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DIY Place Cards from Vintage Book Pages

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DIY Place Cards Made from Vintage Book Pages (With Appreciation Notes Inside!) | The Postman's Knock by Lindsey Bugbee

These DIY place cards are sure to rock your wedding (or any event — perhaps a dinner party!) with their beautiful look and the hidden personal note glued on the inside. When guests leave your wedding/event, they will want to take their place card and keep it in a safe place forever because of the presentation and the note.

Because this blog is a place of honesty, I have a confession to make: I am not married — not even engaged. But I, like multitudes of women (and effeminate men) that I know, have fallen victim to Pinterest pressure. I recently realized something that has thrown me into a panic: I don’t have any details of my wedding planned.
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Creative Furniture Painting: Henna Tattoo Tabletop

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Design· Inspiration

Creative furniture painting was a way of life for us when I was growing up. My mother found all sorts of garage sale goodies, and she painted them a number of ways. In the early 90’s, she painted gold stars on the walls and some furniture. Stencils were a staple in our house. Other furniture was painted one color, then sponged over with another. Still other furniture was painted to look pure metallic silver.

In other words, I come by it honestly — this gravitation toward creative furniture painting. I can’t resist a blank furniture slate, and this little $5 Victorian-style side table called to me.

This table is waiting to be painted!

I was so excited to get started painting that I forgot to take a clear picture of the table as I bought it. The photo above shows the table after its top was sanded.
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How to Make Envelope Glue in Four Ingredients

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Tutorials

When I first started making handmade envelopes, I noticed a problem: I had to glue all my creations shut using regular Elmer’s glue. Which, you know, aesthetically isn’t a problem … but as far as utility, well, I’m sure my letter recipients had to destroy their envelopes, tearing with all their might, to get them open. Enter envelope glue … lick-to-seal envelope glue, nonetheless! Made with four ingredients that I always have on hand (well, minus the gelatin). Needless to say, my letter-writing world has been rocked.

Once you’ve made some handmade envelopes using my tutorial, you’ll want to assemble your envelope glue ingredients to make this recipe:

  • 3 TBSP white vinegar
  • 1 envelope gelatin (unflavored)
  • 1 TSP vanilla extract
  • 1 TSP sugar

Envelope Glue Ingredients

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How to Make Handmade Envelopes

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How to Make a Handmade Envelope | The Postman's Knock

Anyone can learn how to make handmade envelopes because it’s just cutting and gluing. Honestly. Easiest thing in the world. It’s perhaps a bit time-consuming, but if you’re going to put in the time to write a letter anyway, why not send it in style? Handmade envelopes add literal meaning to “the art of mail”. If you’re with me in preserving this art, let’s get started on creating custom handmade envelopes!

Today we’ll be making 5.1″ x 3.6″ envelopes. The first thing you are going to do is download my .pdf template by clicking on this link:
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