I'm back with another wedding DIY! If you're a long term reader you may be thinking hang on...you're already married and this is true but when your best friend asks you to make her wedding invitations I couldn't resist. So with her permission I'm showing you how to make these rustic eucalyptus wedding invites!
Like my own wedding invites, these are super simple to make but look very effective. It was also great fun to use wax and a stamper!
To make these rustic eucalyptus wedding invites you will need:
Step 1: Design your invites, RSVP cards and additional information cards! I googled "watercolour eucalyptus" and "watercolour greenery" and used some images I found to create the greenery around my invites, RSVP card, additional information card and envelope inserts. I used Word to create the invitations, setting the paper size to A5 for the invitations and measured the A7 cards to input the sizes for the RSVPs and information cards. For my envelope inserts, I designed them on A4 paper. I downloaded the fonts "England" and "Goudy Old Style" to create the wording on the invitations.
Step 2:Print out your invitations, envelope inserts, RSVP cards and information cards.
Step 3:Next divide your A4 vellum length ways into 4 strips and cut across. Place a vellum strip across the length of your invitation. Fold the edges across the back and secure with PVA glue.
Step 4: Once dried, cut a length of twine and wrap it round your card twice. Secure and tie in a bow.
Step 5: Cut a small amount of wax off your wax stick and place into your wax melter. Hold over the tea light until the wax has fully melted.
Step 6: Pour the wax over the centre of the twine bow into a small dome. After a few seconds, press your wax stamp into the wax firmly.
Step 7: Next measure and cut your envelope inserts to fit the length of your envelope then measure and cut the paper to fit inside the envelope flap, leaving space for the edge to be sealed. Glue into position.
Repeat the above steps until you have the sufficient wedding stationary you need and voila!
Like I say these are very simple to make but the effect is really pretty for any upcoming wedding.
Will you be making these for your wedding? For a step by step video tutorial, click the video below:
I'd also like to say thank you to Emma for asking me to make her wedding invitations and for allowing me to share them with you. Thank you chummy!
Aaah hello there lovely people! Apologies for the MIA last week. Our internet was down from Wednesday hence the non existent posting. I've had major internet withdrawal symptoms so without furthur ado, here's my latest post: DIY Rustic Wedding Invites!
WARNING: Photo heavy content!!
So for any long-term readers of my blog you will know that
my wedding is this July and coming around very very quickly. Being a crafter at
heart I couldn’t bare the idea of manufactured wedding invites or worse-
someone else hand making them for me! I’d researched various ideas but finally
settled with these.
I wanted to keep with the rustic theme as detailed in our
wedding and our save the dates I made (see blog post here) so came up with this
simple and effective design. I think the brown card gives the rustic bohemian
feel with the paper doilies giving a pretty “lace” effect to the invites. Anyway onto the making!
You will need:
Card with printed invitation detail
Scissors
Double sided sticky tape
Paper doilies
Ribbon
Step 1
Take your card of choice and place in the centre of your doily.
Make two folds either side of the card so that the doily folds and meets in the centre of your card.
Note: When choosing your size card, ensure that the doilies you choose are twice the width to ensure they meet in the middle of your card.
Step 2
Using double sided sticky tape, apply pieces to each corner of the centre section of the doily.
Next place your card in the centre and smooth down over the doily to secure.
Trim any excess edges off of the doily if necessary.
Step 3
Next take a length of ribbon. I didn't measure an exact length, just enough to go around the entire width of the card and enough excess to tie a bow.
Take a small piece of double sided sticky tape and place on the back on the card in the centre.
Secure the centre of the ribbon to the sticky tape.
Step 4
Turn the invitation over and cut another two small pieces of double sided sticky tape.
Place at the edges of the doily folds and secure ribbon over the top.
Step 5
Finally, tie the ends of the ribbon into a bow in the centre of the invitation. Cut off any excess ribbon as required.
And voila! You have a rustic wedding invitation. It's super easy but they look so cute!
As you can see below I have made many many many invitations, 120 to be precise! The great thing is they were so simple which meant I could get them made in a reasonable time frame to send to guests.
I also made matching RSVP cards using a template I made on a word document and simple mounted them onto brown card to fit in the mini envelopes- how cute!?
I hope you enjoyed this post. Please let me know if you decide to make these yourself! Much cheaper more fun and also more personal than having manufactured wedding invites. Stay tuned for wedding place cards and wedding favours in the future on my blog!
UPDATE 23rd March 2015: I am extremely chuffed
that so many of you love this template and I have received increasing requests
for the template I created in Word. Due to the number of requests I am happy to
continue sharing the template but I am asking for a small fee of £2 to cover my
time which can be paid via Paypal. If you would like the Word template I
created, please leave a message in the comments below or email me at laydey_katabella@hotmail.co.uk
I also have templates for the following:
-Rustic
Save the Dates
-Thank
you cards
-RSVP
Cards
Each template is £2 each or to purchase the entire
package (including extra images) it’s £6.
Please
note: My ‘DIY guide and template’ are for individual, private use and not to be
used for distribution or resale. Many thanks
Don't forget to check out the video to see me making these too!
