Card Box

Materials

• set of three paper mache nesting boxes
• wrapping paper
• stapler or glue
• ribbon
• pearl "ribbon"
• glitter cardstock
• bow

Instructions
1.  Wrap the boxes with the wrapping paper; I did the tops and bottom separately to make it easier to assemble later on.
2.  Cut holes in the bottom of the smallest box, the top and bottom of the middle box, and the top of the biggest box. Also cut a slit in the top of the smallest box that is big enough to fit a card through it.
3.  I stapled the boxes together from the inside so that you couldn't see anything. Glue would work, too, so long as you use something really good.
4.  Wrap and glue the ribbon around the boxes, wherever you put it is up to you.
5.  Hot glue the pearl ribbon around the boxes (where they meet).
6.  I printed out the word "Cards" backwards and glued it to the back of the glitter cardstock. I cut the letters out so that they read the correct way and then glued them onto the smallest box.
7.  I put the bow on top of the smallest box, behind the slot for the cards.

Boxer

I finished our card box tonight and it looks great! I just had to hot glue the strung pearls on, cut out the letters and glue them on as well, and put the bow on top. (For full instructions click here to see my website.) Here it is!

I also received the tote bags for my bridesmaids from Vistaprint today! They look great and I'm really excited to start decorating them! (Now I just need to order the chiffon for the flowers for them.) Here are pictures of them as well as mine which came in a couple days ago:

AND I ordered the wire for my hanger last night and it shipped TODAY! I'm so excited to get it!

All Hallow's Eve

Happy Halloween! (And a Happy 66th Birthday to my Gram!)

On to wedding stuff:
I ordered the wire for my hanger today from etsy seller LawStudentCrafts! It's going to say "Mrs. Denver" and I only paid $9.50 for it (including shipping)! I'll be sure to snap some photos when it comes in and once I attach it to my hanger!
I'm going to start working on another bouquet, probably for one of my junior bridesmaids since I need to order more beads before starting the other big ones.
I'm going to be borrowing a hot glue gun so that I can finish the card box tomorrow evening.

I think that's it for now!

All Boxed Up

I have done some more work on the card box and it's really starting to look awesome! I cut all the holes for the cards and stapled the boxes together so they'll stay in place. I also added some ribbon around the top and bottom boxes that have solid colored wrapping papers. I still need to add a few more finishing touches, but here is the card box so far.

Carded

I went to Target today after work to grab the wrapping paper for the card box. First, though, I stopped at Michael's (of course) to get some more wire for my bouquet. I also found some nice silver wrapping paper that I picked up for the card box and the black glitter tape that I wanted to use on the table numbers. Here is our table number with the black glitter tape:

So then I went on over to Target and found the black wrapping paper with silver glitter Mr. and Mrs. all over it as well as some white wrapping paper and a HUGE silver bow for the top!
When I got home I wrapped the boxes, tops and bottoms separately, and now I have to wait until I get a retractable knife (that I meant to buy tonight) so I can cut the slit for the cards and the wholes in the tops so I can stack them all together.

I'm going to continue working on my bouquet now and perhaps put the vase labels on the vases, or at least on mine!

Just a Quickie

I got the card boxes in the mail today (along with my Halloween costume: a flapper)! They're a much better size than the last set! I'm going to go to Target tomorrow after I get out of work to grab some wrapping paper so I can start making it! Now i just have to figure out how I'm going to attach them all...

See Spot

Matt and I were wasting time today at Target and I stopped to look at the wrapping paper for our card box. I found some really pretty wedding paper that I'm definitely going to use. They had one that was black with white glitter Mr. and Mrs. all over it as well as a silver one with swirls and hearts. I'd like to use them both, the black and glitter one on the bottom, plain black on the middle, and the silver on top. I may have to buy them and see which way looks best, though. The boxes should be here tomorrow and I'll probably buy the paper later in the week, so it shouldn't be too long until it's completed!

I'm a Regular Picasso

Matt and I both had the day off today, so I worked on a couple of the DIY projects. We went to breakfast this morning with one of my friends from high school who was in town. After that I dragged Matt to Michael's, yet again, to get some more stuff for the projects. We got two small boxes that we will use to hold the cards for our guest book. (It's from organize.com; click here to see it!) I also bought some silver paint and more silver wiring for the bouquets.
When I got home, I spray painted six more of the frames for the table numbers (and got high off the fumes in the process). They really look great painted versus the original white plastic. I officially have one third of them done!
I also painted the boxes for the guestbook cards; the top is black and the bottom is silver. I'm going to wrap some of the ribbon I used for my tossing bouquet around the bottoms.
Yesterday, Matt and I were debating the card box we originally picked out. We both decided we would rather do a DIY one using three circle paper mache boxes. I ordered the set off Amazon last night for just under $6. I'll probably paint them black, white, and silver and use the various ribbons we have to wrap around them as additional decoration.
I also fiddled around with Publisher and created a monogram for the wedding. Our invitations have a monogram on them, but I wanted one that had our future last initial (for use after the ceremony) and the date. I'm not sure where or how I'll use it, but I really like the way it came out.

I'll be sure to update when and where I'll be using the monogram!