My DIY Invitations!

[brooklyngirl]

First, me, diligently working...

 

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Close up of the wax seal...

 

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Last one -- overall view...

 

[Sparkalicious]

Ok Brooklyngirl ... YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR!

Your invites are incredible! They look amazing!!! Your guests are going to be more than impressed and I''m sure that when you look back in years to come they will be a great source of pride for you ... You have done a phenomenal job!

I''m so in awe of my talented PS friends. I wish that I was able to DIY with any success.

I do have a question ... I would love to do a seal of some sorts on either our envelope or on our invite .... How did you do that fabulous seal??

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Beautiful!

Wish I was that crafty (and I mean crafty in the positive, creative way!).

 

[Deelight]

WOW those are amazing, and I love the little touches like the wax seal, seriously in awe here of your skills.

 

[katamari]

They look great! You did a terrific job.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Sparkalicious - Thank you . I must say that I am quite pleased with myself. We spent a huge amount of time on these invitations, from the printing, to shopping for extras (you wouldn''t belive how little of an envelope selection there is, especially in a size of larger than 5x7), and then putting them together. But I''m glad I made these

The seal is made with sealing wax, and a copper stamp. You have to melt the wax, drip on the desired amount, and then strike it with the copper stamp. It takes some practice to make a good seal. I got pretty good at it towards the end.

We bought the stamp, and wax at Michaels. They have them in the bridal isle. If you go this route, don''t follow the directions on the wax, as they will yeild an uneven, and burnt seal. The wax came in the form of candles, and I had to cut the string out of each candle, cut it into small pieces, and melt it in a stainless steel measuring cup (I used 1/3 cup measure). Also, have a ziplock filled with ice near you, as the stamp comes out much better when you use a chilled stamp -- and it a lot less sticky.

I''ve also seen a few websites that offer fakey wax seals -- they look just like the real thing, but are pre made, and used like stickers.

And one last thing, I read somewhere that you shouldn''t use wax seals on the outer envelope, because the will be damaged by the post office''s sorting machines.

SarahLovesJS - Thank you Unfortuantely for me, my craftiness comes with huge side of anal, lol. It''s a good thing wax seals are easy to remove while still warm

Deelight, katamari - Thank you

 

[Sparkalicious]

Date: 11/3/2008 2:22:48 AM
Author: brooklyngirl
Sparkalicious - Thank you . I must say that I am quite pleased with myself. We spent a huge amount of time on these invitations, from the printing, to shopping for extras (you wouldn''t belive how little of an envelope selection there is, especially in a size of larger than 5x7), and then putting them together. But I''m glad I made these

The seal is made with sealing wax, and a copper stamp. You have to melt the wax, drip on the desired amount, and then strike it with the copper stamp. It takes some practice to make a good seal. I got pretty good at it towards the end.

We bought the stamp, and wax at Michaels. They have them in the bridal isle. If you go this route, don''t follow the directions on the wax, as they will yeild an uneven, and burnt seal. The wax came in the form of candles, and I had to cut the string out of each candle, cut it into small pieces, and melt it in a stainless steel measuring cup (I used 1/3 cup measure). Also, have a ziplock filled with ice near you, as the stamp comes out much better when you use a chilled stamp -- and it a lot less sticky.

I''ve also seen a few websites that offer fakey wax seals -- they look just like the real thing, but are pre made, and used like stickers.

And one last thing, I read somewhere that you shouldn''t use wax seals on the outer envelope, because the will be damaged by the post office''s sorting machines.

Thank you, Brooklyngirl! I appreciate the detailed response. I''m going to look into it and see what we can come up with ... I still don''t think that I would do this seal process any justice. You gave me hope that there are options though.

Thanks for the tip about the seal on the outer envelope ... Don''t want the postal service machines tearing up our envelopes at all!!

 

[courtney5638]

I usually just lurk on here, but I have to say that I absolutely love your invitations!

Where did you find them? Are they kits?

 

[04diamond<3]

So pretty!!!

 

[alli_esq]

wow--I LOVE those--they are gorgeous! I am so impressed!!! I wish I had craftiness!!!!

 

[kittybean]

Your DIY invites are beautiful! Your attention to detail is incredible. Great job!

 

[brooklyngirl]

Sparkalicious - Glad I could be of service. I saw that you already have a monogram, and I can totally picture a wax seal with it

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courtney5638 - Thank you, and welcome to PS! I got these invitations at Michaels, and they came in a kit with all of the supplies needed to assemble them. I did get some extras like the wax seal supplies, outer envelopes, and foam sticky tape (the foam that came with the invitations lacked volume, and there wasn''t enough of it

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Target also has a decent selection of DIY invitations -- some are even letterpress (sp?)

04diamond<3, alli_esq, and kittybean - Thank you for the lovely comments