Darci’s Table Numbers

Posted by Khris in Decor, DIY Projects & Tutorials

As you know, in my search for some unique table numbers I came across this wonderful idea on OnceWed.  Laurie Cinotto originally created the idea for the blog and I sort of ran with it (thanks, Laurie!)  The supplies that I used are relatively easy to find and I pretty much stuck with the original instructions except to use larger notebooks and white stick-on numbers instead of gold.  Here are the supplies:

•    5.25 x 8.25″ Plain Moleskine Notebooks (sold in packs of 3)
•    Decorative paper
•    Glue Stick
•    Ribbon 1/8” wide
•    4” White Stick-On numbers (I bought these at Office Max and wound up having to purchase 3 packs to make sure that I had enough numbers for all the tables)
•    Double-stick tape
•    Paper Trimmer
•    Make Your Own Rubber Stamp Kit (I’ve already used this for other projects – its so versatile!)
•    Bone folder

The hardest part for me was deciding on paper – after that it’s really pretty easy!  Since we’re using damask runners I decided to keep the paper rather simple and just use shades of green with some polka dots thrown in for good measure.  So first, cut a length of ribbon about 3 inches longer than the book itself, and glue one end onto the top portion of the book.  This isn’t the best picture, but you want to put the ribbon running upwards, so that it will go down through the book as a placeholder:

I just used a glue stick – a little on the binding and the ribbon stuck right on.  Then take a piece of paper and cut it so that it’s the same length as the book and about 2-3” wider.  Lay the design side of the paper down and place the book onto the center of the paper so that there is extra paper on either side that you can fold over like a flap:

I used the tape roller to put tape on one flap of the paper, then fold it so that it would stick to the book.  Then be sure to actually close the book and use the boning folder to make some nice creases before doing the same to the other side – if you secure both sides of the paper while the book is flat, the paper will be too short for the book to actually close.

I went through and covered all the notebooks first, then went back and added the sticky numbers to the front and stamped the inside.  Here they all are stacked and ready to be stamped:

I stamped a few of the pages on the inside of the booklets, one of which was “Advice for the Bride & Groom.”  It’s really easy to manipulate the letters on the stamps, just remember that you have to write it out backwards!

And here is the finished product!

Contributed by Darci L.
Blog: http://www.with–this–ring.blogspot.com/
Used with kind permission from the author.
Copyright 2008 • All rights reserved.

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