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We wanted our invitations to have both a modern yet traditional feel, but to spice it up a bit, I thought it might be fun to get creative and add a little bit of texture and dimension to our invites.

To give credit where it’s due, the paper flowers were actually Mr. D’s idea - He was accompanying me on a random trip to the scrapbook store, spotted the bottle of flowers, and said, “Hey these might look pretty cool on our invitations.” Well, those flowers ended up serving as the theme for all of our wedding stationery, inspiring all of our designs! Anyway, without further ado, here’s the how-to below!

What you’ll need:

• Prima “Got Flowers?” paper flowers in small peach, available at Frantic Stamper
• String from Joann’s Fabrics (the kind used for cross-stitching and also that we all used to make friendship bracelets out of back in the day!)
• Glue dots or Zots to secure the flowers
• Scotch double-sided permanent photo safe tape

Step 1. Cut a 2 foot 10 inch length of the string and separate the six strands.

Step 2: Start by holding the string tight near the top of the invitation and pulling it forward so that a good 6-7 inches sticks out over the bottom end of the invitation.

Step 3. Holding the string in place at the bottom end of the invitation with your left hand, take the string hanging off the top end (this would be the longer end) and wrap it around the back side of the invitation. You’ll want to have it hit the bottom end of the invitation slightly toward the right of the string already there.

Step 4. Still holding the original short end of the string tight with your left hand, pull the longer end of the string over the bottom end and back toward the top, crossing it over itself so that it makes an X.

Step 5. Pull the string under the invitation again, also slightly right of both the other strands…

Step 6. …and back over the top, this time going across the other two strings. Make sure to have it cross exactly at the center of the X made previously.

Step 7. Pull the string over toward the back side, and then pull the other end of the string also over to the backside (you are getting ready to flip it over and tie a knot).

Step 8. Tie a knot and pull it taut…you might find that the knot can move up and down the string, which makes it easy to adjust the positioning of the criss-cross on the front.

Step 9. Readjust the string on the front side if necessary, so that it is spaced out and crosses exactly where you want it to.

Step 10. Flip it back over, tie another knot in the same place (so it becomes a double knot), and cut off the excess string, leaving about 3/4 of a centimeter.

Step 11. Mount it on the backing and the pocketfold!

Step 12. Adhere the flowers to the invitation using glue dots or zots!