i have a question..

ok i know i posted something bout this before..

my strange strange mind has decided for placecards i will try this crazy idea...get styrofoam,spraypaint it..then use a cookie cutter to cut out mickey mouse ears...then use all the ears as place cards..ok in my head this is all good..but my question is..would they be easy to write on?my sister has awesome handwriting and i have a ffriend who is a art teacher and can do good calligraphy but will it be easy to write on them? should i even bother? thanks girls

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Posted by gina409

ok i know i posted something bout this before..

my strange strange mind has decided for placecards i will try this crazy idea...get styrofoam,spraypaint it..then use a cookie cutter to cut out mickey mouse ears...then use all the ears as place cards..ok in my head this is all good..but my question is..would they be easy to write on?my sister has awesome handwriting and i have a ffriend who is a art teacher and can do good calligraphy but will it be easy to write on them? should i even bother? thanks girls

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just curious what type of pen you would use? i think it could look a little bumpy on the straight styrofoam..what if you put a little piece of cardstock on the ears and had them write on that?

Hmmm.... well first your going to really have to make sure you spray those puppies really well. Styro is soo hard to cover. If you turn it one way and then another you might see some missed spots... did that make sense?

And no... you cant write on it b/c of the texture with the holes. I would cut out a piece of paper or something and have them attached to that... and then you could write the name on it.

I am not sure how easy it is to write on styrofoam bt I found these ideas too...
1st..chocolate placecards
2..mickey ear seals by invitationsbydawn.com
..for the seals you can print up the names and maybe mount them on reg place cards...

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

Hmmm.... well first your going to really have to make sure you spray those puppies really well. Styro is soo hard to cover. If you turn it one way and then another you might see some missed spots... did that make sense?

And no... you cant write on it b/c of the texture with the holes. I would cut out a piece of paper or something and have them attached to that... and then you could write the name on it.

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Agreed. I also think you should test out the cutting process - I think it might be harder than you think to get a clean cut on styrofoam with a cookie cutter.

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Posted by caligirl87

Syrofoam is not easy to write on... but you could cut out small rectangular pieces of paper and have here write on those and then hot glue, or pin it to the syrofoam.

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Yeah... but you have to make sure its a low temp glue gun or else it will melt the styro.

i have no idea what kind of pen they would use..lol right now this is all just a crazy idea in my head...and please dont think any less of me but what is cardstock?i am not a diy person as u can tell?and i have not done my invites yet so i have no idea what that is///im a cardstock virgin

ok when you spray paint styrofoam it starts to disintegrate sometimes.. UGH Just wanted to share! I have spray painted many a stage prop and sometimes they just would start to melt liek the wicked with of the west

I love the idea though

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Posted by gina409

i have no idea what kind of pen they would use..lol right now this is all just a crazy idea in my head...and please dont think any less of me but what is cardstock?i am not a diy person as u can tell?and i have not done my invites yet so i have no idea what that is///im a cardstock virgin

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Cardstock is a heavier paper. it would bend and crease of curl as easily as regular paper. you can find it in craft stores like michaels or can google it for larger quanities. let me know if you need help finding some.

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Posted by anie922

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

Hmmm.... well first your going to really have to make sure you spray those puppies really well. Styro is soo hard to cover. If you turn it one way and then another you might see some missed spots... did that make sense?

And no... you cant write on it b/c of the texture with the holes. I would cut out a piece of paper or something and have them attached to that... and then you could write the name on it.

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Agreed. I also think you should test out the cutting process - I think it might be harder than you think to get a clean cut on styrofoam with a cookie cutter.

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Yup.... its very hard to cut styro depending on how thick it is. If you use a serrated knife it works best.

mmm this is sounding too difficult..i have no pateince for this ill prob hot glue gun myself to a table or something...i figured it would be hard to write on..maybe ill just try itout with the spraypainting and take it from there..if the paint dont even come out good..thenim screwed..thanks girls..u r the best

Good luck let us know how it turns out!

ok i thik im gonna 86 this idea it sounds like a diy disater waiting to happen..ill try to think of somethng else creative....dont ask me why i all of the suddem wanted to do something diffrent from place cards

I am so sick of writing responses and having them deleted, I can't stand it.

Okay, maybe I'm way gay with this, but hear me out.....

You know those mickey hats? Wait...who am I talking to?

Buy styrofoam balls. Cut them in half so they're like a half-sphere. Now they stand by themselves, so that eliminates any need for a stand.

Paint them black.

Use a heavy black cardstock or another heavy paper and cut out ears. You can stick them directly into the styrofoam, or glue toothpicks to the backs and stick them straight in. Or even pipe cleaners. You can write on the black cardstock with silver marker, or something like that. Voila. Mickey hats.

Either this is pure genius, or I am a complete imbecile. If the answer is the latter, feel free to make fun.

Cute idea, have them write itout on labels and stick them on. But did you know that you could have your place cards written out with Disney print? i may do pooh font