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YARN-WRAPPED
BOTTLES
LEVEL
Easy
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CATEGORY
Décor
A bit of yarn in your color palette transforms plain glass bottles and jars
into pretty accent pieces. Start with vintage milk bottles or recycled
jam jars, or pick up some Ball jars in clear or blue shades. Coil yarn
around all or some of the jar, or experiment with adding a bow. Avoid
round jars or vases: although a slight curve or a tapered bottleneck is
not too difficult to cover, a fishbowl shape can be tricky.
LEVEL
Moderate
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CATEGORY
Reception
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TIME
TIME
4 to 6 hours
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WHEN TO START
3 to 4 weeks before
the wedding
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GROUP OR
INDIVIDUAL
Group; have each
person work
on wrapping
2 to 4 bottles.
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BUDGET
$20 to $30
MATERIALS
Makes 12 jars
• 12 glass jars or bottles (we
recommend milk bottles or
Ball jars in different sizes)
• 1 to 3 skeins of yarn in
complementary colors (go
with chunky yarn for a more
homespun look)
4 to 8 hours
TOOLS
• Double-sided tape
• Scissors
WHEN TO START
4 to 6 weeks before
the wedding
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GROUP OR
INDIVIDUAL
Group
...
• Station 1: Cut out the crosspieces.
• Station 2: Double-paste the pieces.
• Station 3: Cut out the trim.
• Station 4: Cover the pieces
in paper.
• Finish individually: Assemble
the tower and affix the trim.
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BUDGET
$50 to $75
2. Wrap the bottle.
Starting with the lip or base of the bottle, attach the end of your yarn to
the bottle with a small piece of double-sided tape, slightly below
(if starting from the lip) or above (if starting from the base) where
you want the yarn coil to begin. Begin wrapping the yarn around
the bottle, wrapping over the loose end and making tight, even coils
that follow the profile of the bottle. When you are about 1/2 inch
from where you want to stop wrapping, apply a small piece of
LEVEL
Easy
1
LEVEL
Easy
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CATEGORY
Reception
Invitations
TIME
Printing—4 hours
Assembly—4 hours
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WHEN TO START
12 weeks before
the wedding (Invitations
should be mailed 8 weeks
before the wedding.)
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GROUP OR
INDIVIDUAL
Group (after printing)
...
• Station 1: Trim the card stock.
• Station 2: Cut out the envelopes.
• Station 3: Make the envelopes.
• Station 4: Affix RSVP labels, guest
address labels, and stamps.
• Station 5: Collate invitations and
wrap in glassine.
• Station 6: Tie baker’s twine and
affix label.
• Station 7: Address envelopes.
• Station 8: Stuff and seal the
envelopes.
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BUDGET
$250 (excluding postage)
Scalloped Cupcake Stand
• One hundred 1 1/2-inch round
labels
• Postage stamps for RSVP and
invitation envelopes (square
envelopes require additional postage, so check with your post office
or online, at www.usps.com,
before purchasing stamps)
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TOOLS
• Found Invitation templates
(available online at www
.chroniclebooks.com/
handmade-weddings)
• Laser or inkjet printer, with
extra ink cartridges
• Craft knife, with extra blades
• Ruler
• Cutting mat
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Bone folder
• Glue sticks, or double-sided
tape gun and extra tape
(we recommend the 3M
Scotch ATG 700 Transfer
Tape Dispenser)
• Remoistenable envelope
glue (optional)
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Found-Paper Invitations
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TERRARIUM PLACE
CARDS & FAVORS
Recycled and found papers become colorful envelopes for these
otherwise-understated invitations. A bit of glassine, baker’s twine,
and a round label bring the ensemble together.
MATERIALS
Makes 100 invitations
• Sixty 8 1/2 × 11-inch sheets
ecru or white cover stock for
invitations (each sheet fits two
invitations, plus overage)
• Thirty 8 1/2 × 11-inch sheets
ecru or white cover stock for
RSVP cards (each sheet fits four
RSVP cards, plus overage)
• Twelve 8 1/2 × 11-inch sheets
ecru or white label stock for
RSVP labels (each sheet fits ten
address labels, plus overage)
• Twenty 8 1/2 × 11-inch sheets
ecru or white label stock for guest
address labels (each sheet fits
six address labels, plus overage)
• One 5 3/4-inch square envelope,
or a premade envelope template
(available at some craft stores)
• One hundred twenty-five
8 1/2 × 11-inch sheets of
recycled maps, magazines,
graph paper, or brown bags
• Sixty 12-×-12-inch sheets
glassine (each sheet makes
two wraps)
• One hundred 4-bar envelopes
• Fifty yards baker’s twine
TOOLS
• Scallop template (optional;
(available online at www.
chroniclebooks.com/
handmade-weddings)
• Craft knife, with extra blades
• Ruler
• Cutting mat
• Glue sticks
• 1-inch scallop ruler, or 1 sheet
card stock for Scallop template
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Bone folder
• Hot glue gun
• Pins
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CATEGORY
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MATERIALS
Makes 1 cupcake stand, holding
approximately 50 cupcakes
• 3 rectangular 17-×-24-inch
cake boards (purchase 6 boards
if they are less than 1/4-inch
thick)
• Round cake board in each of
the following diameters: 6 inch,
10 inch , 14 inch , and 18 inch .
• Eight 24-×-36-inch sheets solid
paper for covering bases (we
used sea foam–embossed paper
from Bell’occhio)
• One 24-×-36-inch sheet
contrasting paper for scalloped
trim (we used Gold Moiree
from Bell’occhio)
Note: If using a prefabricated cupcake tree, skip steps 1 and 2. For step 6,
assemble the tree per the manufacturer’s instructions—typically the pieces
fit together like a puzzle, and no glue is required.
Yarn-Wrapped Bottles
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This tiered cupcake stand is a lovely way to display cupcakes, adding
flourish to your festivities. Cardboard cake boards provide the basic
structure, which are transformed with pretty papers and decorative trim. If you’re running short on time, transport the stand flat to
your ceremony site. You can also buy an inexpensive prefabricated
cardboard stand (from www.cupcaketree.com). However, note that
prefabricated trees have many notches; these allow you to assemble and
disassemble without glue, but take more time to cover.
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HOW TO
1. Apply tape to curved areas.
Apply double-sided tape evenly over any curved portions of the
bottle that you’d like to cover with yarn, such as the curved neck of
the milk bottle; this will hold the yarn in place, making an easier
job of wrapping as well as a neater-looking result.
FOUND-PAPER
INVITATIONS
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SCALLOPED
CUPCAKE STAND
These terrarium favors can be made in many shapes and sizes, and even
serve as centerpieces, but we love the small fishbowl variety, filled with
tiny succulents, ferns, or herbs. They can also double as either place
cards or seating cards with the addition of a jumbo craft stick dipped
in chalkboard paint.
TIME
20 to 30 minutes
per favor
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WHEN TO START
2 to 3 days before
the wedding
GROUP OR
INDIVIDUAL
Group
...
• Station 1: Lay down stones.
• Station 2: Arrange the plants.
• Station 3: Wipe down and tidy
the bowls.
• Station 4: Dip craft sticks.
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BUDGET
$5 to $6
per terrarium
MATERIALS
Makes 100 favors and place cards
• Four to five 50-pound bags
of pebbles
• One hundred 3 1/4-inch glass
fishbowl vases
• 1 bag sand, or potting soil
• 3 to 5 small plants per
terrarium: we recommend
small succulents or cacti,
small ferns, or herbs such as
parsley, mint, or rosemary
• 1 pint chalkboard paint
• 125 jumbo (6-inch) craft sticks
TOOLS
• Clean cloth or rag
• Ruler
• Plastic container, at least
5 inches deep (a large yogurt
container works well)
• Sharpie, or a piece of
masking tape
• Clothesline and clothespins
• Drop cloth or newspaper
• Chalk, or a white gel pen
• Damp cloth or sponge
HOW TO
1. Place the stones.
Place a layer of stones, about 1/2 inch deep, in the bottom of your
glass bowls.
2. Place your sand or potting soil and arrange your plants.
If you are using succulents, place a layer of sand, about 1/2 inch deep,
in each terrarium and arrange your plants in a pleasing manner;
we recommend 3 to 5 plants per terrarium, but adjust according to
the size of your container. If you are using ferns or other plants, use
potting soil instead of sand.
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Terrarium Place Cards & Favors
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