I am loving wood grain stationery! Not only are they a unique type of stationery, wood grain invitations and notecards work so well with a faux bois wedding of which I am a big fan!

The talented folks at Night Owl Paper Goods produce their cards from eco-friendly sustainable material like wood birch. Combined with beautiful designs, Night Owl Paper Goods cards are a creative and earth-friendly way to say “thank you” or to say “hello”!

photo credit: Night Owl Paper Goods

The fine stationers at Oslo Press put their spin on wood stationery and have come out with a beautiful collection of wedding invitations. Their collection of wedding invitations use cherry, maple, oak or walnut wood veneer to produce stunning and distinct natural wedding invites.

photo credit: Oslo Press

photo credit: Oslo Press

photo credit: Oslo Press

I figure since this blog is about “bride” ideas, I would start sharing some “bride” ideas submitted by past customers. First up, Michelle (back in 2002!) used our Paperboard CD Cases to create her sophisticated wedding ceremony programs that double as her CD wedding favors! Brilliant! Time consuming. Possibly. But the end result makes it worth the effort!

Materials and tools you can purchase in our store:
Paperboard CD case
1/8″ Eyelet - Circle
Eyelet Setter
Wedding Logo (optional)
28″ long ribbon not wider than 3/8″ or 5/8″

Materials you need to purchase externally:
Embossing Ink
Embossing Powder
Embossing Heat Gun
X-acto ® knife
Rubber mallet
Ruler
Scissors
Pinking Shears
Rubber stamp of an image of your choice
Faux wax seals (for your thank-you note)
Mailing labels (for your CD playlist)
Paper for your handmade thank-you note
5″ x 10″ paper for the ceremony program

Instructions from Michelle…

“I bought your cardboard CD covers and used it as my wedding program. On my computer, I made a logo designed with our names, wedding date and place of our wedding. I emailed it to a stamp company that made my personal stamp for $25.00. (NATIONAL RUBBER STAMP COMPANY INCORPORATED   1704 W BELMONT AVE   CHICAGO, IL 60657
(773) 281-6522

Then, in blue ink I hand stamped and embossed each and every CD case
(300 of them) with sparkle embossing powder. It looked very nice (see picture).

On the left inside panel where the CD went in, I made a label that read “Compact Disc Inside” and listed the songs that were on the CD in the same font (Vivaldi) used on the cover.

I then punched out two holes into the side binding part of the CD case and grommet the holes to give it a more finished look.

Then, I used pearlized vellum for the inside program which was held together in the case by a white organza bow (which you can see in the picture) threaded through the grommet holes. I printed the program using the same font used on the cover.

In the right side inside panel, I inserted a piece of pearlized vellum paper. It was a thank you note to our family and friends for attending our service and stating the significance of the date we chose, as it is the same date of my husband’s parents and his grandparents’ wedding date. Centered on the top of the paper, I hand stamped our last initial in faux wax (essentially blue colored glue which you can buy from fauxwax.com — much easier to apply and more practical than using candle wax). I used smudged silver over the initial giving it a little more depth (also sold on the fauxwax website).

This project took some time but the real time consuming part was burning the CDs. However, it was well worth the effort.

Again, thank you so much for all of your wonderful ideas. Your site offers so many things that were very difficult to find. And, your customer service was nothing short of excellent in helping me place my orders.”

I am so thrilled to have stumbled upon the beautiful illustrations of Felix Doolittle. Elegant watercolor illustrations grace the front of each save-the-date card, wedding stickers, dinner menus, table menu cards and note cards. According to their website, “Felix creates tiny watercolors that capture the joy, beauty and essence of life. Charming and whimsical, his images have a nostalgic feeling that reminds one of a simpler, more magical time.”

Save-the-Date

I just added a bunch of beautiful and vibrant personalized labels and wedding stickers to our store. Felix Doolittle sells their own unique set of elegant and timeless custom wedding stickers or personalized labels that you must check out!

Wedding Stickers

Please check out their website for more personalized labels, save-the-dates, beautiful notecards, menu cards, table number cards, seating cards and much, MUCH MORE!