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I still need to finish my personalized hangers, I've shaped the wire & have the hangers but haven't put them together yet!!
Other then that I've given up on DIY :/

I've been trying out some ideas based on something I found on p1ntrest for my centerpieces, the photo's are in my DIY album if some lovely ladies wouldn't mind giving me there thoughts on whether it works please? (btw I will be using a white clock when I find the ones I want at the right price). These are just my first attempts so looking for criticism to improve them. The clocks will also be my table numbers set to different times to fit in with my NYE theme. TIA for any thoughts and advice!!

I think they are a lovely idea but agree with glitter fairy about candle too much as think its too high what about a figurine or something delicate? And like the plant inside to go over top of clock rather than infront of :)) have u looked at getting the original glass vase thing? As would look amazing with that x

The Bell Jars are about £30 each with needing about 10 so a bit out of my price range those hurricane vases are £7.99 each from one of the home ware stores (which incidentally my dad is a buyer for so will ask if he can get me some discount on them) so it works out the cheaper option. I wasn't sure about the candle but feel there needs to be something on top, I'm also considering putting them on a sort of stand just to bring them up to eye level (they only stand about 30cm off the table). I'm hoping to use mistletoe and holly as the leaves and have a poinsettia as the "feature" flower but can't get hold of any atm. Will try a few other ideas but thank you so much for your feed back, it's great to get some outside opinions!!

MrdD2bee I was browsing bh$ website & spotted some cheap bell jars that might be of interest to you x

Thank you Mrs Robinson I will have a look!!

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I started threading the ribbon or my wedding favours yesterday. was so happy when I found a needle just small enough to pass through the loop. Is tight with the ribbon on but at least is miles easier than before.. my first wedding DIY for the final thing :)

This is them with curling ribbon but I bought some 5mm satin ribbon which needs threading through the loops. because its material its much more difficult. Don't have a pic of my mock up with proper ribbon. Have asked OH to send me one.

I have planned my invites and STDs. bought a little bird bunch for them.

I found the sizing the hardest part if I am honest. I wanted to use standard size envelopes and 1 A4 per main body of card. once that was sorted it all fell into place

Thanks Mrs C 99p for 10 so a bargain too! We have the birds theme going throughout

What style invites are you doing? We have pocket folds and are keeping it simple. On each tab we are just punching a bird through the ivory card so that the red underneath comes through. then the front will just be a rectangle, red mounting with ivory on top printed with "Wedding Invite" or "Evening Invite"

oo that sounds pretty.

I would use material lace as it would look more special. You can get self adhesive stuff now which makes it easier.
You could have both, have the card wrapped round with the lace bordering the card. (personally I really like the card wrapped round as keeps everything from falling out!)

Could then have a strip of it on the evening invites

Does anyone have one of the rectangular cardboard post boxes from h0bbycr@ft that comes flat packed? Trying to work out if it would handle being painted!

I've got some thick poster paint which I'm hoping will work ok!

Mrs K, are you painting the whole thing? or just painting decorative bits onto it?

If painting the whole thing, it might be better getting massive coloured card and using the H0bbycr@ft one as a template to make your own?
if not the card might warp with the wetness of the paint

I can't up,lad photo as not power user but will upload them to my album. I'm thinking a wider lace for the invites and a little one like ur top picture for the place cards, gimme sec will upload them to album.
Mrsk2b I haven't got the cardboard box but did get boxes from h0bbycr@ft and used a tester pot from another shop as didn't need a lot but it was proper cardboard so not sure what their postboxes are but as long as u do it thinly and let it dry n don't paint too many times should be fine or could decoupage it would look nice x

Ahhh Mrs C I see what you mean. It going horizontally to tie it all together! Id go for ribbon lace then.

For evening would just paper be ok or do you think on card to? I am thinking a5 size but not sure if it should be folded in half for it to go in invites. And if it's paper on card or just card would that be ok? The pocket folds are going to be a4 for the centre card and slightly smaller side pieces x

Are you making your own pocket folds? I have a templat but need to measure it. I think I might try just card as worry putting paper on card will be hard getting it to have perfect edges and worry it might look tacky x

I just painted a bit of the lid and so far so good :D

I haven't made them yet. Just made a mock up with cheap card from when I was a kid.
I want red pocket folds with ivory printed on for the text. Ivory will be 160gsm from H0bbycr@ft - £5 for 100 sheets. The red will have to be the bay I think. I will get a few samples to get colour and quality. I want 250gsm ideally.

I will use a metal ball scorer and boning tool yes. What I normally do for mass projects like this is I set up my cutting matt with masking tape so that I can just position each card so I don't have to measure each one.. Just line it up to the tape.

The masking tape good idea :) my mum has a giletine thing but also has optin to score rather than cut so might use that depending how quick/ accurate it is. I just want to crack on with them but want to have everything together before I start so I don't have to keep stoping but can just get on with it all. Guess I better get the photoframes out the way first though lol. Is 6 months too early to send invites out?

I'll be sending out my invites with 6 months to go Mrs C2bee possibly even earlier that that but we're getting married on NYE so need to give everyone enough notice so that they don't make other plans. I would say 6 months is fine for day guests give them 6-8 weeks to reply then send out your evening invites (and extra day invites if you have some original day guests that can't make it) give them 6-8 weeks to reply then you have yourself a month to chase people so you can have definite numbers a month before giving you enough time to sort out food drink favours etc

EmilyV17 - I would love some tips on making own pocketfolds!! £40+ for blank ones is making me second think it but I def want them lol xx