi CPD - I found that stretch lace worked really well to hold the folders together. To secure the lace, I actually, sewed buttons onto the back of each band, here's a picture:
A quick tip if you go the button route - be sure to only buy 2 hole buttons, definitely cuts your time in half when sewing! It doesn't sound like a big deal now, but trust me - makes a huge difference when you're sewing 80+ :) Happy making!
posted by jp0829 9 months agoHi! The stamps were 64 cents and I bought them on the usps.com website. I went to the post office a couple of days before sending to check the weight and they came in at 64 cents - no problem. Well, come time to mail them - after sealing the invitations, their thickness made them cost extra! Who knew... so, we had to add an extra 20 cent stamp at the post office. It was a bit of a bummer bc all they had was the George Washington bust stamp; totally wasn't in my postage stamp plan but is still ok. I don't think many people noticed. The RSVP evelope stamp is 44 cents and was ordered from usps.com :)
posted by jp0829 9 months agoBeautiful, well done :-)
posted by domestic_cat 9 months agoThese are great! LOVE the lace band.
posted by Wannabe-diy-bride 9 months agoLove these! Where did you get your pocketfolds and envelopes?
posted by huser2012 8 months agoI really love these! I think I will copy this idea. Where did you get the brown paper and evelop? Also do you have the template for the invitation? Thank you.
posted by phuongle 8 months agoThis is probably a silly question but I want to add a similar ribbon to our invites to dress them up a bit also - is that what caused the increase in postage? Other than a small ribboon; I"m only mailing a flat 8.5X5.5 Card with a reply card half its size; I know without the ribbon I can get away with a 44cent stamp; I'm just wondering if adding the bow will cause too much bulk (or even weight) to it?
Thanks!!
posted by cgraceh 6 months agoHi! These look lovely! About how much lace did you use per invitation?
Thanks!
posted by mavisa 4 months ago