DIY, With A Smidge Of Help

DIY, With A Smidge Of Help

March 12th, 2009 @ 5:53 pm by Mrs. Powder Puff
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Our invitations have become the bane of my existence. A series of technological disasters have caused me to want to throw in the towel and order the dang things online. But the price, oh the price! And all of the beautiful paper I bought would go to waste. What a conundrum!

Solution time! I was recently introduced to the wonders of Printable Press. Basically, it works like this:

Step 1: You choose from an array of gorgeous, and I mean GORGEOUS, invitation designs.
Step 2: Contact Printable Press to customize the invitation. Colors, wording, all of it, can be changed.
Step 3: You pay a mere $60, they email you the file, and you can print it on your home printer.
Step 4: You fling yourself around the room in a daze of joy nearing hysteria, because your invites are done, and they’re fabulous!

Check out some of their designs.

Beautiful, right? I still can’t get over the fact that you just print them out on your home printer. Genius!

Is anyone else bringing in some outside help for wedding projects?

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30 Responses to “DIY, With A Smidge Of Help”

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Emilydll (message) 428 posts, Helper bee

What a genius idea! I CAN’T WAIT to browse their website!

3/12/09 @ 5:55 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Joey (message) 1,031 posts, Bumble bee

I had to have someone print my invites. I was poop at screen-printing them myself.

3/12/09 @ 5:56 pm (reply)

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Miss Quiche (message) 3,157 posts, Sugar bee

Did you end up using them? I did the same thing for my invites, with Etsy seller mtkdesigns. I had a logo, STD & invites done for around $40…just a suggestion!!

3/12/09 @ 6:03 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Sushi (message) 1,479 posts, Bumble bee

What a find!

3/12/09 @ 6:05 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Mascara (message) 859 posts, Busy bee

I love Printable Press! I think I’ll design mine myself but if time gets tight I’m going to consider ordering from there!

3/12/09 @ 6:11 pm (reply)

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Hayley (message) 214 posts, Helper bee

if i hadn’t already purchased my invites from michael’s, i’d be all over this!

3/12/09 @ 6:15 pm (reply)

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laurajane

that butterfly design is LOVELY

3/12/09 @ 6:17 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Glitter (message) 986 posts, Busy bee

Oooh, I love the second ones! They’re traditional with a twist. Actually, I like all of them! I’m gonna check this out. Thanks, Miss PP!!!

3/12/09 @ 6:18 pm (reply)

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amybee (message) 10 posts, Newbee

What a FANTASTIC idea… they have so many amazing designs!

3/12/09 @ 6:22 pm (reply)

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Bee

frenchbulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

That is an incredible resource! Thanks for showing us
and Congrats on having your invites!

3/12/09 @ 6:56 pm (reply)

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Hostess

MightySapphire (message) 7,632 posts, Bee Keeper

I totally bought a set of (CUTE!) invites, but they have calla lillie on them…I’m using tulips…

So I switched over to a more DIY project, and this is just what i need (since I only bought paper, card stock, and envelopes!).

Alas, my poor other invites are in the classifieds…too bad I can’t afford calla lillies, LOL!

3/12/09 @ 8:37 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Latte (message) 651 posts, Busy bee

THANK YOU Miss PP! I too have been in the middle of an invitation nightmare…this may just shake me out of it!

3/12/09 @ 9:41 pm (reply)

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bluegreenjean (message) 397 posts, Helper bee

I just saw this on another blog — you should see this lady’s wedding dress — it’s so awesome.

This idea would be perfect to use with some of the less expensive letterpress printers — like with Mercurio Brothers you need to have your own design. Put the two together and you’ll have some amazing and relatively affordable invites.

3/12/09 @ 10:30 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Taffy (message) 3,104 posts, Sugar bee

This is an awesome idea!

3/12/09 @ 10:44 pm (reply)

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Hostess

driftslikesmoke (message) 1,224 posts, Bumble bee

Those are fantastic! Definitely worth looking into when DIY becomes frustrating!

3/12/09 @ 10:48 pm (reply)

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MissBookworm (message) 294 posts, Helper bee

Have you seen the dress she designed for herself, b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l! Here’s the link over to Ten Thousand Only (another awesome blog) if you havn’t seen it yet:
http://tenthousandonly.blogspot.com/2008/10/411-badassness.html

3/12/09 @ 11:06 pm (reply)

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Miss Duckling (message) 1,415 posts, Bumble bee

That is a great resource, thanks for the tip!

3/12/09 @ 11:31 pm (reply)

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MarryingtheNavy (message) 233 posts, Helper bee

What a super combination of DIY and professional work! I love that we’re expanding the “definition” of DIY around here… something doesn’t have to be 100% homemade to be considered DIY.

3/13/09 @ 12:57 am (reply)

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