Finally, a Card Box!

Finally, a Card Box!

January 26th, 2011 @ 5:53 pm by Mrs. Giraffe
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Hive, do you remember the card box I had started, but hadn’t finished? Probably not, because I had started it even before you had seen it, way back during the summer. It then sat in my basement for…ummmm…a few months until I started to freak out about our deadline—oops, I mean timeline. While Daddy G, Mama Giraffe, and Sis Gee yelled at the Bears/Packers game behind me, I decided to get things done!

So, are you finally ready for the finished product? I’m sure you’ve all been dying for the final result.

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So, it’s done. That means something, right?

I’ll be honest, I don’t love it. I don’t hate it either, but it’s kind of ’eh’ in my mind. It looks a little sloppy, the colors aren’t perfect, the blue sticker letters are the wrong shade of blue, but I already had them and didn’t feel like going out and buying new ones.

It’s not awful, I guess, and I don’t dislike it enough to start over, so I think I’m just going to go with it. Even if it doesn’t look perfect, it actually feels good to cross something off of my giant/enormous/bigger-than-a-house to do list. I’m just going to go with it.

Any wedding projects not come out perfect for you guys? Did you use them anyway?

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10 Responses to “Finally, a Card Box!”

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

There have definitely been some projects that didn’t come out great for me. Some of them I started over, others I just said good enough

1/26/11 @ 6:26 pm (reply)

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sparks (message) 649 posts, Busy bee

I’m a big fan of the ‘good enough’ approach. Most people either won’t notice or won’t care.
I think your card box looks good, the opening with the dots is especially cute.

1/26/11 @ 6:48 pm (reply)

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sparks (message) 649 posts, Busy bee

*that should read:
people won’t notice or won’t care what I (inevitably) screw up.

1/26/11 @ 6:53 pm (reply)

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Lilacgal (message) 380 posts, Helper bee

I hear ya! Trying to get them crossed off the list and doing the best I can. I definately have a couple of things that I said”good enough”!

1/26/11 @ 7:13 pm (reply)

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xtatic1 (message) 778 posts, Busy bee

I tried to make a hair flower that totally bombed! I won’t be using it but mostly because now that my dress came in they don’t even match even though they are both diamond white.

1/26/11 @ 7:32 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Hot Wings (message) 2,213 posts, Buzzing bee

I definitely had projects where I had to just leave well enough alone. It takes a strong mind to do that… good for you. Go attack another project.

1/26/11 @ 10:15 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

“Meh” is how I felt about our ceremony programs but once I saw them there I loved them. Maybe that will happen to you?

BTW I like it!!

1/27/11 @ 9:28 am (reply)

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

I felt liek that with our centerpieces, but they fit the budget, so they worked for us. I think every diy bride goes through a project or two with this feeling.

1/27/11 @ 10:46 am (reply)

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Mrs. Husky (message) 1,754 posts, Buzzing bee

I think it looks great!

Our card “box” was a decor item, sort of an oversized coffee cup made of iron or something (that sounds really weird when put into words - but it was cute!), and I wanted to make a little sign to attach to it that said “Cards.” So I layered some cardstock and used the press on letters, and it looked terrrible. The letters were crooked and unevenly spaced. But by that time, it was definitely on my F*** it List. And I don’t think a single person noticed.

1/27/11 @ 11:00 am (reply)

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