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Got leftover wedding invitations lying around and don’t have the heart to throw them away quite yet? I’ve got a holiday suggestion:
1) Chop up a couple of them into long strips of varying widths showing the key lines.
2) Roll ’em up really tight (I trimmed the strips so that the words show up at the end of the rolls).
3) Toss ’em in one of those glass globe ornaments available in most craft stores.
4) Hang and go ’ooo’ and ’aahhh’ at your good work.
I still have over a dozen of these suckers left since the minimum order was 100, so they may very well contribute to a holiday bonfire this year. Grr… I hate waste.
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Great idea! It’s sentimental for you and your husband, and for others who come over, it’s a cute handmade type of decoration!
LOVE IT!
Brilliant!
totally going to do this, too!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea! I’m totally going to be crafting one this weekend! 
@linzmariedesigns: i think it’s about 2.5″ diamenter
notes to all:
- works best with cardstock (thickness keep curls)
- the above amount took 2 invitations to make (see link in post for invite reference)
- took me a whole episode of House ++ to roll them all tightly (i rolled each of them twice, once from each end to get the most curliness)
- my fingertips are still a bit raw right now from the intense rolling!
happy crafting!
That’s a neat idea. One could always toss in some ribbon as well if they have any left over to give it a whole invitation feel.
I love the idea.
I wanted a Christmas ornament that would reprensent the fact that we got married this year so I made to rings into one an other with fimo dough representing our rings, but I might have to do your idea as well. I have some of the French invitations left, a bit of the red nepalese paper and maybe some ribbon too…
That is so beautiful….and not only just for invitations…you could put some many different things in the ornament and give them as gifts! Great idea! Now I have to make my way over to the craft store!
AWESOME! I’m gonna do 2 or 3 of these!
Those are some awesome photo taking skills too!
Awesome? Yeah awesome. Awe-inspiring. Awe-inducing.
What a wonderful idea! I hope I can pull this one off next year..I’m not the craftiest at the actual making of things, but love to design/decorate and plan.
You had such a great idea! Holiday toast to Mrs. Green Tea! I will try this for my coworker who just had a baby..use her baby’s birth announcement!
This site is so fun.
Oooh, I love it! A craft that maybe even a craft-challenged person, like me, can handle! Although it remains to be seen…Thanks for the inspiration!
@Mrs. Penguin: omg i died a little inside from laughing so hard. we gotta quit this awesome game, yo. it’s seriously killing me. if you iz in my hood anytime soon by some miracle, holla coz them globe ornaments comes in a pack of 6 and though they’re not worth shipping, it’d be great if you take 3 off my hands.
@Miss Glitter: craftiness not necessary for this project, just tolerant fingertips 
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Mrs. Green Tea, Sacramento
Age and Occupation: 30, Tea Analyst
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Coffee Critic
Engagement Date: November 17, 2006
Wedding Date: August 23, 2008
Blogging Since: June 10, 2008
Venue: Vineyard on the Delta
About Me: I'm just your average obsessive compulsive, arts & crafts loving, funky-on-the-inside/boring-on-the-outside girl, who dares to say 'Hey! I can make that!' Nerdy professional by day, goofy won-ton by night. The won-ton sometimes comes out during the day when I'm fed the dollar breakfast at Ikea. Since our engagement, wedding planning has put me on high alert for bargains and I've been pushing my nimble fingers through callous building experiments!
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