Weddingbee Blog

As I mentioned in this previous post about the table numbers, I wasn’t sure how I was going to end up displaying them. Mini easels were one solution but a bit on the pricey side at about $4 a piece at Hobby Lobby.

At this point, Mr. Crepe decided that he was going to get crafty! He was convinced that he could come up with a much more attractive and budget friendly solution so we stopped by Loews to get brainstorming. After wandering around a bit, we found ourselves in the lumber section where we selected a piece of cheapy pine. A very nice man cut it down to 4-5 inch squares and we bought those plus a few 1/2″ thick dowels.

Since the wood was basically the same color as the embroidery hoop, Mr. Crepe left it unpainted. He cut the dowels into 4.5″ pieces and drilled a hole in the center of the wood squares. Then he pushed a long nail up from the bottom, with a bit of wood glue to keep it secure, leaving the pointy part facing up for the dowel.

To attach the finished stand section to the embroidery hoop, he carefully drilled a small hole at the bottom of the hoop and screwed it onto the dowel.

Check out that beautiful job! This is one of my favorite DIY wedding projects because I love that we totally tag teamed it. When we were in art school, Mr. Crepe was my sounding board and I was his. We would even step in to help each other when a deadline was coming up- it enabled us to create more complex work than was possible within the timeframe of the assignment.

It’s been a long time since art school and I had forgotten what it’s like to have a collaborating partner; this was a nice little reminder of what we can accomplish by working together and I can’t wait to tackle future projects with him. Marriage! We can haz it!

What was the “we can TOTALLY do this” moment with your significant other?