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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    So I missed out on the boards today because I've been working on this all day! I made this for my BFF's wedding! This project was actually FREE!! The boxes were from work, the fabric was excess from our BM dresses, excess ribbon from various wedding projects, and gems from my scrapbook supplies!!

    I'm glad the way it turned out (inspiration from ETSY), but it took the whole afternoon!  But oh well, anything for my BFF!!  Was there a project you took on that you thought wouldn't take that much time!?

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    pren79    10/17/09   SF Bay Area

    Gorgeous!! This costs almost $200 on ebay!

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    That's so pretty! I love how you used the excess BM dress fabric... it will tie in perfectly!

    Nice work Jingle! :)

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    The excess fabric was actually a shawl that came with the BM dresses that the bride and BMs didnt want to use!!  So I put the fabric to good use, and I still have extra!! Creative huh!?

     
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    pansyshell    October 8, 2010   Central Pa, Wedding in Outer Banks, NC

    It turned out great Jingle! Well worth spending an afternoon on and for free! Even better

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    Cute! Awesome job!!

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    Ok, how did you attach the fabric to the boxes?

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    I used fabric adhesive!  That was the annoying part because my hands have been sticky all day!

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    Cool thanks!  It turned out SO well!

    I've been wanting to do this, but I couldn't figure out what to attach the fabric to the boxes with.

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    oh you welcome!  Good luck with your project!  Just be careful using the adhesive spray, it gets all over and def don't use it on carpet (just lay out brown bags)!

     
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    MzThrowBac2B    December 2012   Tx

    that's very pretty. Great job

     
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    Looks awesome!

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    Thanks bees!

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    Great job! That looks amazing! Really beautiful, you friend will love it!

     
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    cola    June 12, 2010   Married in Woodside, CA, Now Living in Raleigh, NC

    That's really pretty! I spent a whole weekend making my card box, so you did good actually! Pretty much everything I've been DIY'ing takes about twice a long as I think it will, but that's basically all I do anymore, read blogs, (sometimes) work (or read blogs at work), and then go home and work on projects!

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    Wow that looks really great! I'm super impressed!

     
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    Champagne Wishes    May 22, 2010   Upstate New York

    Great color!  This is awesome.

     
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    beexiong    July 3rd, 2010   Minnesota

    VERY PRETTY!! I always draw inspiration from Etsy too.

     
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    LoriLori    July 24, 2010   Long Beach Island, NJ

    Nicely done!

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl

    Wow!!  Very impressive, you should post a DIY! =D

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    beexiong:  I love Etsy!  Honestly I get all my inspirations on there and challenge myself to make it!  I get a sense of satisfaction knowing I can do it and SAVING all that money!!  This card box was $90 on Etsy and I did it for NOTHING!!

     
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    pretzel    July 10, 2010   Seattle-ish, WA

    Very nice!

     
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    staci21    August 29, 2010   New Jersey

    Very nice!! I made a post the other day because I am looking to do a DIY box.. Not sure how I want it exactly to look yet but yours came out so beautiful! Good work

     
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    D.Marie    April 24, 2010   Philadelphia, PA

    I want one!! this is great....she will love it. You're a great friend.

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    Super pretty! I'm impressed. :)

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    Staci21:  I just left a message on your DIY card box thread.  Hope that helps!  Good luck!

    Thanks bees for the compliments!  Ya'll rock!

     
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    shoop43    10/17/10   Philadelphia

    That's awesome, truly inspirational!

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    That is so pretty!  I wish I had one, even though I didn't really have that many cards at the wedding anyway!

     

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