wedding table centrepieces -one down FOURTEEN to go :op

The wedding I have been making invitations for is looming ever closer and now I am at the stage of making the table centres.  Today I made the first one and I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.  To be honest I had to make each individual flower separately so there is a lot of work in preparation and only about two hours building the cone and hotgluing on the flowers.  The flowers took three days to prepare.  Full 8 hours shifts as well, Oh my goodness I have alot of flower making ahead to complete these.

I also made 120 origami flowers and stuck them to the place cards.  The bride saw this idea in a wedding magazine and it was priced at £150 each, and place cards £5 each.  I made them for a lot less!  She was delighted with the result but even more delighted that we created this look for such a huge saving.

A good day all round!

mothers day card

Mothers Day card 2010

So this is a little bouncy mothers day card that i made and layered up with laura ashley papers.  Dont you just love the laura ashley and anna griffen florals, they are so dainty and delicate.

paper rosesjust punched flowers which i .......heres the technical bit.......squished up and layered up to look like real roses. I chose cream and pastel pink to tiein with the paperI was using.

I cut a slightly smaller diamond shape for a layered effect.  Instead of simply sticking it on I decided to use a tiny brad and attach it to the card at the top point.  Then using the brad as a swivel it allowed the layered panel to swing round.  So I put a tiny message underneath it.

This is the view from the back.  This is where I wrote my message.

It is a really simple card but is quite effective.  I love them for kids cards and of course now I done one for Mothers Day I might try experimenting with them a bit more.