Is it Cheaper to Make DIY Wedding Invitations?
Posted by Sophie on 22nd Jan 2021
Are DIY Wedding Invitations Cheaper?
Let’s face it, weddings can get expensive fast. Between the cost of booking your venue and hiring a caterer, there’s often not much room to splurge on things like save-the-dates and wedding invitations.
Fortunately, there are many ways to create lovely wedding invites without breaking the bank. By making cheap DIY wedding invitations, you can take full control of your cards’ design and not have to worry abou...
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How to Make Your Save-the-Date Cards
Posted by Sophie on 18th Jan 2021
Save the Date Templates
You’ve finally settled on a wedding date and might have a venue booked for your Big Day. Now you’ll need to tell your guests the big news.
Sending out save-the-date cards is a time-honoured tradition that’s part of the fun of organising a wedding. Save-the-dates give your guests a preview of what to expect from your special day — so it’s important to get things right.
If you’re pl...
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Using Wax Seals with Self Adhesive Discs
Posted by Sophie on 4th Sep 2020
DIY Self Adhesive Wax Seals
Self Adhesive Discs are a great alternative to using melted wax directly on your envelopes or invitations. This can save your from spoiling and wasting any elements of your project/invitations, plus any malformed seals can be remelted in a melting spoon and re-used!
Use a heat proof or silicone mat to create your seals in advance
Once the seals have fully cooled, peel them off
Attach a self adhesive disc...
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How to Make a Simple 3D Paper Star
Posted by Sophie on 15th Oct 2019
How to Make a 3D Star
Perfect for Christmas crafting, these 3D are quick and easy to make in just a few steps! All you need to start is a symetrical 5 point star which can either be die cut, cut from a printed template (there are plenty on Goggle to pick from) or hand drawn if you're feeling particularly accurate. For this, I used A4 Gold Paper....
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6 Tips for Setting Up A Craft Room
Posted by Sophie on 16th Aug 2019
How to Design a Craft Room
Work space
There are two things I consider an absolute must – a sizable and sturdy table and a chair on wheels. The table is obvious, it’s going to be where you spend the most time and needs to be large enough for you to work comfortably with all of your materials. The chair, more of a personal (and lazy!) preference, but it’s so much easier to quickly whiz to a shelf and grab any extra equipmen...
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