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We're taking the birdcage and turning it into a dragon cage. Paint it black, get some real earthy faux florals, and hang some dragons and fairies inside. It'll be very DIY. Less white wedding ribbons and bells and more dark and fantastical...do know that that helps, since i don't have a picture. But it will be repeating elements from our cake topper, toasting flutes, etc.
Think about some motifs you're using for your own wedding for a little while and something should pop into your head! Good Luck.
I've seen a suitcase used before.
http://i.ehow.com/images/a02/74/u7/vintage-suitcase-wedding-card-box-800X800.jpg
Here is a picture of what ours looked like!
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@danadelphia,
I totally hear you. I don't like any of those....which is why it's super low on my priority list! hahaha.
My favorite that I've seen so far is this one:
it's a DIY over at Snippet and Ink.
I found an antique mailbox online, and am using that as my card box. It will actually double as my guest book and a card box...we found vintage postcards that people will fill out and put in the mailbox (as our guestbook...my parents are going to mail the postcards to us throughout the year, then we'll compile them and put them in our hope chest.) We'll also have people place their cards in the mailbox as well.
Mrs. Cherry Pie did something similar here.
And here is a pic of the mailbox we're using - it was $30 on eBay:
Thanks for all of the suggestions!
@farmersdaughter - right after I posted this blog, I started looking at vintage mailboxes online! Where did you find yours?
We found it on eBay. It was honestly tough to get one for such a great price, but we found that people sell them fairly frequently. We set our max price we were willing to pay, then just patiently bid on mailboxes until we finally won (without going over that limit!) Just type "vintage mailbox" into the search field and you should come up with some good options. You can also look in antique stores, but we had very little luck with that.
In all of our bidding wars, we noticed that mailboxes like the one we got tend to sell for around $50. Not too bad considering its something you could actually use, either for decor or as your actual mailbox!
We just bought a small barrell at a flea market on Sunday that my fiance is going to fix up into a card box. Totally his idea and I love it!
I made ours. I still need to add a lazy susan to the bottom, but it was super easy! I'll be replacing the top with a plain black piece after the wedding so that we can display it in our home!
Sorry if the picture is huge!
@lilyfaith After I looked at yours I got the awesome idea of making it look like a face, so that it "eats" the cards...could add a thing so that when you put in the card it says "Nom! Nom! Card Good!" Haha! I think of weird things sometimes.
We are getting married outdoors at a winery along with the reception. I was looking through the classfieds for an idea for a card box or basically just anything that matched my theme.
I found this awesome wicker picnic basket that has a slot at the top that is perfect for a "card box". I can't wait to use it!
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@lauralou852: Ive heard of ones like this... its a pretty cool idea... and the couple I know that used it still uses it today for special keepsakes...
In all the things Ive seen done non-traditionally... is it a card box is a card box is a card box?
I am "planning" or thinking about maybe doing may be more acurate.... a paper machet model of "his car" (his hobby fixer upper) and then decorating it like the "just married" car, cutting a hole in the top and calling it a card box!
We wrapped 2 boxes (one on top of the other) in a light burlap, then I cut out "cards" from felt, and made a few felt flowers. With the leftover burlap, I made a large ribbon, then I glued it all on. We're having an outdoor wedding on a berry farm, so it fits the theme pretty well.
It's in the middle. Covered with real birch bark with some florals on the top.
My sister did ours... faux bois contact paper on a mailbox.
Found this and loved it! Bought it off etsy for a great price and am using it in my upcoming wedding!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftonsKrafts
@lauralou852: I love that, just emailed the photo to myself to add to my ideas. What did you use to keep the whole thing together, behind the frames, as support and a bottom? Thanks!
@flipflop84: I'm glad this thread reappeared, because I may have to steal your idea for the dragon cage!
I posted this one a while back. The couple modified a pinata from Target!
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What are you all doing for your card box?
I can't decide. I want to do something pretty unique, but everywhere I look, I only see card boxes that look like this...
Or this...
Or this...
Or this...
They're all nice but it's just not what I'm looking for.
Does anyone have any cool ideas for a unique card box?