Miss Pomegranate, Sacramento
Age and Occupation: 27, Technical Specialist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Software Engineer
Engagement Date: August 23, 2007
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: June 5, 2008
Venue: R.H. Phillips Winery
About Me: Hi, I'm Miss Pomegranate and I'm a shopaholic. I have a weak spot for the chic cheap - especially anything I can re-create on the DIY. Shoes are my vice, music is my passion in life and technology is the medium by which I live and work. When I'm not scoping out a sale, I'm spending my quality time training for a marathon, playing Wii with my fiance and snuggling with my Silver Labrador and Teacup Panther - and oh yeah, planning my wedding!
Fun With Floating Table Numbers
July 15th, 2008 @ 3:30 pm by Miss Pomegranate
I had been toying with ideas for our table numbers for quite some time and had rested somewhere between letting our pup and kitty handle the task or finding something more stylistically simple. Serving family style platters at dinner will take up a lot of table real estate, so I needed something that wouldn’t use up a lot of space. I wasn’t 100% sold on any particular idea until I discovered these glitter table numbers - they were placed on floral wire and floated above the centerpieces. Pure genius.
Glitter table numbers via glittergoods.
The glitter table numbers floating above the centerpiece.Without much of a tutorial, I headed off to my local Michaels to see what I could dig up for supplies. I managed to grab most of the 4" wooden numbers I needed, as well as some black glitter, some Elmers glue, black spray paint and spray glue. I also managed to pick up a pack of 12" long bamboo skewers at the grocery store.
Here’s the lineup.
Thank goodness for Mr. Pomegranate’s handy grip.
Our kitchen counter AKA woodworking studio.
Elmer’s glue is still the best!
A skewer is put in place.
Skewered table numbers set to dry.
Spray paint each side at a time, letting the first side dry completely before flipping over.
Let the glue dry for at least 15 seconds before you glitter to avoid clumping.
To coat the numbers in glitter, I poured it in a large cup and then swirled each stick around until it was completely covered.
Once it’s dry, lightly rub off any clumps.
Glittered table numbers drying.
Glitter table numbers in a tall vase - where they will be stored until the wedding.
A close up.
16 Responses to “Fun With Floating Table Numbers”
Nice tutorial! I laughed watching Mr. Pom get all shy on the video. He’s such a good sport 
We were totally low-tech, and printed the numbers on a letter-size sheet of paper, folded in thirds (like a brochure) and just standing on end on the table. They were fine until the wind picked up…then the groom’s cousins did something to them involving river stones and all was well.
I love how these look! I’m nowhere near deciding on my table numbers or names, and will definitely keep these in mind!
Brilliant and easy! I may have to ‘borrow’ this idea!
I love this idea. If only you posted this 2 months ago I would have stole it
Such a cute idea!!
I love this idea - I am steal, um borrow this
When I saw the first picture, I thought the numbers were made of Styrofoam. Which, now that I looked through all of this, would probably be a lot quicker process: cut the numbers out of Styrofoam (or find and purchase big Styrofoam letters), some spray paint/glue/glitter, and just shove the floral wire into it. No woodworking this way; probably what we’re gonna do for our wedding tables.
BUT, your craftsmanship and creativity with this were superb.
haha.. how cute! you got mr. pom to join in on the fun diy festivities too! I’m lucky if I can even get FI to help me pick out our wedding colors!
LOVE the idea of family style eating at the reception!
These are awesome. I’m doing something a little similar…I got papermache numbers, painted them white and covered them with glitter and are gluing them onto a wood board for each table.
@Miss Espresso: Haha! Yeah he is a good sport. He’s been super helpful when it comes to DIY with power tools.
@Meg: I was trying to avoid having to trace/cut out any numbers (way too much work). The ones used in the top photo were most likely made out of chipboard - like the ones in a Happy Birthday sign. I wasn’t able to track any down in a 24 hour period, so I worked with what I got!
@Miss Green Tea: Thanks GT! I’m kinda sad that the glittery effect is lost in much of the photos. I hope my photographer can get a better shot of them at the wedding!
they are so simple and chic! very well done… thanks for the play by play! I love DIY projects.
These floating numbers are a great idea! I think black will definitely make a dramatic effect when set against candlelight. It would also look cool if you incorporate an interesting element like glass and water to hold the table numbers.
