Made: Wedding Reception Card Box DIY.

Since I took a few weeks off from blogging in the craziest part of June, right before our reception to get things done offline, I have so much to share with you! 

When deciding what to do for our card box, I knew I needed to keep it simple & cheap and would probably make something myself.  Inspired by this DIY tutorial & this post, I knew this would be the perfect solution, so I decided to come up with my own simple version.  

First, I found a font I loved in word, enlarged it & printed it out.  

Next, I carefully cut out the word with an X-acto knife,

 being careful to save the inside of the "a" & "d".

Then, using double sided tape, I carefully aligned the stencil onto the side of the mailbox.  Tip: mine bled a bit because I didn't use enough tape.  If I were to do this again, I'd be sure to tape around each letter, as close to the hole as possible and leaving no gaps.

Finally, I painted in the word.  The stencil is just to get the basic font, size, & alignment.  After I peeled away the stencil, I had to compensate for bleeding & add additional coats of paint.

After about 30 minutes of work and $12, I think this project was perfect: it gave people a safe & clearly marked container to drop their cards at the reception!


Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of our gift table- still waiting for those folks who have taken pics to deliver them too me!