It was a wonderful and eco-friendly way to use some of our organic fabric off-cuts.The recycled paper cards were sourced from Regal Craft in Tasmania. I was quite impressed with their service. I paid for express post and had the cards in Brisbane the next day.
Firstly, I cut the fabric pieces a little smaller than the folded card with my fabric-cutting ruler; so quick and precise! The invitation cards were previously printed on a home-office printer.
Being the retro-loving girl that I am, I then cut the edges with my pinking shears .
I stitched the fabric onto the cards along the two longer sides of the swatch, using only the tiniest piece of double-sided tape on the two shorter edges to hold in place. Yes, I did the sewing myself !
I do hope that the invitees will appreciate the little bit of hand-made love that is coming their way. Each card is one-of-a-kind too.
I like these cards so much that I am thinking of making more to sell. Would you buy them?
14 comments:
Put me down for some, I only use handmade cards :) Nice job!
The cards look gorgeous Thea!
I would buy them, they are lovely, well done!
Beautiful idea - they look great! Happy weekend! Tracey xx
lovely Thea, keep making them I think they will be worth doing plus its a shame to waste the tiny scraps what a great way to keep recycling & staying green. :)
fantastic Thea, they look great, would look fab on an eco shop counter don't ya think
well done Thea, these are great! yes i would definitely buy them :)
Wonderful idea! They would definitely sell.
these are so gorgeous!!! Do you need a special needle to sew through the card?
I just used a normal size 14 sewing machine needle and it worked fine.
I love those cards. So elegant a perfect addition to a handmade gift.
fabulous .... love the idea.
I would buy them :))
xx
great idea for your gorgeous off cuts! the recipients will definitely LOVE them :)
Gorgeous cards and what a fabulous way to use the offcuts!
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