Visual Basics: The Program

Visual Basics: The Program

February 8th, 2010 @ 10:53 am by Mrs. Ribbons
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I’ve drafted our ceremony program - perhaps you’d care for a peek.

I have a slight advantage here. I designed the English department programs when I graduated from college, so I have plenty of experience grappling with the intricacies of creating programs from letter-sized paper.

Ha, okay, they’re not really intricacies. But I had really really great inspiration:

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I’m also lucky because my officiant recently sent me an outline for the wedding. We discussed some changes, but I have at least a general idea. With that, I was able to create some interior pages. Eventually I’ll add a page explaining some cultural/spiritual aspects of the ceremony, too.

Here you can see I have the second page with our names, and then the inside with the major players and the order of events. Also, I just noticed the date is wrong. 2009? Heck yes, I’m a time traveler…

I won’t be printing these for a few months still, but I do have my binding method in mind.

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This tutorial was on 100 Layer Cake recently. Threading 50 programs does not seem so taxing and it’s absolutely an adorable touch. I won’t be using letterpressed paper, but I might be springing for Crane paper.

Designing these things ahead of time is critical for me. I have huge procrastination problems, so the more steps I can complete now, the better.

How do you deal with a mounting pile of DIY ideas? Start now, or later?

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14 Responses to “Visual Basics: The Program”

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Miss Sewing (message) 2,701 posts, Sugar bee

ohh i love that binding method! it’s good you’re getting a head start on all of it! most of my ideas are still in my head and not out on paper, which is dangerous, cause they get lost that way!

2/8/10 @ 11:01 am (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Um… well, I started one. And I”m almost done, but I”m starting to lose steam. Which is TERRIBLE cause I need to make our STDs! PRONTO! And send them out next week!

2/8/10 @ 11:12 am (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

I tend to get little waves of DIY energy and whip a bunch of stuff out all at once, usually after procrastinating on it for months. I just finished bedazzling my other flip flop this weekend. The first one was finished, hmmm, a month ago? And yay to DIY programs, they’re going to look great!

2/8/10 @ 11:14 am (reply)

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Miss Pretzel (message) 1,891 posts, Buzzing bee

OMG YES! I am a huge procrastinator so it is a race to see how much DIY I can do now before my procrastination sets in!

2/8/10 @ 11:34 am (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

I’m a procrastinator, too — but I’ve been forcing myself to get stuff done so I don’t have to worry about it anymore!

2/8/10 @ 11:37 am (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

ooh, crane paper! go for it! (unless your DIY mountain becomes too big, in which case do whatever!)

2/8/10 @ 12:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

I fell in love with those threaded programs as well. I think I’m going to outsource the threading thing to a helpful bridesmaid. (Which person will get that task is TBD).

My DIY mountain needs to de-mount.

P.S. You should do more InDesign tutorials. *cough* I am such an InDesign newb– so much so that I only realized I had the program about a month ago.

2/8/10 @ 1:03 pm (reply)

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Snowflake Brit (message) 78 posts, Worker bee

I love the threaded programs, i’ve bookmarked them! don’t know if i’ll use them though but love the look

2/8/10 @ 1:34 pm (reply)

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mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

I always put things off. Procrastination is one of my God given talents. I love the threaded binding, by the way!

2/8/10 @ 2:19 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

Definitely a procrastinator with DIY, I just need to get started and I can’t stop though.

2/8/10 @ 7:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Argyle (message) 2,516 posts, Sugar bee

I love this idea. If we only had 50 to make, I’d love to go that route!

2/8/10 @ 10:00 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Great inspiration! I like the binding idea a lot.

2/9/10 @ 2:22 am (reply)

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Miss Cola (message) 2,868 posts, Sugar bee

I love that idea for binding! I’ve been toying with the idea of lacing ribbon through small hole punches to bind my programs…

2/9/10 @ 6:11 pm (reply)

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