Just Katety
THE INVITATIONS!
Wow, i think everyone has gotten their invite by now :) I have received quite a few compliments, i am so very pleased.
First i made the bottom sheet of paper of course. Made completely of post consumer waste and the rose petals from my mom, along with some glitter and lavender buds costing $6. The purple flower that i embellished it with i purchased on etsy, but b/c she got my order wrong (twice) and then the shipping wrong, she very generously refunded my money.
The top sheet of velum was written up and printed by my Aunt Alice as part of my wedding gift. I cut the corners myself with a lace corner cutter by Martha Stewart using a half off coupon (it was $12, but it is something that i'll use again so i'm only counting $6 of that as wedding money). The heart hole at the top i already had a the hole punch. I bought 3 spools of ribbon that were used on these, costing me $2 (and i have leftovers for another project later!). The pearls were tricky b/c i had to cut each strand, then glue each end!! They cost $4.50. I tied the pearls to the ribbon the the ribbon in a bow around the papers. I used the heart from the hole punch to glue to the outside of the velum for some dimension.
The envelopes are 100% post consumer waste made in America. I bought 500 for $60, and i will sell the extras on etsy and at craft stores and in projects and such. Hopefully i will turn a profit on them, but right now they cost 11 cents each.
The return address labels are from VistaPrint, which i love, and were free with $3 shipping.
My customized stamp says:
Katety Allen
June 19th
Robert Langford
and was handmade for my for $11.50. I am also using it on napkins, programs, thank you cards, candy wrappers, and probably more; so much cheaper than engraving!! I bought it here: www.etsy.com/shop/modernartstamps?ref=pr_shop
The calligraphy i did myself with a kit i had purchased in high school and never got around to using until now (yes, of course i still have it, you've seen my house does it look like i get rid of anything?).
The stamps were very expensive, but we hand delivered every invitation that we could, spending only $22.40.
So in total i spent about $58.40 on 70 invitations. I saved about
$313.50 by buying on sale or in bulk or making stuff myself. To have this done professionally, stamp and calligraphy and homemade and all, it was around $10 to $15 per invitation!! (I sent out 70.)
So it was a lot of work and planning, but definitely worth the savings!
THE INVITATIONS!
Wow, i think everyone has gotten their invite by now :) I have received quite a few compliments, i am so very pleased.
First i made the bottom sheet of paper of course. Made completely of post consumer waste and the rose petals from my mom, along with some glitter and lavender buds costing $6. The purple flower that i embellished it with i purchased on etsy, but b/c she got my order wrong (twice) and then the shipping wrong, she very generously refunded my money.
The top sheet of velum was written up and printed by my Aunt Alice as part of my wedding gift. I cut the corners myself with a lace corner cutter by Martha Stewart using a half off coupon (it was $12, but it is something that i'll use again so i'm only counting $6 of that as wedding money). The heart hole at the top i already had a the hole punch. I bought 3 spools of ribbon that were used on these, costing me $2 (and i have leftovers for another project later!). The pearls were tricky b/c i had to cut each strand, then glue each end!! They cost $4.50. I tied the pearls to the ribbon the the ribbon in a bow around the papers. I used the heart from the hole punch to glue to the outside of the velum for some dimension.
The envelopes are 100% post consumer waste made in America. I bought 500 for $60, and i will sell the extras on etsy and at craft stores and in projects and such. Hopefully i will turn a profit on them, but right now they cost 11 cents each.
The return address labels are from VistaPrint, which i love, and were free with $3 shipping.
My customized stamp says:
Katety Allen
June 19th
Robert Langford
and was handmade for my for $11.50. I am also using it on napkins, programs, thank you cards, candy wrappers, and probably more; so much cheaper than engraving!! I bought it here: www.etsy.com/shop/modernartstamps?ref=pr_shop
The calligraphy i did myself with a kit i had purchased in high school and never got around to using until now (yes, of course i still have it, you've seen my house does it look like i get rid of anything?).
The stamps were very expensive, but we hand delivered every invitation that we could, spending only $22.40.
So in total i spent about $58.40 on 70 invitations. I saved about
$313.50 by buying on sale or in bulk or making stuff myself. To have this done professionally, stamp and calligraphy and homemade and all, it was around $10 to $15 per invitation!! (I sent out 70.)
So it was a lot of work and planning, but definitely worth the savings!