Hi MIHM readers! It might be hard to remember the blog before it was hacked by a quickly approaching wedding, but as we set out on our THIRD year of crafting and blogging we wanted to feature a few guest bloggers. We have such creative friends and family members - we want to show them off! This week, I'm excited to introduce my friend, and soon-to-be sister-in-law, Leah! She's going to teach you how to make one of the cutest and most thoughtful gifts we've received throughout our engagement. Take it away Leah!
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Hey Guys! I’m so
happy to be blogging to you straight from San Diego, a Girls Team supporter,
one time MIHM crasher, and Sister of the Groom for the Wedding of the Century
(move over Kimye)! Last year, I visited
MIHM for a 4th of July baking adventure and this July…I’m taking
over the blog to share the gift I presented the Bride and Groom at their San
Diego engagement party!
I knew I wanted to use their invitation to create a Christmas
ornament, but after hours, okay minutes, of Pinterest surfing, I decided that I
was going rogue and making up my own DIY project. I didn’t have a list when I arrived at
Michaels, but after an hour of ambling around the other Happiest Place on
Earth, I had an idea of what I wanted to create. My supplies included: 2 wedding invitations
(my mysterious, yet invited roommate donated his for the cause), 2 thin wooden
frames, off-white paint, wood workers glue, and string (which came with my
invitations).
I painted the wooden frames an off-white color to match the
writing on the invitation. While those
dried, I cut the portion of the invitation that I wanted to use for the
ornament. While the front was super
cute, I decided to use the back of their invitation. It included their initials and fit perfectly
into the square opening of the frame.
Next, I applied wood workers glue on the inside, unpainted
edges of the frames and placed one invitation on each frame. This made it so that I had two identical
frames with the invitation in the middle.
Then, I glued the backs of each frame and invitation and
placed them back-to-back. I noticed that
the edges were coming apart, so I clamped the pieces together using several
chip clips. It was a very professional
set-up.
After drying overnight, I had one personalized, wedding
invitation ornament to give my brother and his MIHM, Girls Team blogger fiancé
for their engagement party. It went over
quite well and I’m anticipating orders for more ornaments to come pouring in.
I recently became inspired for yet another DIY project that
may be making an appearance at an MIHM Bachelorette Party. Perhaps I’ll be back to blog and share that
project come August, but it’s top secret for now ;-)
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Love, love, love Leah's DIY ornament! It's too cute to only be out on our tree; we have it hanging in our kitchen to enjoy year-round!
