On a Roll

On a Roll

March 18th, 2010 @ 4:01 pm by Mrs. Pudding
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In the last week or so, I have been a DIY wedding machine! I feel very energized and inspired, and I think that this might have something to do with the beautiful weather. Crafting with the windows open to let the breeze and sunshine in is so much more enjoyable than trying to work in a cold, dark room.

I will be unveiling some of my crafting in the weeks to come, but I wanted to start with a project that I finally managed to complete. That’s right, bees: our table numbers!

I took your advice about having more than one pattern serve as the backing, but I really wanted to keep all of them a uniform yellow. So I used the stripes, a damask design, and two different embossed patterns.

And before you comment on the fact that 29 tables seems like a lot, keep in mind that I am scaling up. We are inviting around 250 guests (expecting around 200), and are having round tables. Ideally, we’d like to seat eight people per table, but are willing to push that number to ten per table. Hopefully, 29 tables is an overestimate!

Has the warm weather reinvigorated and inspired you to move forward with wedding planning?

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sefditz (message) 177 posts, Blushing bee

These turned out great! And, I agree..it’s so much more fun to craft during warm weather with sunshine and open windows!

3/18/10 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Trail Mix (message) 6,312 posts, Bee Keeper

These came out amazing!!! And that’s smart to over-estimate, I probably will end up having to add another table number or two since I only went up to 24…

3/18/10 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 689 posts, Busy bee

I scoured to local Michaels for those frames, with no luck. I’m so jealous of your find! They look great finished.

I don’t think it’s the warm weather that’s inspiring me to get my butt in gear, rather the fact that the wedding’s in twoooo months omg.

3/18/10 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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

I love these. I have a few mirrors done like this (the edges), and they are always my favorite. Anything old-school and painted solid over? Way awesome in my book.

I love the embossed argyle… plaid… whatevs… behind the 25.

3/18/10 @ 4:07 pm (reply)

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Curlysue (message) 1,703 posts, Bumble bee

Oh these look fantastic! I’m starting to think about centerpieces more with the weather changing since they both make me happy

3/18/10 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,045 posts, Honey bee

I love them!

3/18/10 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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silverbuggy (message) 49 posts, Newbee

just curious, what size are your tables? i have a dilemma with our wedding space — can only fit 24 60″ round tables. we’re planning on having 10 per table which is the max, but i’m just a little worried about it being too tight! that and, we have to organize guests into groups of exact 10 which might be hard.

3/18/10 @ 4:14 pm (reply)

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MOBof5 (message) 5 posts, Newbee

These look beautiful!! Where did you find the paper?

3/18/10 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

They look fantastic! I really love them, the yellow pops so much off the white frame.

3/18/10 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

These look amazing! What font did you use for the numbers?

3/18/10 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

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mander411 (message) 735 posts, Busy bee

can’t believe you found those for $1!! Looks great! I am actually on my way to Michaels in an hour and hope to find some goodies (as I usualy do), but Fi will be with me so he will keep me in check I am sure

3/18/10 @ 4:32 pm (reply)

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

they look so pretty! great job! and i’m hoping to put 8 a table too..more elbow room that way, and you’ll get to use all your numbers!

3/18/10 @ 4:36 pm (reply)

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

@silverbuggy: I am 85% sure that mine are 60″ as well. Ten is doable, but it will be tight. I used to work as a waitress for a catering company, and hated serving at a reception that had 10 people at this size of table, because you had to be very strategic about where everything is placed. It is doable though, it just takes planing
@MOBof5: I made it! I printed the two designs (I have them, if you want them), and embossed yellow paper with my cuttlebug.
@jordynrose: It’s Centabel Book. I’m pretty sure that I downloaded it for free, but can’t remember where. I’m sure that a google search would solve the mystery :p

3/18/10 @ 4:37 pm (reply)

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

Those look fantastic! And definitely better to overprepare. I think the warm weather is making me less motivated to do wedding stuff cause I don’t have to be stuck inside anymore!

3/18/10 @ 4:45 pm (reply)

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krissybee (message) 3,921 posts, Honey bee

these turned out so awesome!

3/18/10 @ 4:48 pm (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,622 posts, Sugar bee

Those look awesome! And over estimating is better than underestimating when it comes to wedding stuff!

3/18/10 @ 4:50 pm (reply)

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amariem25

8 per table seems like a lot! We had 5 foot round tables and the venue recommended 8 per table. I actually tried sitting at a table with 8 chairs around it and it was way too cramped. The chairs had to be touching each other. I didn’t want to my guests to be crammed like sardines and have no leg room, so I didn’t listen to the venue and only put 6 per table, and two tables had as little as 4 guests per table. Are you sure you want to try to fit 10 per table?
I love your embossed backgrounds. Yay for the cuttlebug!

3/18/10 @ 4:54 pm (reply)

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Arachna (message) 1,267 posts, Bumble bee

Gorgeous! I wish the DIY didn’t involve a cuttlebug. Did I miss an earlier post on these?

3/18/10 @ 4:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Pudding (message) 1,180 posts, Bumble bee

@amariem25: I know these tables quite well, since I have been attending weddings at our rehearsal space since I was a little girl. They will sit 8 very comfortably….perhaps your tables were smaller?

@Arachna: You don’t actually need the cuttlebug for these. I just used it to spruce up the backing.

There isn’t much to the DIY here, but I could put a tutorial together if you wanted me to.
I did do a previous post about them here: http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/01/29/the-table-label/

3/18/10 @ 5:02 pm (reply)

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silverbuggy (message) 49 posts, Newbee

Yikes, now I’m a little nervous haha. Although, we noticed the chiavari chairs at my venue are smaller than normal, which is probably why 10 can fit per table. But I guess it will be very tight.