The DIY Origami Heart Invitations are in the mail! | February 16, 2010
I first introduced you to my origami heart engagement party invitations in this article here. Well, after a working weekend of printing, cutting, folding, sewing, stuffing, addressing and stamping... phew... my fiancé and I have finally mailed out the little cuties!
Hand-stitching the edges of the translucent pocket was the most time-consuming part of the project. To ensure accuracy and quicken the hand-stitching process, we first measured and marked out (with needle pricks) the intended placement of the stitches. To save time, we only did 5 stitches on each side.
The actual origami folding, thankfully, went a lot quicker than expected! However, the duration of the the final phase of the project- addressing and stuffing envelopes- was sorely under-estimated. Having said that, we are both very proud of the effort that we put into creating unique, hand-crafted invitations for what will hopefully be a memorable event!
Special thanks to my hard-working fiancé, who whole-heartedly supported this crazy little project of mine. I am thankful that he shares in my desire to make this event as special as possible! Thanks also to our beautiful mothers for their contribution!
You can read more about these origami heart invitations here. Download the template to create a love note to someone special.
Comments
And congratulations on getting engaged!
Your guests are very lucky to have such great invites!
Jetsetting Joyce
and congrats! :)
I love what you are making! It's pure eye candy.
Please visit my blog (on my web site), and look at the pictures from my previous runway show.
I folded paper bags (however, way simpler compared to your work).
I'm not sure what they are called in English (fortune-something), but I'm sure we all made them when we were kids.
Tanks & best regards from Tina, Norway.
www.tinah.no
Congratulations to you both :)
xo, Ara
Also loving your blog too – I will be back! :D
Thanks, :)
thank you!
thanks for this great idea.
I used for my wedding invitation a and it was a succes!...and it inspired me for the wedding theme: origami!
thank you very much!
alessandra from Italy
Many Thanks x
Do you have the template you used where you can put your engagement message in?
Thanks beautiful idea i love it!
I love this DIY project. I used to make these hearts out of dollar bills and hand them out to my friends. This would be a great personal touch. One question though....when folding the heart, what size paper did you start off with? I can't wait to make these! Thanks for htis
These invitations are breathtakingly beautiful! You are very clever, and have inspired me for my own upcoming engagement party. Could you provide any tips (or possibly a template?) for printing the party details on the inside of the heart?
Thank you!
Love this!
Thank you!
Dani
One questiond; I can not find the template on the website? Can you send it to me?
Seriously tho...HOW?!
R x
Thank you already.
Great useful
im just about to subscribe, can i get this in the mail too? thankyou(: