Weddingbee Blog

I am soooo out of my league. When it comes to our invitations, that is. One great thing about Weddingbee is that it showcases many bees’ awesome DIY invitations. Like these. Or these. And we can’t forget about these! Of course, these lovely ladies know how to make Illustrator their bitch and make the process look super easy. Whereas, I can’t make anyone my bitch… not even my trusty pal Microsoft Word. (Word, we’re still pals right? Don’t leave me. Please.) Whatever. I was determined.

So with a persistence only present in the most ignorant and foolhardy of individuals, I plowed ahead and ordered some Lettra paper, confident that I would figure the rest out later.

A week later, I heard from a little birdie (alright, Mr. Hamster) that a package had arrived for me. Huzzah!

The Hamster will set you free.

With visions of beautifully handcrafted invitations dancing in my head, I reached for the scissors to liberate my Lettra. Searching for the taped-up opening, I circled the box carefully only to find…. no opening. Huh? I circled again, only to find a whole lot more of nothing. Yes, it looked like a completely seamless cardboard box. I was thoroughly perplexed.

That’s right - I couldn’t even figure out how to open the box of paper.

This did not bode well.

Finally, a mere 28 minutes later, I was triumphant! Witness:

By this point, my cat was staring at me with thorough disdain.

What? That’s a decent hole right? Whatevs. I “easily” ripped the box open and voila!

Why there’s paper within that paper!

At which point, I proceeded to stuff the paper back into the box and hide it into the deepest corner of my closet. That’s right folks. My paper intimidates me.

Paper, you may have won the battle, but the war is still up for grabs…

Anyone else blindly stumble her way through a DIY project?