Fan Programs

sonia Posted: Jan 25, 2003 05:09 PM

Fan Programs

any ideas how to make them or do you have any pictures?

thanks!

kittyke Posted: Jan 25, 2003 06:58 PM

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I found this one..

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balilove Posted: Jan 25, 2003 07:16 PM

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I like that, where did you find it. Not a bad idea for an outside wedding in the summer, people can fan themselves.

allure Posted: Jan 25, 2003 07:25 PM

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Love it.

MISHY Posted: Jan 25, 2003 08:15 PM

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Where did you find that? I LOVE IT

MISHY Posted: Jan 25, 2003 08:18 PM

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http://www.bridalprograms.com/

Found the website Ladies..

jennbaby Posted: Jan 25, 2003 09:09 PM

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where is stef to answer this post? she is super creative & talented

p&a91203 Posted: Jan 26, 2003 08:41 AM

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ooh! that is just adorable. i wish i was getting married on a really hot day so that I could have them!!

sonia Posted: Jan 26, 2003 01:33 PM

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thanks for all your info girls!! if you have any more .. please keep it coming

ShellMarie Posted: Jan 26, 2003 03:01 PM

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Sonia-
I made fans for my outdoor August wedding. I looked into all the sites that sold them and they were pretty expensive, so I decided to do it myself and it was very easy.

I bought heavy 110-card white stock paper at Staples and large tongue depressers at Michael's. (The paper was like $10, the depressers $3 or less). I also painted the depressers white with spray paint.

I used my laser printer at work to print each side. I used a computer program to create a heart shape outline, which I then put my text inside of. One side had our names and date of the wedding; the other side the program.

I then glued the sheets partially together (front to back) and cut along the heartshape line (so each side of the heart would match). Then I put the tongue depresser between the 2 sides and glued them permanently. The 2 sheets gave the fan enough weight. Any heavier paper and I wouldn't have been able to use my printer. I then bought lacy ribbon, tied small pieces into little bows and glued them on the bottom of the heart.

What was time consuming was hand cutting the heartshapes.
I did have help (retired parents) in the gluing but did my hand hurt with all that detailed cutting.

Still, it was worth it.

I have pictures. I will try to scan one for you.

balilove Posted: Jan 26, 2003 03:28 PM

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Shell, you really are the crafty bride. Yes, I went to the website and after calculating the number of guests the price of the fan programs was over $750, yikes. I really like the idea of these fans especially since I am having an outdoor ceremony--If you scan a picture that would be great!!

ShellMarie Posted: Jan 26, 2003 03:37 PM

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I know. Isn't that outrageous? If I had bought the fans, I wouldn't have been able to do favors.

Here are the fans in their display basket. My SIL gave them out.

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ShellMarie Posted: Jan 26, 2003 03:38 PM

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Here is a scan of an actual fan. Please forgive the quality, but with the ribbon on it, the scanner can't close all the way.

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sonia Posted: Jan 26, 2003 03:45 PM

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ohmigod! those look So amazing! that seems like a perfect idea. do you think that the paper you used would fit in a normal home laser printer? or was your work one more high-tech? i have a million questions though .. so look out for the FM closer to my wedding

Buttafli1277 Posted: Jan 26, 2003 06:54 PM

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ShellMArie, do you happen to have a template for the fans? Did you buy them, or make them yourself?

nlp Posted: Jan 26, 2003 09:08 PM

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Wow, your fan looked absolutely gorgeous!!!

ShellMarie Posted: Jan 27, 2003 10:09 AM

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Thanks! And I did make them completely from scratch.

A regular sized HP Laserprinter was what I used. I recommend the laser over an inkjet because the laser is sharper. The card stock I used also came in pastel colors if you want to add color.

I used a design program called Quark Xpress, but you could just as easily use something like Microsoft Publisher. I can give anyone the Quark file to use as a template but it only works with Quark. But you really don't need a template.

The trick for me was to find a good heart shape that would fit my text and not be too top heavy on the tongue depresser. I had to experiment with a few hearts to get it right.

Also, I used a glue stick so the pages would stick together smoothly.

I set the page up landscape (the long way) and used clip art of a heart for the background. I only used the heart on ONE side of the design since it was only going to be my guide for cutting. If I had put it both sides it would have been really hard to line up. So I put the heart on the program side since that was the side with the most text and the side that I had to be very careful with when cutting.

After gluing the fans, I put them between heavy books to dry over night. Glued the fans two weeks before the wedding. Attached the ribbons the Monday before.

If anyone has any q's, ask away.