The Knitting Invites: The Impetus

The Knitting Invites: The Impetus

October 13th, 2010 @ 1:08 pm by Mrs. Knitting
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When I began to think about our invites I had no firm ideas about what I wanted, but I did know that I wanted them to be in keeping with our cozy, vintage Christmas theme. One of my earliest ideas was to stock up on Christmas cards on sale after Christmas 2009 and send each guest a handwritten and personalized Christmas card inviting them to our wedding. This didn’t seem like the most practical approach, but it was very intimate, personal, and Christmasy.

Then, on one of my routine visits to the St. Lawrence Market Antique Market I came across these:

I knew instantly that these would work as our invites. I love vintage postcards and I especially love these because they’re so Christmasy and definitely perfect for our theme.

Here’s a few close ups:

I also find the backs of the postcards really interesting. I loved looking to see what people wrote (I’m very nosy), but I also like to see the different postcard designs.

Here’s a few of my favourites:

Up next: how we turned these into our invites.

What was the impetus (or inspiration) for your invites?

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14 Responses to “The Knitting Invites: The Impetus”

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bree72 (message) 2,086 posts, Buzzing bee

Oooh…I’m intrigued. Can’t wait to see what you came up with!

10/13/10 @ 1:35 pm (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,479 posts, Honey bee

Yeah, I want to see too!

10/13/10 @ 1:46 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Starfish (message) 1,924 posts, Buzzing bee

I can’t wait to see what you come up with, I’m already loving it!

10/13/10 @ 2:04 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

These are so cool, I cannot wait to see the final product!! And I seriously need to get my a$$ to this flea market pronto, you find the best stuff there ever!

10/13/10 @ 2:19 pm (reply)

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SandraMarie_1986 (message) 1,363 posts, Bumble bee

Can’t wait to see what you came up with. So creative.

10/13/10 @ 2:38 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Octopus (message) 1,446 posts, Bumble bee

I love them already!!!!!

10/13/10 @ 2:46 pm (reply)

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Miss Peach Tree (message) 339 posts, Helper bee

What a project. I can only imagine how excited people will be to get those in the mail. I can’t wait to see your final results.

10/13/10 @ 2:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,216 posts, Honey bee

These are sooo vintage and awesome! I’m dying to see what you did with them!

10/13/10 @ 9:13 pm (reply)

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MissMargie (message) 767 posts, Busy bee

I am already loving this idea, can’t wait to see what you did!!

10/13/10 @ 11:41 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Now I really want to see how you made these into invites!

10/14/10 @ 12:31 am (reply)

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Miss Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

What an amazing find! Lucky! Let’s see how you work this!

10/14/10 @ 2:22 am (reply)

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Miss Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

Thanks everyone!

@Mrs. Trail Mix: haha, yeah I feel like half the things in my wedding are from the market!

10/14/10 @ 7:24 am (reply)

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