Wedding Candy Bin with Joy

What is a wedding without sweets, right?  I have a great idea for using a craft storage bin and Joy® embroidered letters to serve up treats for the wedding guests.

I used the 3" Joy® black collegiate letters.  They have an adhesive on the back side that is meant to be temporary; as the permanent adhesive is heat activated.  In this case; I removed the release paper from each letter and applied one to each bin to spell "CANDY".  You should be able to remove them after the wedding and use the bins for craft storage.

You will need:

Joy®:  3" black embroidered letters to spell CANDY

Deflecto:  Craft Tilt Bin by ; a 5 bin unit

spray paint for use on acrylic plastic, black (or color of your choice)

trim:  single strand faux rhinestone self-adhesive

scissors

painters tape

Instructions:

• Remove the bins from the unit.  Line them up on a flat surface.  Remove the release paper from one letter, center and apply to the bin.  Leave it loose until all of the letters are lined up evenly. Repeat for each letter.

Close-up View below

 

• Tape off all areas you do not want to apply paint to.  You may choose to leave the bin unit white.  That is perfectly OK!
• Cover up any small holes with painters tape on the inside edges of the unit.
• I applied clear packing tape across the front to protect the inside of the unit.  Then, applied painters tape around the front edges.
• In a well ventilated area; follow the manufacturer's instructions and paint the entire unit with the exception of the inside.  Allow to dry thoroughly.  Remove the tape.  Reinsert the bins.

• Each bin will have a slot and paper to identify what is inside.  Embellish the edges with the faux rhinestone trim.

If you would like to know how I made the mini faux cakes on top of the candy bin; check out the blog post link here:  http://marilyngossettdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/04/mini-wedding-dessert-with-smoothfoam.html

  Hope you got some inspiration for your next celebration.  I am going to do "BABY" with a four bin unit next!

Joy® iron-on embroidered letters are available individually or in full alphabet sheets in a variety of sizes, colors and fonts at your favorite craft stores.

Deflecto for DIY Wedding Table Markers

We have a wedding coming this summer! I get to be the DIY wedding decorator and I am so excited. My daughter has chosen her colors and now I get to put my hand to the task of creating table decorations and more! We have lots to do and this is just the beginning...you'll see more of my wedding projects in some other blog posts.....

For the table markers I put together the following supplies:

Deflecto: 3" x 4" mini sign holders 
Joy embroidered numbers
Cardstock -  teal, black, black/ivory stripes, gold glitter, turquoise glitter
Rhinestone trim
Pearl embellishments
Adhesives, scissors, paper trimmer, glue gun

Instructions:

To make one of the flowers, cut the teal cardstock (12"x12") into nine equal squares. Cut off the four corners of one square making it round - it doesn't have to be perfect. Cut it into a spiral shape, about 3/8" thick. Leave a little circle in the middle. Roll the spiral into the form of a rose. Adhere the circle on the bottom to the rest of the flower to secure. A glue gun works best for this step, especially if you have multiple flowers to secure.  I use my fingers and thumbnail to distress the edges of the rose.  Repeat for each flower. Cut smaller squares of cardstock for smaller roses.

Cut out leaves by hand or with a die-cutting machine. If you cut out a heart and cut it in two; you can more easily shape each half into a leaf. Add the leaves after gluing the flowers to the frame.

To frame each table number, cut mattes from the cardstock as follows:

Stripe/teal:  3" x 4"

Gold:  2" x 2-1/2"

Black:  2-1/8" x 2-3/8"

Center and adhere the gold paper to the slightly larger black paper.  Center and adhere to the background paper 1/2" up from the bottom edge. Insert into the frame.

Embellish the outside of the frame with the faux rhinestone trim, flowers and leaves. Glue one pearl into the center of each rose.

Remove the backing from each number; center and adhere to each frame as shown in the photo given.

Thanks for taking time to stop by today.  I hope you got some inspiration for your next event.

Make sure to take time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and,

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

To make a matching wedding sign for the Mr. & Mrs. click here!  http://marilyngossettdesigns.blogspot.com/2016/05/deflecto-for-diy-wedding-table-markers.html

A "perfect-o" Deflecto DIY wedding!

Weddings are a joyous occasion! We have a wedding coming up this summer and I am busy helping with DIY projects to decorate the venue.

Last month I blogged about the table markers that I created with the Joy embroidered letters. I have completed the table marker project with this beauty that will sit at the head table with the bride and groom.

To create this sign you will need the following:

• Joy embroidered letters, spelling Mr. and Mrs. with the last name
• 12" acrylic sign holder (by Deflecto)
• Cardstock - black/white stripe, plus solid black, teal, green
• Gold glitter cardstock
• Pearl beads, star embellishment
• Paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive
• Self-adhesive faux rhinestone trim
• Die-cutting machine with die-cut for scalloped ovals
• Paper flowers

Instructions:

To make hand-rolled paper flowers, cut cardstock into various sized circles 2" - 4" in diameter - they don't have to be perfect. Cut each circle into a 3/8" spiral. Leave a little circle in the middle. Roll the spiral into the form of a rose. Use a hot glue gun to secure the rolled spiral at the bottom. I use my fingers and thumbnail to distress the edges of the rose.

Cut out leaves by hand or with a die-cutting machine. If you cut out a heart from a folded sheet, then cut the heart in half along the fold, you can more easily shape each half into a leaf.

Cut the striped cardstock to fit the size of the acrylic sign holder, then trim black and teal sheets to fit behind the couple's last name. Layer and adhere these background papers together and slide into the sign holder.

Die-cut a pair of scalloped ovals from cardstock (larger black and smaller gold glitter) for each letter. Glue to the outside of the sign holder, then center and adhere each letter on top as shown. Embellish your table marker with the flowers, leaves and rhinestone trim. Glue a pearl into the center of each flower.

Spell your name in Joy letters, available at your local craft store!

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you got some inspiration here today!  Make sure to take time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and,

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn