Some Martha Inspiration

Some Martha Inspiration

April 19th, 2011 @ 10:43 am by Mrs. Giraffe
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Okay, by “we”, I mean “me”…but anyways! Do you guys remember when I told you that I had to have cake flags? Despite the fact I knew they’re totally unnecessary, I made them anyway?

Yup, this is another one of those kinds of projects, except it’s so much more!

See, let’s go back in time about two years. That’s right folks, two whole years. Despite the fact that everyone and their mothers (okay, well, my mother) told me not to waste time on a project like this when I had other more important things to do with my time (like uhhh get a marriage license), I did it anyway.

See, two years ago, I saw this unique little idea on the Martha Stewart Weddings website, and then I book marked it, committed it to memory, and promised myself that this would indeed be the ice breaker to end all ice breakers and people would worship Miss Giraffe for being so cool and creative, but only if they don’t know Martha and check her website first. Soooo right, after all those promises of people worshipping me, I had to make it happen.

What crazy DIY project was I lusting after, you ask? It’s just a coincidence that this other project I have to have also involves flags; Martha calls it the Conversation Flag Starter…although I named mine something else.

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Martha Stewart Weddings / Direct Link

Basically, it’s a poster set out for your guests. It’s made up of numbers that represent years, and your guests write their names on super cute coordinating flags and stick them into the year that corresponds to when the met you (or your mister!).

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Martha Stewart Weddings / Direct Link

Martha has a how-to on her site, and you can also download her Years poster there, too.

Are you drooling over that poster as much as I am? Don’t lie, I know you are! I don’t know what it is about it, but I just had to have it.

You guys are going to love how we Giraffes made this idea our own. Martha gave us a great starting point, but I, of course, had to make some tweaks along the way.

What DIY projects did you had to have? Was it this one? Just kidding! How’d they turn out?

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16 Responses to “Some Martha Inspiration”

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bRooklynRocks (message) 3,767 posts, Honey bee

Oh whee…that is very beautiful. No no no, I shall not be sucked into one more DIY I love how my cake flags came out though!

4/19/11 @ 10:58 am (reply)

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Miss Lox (message) 1,128 posts, Bumble bee

Giraffe, I have to stop reading your posts! After your picture table, I ended up with funky frames for my own. And now I just ave to remember that I can’t add any more DIY. This looks completely adorable!

4/19/11 @ 11:15 am (reply)

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

That is such a cute idea!

4/19/11 @ 11:19 am (reply)

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Miss Bacon (message) 656 posts, Busy bee

I have it bookmarked, too! Although I think I’m old school and pulled it out of a magazine… Ehem, before I was engaged…

4/19/11 @ 11:26 am (reply)

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Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

I totally bookmarked this too! I can’t wait to see what you’ve done to personalize it.

4/19/11 @ 11:40 am (reply)

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Apple Cake (message) 384 posts, Helper bee

I love that!

4/19/11 @ 11:40 am (reply)

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MuddyInsignia (message) 48 posts, Newbee

ahhhh–You planted DIY must-have number 25 in my head. I love it, and I think it can be done relatively easily….

4/19/11 @ 11:42 am (reply)

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Ana

great idea!

4/19/11 @ 11:56 am (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

This is such a cute idea (that I hadn’t heard of before now)!

4/19/11 @ 12:02 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pin Cushion (message) 1,012 posts, Bumble bee

I think it’s a super cute idea. For some reason, anything with little flags just draws me in!

4/19/11 @ 12:04 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Ahhh! This is sooo cute! I cannot wait to see what kind of spin you put on it

4/19/11 @ 12:07 pm (reply)

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Miss Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

See, now I feel compelled to add another project to *our* list! You can borrow my washi tape.

4/19/11 @ 8:00 pm (reply)

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Ms. Anemone (message) 624 posts, Busy bee

Ditto.
I fell in love with this on Martha, and we are definitely having it at our cocktail hour!

4/19/11 @ 8:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Hyena (message) 1,881 posts, Buzzing bee

Oooh I love that date calendar!

4/19/11 @ 9:08 pm (reply)

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Miss Snow Cone (message) 1,026 posts, Bumble bee

My curiosity is officially piqued. I want to see how you giraffified this NOW.

4/19/11 @ 10:19 pm (reply)

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oatmealpie (message) 152 posts, Blushing bee

I’m loving this idea, too. I was thinking about having guests write little messages or draw pictures instead of sticking it with flags. That way we can frame it later, and it saves all the flag-assembly time.

4/20/11 @ 6:58 pm (reply)