Embellishments 101: I'm with the Band

So you say that you just want a simple invite with one color? Yeah, that's cool and all. But when you're with this one-of-a-kind band, you'll make your guests' heart sing.

Cue, the embellishment: the burlap belly band. Did you know the origination of jute burlap came from India? The jute fibers of the burlap is renowned for it's durability and strength, as it was universally used in many different ways to export goods. Today, the texture of burlap brings back that sense of humble and enduring, home-spun charm. Our belly bands will add style and texture to the lead singer's hair...err, I mean your invitation suite.  

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Before & After: Chicken Wire Frames

Only three weeks left until the Wedding Day Hooray! We're pretty excited that our vision for our booth is coming together so quickly thanks to a lot of DIY projects and Salvage shopping.

After that scary Saturday morning of floods and hail, we also brought home some old doors (more to come on this project!) and empty frames. We wanted a way to showcase some of our invitations, so we thought some vintage frames and chicken wire will do the trick!

All you need is:

Wooden Frame
Chicken Wire (you can get at your local hardware store)
Staple Gun with Staples
Wire Cutters

Directions:

Unravel the chicken wire and cut the wire with your cutters to the same shape as the back of your frame. Once you are done, you are ready to start stapling. I had a hard time to get the staple flat to the frame. Some of them didn't go through all the way, so you have to really push down hard. After you staple the wire all the way around the frame, it's time to get those clothespins out and start displaying pictures, invitations, etc.

Happy DIY!

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Vintage Flair for a Southern Affair

This fancy invitation suite is the latest project we've been working on. Our lovely bride Lauren, wanted a feel of Anthropologie meets the South. Along with the vellum and burlap bellyband, the letterpress impression into the cream cotton cardstock brought a more tactile feel to the announcement. She also chose kraft paper envelopes to keep that rustic look. Read more on "Vintage Flair for a Southern Affair"...