DIY Bride Tribe Iron On Tank Tops

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These are the first bridal party tank tops I’ve designed and I love how then turned out! :) They can be easily given as bridesmaid invitations, bachelorette tank tops or even getting ready tank tops! I adore this design and it would work equally well on tote bags or tshirts.

While I’ve worked a good amount with adhesive vinyl, this was the first time I worked with HTV, and I was very nervous! Luckily there wasn’t much to be worried about. :) Other than making sure the design gets mirrored (which you do before cutting) the only other question was how to best “iron it on.” As it turns out, the best way is to use your iron as a mini heat press, pressing it to part of the design, then lifting it and pressing the next piece, until the design has all been heat pressed.

Supplies:
Blank Tank Tops
Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl or Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Parchment Paper
Tank Top Design Cut Files

1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file the select Save. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit the tank tops the way you like.

2. After selecting “Make It” Make sure to select the Mirror Mode on the cutting screen. Cut the design(s) in your choice of heat transfer vinyl (I used Gold Confetti Glitter HTV) with the Iron On (for Easyweed Vinyl) or Iron On+ (for Glitter Vinyl) Setting on your Cricut, with the shiny side of the material down.

3. Weed the additional material off of the backing material so that, looking down with the shiny side up, you can see your design with the correct orientation.

4. Iron your tank top to remove any creases, then center the design over the top half of the tank top. Arrange the design shiny side up, then cover with parchment paper. Make sure to keep the parchment paper between the design and the iron.

5. Set your Iron to the second Highest setting and press the the iron down firmly on the design, not ironing but rather using it as a small heat press. I worked from the upper left to lower right on the design, pressing the iron on each part of the design for at least 30 seconds, then overlapping the last position as you move the iron across the design.

6. Remove the backing from the design, leaving the design on the tank top. Repeat with all the remaining tank tops.

DIY Heart Bridesmaid Flasks

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With all the fun I had making the Groomsman Mustache Flasks, I couldn't leave the Bridesmaids out of the shinanigans! These Heart flasks are a simple and understated way to invite your bridesmaids to your wedding party or to use as a bachelorette favor or wedding gift! And of course I included one for the Bride so that all the wedding ladies can celebrate together!

The only difficult part of this project is to make sure some of the smaller pieces of vinyl don't get removed while weeding the letters from the heart (like the middle of the "e's" and "d's") so take your time on weeding the design and cut a couple extras if you are nervous! :)

Supplies:
Flasks
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Flask Design Cut File

1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file the select Save.  

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit the flask the way you like.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer taper to 4" x 3.5". I recommend using a transfer tape with 1/2" gridlines such as the Cricut brand tape as it makes it much easier to precisely transfer to the flasks. Cut away any excess backing and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it so that the  middle on the long side of your transfer tape is centered along the middle of the heart, with the bottom of the heart at the bottom of the transfer tape, as shown below. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape to the vinyl, removing any air bubbles. The transfer tape should overlap the backing of the design, so that you can stick the tape to an object with the backing still on the design.

4. Now, transfer the design to your flask. If you are comfortable centering the designs you can remove the tape from the backing and directly place the design on the flask. If not, arrange the design to be centered on the flask before removing the backing, sticking it with the overlapping transfer tape.  I aligned mine such that the middle of each heart was centered on the top cap of the flask and the top of the transfer tape ran along the top edge of the flask, as shown in the photos below.

5. Once your design is placed to your satisfaction, carefully peel the tape off the backing, transferring the vinyl to the transfer tape while not unsticking it from the flask. Remove the backing then smooth the design onto the flask, once again using the smoother to remove any air bubbles.

6. Remove the transfer taper to leave the design on the flask, then repeat the process for all the additional flasks.

DIY Groomsman Mustache Flasks

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Whether they are used as Groomsman Proposals, Bachleor Party Favors, or even Groomsman Gifts, giving flasks to Groomsmen is always a fun gift for them to recieve! I remembered a set I saw once on Pinterest that were a collection of mustaches and was determined to make a set for myself!

I absolutely love the way they turned out and all the different styles of mustaches that I designed! Below you can find the cut files for all the different flasks as well a one for the Groom so he isn't left out of the fun! :) Each file can be uploaded individually so you can either have all your groomsmen flasks match with the same 'stache or pick which one you think fits each of your boys best!

Supplies:
Flasks
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Flask Design Cut File

1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file the select Save. 

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit the flask the way you like.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 4" x 5". I recommend using a transfer tape with 1/2" gridlines such as the Cricut brand tape as it makes it much easier to precisely transfer to the flasks. Cut away any excess backing and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it along the bottom of the Groomsman text, with one row of the 1/2" blocks below it. I also tried to align mine with one of the vertical lines centering in the middle of the mustache, but it is more important to get the text straight. :) Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape to the vinyl, removing any air bubbles. The transfer tape should overlap the backing of the design, so that you can stick the tape to an object with the backing still on the design.

4. Now, transfer the design to your flask. If you are comfortable centering the designs you can remove the tape from the backing and directly place the design on the flask. If not, arrange the design to be centered on the flask before removing the backing, sticking it with the overlapping transfer tape. I aligned mine such that the middle of each mustache was centered on the top cap of the flask and the top of the transfer tape ran along the top edge of teh flask, as shown in the photos below.

5. Once your design is placed to your satisfaction, carefully peel the tape off the backing, transferring the vinyl to the transfer tape while not unsticking it from the flask. Remove the backing then smooth the design onto the flask, once again using the smoother to remove any air bubbles.

6. Remove the transfer taper to leave the design on the flask, then repeat the process for all the additional flasks.

Once they are all completed, they can be easily wrapped back up in their original boxes or paired with a card or your Groomsmen's spirit of choice! :)

DIY Groomsman Humidors

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I absolutely love the idea of giving humidors as Groomsman Gifts or even as Groomsman Proposals if you have the budget for it! When I was getting married, I ended up hand etching all of my boys' humidors with their names and a mountain range, but vinyl is a far quicker way to create a beautiful gift for all your groom's best guys for your wedding day.

For these groomsman and best man humidors, I went with a simple bow tie design to leave plenty of space for viewing cigars, but if you want to have extra personalization on your humidors, you can add it on the bottom (the font I used is called Antonio).

Supplies:
Glass Top Humidors
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Transfer Tape
Groomsman Cut File
Best Man Cut File

1. Download the Groomsman and Best Man Cut Files by clicking the links above, which will open the file into a new tab. right click on the picture and select "Save Picture as".  

2. Import the files into the Cricut software. You can do this by going to the software; and, after making a new project, click the "Upload Button." Then Select Upload Image

3. Click "Browse" and select the file you want to cut from your saved files. Once the file is selected, a new screen will appear to choose cut complexity. I generally find the best results on the "Moderately Complex" Setting. Click your setting of choice then click "Continue."

4. You will now be on the "Select and Erase Screen." In this case, there is nothing to erase so just press continue to go to the final screen. Here you can choose whether is is a "Print to cut" file or regular "Cut" File. Select the Cut file, then press "Save."

5. Back on the Upload Screen, Repeat Steps 1 - 4 on the "Best Man" image. Once both images have been uploaded, select them from the main "Upload Screen" and click "Insert Images."

6. Both the "Groomsman" and "Best Man" Decals should be on your Project Screen. Size both decals to be 6.25" wide to have them be a similar size to the humidors pictured. Then copy and paste additional decals as needed from these resized ones. Press "Make It" to go to the Cut Screen.

7. On the Prepare Screen, confirm that your designs are arranged as you would like them on the cutting mat, then press "Continue." You can move any object by dragging and dropping it on the mat. Finally, load your vinyl of choice, select "Vinyl" on your machine, load your craft cutter, then press the Cricut "C" button on the cutter when it blinks.

8. Cut out your files on the adhesive vinyl of your choice and weed the extra vinyl from the design.

9. Press transfer tape along the design, aligning the text with the grid lines of the transfer tape. Use a smoother tool to release any air bubbles and the get the vinyl to stick to the tape.

10. If you aren't comfortable eyeballing the placement of your design, take an extra piece of transfer tape and adhere it to the inside of the humidor glass, starting at the top edge of the lid. Now, all the grid lines will be parallel to the window frame of the humidor,.

11. Slowly remove the tape from the vinyl design, making sure that the design transfers from the vinyl backing to the tape.

12.  From the middle of the glass, smooth the design with a smoother to remove any air bubbles. Once design has been pressed onto the glass, slowly remove the transfer tape, confirming that the design transfers from the tape to the glass. Repeat with all your remaining humidors.

13. Remove the transfer tape from the inside of the humidor, then repeat the process for the rest of your humidors! :)

DIY Bridesmaid Wine Glasses

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One of my favorite things to make for bridal parties are themed glasses, whether for DIY Nights, Bachelorette Parties, Bridal Showers, or Getting ready on the big day! I will be posting on how to make your own personalized glasses in a bit, but these are more generic and can be easily used for all wedding events by your girls. 

I cut out mine using a Champagne Glitter Vinyl, but there are many options to choose from if it's not quite right for wedding party. Also worth noting, when I designed the cut files I kept the text black on a blank canvas, so on my computer then tend to be on a black background and can't be seen very well, you can right click to either copy the file or save it and it should be black text with a clear background. :)

Supplies:
Stemless Wine Glasses
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Transfer Tape
Bridesmaid Cut File
Maid of Honor Cut File

1. Download the Bridesmaid and Maid of Honor Cut File by clicking the links above, which will open the file into a new tab. right click on the picture and select "Save Picture as".  

2. Import the files into the Cricut software. You can do this by going to the software; and, after making a new project, click the "Upload Button." Then Select Upload Image

3. Click "Browse" and select the file you want to cut from your saved files. Once the file is selected, a new screen will appear to choose cut complexity. I generally find the best results on the "Moderately Complex" Setting. Click your setting of choice then click "Continue."

4. You will now be on the "Select and Erase Screen." In this case, there is nothing to erase so just press continue to go to the final screen. Here you can choose whether is is a "Print to cut" file or regular "Cut" File. Select the Cut file, then press "Save."

5. Back on the Upload Screen, Repeat Steps 1 - 4 on the "Maid of Honor" image. Once both images have been uploaded, select them from the main "Upload Screen" and click "Insert Images."

6. Both the "Bridesmaid" and "Maid of Honor" Decals should be on your Project Screen. Size your "Bridesmaid" Image to 4.5" wide and the "Maid of Honor" image to 3" tall to have them be a similar size to the glasses pictured. Then copy and paste additional decals as needed from these resizes ones. Press Continue to go to the Cut Screen.

7. On the Prepare Screen, confirm that your designs are arranged as you would like them on the cutting mat, then press "Continue." You can move any object by dragging and dropping it on the mat. Finally, load your vinyl of choice, select "Vinyl" on your machine, load your craft cutter, then press the Cricut "C" button on the cutter when it blinks.

8. Cut out your files on the adhesive vinyl of your choice and weed the extra vinyl from the design.

9. Press transfer tape along the design, aligning the text with the grid lines of the transfer tape. Use a smoother tool to release any air bubbles and the get the vinyl to stick to the tape.

10. Slowly remove the tape from the vinyl design, making sure that the design transfers from the vinyl backing to the tape.

11. Angle your text such that it leaves about an inch around the top of the glass and stick the middle of the design on the wine glass. From the middle of the glass, smooth the design along the curve of the glass from the middle to the edges. The transfer tape won't perfectly lay on the glass due to its curved surface, but the text can be smoothed on without much fuss.

12. Once design has been pressed onto the glass, slowly remove the transfer tape, confirming that the design transfers from the tape to the glass. Repeat with all your remaining glasses.

Christmas Wine Bottle Labels

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Tis the Season for Christmas Themed Wine Bottles! I had fun dressing up these bottles to take to a Christmas Party, but you could also use them for inexpensive gifts for friends! (Depending on the wine of course).

Neato Wine Bottle Labels
Christmas Wine Printable
Wine of Choice (Of course I would recommend a white given the text :) )

1.     Download the Printable and Print your labels.

2.     Soak off the Label from your wine bottles with hot soapy water. Scrub any remaining residue off with a sponge and dry the outside of the bottles.

3.     Place the square label where the old label used to be and you are done!

I love the idea of giving one of these for a white elephant, mystery white wine! Never hurts to dress up cheap wine in a pretty label. :)

Halloween Witch Canvas

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After how much fun I had making the Ombre Wedding Canvases I decided to make a whole slew of them for the upcoming holidays! First, I designed a fun spooky canvas for the Halloween Season.

I didn’t want to ombre this one but instead tried to make the background a black and purple squiggles as a nice offset to the black decals and lettering.

Supplies:
11 x 14 Canvas
Black and Purple Paint
Paint Brush
Paint Bowls
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Black Vinyl
Lettering and Decal Cut File

1.     Mix your black and purple paint with a tablespoon or two of water, just enough to give it a watercolor consistency. Paint the purple on first in wavy squiggles along the canvas until the canvas is mostly covered in paint.

2.     Wash out the brush and fill in some of the lighter purple spots with squiggly line of black. Be careful to not over paint with the black, if you do too much, you end up with just a black canvas.

3.     Upload the cut file into the Cricut Design software. Size the file to be 11.5” tall. Cut out in black vinyl.

4.     Cut the vinyl design in half so that the text and bottom canvas decal are on two separate pieces. Weed the excess vinyl from the designs, leaving only the text and bottom decal. Lay transfer paper over the designs and smooth out, removing all the air bubbles. Lift the text design and arrange on the center top of the canvas. Smooth the design onto the canvas and remove the transfer paper, leaving the text on the canvas.

5.     Repeat with the cauldron and pumpkins decal, arranging it along the bottom of the canvas.

I also ended up making this on a smaller canvas than the wedding signs, mainly because I want to hang it on my door! An added benefit is that you don’t need a special long mat to cut it and can just use the standard mat. Happy Halloween!

Harry Potter Wine Labels

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Harry Potter Wine Labels? What could be more fun for our Harry Potter Bachelorette Bash! When I was designing these, I had so much fun coming up with the names that I made one for four different types of wine! And just like the Bridesmaid Proposal Wine Bottles, these are as easy as peel, stick and done!

Supplies:

Neato Wine Bottle Labels
Harry Potter Wine Printable
Wine of Choice (Labels are for Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon)
 

1.     Download the Printable and Print your labels. I have made them specifically for Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot because those are my favorites! (Yes, four favorite types of wine is totally acceptable)

2.     Soak off the Label from your wine bottles with hot soapy water. Scrub any remaining residue off with a sponge and dry the outside of the bottles.

3.     Place the square label where the old label used to be and you are done!

This is a wonderful way to add some Halloween and Harry Potter fun to your wine and it really only costs as much as the wine and a set of labels. Want to design your own labels? The company that created these label sheets has an online design studio so you can always come up with a design all your own!

Ombre Watercolor Wedding Signs

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These wedding signs may be my favorite thing I’ve made in September for my two brides, and funnily enough they were the thing that was made “in a hurry.” I had finished the other crafts, gotten all my candle holders and decorations together, and my friend/bride asked if I had any ideas for a “Pick a Seat, not a Side” signs.

I considered staining wood and using vinyl for lettering since it was an outdoor wedding, but I only had 3 days before the wedding and wasn’t about to get that done in time. Then I saw my pile of blank canvases (come now we all have one, those darn Michaels sales!) and saw a great opportunity to use them!

I used removable vinyl for the lettering and would highly recommend you doing so if you don’t plan to keep these forever. They held up just fine outside and even when it rained, but the vinyl being removable made it much easier to move the lettering if you don’t position it just right the first time.

When we had first started thinking about her wedding, there were so many ombre details we saw on Pinterest that we loved so I figured, why not ombre these signs? I absolutely love how they came out and, other than making sure my letters were all looking nice, easy to make and only took a couple hours! And by a couple hours, that was half an hour of doing things and a couple hours of letting paint dry.

Supplies:
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Transfer Paper
White Adhesive Vinyl
Purple, Lavender, and White Paint
16” x 20” Canvases
Paint Brush
Bowls for Paint
Pick a Seat Cut File
Not a Side Cut File
You’re Loved by both Cut File
The Groom and Bride Cut File

1.     First, mix your different colors of paint. I used a mix of white, lavender, and violet to make 4 different shades. Add a couple tablespoons of water to each bowl to thin the paint, making it only slightly thicker than water so that it acts more like a watercolor.

2.     Starting from light to dark, paint ¼ of the canvas light purple. Take the next darkest shade and paint the second quarter of the canvas. Wash the brush and using the lighter shade, brush across the canvas between the two color stripes to blend the colors. Continue in this fashion until the canvases are both painted. Let dry.

3.     Do a second coat on each canvas the same way as you painted the first one, making sure to wash your brush between colors. Once completed, wash out brush and from dark to light, brush horizontally across the canvas to smooth any paint lines. Let Dry.

4.     Using the Provided cut files, cut the "you're loved.." file to 5 inches tall and the other files to 11.5 inches tall (I made mine 16 inches wide and that made it a lot harder to keep them on the canvas and cut them). I’d recommend the 12” x 24” mat on these to fit them to the larger canvases.

5.     Weed the designs and cover with transfer paper. I prefer grid line transfer paper to help keep all your letters level.

6.     Transfer the designs onto your dry canvases. Press out any air bubbles and remove transfer paper, leaving the design behind.

These could easily be made in different colors to fit most wedding themes and were a fun twist on the traditional signs. Better yet, I already had everything to make them so they were free! :) Would you make these signs for your wedding?

Paper Wine Glass Escort Cards

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For the second wedding I helped with the bride wanted an escort card that could be placed in a small wine glass, which also happened to be the favor. With purple and silver as the colors and hearts as the escort card theme, I was off! I made these escort cards so that they could be hand written with the name and table number, but they would work best for a buffet meal so that you don’t have to find room to put people’s meal choices on there!

These escort cards also gave me the chance to try one of the features of my Cricut that I had never worked up the courage to use: the print to cut feature. And now that I have used it, I’m never going back! It made it so much easier to cut out the odd shape of these cards that I’m going to start designing wedding and party invitations for it to cut out too!

The wine glasses used were a little smaller than normal, so make sure to check the wine glasses you are using and size your cards appropriately.

Supplies:
White Cardstock
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Escort Card Cut File

1.     Import the cut file into the Cricut Desing Software. In this case, make sure to click outside the design to remove the white background from around the card, leaving the inside white.

2.     Save the file as a “Print to Cut” File and then import it into your project. I made my cards 3.25” wide which fit 3 to a sheet. These fit wine glasses that were 3.75” tall with a 2.25” opening. While I don’t know where they got their wine glasses, here are some cute ones from Beacoup that are the same size!

3.     Once you are ready to cut, go to the cut menu and print the number of sheets you need. I kept the “bleed” option check so that it will print the color slightly past the cut line so that the color is seamless on the edge. You can only print 10 at a time, but luckily by saving your cards as a project you can print them all and cut them later if you choose by selecting the same project.

4.     Once they are printed, affix your cardstock, 1 sheet at a time, to your cutting mat (I used a light grip mat) and cut them out with your Cricut. The Cricut will scan for the bold black lines printed around and then cut based on that scan. In my mind I was sure this wouldn’t work for some reason but it worked like a charm!

5.     Once all your cards are cut, handwrite guest names and tables onto the cards. Place in wine glasses when ready to present.

Once you get a hang of the print to cut feature (which will happen in the first 10 minutes of trying it) it’s just a matter of getting all the cards cut out. The Cricut makes such short work of the cutting. Even with the extra time it takes to scan, it could cut 12 cards in the time it took me to cut 3 by hand (and the Cricut cards were far better).  These turned out super cute and can easily be used for other weddings as well, and the best part is that, since they have a “stem” inside the wine glass, they don’t blow away in the wind! :) What did you use as escort cards for your wedding?

Wine Bottle Table Numbers

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Both of the weddings I crafted for last month have something in common, wine bottles! An established wedding trend for the DIY Bride is to use painted wine bottles in centerpieces and for other wedding décor. With that in mind, what easier way to make table numbers than to display them on one of the wine bottles!

Supplies:
Painted Wine Bottles
Adhesive Vinyl 
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Table Numbers 1-6 Cut File
Table Numbers 7-12 Cut File
Table Numbers 13-18 Cut File

1.     Import the Table Number Cut Files into the Cricut Design Software. Size the cut files to 11.5” high and cut out on the vinyl of your choice.

2.     Weed any excess vinyl from design and cover with transfer paper, smoothing the transfer paper so that there are no air bubbles.

3.     Once transfer paper is placed, cut out numbers so each Table number is its own rectangle.

4.     Peel Transfer tape with design off of the vinyl backing and place onto the painted wine bottle. Press design onto bottle then remove the tape, leaving the vinyl table number on the bottle. Repeat for the rest of your bottles.

Making wine bottle table numbers is very easy with a craft cutter; in fact it’s basically cut it out and stick it on. I have designed a basic set of table numbers here but you could easily design your own and use the same steps to make customized table numbers!

No Sew Steamer Trunk Card Box

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For my wedding, one of my best friends hand painted an adorable card box for us that I still have and love. So when my Gold Rustic Bride needed a card box, I decided to make her a card box too!

For this one, I actually ended up covering an old card box I had with fabric and decorating it with dark brown banding and antique gold upholstery trim to try to make it look a bit like a steamer trunk. Why? Because I always see this couple travelling and what cuter way to receive cards than a little trunk? :)

Now I outlined in the tutorial how I did this but honestly a lot of it was cutting, eyeballing and gluing fabric until it looked how I wanted it to so sorry if it’s a bit confusing! Hopefully the pictures will help if you want to make a card box too! :)

Supplies:

Card Box (I got mine from Michaels)
Beige Canvas Fabric
Teal Lining Fabric
Dark Brown Banding
Antique Gold Upholstery Trim
Glue (I would recommend Fabritac for this because my craft glue was much harder to use!)

Cover the Outside of the Box in Beige Fabric:

1.     Cover bottom and sides with beige fabric:  Run a line of glue along the top edges of the box and tuck the fabric into the crease. Let dry. Stretch fabric under card box and trim to fit into the crease of the other side. Glue fabric into the edge similar to the other side.

2.     You will notice the excess fabric around front and back: trim apx. ½” from the corner, glue flush to the front and back.

3.     Cover top sides: cut piece of fabric slightly larger than edges, run lines of glue along sides and under top, gluing fabric pieces in place. Let dry.

4.     Cover the front to lid: Measure and cut a piece of fabric that can wrap from the top front of your box over the lid and tuck under the front lip. Fold over long edge of the fabric and glue to create a clean edge. Line up edge of box to finished edge, then trim and fold over fabric on the other side to create a rectangle with two folded and glued seams that are the width of your box.

5.     Starting at the front, glue along the vertical edges of the box and glue fabric rectangle from the front of the box, under the bottom and over the lid. Glue edges into the creases as before.

Add Banding and Upholstery nails around the bottom and to the lid:

1.     Run lines of glue along the bottom of the box and secure banding around the perimeter. Let Dry.

2.     Measure and Cut a Strip of the Upholstery Nail Trim that goes all the way around the box. Using the nails provided, nail the trim around the box at the designated holes.

3.     There will likely be a little extra space if the perimeter of your box doesn’t perfectly align with the trim. Make the trim as close as you can and using some of the extra nails finish the pattern by nailing in the last few brads.

4.     Once the bottom is done, glue banding along the top edge of the lid of your box. Let Dry.

Line the Inside of the Box:

1.     Similar to covering the outside, start by cutting out two small strips to glue into the sides of the lid of your box. Stretch to fit and glue in place.

2.     Make a rectangle that is slightly larger than the inside of your box lid, then glue and fold over the edges to make a clean-lined fabric rectangle (like step 4 of covering the outside. Glue into the lid of your box, leaving the rough edge towards the bottom.

3.     Glue and tuck in two pieces of lining fabric for the inside front and back of your box. Make another rectangle with glued edges that are long enough to go down the side of your box, across the bottom, and up the other side of the box. Glue into the box along the edges and let dry.

Finish Banding around the Top of the Box:

1.     Along the edges where the teal and beige fabric meet, run glue along both sides of the edges of the box. Unfold the banding once so that it can be slipped over the top of the edge with banding on both sides.

2.     Secure banding in place with the glue lines and let dry.

Optional: Prop your Card Box open against a wall and glue in a piece of banding connecting the lid to the bottom of the box and let dry (I also clipped my pieces to the box while they dried for extra stability). This will help your box look pretty and stay open to receive cards! :)

Vellum Paper Rose Escort Card Holders

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With all my leftover roses from the Beauty and the Beast Shower, I have been looking for a new home for them. Luckily, they worked out perfectly for my sorority sister’s Rustic Glam Gold Wedding! Her main flowers are white roses, so these beauties were the perfect accent to go with her existing floral arrangements. With that in mind, we decided these would be perfect as place card holders for her guests!

While the assembly of the flowers is the same as in the previous Vellum Roses post, there are a couple other steps to make them the perfect escort card holders. In particular, I used vinyl to color the leaves a pretty metallic gold to go with the wedding colors and then secured each place card with double sided tape to ensure that they all stayed with their flowers and were easy to set up the day of!

Supplies:
Cream Vellum
Paper Modgepodge
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Escort Cards (I printed mine on cardstock and cut them into 2” x 3” rectangles)
Gold Vinyl (optional)

1.     Print, cut out, and assemble the roses like in the Vellum Roses tutorial. Take care to not fold or attach the leaf portions to your flowers yet.

2.     Design, print, and cut out your escort cards (I used the font Good Vibes and Bebas Neue). Using double sided tape, tape the back of the card to the front of one of the petals. I generally taped mine a few petals out from the center were the card was clearly readable. Once you have all your cards taped, set the flowers aside but try to keep them in whatever order you want them placed for the wedding.

3.     If you are using vinyl on your leaves, remove backing from your vinyl and lay it down on your work surface, adhesive side up. Arrange as many leaves as you can on the sheet and smooth them down, making sure there are no air bubbles. Using scissors, cut leaves out of the vinyl.

4.     Fold two of the three leaves as shown in the original tutorial. For the third leaf, fold in the opposite way as the other two leaves so that it will prop up the back of the flower.

5.     Using hot glue, attach the leaves to the flowers, making sure the “proper” leaf is in the back, perpendicular to the escort card.  (Sorry these are a little blurry!)

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the leaves being gold but as it turned out I adored it! With the roses being a little translucent themselves the gold leaves gave a magical quality to the roses, which of course I loved! I ended up being able to pack them up in a box with glass dividers so that they would move around and would stay in order for their trip up to their mountain wedding. What would you use for your escort cards?

Frosted Glass Guestbook Sign

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So many weddings these days come with the cutest guest books, gone are the days of just a book and pen! My husband and I had people sign the mat of a picture frame, but I’ve seen puzzle pieces, messages in a bottle, and photobooks used as other great guest book alternatives! One thing you should think about with these guest books is to make sure your guests know they are supposed to sign it. With that in mind, I designed this lovely little Guestbook sign for the gold rustic wedding I have been DIYing for.

This is similar to the DIY Wedding Frames I did previously, but with just a little extra detail of the tree with the frosted glass to give a special touch to this sign. Originally I was going to do this with a mirror, but the silvery finish of the mirror and the gold made it look too Christmassy as opposed to wedding. However, if silver is one of your metallics, doing this project with a mirror instead of a frame would look beautiful!

Supplies:
Picture Frame (I used an 8” x 10” picture frame)
Removable Vinyl
White Vinyl
Scrapbook Paper
Frosted Glass Paint
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Sign our Guestbook Cut File

1.    Like the DIY Wedding Frames, trace and cutout the correct size of paper based on your frame and mount in your frame.

2.     Cut out your Tree or other design with the Cricut. I found a free piece of clipart for mine. Use removable vinyl and measure your glass to ensure that you make it the right size. Using transfer paper, affix your design onto your frame.

3.     Remove the glass from your frame or, if like mine your frame and glass are one piece, cover the frame with painter’s tape. Using your frosted glass paint, cover your picture frame or glass with 2 to 3 coats of paint, waiting between coats for the paint to dry. 

4.     Once the paint is dry, remove your vinyl tree design. Depending on how think your paint layer is, it is helpful to use the hook tool that comes with the Cricut or a toothpick to lift some of the skinnier branches while not pulling up the paint as well.

5.     Now, cut out the “Sign our Guestbook” Lettering with your craft cutter similar to the DIY Wedding Frames, but size the file based on the height and width of the frame you chose.

6.     Cut out the design, weed the excess vinyl and transfer it to the front of your frame with transfer paper and you are done!

I love that the frosted glass still shows the tree slab design on the paper and the actual tree design gives a little extra dimension to the whole sign. At the end of mine, I actually painted the frame a more champagne gold to go with the others I had made and it turned out perfect! What other wedding signs would you make for your wedding? :)

Easy DIY Wedding Signs

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While Wedding Season really starts in late Spring I seem to have gotten all my wedding DIY fun in this September! Two of my sorority sisters are getting married this month and I have had so much fun making things for their big days!

One of the often overlooked details in wedding decorations are signs, so I have designed two simple ones for the Gift Table and Favor Table in 5 x 7 frames, so that they are easy to pack, look cute, and were super easy to make! This bride is having an upscale rustic wedding in golds, cream and teal, so I incorporated the rustic tree slices in the gold background paper with white lettering to make it easy to read and also give the signs an upscale feel. After all, white writing is far harder to come by than almost any other color with printers; luckily that’s where a craft cutter comes in handy!

The best part of this project is that is it totally customizable to your colors and theme, you simply have to pick the paper, frames, and colors that you want to personalize them for your big day!

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Supplies:
Picture Frames of Choice (I got mine from a Walmart a while back)
Scrapbook Paper
White Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat
Gifts and Cards Cut File
Thank you Sign Cut File

1.     Upload the Cut files into the Cricut Software and cut out on the vinyl color of your choice. I used removable vinyl and would recommend it if you want to use the frames again for a non-wedding purpose. I sized my cut files to be 6” wide.

2.     Cut out the sign lettering on your choice of vinyl. Weed out the excess vinyl. Using grid patterned transfer paper, measure and cut out two 5” x 7” pieces. Cut it out along the grid lines; it will make the vinyl transfer so much easier!

3.     Take the glass out of the frames and arrange the lettering where you would like it on the glass. If needed, you can tape the sides of the vinyl backing to keep it in place but I found it to be uneccesary.

4.     Lining up the Transfer paper to the top left corner of the glass, cover the entire piece of glass with the 5” x 7” transfer paper piece. Using a smoother or your hands, smooth out any air bubbles.

5.     Now, lift the transfer paper and vinyl design off the glass, making sure to not completely remove the transfer paper from the glass; keeping it stuck will keep your letters right where you wanted them! Once the vinyl design is removed from the backing, take the backing off the glass.

6.     Restick the transfer paper to the glass to adhere the lettering. Smooth out any air bubbles, then completely remove the transfer paper, leaving the lettering exactly where you wanted it on the glass.

7.     For the background in the frame, trace around the glass of your frames then cut it out with scissors. Place the background paper behind the glass in the frame and you are done!

While I made just the two signs for the Gift Table and Favor Table, you could also easily use this for table numbers, buffet signs, or your guestbook sign! I think I will do these again for my next shower; they are so easy and can be totally customized to whatever theme you want! What would you use these signs for? :)