Weddingbee Blog

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Fueled by the quilling high I got from making my Valentines, I decided to get cracking on my table numbers! I mentioned earlier that I wanted to incorporate a Minnesota theme for the table numbers, and while I generally despise “themes” of any sort, I thought it would be a fun way to showcase Mr. Penguin’s hometown at our wedding.

I found these neato old drawn maps of various cities in Minnesota from the Library of Congress’ Zazzle site, so I ordered 20 cities on cards to turn into table numbers. Here’s a few, they are so pretty I hated cutting them out!

First, you have to make quilling strips. My shortcut is to tape some graph paper to the paper that you want to quill with, and cut with an exacto knife.

Next, find a pretty font that would look good quilled. Anything flourish-y works. Print the words out and tape the printout onto the cardstock that you will use for your table numbers. Work at a glass table so that you can shine a flashlight under everything so you can see through the paper.

Quill your little heart out using a quilling tool (easily found at any craft store)

To adhere your quilled paper to your cardstock, simply dip them in glue and lay them on the paper.

Voila! The glue will dry clear.

I didn’t adhere the card/blue background to the cardstock yet, but I taped it really quick so you can see the outcome:

With chubby little fingers, this project is exhausting. But I think the results are pretty wedding-worthy! 19 more to go….