Originally, my goal was to have my save the dates sent out by the time we went to Connecticut for the long weekend. Well, this week…I’ve slacked. Not gonna lie, I’ve had plenty of time to get them done but I’ve spent my nights cooking dinner, and lounging with fiance reading on the couch till all hours of the night (my punishment? Lack of sleep.)
But Sunday night I did get motivated and if it hadn’t gotten so late, I would have finished them. I’m half way done. However, I am bringing a couple of them up to CT to give to the people we’ll see who are getting save the dates – yay for saving on ridiculously overpriced postage!
Here are the magnet, they were pretty easy to make, I used MS Publisher and had to set the margins specially because there wasn’t a template. I sold myself ten short because I ruined a sheet in the printer by accidentally putting them through while still sticking together. Whoops?
The envelopes we got at paper Source, as well as the liner, as well as the template to make the liner. We spent about $60 on paper, envelopes and the liner. Another $60 on printer ink (which we were long over due for) and $30 on the magnets. Total cost (not counting the ink) $90.
The liners were tedious to make, i made 50 because i ran out of the paper I was using to line the envelopes. I certainly could have made more but m’eh.
On the card, which I belive is A7 from Paper Source, because I don’t have Publisher on my mac, I used word but it’s simple, just text so they were easy to print out (aside from the fact that our printer kept printing them crooked)
The magnet itself is stuck on there with a tad bit of sticky tack. You know, that putty stuff. The ribbon in the corner is held with a wee bit of double stick tape on top.
The ribbon was another thing I didn’t check – it was sheer. I realized that when I opened it up (instead of seeing the “sheer” label on the package…whoops). I looped it around the top corner crossed it in the back and then tied a bow in the bottom corner.
The final product?
Yes I know the magnet is crooked. Whoops? All in all? They look great. Now if I could just get off my butt to finish them! They’ll still go out by the end of January (which also gives me time to work on our website).
Happy (belated) Wedding Wednesday
(will be x-posted to DC Nearlyweds)
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Adorable!
Heidi that came out awesome!
Very cute!! I don’t know if I’d have the patience for all of that
Ha! How funny, I’m in the same place. I haven’t done our STDs yet and I need to work on our website…and want to get it done by Feb!
they look so pristine and classy. i love them.
aw those are cute! and you’re so DIY i’m impressed.
Awww, congrats babe. And I LOVE that you’re doing it yourself! I totally will be someday. Who the hell can spend HUNDREDS on that kind of stuff?? They look beautiful!
It looks lovely! I am super impressed with your craftiness and hope that whenever I get married, I will have the drive to make cute things and save money like this!
ah! i love them! they are seriously so cute and you are so crafty!
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You are quite crafty! They’re beautiful!
They look amazing!!! I need to do these, too as a newly engaged lady myself. Congratulations on some beautiful save the dates.
Heidi those are truly beautiful! I love that you’re not only down to earth about this (I have a girlfriend who spent over a thousand on those alone!) but you’re also amazingly creative. Can I rent you out if I ever decide to get married? Please?
Girl, all I have to say is…you have a lot of patience.
They’re beautiful!
those look so great!!!