When you order your wedding invitations they may come to you looking something like this . . .   As pretty as these invitations are here’s a way you can jazz things up a bit.  Add a simple gold border in a matter of minutes. All you need is a ruler and a gold paint pen – it’s really that simple.     This project is so easy it doesn’t even need an explanation but just incase follow the steps below. 1. Use your ruler to measure about 1/8 inch in from the edge of your paper. 2. Draw a line...

Do you ever wonder what they sell at the 99 cent store? Well I happened to be there over the weekend and you’ll be amazed at what you can find. It’s seriously my new favorite place. When I saw the pixie sticks it brought me right back to when I was kid dumping as much of that yummy sugar into my mouth as I could!  Anyways I bought a bunch thinking they would make great Pin Wheel holders.  But wait add on a tag for guest names, place on a menu and look how fun these can be! The “Oh Boy It’s Ti...

Lately I’ve been absolutely obsessed with sea blues and gold so I thought I’d put together a little project using these colors. Check out this super easy DIY program idea.       What you’ll need: 1. colored paper cut to 10 x 7 (folded in half to make a 5 x 7 booklet) 2. print your program to fit onto 2 sheets of paper that are 4.5 x 6.5 each 3. some washi tape (or any sort of adhesive will do) 4. another piece of scrap paper for your cover tags (any size will do)   How to put your progra...

Today’s project is for those DIYers who like to get their hands dirty! This escort card holder is so cute for a shower or rustic reception. I love all of the possibilities, like using different shaped jars for each table or chalkboard paint to really make this fit with your event.   We used our smitten escort cards and our smitten table numbers, plus a few other things from around the home to create this DIY…   The post DIY: Painted Jar Escort Card Holder appeared first on Smitten on Paper.

We’re very excited to let all of you know that we now have washi tape available on the website! We’ve been working very hard to bring you all sorts of new things to help in planning of all of your upcoming shindigs! We have you covered from A to Z! Here are some easy ways to use washi tape! The post Washi Tape! appeared first on Smitten on Paper.