#tbt #fbf past wedding item post time! one last post about my friend’s blue & yellow wedding. here is the gift card box i made. she wanted something that represented a three-tier cake.
under all the beautiful wrapping paper (the bride and i fell in love with this wrapping paper to use for a previous friend’s wedding) is actually styrofoam board. wedding’s often bring mishaps and accidents, so to avoid any breakage, i chose styrofoam.
実は、ラッピングペーパーの下はフォームボードを使用しているのです。ウェディングには、アクシデントが付き物だったりします。ので、なるべく頑丈に仕上げるのにはフォームボードが良いのです。
of course there is a slot to insert cards, but the box also needs to be able to open. with a card stock hinge, i attached the top two tiers. the bottom base tier is for decoration.
グリーティングカードボックスは、カードの入れ口はもちろん必要ですが、取り出し口も必要です。カード紙のちょうつがいで1段目と2段目をつなげました(ベースとなる第3段は飾りです)。
this tulle flower acts as a “button” to tie the ribbon closure to.
チュールのお花を「ボタン」風に利用し、リボンで結びつけられる仕組みになっています。
i introduced this “tulle veiled wedding program” on one of my #tbt #fbf posts last month. on this post, i will show you how to make it yourself! i recommend this especially if you’re in your wedding crunch time. to make this program from printing -> cutting the paper and tulle, to tying the ribbon, it took me a total of 30 minutes.
以前に #tbt #fbf の書き込みでこちらの「チュールベールのウェディングプログラム」をご紹介いたしました。今回は、こちらをご自身で作れる d.i.y. をご説明いたします。特にご結婚式の最終段階でお急ぎの場合は特におすすめの d.i.y. です!印刷から紙とチュールの裁断、リボンを結ぶまでかかった時間は30分!
LET’S START! / 始めよう!
what you need / 材料:
any A4 size printing paper / お好みのA4サイズ印刷用紙
card stock (9cm × 22.75cm) / カード紙 (9cm × 22.75cm)
tulle (9cm × 22.75cm) / チュール (9cm × 22.75cm)
scissors / ハサミ
ruler / 定規
hole puncher (i used a 3mm hole, up to 5mm is fine) /
穴あけパンチ (今回は、3mmの穴を使用しましたが、5mmまで可能)
5mm width ribbon (45cm) / 5mm幅リボン (45cm)
1. create your text on a spreadsheet application using landscape orientation. each individual page should measure 7.5cm × 21cm, which means 3 pages can fit on 1 A4 size page. print.
テキストをスプレッドシートアプリケーションなどを使用して、横向きで作成する。1枚1枚のページサイズが 7.5cm × 21cm になるように、アプリケーション上でA4サイズに3枚のページを横に並べる。印刷する。
2. card stock should be cut to 9cm × 22.75cm. then, cut A4 size printed text into individual pages measuring to 7.5cm × 21cm.
カード紙は 9cm × 22.75cm にカットし、A4 用紙は 7.5cm × 21cm のページに切り分ける。
3. cut tulle to the same size as card stock.
チュールはカード紙と同じサイズに合わせて切る。
4. place tulle and program pages as shown in photo. the top of the pages should be placed 0.6cm away from the edge of the tulle. punch a hole 1cm from the top of the pages and horizontally in the center. if possible, it is more efficient to punch a hole through the pages and tulle all in one go.
プログラムのページとチュールを写真のように重ねる。ページの上端から1cm、横幅の中心位置に穴をあける。可能であれば、チュールと紙をいっぺんに穴あけしますと効率よく、綺麗に仕上がりやすいと思います。
5. mark and punch two holes in the card stock. 1.7cm away from the top, 3cm apart.
カード紙に穴を2つ開ける。上端から1.7cm、3cm間隔で。
6. prepare 45cm length ribbon. / 45cmのリボンを用意する。
7. this is the last step! pull the ribbon evenly through the two holes of the card stock. then pull the ribbon through the single hole of the program pages, then tulle cover.
最後のステップです!カード紙の2つの穴にリボンを通し、続けてページとチュールの1つの穴に通す。
8. make sure to pull the ribbon all the way through and evenly!
リボンはきつめに引っ張ってカード紙から通したリボンが平行になっていることを確認。
#tbt #fbf past wedding item post time! in continuation of last week’s banana leaf paper programs, i bring to you the rest of my friend’s wedding items! with blue and yellow as wedding colors, black and white as accent colors, and the theme being “bon voyage”, it was a fun, bold, and colorful wedding.
to begin with, one of the first items i worked on were these name placement sailboat sails. they are absolutely adorable and easy to make. for the added personal touch, i had handwritten the guests’ names. (lemon boat inspiration from pinterest)
next came drink menus. the wedding couple had their wedding before they moved to a different country, thus the “bon voyage” theme. with the bride-to-be, we mixed together some cocktails to come up with their original drink. as with the past two #fbf posts, these menus were made at home, with text created on a spreadsheet application and the photo shot in a makeshift “photo studio” at home!
table numbers! one of the first things that the bride had decided on were these lemon table number vases. the royal blue satin ribbon really compliments the lemons and the black and white table numbers. the variety of vase shapes also added to the fun atmosphere of this wedding.
lastly, are the thank you tags found on the favors. as with the banana leaf paper used in the wedding programs, the bride wanted to incorporate eco-friendly details. their wedding invitations were plantable, and on these thank you tags are plantable hearts (both plantable items were ordered online).
#tbt #fbf past wedding item post time! this time is about a simple and natural wedding program. i actually made these for my friend’s wedding. we went to the store together and she selected brown craft paper for the base and banana leaf printing paper. the banana leaf paper is really wonderful visually (the texture!) and ecologically–apparently, for each banana tree, after bananas are harvested, the trees/leaves go to waste (i just learned this recently, from a Panasonic “Eco-Navi” video on the train!)
same as my previous #fbf post, this program was also created on a spreadsheet application and printed at home. i’ve also introduced this program on an earlier blog post, talking about my favorite fonts, “helvetica neue ultra light”.
#tbt #fbf past wedding item post time! this week i bring to you, tulle veiled wedding programs. in continuance with the black and white series, this is one of the day-of paper items. one of the easiest to make, but sweetest programs. if you’re doing a d.i.y. wedding, and are in that last minute wedding crunch, i recommend these! i’ll post a d.i.y. of this soon.
a lot of the wedding items i make are printed professionally, which needs to be planned ahead of time. sometimes, if i’m overseas helping with friends’ or family’s weddings, i don’t always have this time or the resources. i used a spreadsheet application to type and print out the text. instead of using a normal computer paper, i used printable japanese washi (traditional japanese paper in which fibers stay in tact and are visible on the surface) paper. as this program is bound by ribbon, any amount of pages can be added.
#tbt #fbf past wedding item post time! today i bring to you, a tri-fold wedding dress and tuxedo invitation. if you look closely, you’ll see a tuxedo detail on the right fold, a dress/skirt shaped pocket on the left fold. it’s actually the continuation to the polaroid save the date from last week, and the “polaroid” photos are incorporated into the contents.
#tbt #fbf の過去のウェディングアイテムをご紹介デーです!今日は、三つ折りウェディングドレス/タキシード風招待状です。よく見ると、ベージュの部分の端にタキシード、黒い部分にはスカートの形のポケット。この招待状は、先週のポラロイド風の save the date の続きになるので、引き続き写真がデザインポイントになっております。
i often like to sew my cards, sometimes by hand, sometimes with a sewing machine. each has it’s own distinct feeling to it.
カードを縫うことが好きで、時々手縫い、時々ミシン縫いを使用します。どちらも独特な雰囲気になります。
in the access card is a skyline which combines both seattle and yokohama, which are memorable locations for the wedding couple.
アクセスカードには街の輪郭(スカイライン)が見えます。これは新郎新婦の思い出の地、アメリカのシアトルと横浜をつなげたものになります。
this was the invitation that brought me into wedding item designs.
この招待状がきっかけにウェディングアイテムのデザイナーになりました。
it’s that time of the week! #tbt/#fbf to this save the date from 2012 i designed for a “polaroid” themed wedding. / #tbt/#fbf の時間です!2012年にデザインしたポラロイドテーマの save the date ハガキ。
– “polaroid” photos are instagram photos taken by the bride / 「ポラロイド」写真は新婦の撮ったインスタグラム写真
– the couple’s “song” lyrics are hidden in the postcard / カップルの記念の歌の歌詞が隠れています
– beige background is a scan of textured cream colored paper (“save the date” and hearts are cut outs and show the textured background) / ベージュの背景は凹凸のある紙をスキャンして使用(「save the date」とハート達は黒背景から切り抜いて背景を見せている)