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Not my weekend, Invitation failure (long)

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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    The word of the moment:

    Failure: The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends;

    So usually I post about what DIY projects Ive done and mainly just the successes and never the failure, because.. well who likes to fail??

    Well today, I failed, I failed epic.

    I thought I would handle the never wanting to do stuff. i.e. ribbon pomanders and the maps and accommodation cards for my invitations.

    So I had finished my invitations awhile ago, well RSVP cards and background pretty much completed.

    for my first DIY attempt on things wedding, I was really stoked with my effort. 
    Not my weekend, Invitation failure (long) :  wedding diy invitation Invitation 002


    Not my weekend, Invitation failure (long) :  wedding diy invitation Invitation 003


    I opened up the invitations today to work out the maps sizing and stuff and to my dismay, when I opened it, some of the double sided tape had started to peel causing the wraps to FALL OFF! I opened the next one, the ribbon was starting to come off on that one. I opened all 150 base invitations and 55 of them were useless.. I nearly fainted actually (you know how you get that head spin sometimes when things aren't just going right?).
    According to FH my face went white as a sheet.. and took about 5 minutes for it to get color again.
    WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO!! is my immediate reaction, I could re glue them? but then I figured by the time I re glue them, I will have to fix the others, as some when the ribbon was falling off, well.. it didn't exactly look fab.

    So after a 30 min discussion and series of trials and errors with trying to fix it we decided it would be best if we made new invitations. With 6 months to go, I can do it. We also decided.. NO gluing.. I'm not gluing a thing on my new invitations or try to avoid it!

    Well after a further half hour of discussion all 150 invites, went in the bin and 55 smaller invitations. I cried, in fact I wont lie... I BAWLED my eyes out. I hate failing, (prob just like everyone else) absolutely hate it with a passion. Seeing something you work really hard at fall to pieces. Mind you not the end of the world its only invitations FH keeps reminding me and hes right, its just paper.. He was just as disappointed as me and been in a glum mood as he helped create them.

    So the hunt has begin for new ones and FH has joined in on this and boy are there some beauties!

    So seeing paper creations for the last 4hrs on the internet has kinda perked my mood up, so all is not lost and I am brimming with ideas.

    If anyone actually has a template or post were they got there invitations from I really would appreciate it, would love to see what others are doing

     
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    PrncssDva    October 16, 2010   Memphis, TN

    Well to throw in some positivity: they invites look great!! I have no advice, only support.

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    LOL!! I posted the same thing in my blog this weekend, we must be on the exact same accord even though we are half way around the world!!!

     
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    prairiegrl    June 12, 2010   Massachusetts

    That's rough...  I'm glad you're getting new ideas, though!  Sending good thoughts your way.

     
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    Oh gosh girl!

    I hate to hear this! I wish I could post mine, but they're not done yet. Will show you soon!

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    crebre its a crappy place to be.. But i think i might be able to purchase some invitations off etsy now.. so all is not lost! (FH thought buying them was ridiculous, but I proved DIYing stuff isnt always the best option) however he still thinks I can pull it off :S

     

     

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    instead of the adhesive can you try glue dots?  I wonder if the adhesive that you used wasn't strong enough? they have those glue dot rollers and they prove a lot stronger than a regular two sided adhesive (we all know that glue dots are my saviour)

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    I dont know I used permanent double sided tape, it is usually very strong. I have used it on other invitations and that had a 3 month wait before my friend and I sent them out. Just wierd... But glue dots could work for the next one. I might do a trial and let it have it sit in the corner for a month or so.

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    yeah, i did an invite a few months ago with a glue dot for the monogram tag and fabric ribbon enclosure and it was perfect and still took a heck of a time getting off.

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    yeah. Im just devo that I did 200 invites and I have to restart, but Im glad it happened now and not 2 weeks before they needed to be sent out!

     
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    leighannd    April 30, 2011   brooklyn, ny

    Hey! I went to art school and Ive used lots and lots and lots and lots AND LOTS of adhesives! I had one class where we built sculptures out of bristol (heavy) paper. The sculptures still stand today - 6 years later! So I would like to recomend to you my adhesive savior: 3M Spray Adhesive! ( http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Super-77/Super77/ )

    Just make sure when you use it you open the windows - or you may start to get a little tipsy haha.

     

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