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I am getting married in August of 2011. Having almost no experience with weddings or wedding planning, I dove right into finding ways to frugally personalize the wedding and reception. Of course, the first place I turned was Instructables, knowing all you brilliant people would have some great ideas for me. Little did I know there was a WEDDING CONTEST happening right now!
Anyway, I stumbled across this 'ible, which I really liked both for its simplicity, and cool-factor. The only problem is that our reception hall will be very well-lit, and I didn't think that a single LED would be bright enough to be noticed.
In the end, I abandoned the LED idea, although I do have some prototypes with 3 white LEDs embedded in the wood, powered by a 9-volt battery. I chose not to go with this design simply because of the time factor, but I will be updating this instructable later to include those steps as well.
Anyway, I stumbled across this 'ible, which I really liked both for its simplicity, and cool-factor. The only problem is that our reception hall will be very well-lit, and I didn't think that a single LED would be bright enough to be noticed.
In the end, I abandoned the LED idea, although I do have some prototypes with 3 white LEDs embedded in the wood, powered by a 9-volt battery. I chose not to go with this design simply because of the time factor, but I will be updating this instructable later to include those steps as well.
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Signing UpStep 1Materials, Tools, and Planning
The best part about this project is how cheap, yet cool it is! I had almost all of the tools and materials lying around my house already, so this project was dirt-cheap for me (that’s the idea right?).
Materials)
- Birch Wood Bases: When the land was being cleared to build my house, I saved one beautiful birch tree as the focal point for my back yard. Unfortunately it became infested with grubs and died... But it gave me the material to produce this instructible, so life goes on!
- 3/8" Plexi Glass: I bought a sheet of 2' X 3' plexi at Lowes for about $50. The friendly employee told me that he would be happy to cut the sheet for me...until I told him how many times I needed it cut... I would up having him just cut the sheet 6 times lengthwise, giving me 6 4" by 36" sheets.
- Scotch Tape
- Wood Glue (If needed)
Tools)
Chainsaw (for cutting the branches off the tree)
Miter Saw or Table Saw
Safety Goggles (safety first!)
Ear Plugs/Muffs
Sharpie/Pencil/Pen
Ruler/Tape Measure
Planning)
You will need one placeholder per guest, plus a few extra to account for accidents and mistakes. My fiancé and I decided to keep the guest list to just over 100 people, expecting between 80 and 100 of them to RSVP.
Depending on the quality of the wood you find, you should be able to get between 4 and 6 bases per foot of birch branch.
You will also need enough plexi or acrylic sheet to make all of the cards. I went with Lowes (because I am impatient), but you may want to look online, or otherwise find a cheaper option.
Materials)
- Birch Wood Bases: When the land was being cleared to build my house, I saved one beautiful birch tree as the focal point for my back yard. Unfortunately it became infested with grubs and died... But it gave me the material to produce this instructible, so life goes on!
- 3/8" Plexi Glass: I bought a sheet of 2' X 3' plexi at Lowes for about $50. The friendly employee told me that he would be happy to cut the sheet for me...until I told him how many times I needed it cut... I would up having him just cut the sheet 6 times lengthwise, giving me 6 4" by 36" sheets.
- Scotch Tape
- Wood Glue (If needed)
Tools)
Chainsaw (for cutting the branches off the tree)
Miter Saw or Table Saw
Safety Goggles (safety first!)
Ear Plugs/Muffs
Sharpie/Pencil/Pen
Ruler/Tape Measure
Planning)
You will need one placeholder per guest, plus a few extra to account for accidents and mistakes. My fiancé and I decided to keep the guest list to just over 100 people, expecting between 80 and 100 of them to RSVP.
Depending on the quality of the wood you find, you should be able to get between 4 and 6 bases per foot of birch branch.
You will also need enough plexi or acrylic sheet to make all of the cards. I went with Lowes (because I am impatient), but you may want to look online, or otherwise find a cheaper option.
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Jul 22, 2011. 6:13 AM
porcupinemamma
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porcupinemamma
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I hope you have a beautiful wedding day!
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Sep 23, 2010. 4:00 PMChrysN
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ChrysN
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Nice!
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