Saturday, August 6, 2011

Inspiration: Paper Flag Escort Cards

You can assign seating by numbering these cutesy paper flags. Or tweak the idea a little by substituting scrapbooking paper for fabric, and substitute the use of table numbers, instead give each table a different tablecloth pattern, and the patterns become the table-assignment designators.
The scrapbooking paper/fabric can be used as place mats or turned into runners for your tables.


DIY Tutorial

1. To make the flags, cut paper into 6 1/2-by-1 3/4-inch rectangles. With a glue stick, cover the underside of each rectangle with glue, and fold over a toothpick. Press down firmly, and cut a notch at the ends. Print guest names and numbers, and cut into mini labels. Glue the name labels onto the flags.



2. To make the tiered stand, buy 1/2-inch foam board. Cut into 12-inch, 9-inch, 6-inch, and 3-inch widths (they can be as long as your display area). Starting with the bottom tier, stack them from widest to thinnest, aligning on the back edge; then glue.




3. Cut bulletin borders, the kind teachers use, to fit the sides of each level, and glue them with a tape stamper.


4. Stick escort flags into the foam board, and set out the display.

From Martha Stewart Weddings, Summer 2010

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Soon to be Mrs. Humphries'

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries‘ wedding invitation is surprisingly traditional. Everybody knows the couple will tie the knot in a black-tie affair on August 20 in Montecito, California. However, unlike any other invitation for any type of gathering we've ever seen, there is no address and no time listed.


My guess...guests should plan to drive around Montecito aimlessly for 24 hours until they see a party or something.

The cream-colored invitations by Lehr and Black, are printed in black and are emblazoned with a
double-intertwined K insignia for the couple's first names and were mailed to guests inside a silver cardboard box. Also included in the package were three glossy white-and-black cards with RSVP details and hotel suggestions.
The invite reads:

"Kris and Bruce Jenner
Request the pleasure of your company
At the marriage of their daughter
Kimberly Kardashian to
Kristopher Humphries
Saturday, the twentieth of August
Two thousand and eleven
Montecito, California
Black Tie"