Wedding Blog

I first saw the idea of a handmade gift card holder from Mrs. Eggplant’s blog. I thought it was the most adorable thing I’d ever seen! I wanted to try making one myself, but I had a bit of a problem: I can’t follow written instructions! I refuse to read manuals and just thinking about assembling anything gives me a headache. It might be because I’m very right brained, but the best way I learn how to do things is to watch someone else do it first. I’m pretty quick with that - usually I get it after just one demonstration. But I try to stay away from manuals or step by step written instructions and would rather have Mr. Martini (who prefers learning from a manual) learn it first, and just teach me. So when I saw that Mrs. Eggplant linked to the tutorial on how to make this gift holder, I assumed it was going to be complicated and didn’t even bother checking it out.

Fast forward to the Christmas season. My FSIL wanted only music for Christmas, so Mr. Martini and I decided to get her two CD mixes, one from Mr. Martini and one from me (since we have such different tastes in music), along with an iTunes gift card. So all of a sudden I had a gift card to give, but no gift card holder. I thought back to Eggplant’s blog, took a deep breath, and clicked over to the tutorial. I was going to try and tackle this paper craft once and for all.

Let me just tell you - it was super easy, and so much fun! It took me a little while to get started, but once I got the hang of it, I was hooked. The hardest part was coming up with the colors to use, because it’s tough when your paper supply is limited (even though I have two huge containers full of paper; I’m just looking for an excuse to buy more and more and more).

After I was done, I felt so proud. Sure it was a little elementary - I didn’t have a cuttlebug at the time and there’s no velcro on it and some of the cuts are really uneven - but it felt good to have made something. That’s when I realized I can make more of these. Mr. Martini and I were wondering what to get for our ushers and other friends who help out with our wedding, and I thought that these gift card holders (with gift cards in them of course) would be a cute and personal gift. Hopefully by then, I will get better at making them. Here’s my very first:

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!