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Holy Jesus! I am deep into making our save the dates, and I am ridiculously happy with what we got so far! Wanna see? I’m not ready to reveal the final results, but what kind of person would I be if I didn’t give you a little taste?
Yummy wood veneer printed on our cheep HP inkjet printer. I absolutely love wood veneer, and from day one knew that I wanted to use it for our save the dates. A couple of weeks ago I got some samples from cardsofwood.com, and I’m super impressed by the quality of the veneer sheets and how beautifully they printed up through our inkjet.
We’re also including a magnet with our save the dates, but I’m hoping to put a little spin on it by embroidering and scanning this pretty pretty. We’ll be scanning it and having business cards made up that we can then slap on some business-card-sized magnets.
I’m super excited with the direction that our save the dates are going and cannot wait to get these finished and in the post to our guests.
great idea to scan the embroidery…. although I would have loved to embroider my intitations haha.. scanning them gets the look without the ridiculous amount of time of actually embroidering them.
A smarter idea than actually MAKING the magnets is to order them from Vistaprint! Theres a deal on living social for a $50 card for $10, it’s under Chatanooga, but since it’s a website anyone can buy it!!!! I’ve ordered my save the dates and am waiting to get my RSVP postcards from them now. Since I just bought the gift card too, I’ll be getting my invitations and enclosure from them too…they’re good!!!
Making your own wedding Save the Date magnets is really popular right now - especially when you can add your own photo. personalized weddings can start from the day you get engaged! very cool.
I can’t wait to see how your save the dates turn out, I really love the personal touch you are incorporating by doing the embroidery for the magnet!
Your save the dates sound like they are going to be awesome 
Especially love the embroidery idea.
You can get 25 magnets for free from VistaPrint with this link:
OR if you want more, here’s a 50% off link:
I had no idea you could run veneer sheets through a home printer. This opens up a world of future possibilities for me! Can’t wait to see your completed Save-the-Dates!
I absolutely love the embroidery and then scanning it for magnets. What a great idea!
I didn’t realize you could print on wood veneer at home - neat!
@msatl07: Thanks for the heads up! I may have to check that out!
@Miss Tartlet: I didnt either until I stumbled upon the cards of wood website!
Shuuuuuuut up! I all ready love everything about this! I can’t wait for more!
Oh and also, to echo @msatl07, I got my STD magnets off vistaprint. I ended up getting 100 magnets for $24.98 (before shipping) which was cheaper than buying the printable BCard magnets from OfficeMax.
I love the embroidery!! That looks totally awesome, and the magnets will look great.
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Mrs. Cotton Candy, Riverside, CA Age and Occupation: 29, Field Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 34, Process Server Engagement Date: July 5, 2007 Wedding Date: June 2011 Venue: Riverside Art Museum About Me: I’m a girl in love with her best friend planning a small mid-century modern inspired wedding that’s been a long time coming. I love all things design, sewing, flea markets, and a good book. I’ve been known to swoon over a well-designed chair and often find myself craving a new addition to my chair collection regardless of the lack square footage in our home. I’m Mexican American girl who hates all things spicy but loves her rowdy Mexican family and her Latin roots. My wedding muses may not be your typical wedding superstars, but with a lot of DIY, a dash of offbeat style, and lots of love and laughs, Mr. Cotton and I plan to create a day that is unmistakably us.
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