FH went to a thesis meeting with his grad school advisor & I was bored but didn't want to nap or do *real* work...used a great idea from offbeatbrides.com to turn plain matchbooks into custom-made ones.
I used the plain matchbooks, sticker paper, and a lot of patience to size everything correctly in word - but I'm really happy with the finished product
Pics in album! And if anyone's crazy enough to want to tackle this DIY I can email you the template so you don't have to spend your time figuring it out too haha
PSP
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Where did you get the plain matches from? Is there much of a price difference from just getting them from somewhere like the knot? I haven't ordered mine yet, haven't found the right pattern yet.
teacherteacher
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I got 100 plain ones from Amazon for $6, and the sticker paper cost $10 I think. Quick look at the knot says they're on sale for $17 so that's about even.
I did mine myself because I don't really like too many of the options for personalization featured through the mainstream wedding places - icons are usually too cutesy for us, can't use a monogram, and I wanted something that really is as evocative of FH & I as everything else I'm doing.
2013Bride
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Awesome!
mattandjess2013
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So cute! I wish I was as creative (or had the drive to be so) as you!
crisy211
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so cute!!!
teacherteacher
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thanks!! just finished the first 50, think I'm gonna switch up the monogram for the next 50 - can't wait to finish and pack it all up for the next 584 days lol
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You did a great job! They look awesome.
DB2013
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They look awesome! I love DIY projects. How long did it take you to do them?
Eunified
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You're becoming our 2013 diy queen!! Throwing some glitter your way! LOL
futuremorasse
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Great job!
teacherteacher
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Posted by Eunified
You're becoming our 2013 diy queen!! Throwing some glitter your way! LOL
love it lol! i can't help it, i was brought up by a sewing & craft queen mom lol. i think it's killing her that i'm coming up with these ideas before she does
tbmaz2011
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the match books look great, so do all your othere DIY projects!
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They look awesome! I love DIY projects. How long did it take you to do them?
The template took the longest - but once that was figured out, I'd say it took me about 1.5 hours of lazily cutting and sticking/folding to do all 100 matchbooks. I caught up on some Say Yes to the Dress I had DVR'd
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So cute! They came out great! I'd never have the patience to do that lol
Bride2012
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I love it!!! Came out great!!
pauladanielle
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They look awesome! I can agree that making a template even this simple in Microsoft Word can be a very grueling task but it really turned out amazing!
