Today I am sharing a very sparkly and glamorous DIY wedding invitation. I call it Glam Gold, and the inspiration came from the chandelier at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. This short video shows the chandelier in its full glory. The invitation would also work well for a black tie ball, birthday party, or […]
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May
May
Phew! It’s been go, go, go around here. From hosting a tropical themed birthday party to showing at a huge eclectic craft faire, I’ve been bamboozled with bright colors, bright ideas, and noise… oh the noise. I’m ready for my quiet space, or at least to tone things down to a manageable din. Everything has […]
16
May
May
Today’s project enters your computer screen with a swagger. Put a little waltz on the phonograph, dust off your dancing shoes, this bow tie belly band hails back to Hollywood’s golden age. Nothing finishes a package quite as well as the perfect bow. I’m taking the guesswork and frustration out of tying the perfect bow […]
08
May
May
If accordions make you think of beer gardens and polka, please leave all preconceived notions at the door! This is a really stylish DIY wedding program… lederhosen not required. (As a side note I may or may not have spent a little too long in You Tube looking at accordion clips which included twins, roller […]
02
May
May
Pocketfolds. That simple, folded sheet of card that wraps your beautifully crafted invitations and keeps them warm and safe, free of creases and dirt, tucked neatly together until they are to be revealed in all their gloriousness. But seriously, it’s just a piece of card. So why the ungodly price tags? In true Download & […]
05
Apr
Apr
Did you fall for any good April fools this week? I completely forgot about the first of the month until a round up of the days best tricks appeared in my news feed. Of course I took a look at what I didn’t fall for this year. I was hoping it would be a quick […]
28
Mar
Mar
My heart is a flutter. Today’s project shimmers and shines, and has details so fancy you’d think you were looking at a super expensive invitation. Ha! It’s got all the elements of a classic Download & Print wedding invitation DIY. Time-honored wedding colors, gasp-worthy presentation, budget-saving beauty and simple steps that even the most un-crafty […]
21
Mar
Mar
Spring has finally sprung, wildflowers are popping up everywhere in my neck of the woods, I’ve got the windows open and today I’m feeling all flowers in your hair. A perfect time for this folksy wedding invitation. The earthy tones and folk art birds and flowers are set off beautifully by the stitched ribbon border. […]
13
Mar
Mar
If you’ve been following along with my DIY wedding invitations for a while you know that one tool I love to pull out of my bag of tricks is a gold paint pen. It does a killer impersonation of gold foil. There’s a time and a place (read that as when is there NOT a […]
08
Mar
Mar
Some time last year I tucked an idea into the back of my mind and this week inspiration struck, which is great news for you as it means it’s FREEBIE time! I really like the shape of Anna’s DIY die-cut invitation. Anna paired it with a solid black border for very clean lines. I could […]
01
Mar
Mar
Did you notice how I slipped in ‘free beer’ at the beginning of this post? I’m giving subliminal advertising a try. Ha! Just kidding, it wasn’t by design. Truly. I am not offering free beer and if you ended up here under that premise I apologize profusely. I am offering a free party invitation that […]
22
Feb
Feb
Top o’ the morning to you. If you’ve a little shamrock on the way, the luck of the Irish has just struck by way of a free St. Patrick’s themed baby shower invitation. My favorite part of this shamrock baby shower invitation is the Irish blessing on the reverse. May the dreams you hold dearest […]
15
Feb
Feb
Did everyone have a LOVE-ly day yesterday? Whether you hung out with your partner, kids, family, friends, dog, cat, gerbil or Netflix, I hope you felt loved. I’m sending out some extra love to anyone that needs it, just in case. If you were given a little surprise from a loved one did you like […]
08
Feb
Feb
Dare I pull out a spring bloom project in February?? I’m truly sorry if you are still snowed in, but we are scheduled for three days of glorious weather and this gorgeous botanical monogram project perfectly fits my mood. There’s nothing hard about these floral letters, just fold, glue, repeat. It does however take a […]
01
Feb
Feb
Today I’ve got an oldie but a goodie for you. The Ornate Vintage collection is one of the most popular collections on Download & Print, and it’s easy to see why. The detailed scroll work and gorgeous fonts take us back to a golden age where there was never a hair out of place or […]
25
Jan
Jan
Gold foil. And now I shall visit my happy place. I have come to embrace all things metallic and shiny. It wasn’t always this way… but with two four-year old princesses running around my house we have a lot of sparkly things, and I have a lot of sparkly things to clean up. So I […]
18
Jan
Jan
It’s already week three of 2017 and I’m still feeling craft fatigue after the holidays. I worked on a few projects before Christmas that were fun but time-intensive, and I’m just not ready to pick up my glue gun yet. If you feel the same way I’ve got your Valentine’s craft covered in the form […]
14
Dec
Dec
Eeek! It’s December 14 and I’m only just getting around to posting our first Christmas freebie. For the past couple of weeks it was all hands on deck to get the NEW Download & Print live, which for very good reasons trumped new blog posts. If you missed the announcement you can now get unlimited […]
01
Dec
Dec
Dear Beautiful Download & Printers, I value the feedback I get from our energetic customer base and for this reason the format of Download & Print is changing. As of December 5, 2016 the following changes will go into effect: Unlimited access, unlimited downloads. We will open Download & Print up to members. Members will […]
16
Nov
Nov
I’ve had so much fun over the last three weeks sharing Thanksgiving printables with you. To recap quickly there was the fall place card and give thanks bunting, and today I have another way for your to share thanks at the table. It’s a napkin wrap with space for each guest to write in their […]