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These look absolutely fab!.. but just wondering where you got the large image of the dandelion type plant on the right hand side – I have been looking for something similar for my invites?
Thanks! Claire x

Hi Claire, I’ve been in touch with Lisa who made those save the dates, and it was an image she scanned. My recommendation would be to have a look at the nature fonts on DaFont http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=712 as they have lots of beautiful flower fonts which make great images. If you don’t find anything you like I can speak to Lisa about sharing the image with you. Do let me know how you get on! xXx

These are amazing!!!!! I am definitely going to use this idea for my wedding. I fell in love with these the moment I saw them. I am so thankful there are creative people like you out there to help the non-creative people like me.

I was wondering the size of the paper they used?

Hi Samantha, I’ve been in touch with Lisa and they used A4 card with 3 save the dates to a page, just like I did for our save the dates http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. Hope that helps xXx

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Hi Chelsea, I don’t believe she does I think it was just made for her wedding. You can check out this link http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/ which tells you how I made mine (which inspired this ‘tying the knot’ version) and you should find a link to how to make the knot part on this blog post xXx

These are brilliant! I’m definately going to make these for our wedding! I was wondering however, what thickness the card was? I.e 180gsm? 220gsm?

Thanks,

One more question: will the raffa interfere with the post office’s franking machines?

Hi Clive, thanks for your message – these save the dates were inspired by my originals which you can see here with the ‘how to’ guide http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/ – I believe we used 280gsm card for these as they don’t have an envelope and I wanted to ensure they were strong enough to be posted. I would recommend buying some sample thicknesses of card and testing them through your printer first.

Hi Clive, we tested one of our save the dates through the post first before sending them all out – the raffia didn’t seem to cause us any problems, but again like the thickness of card I would recommend sending a test save the date through the post to yourselves to make sure it arrives safely. If in doubt, speak to someone at your local post office. Best wishes, Charlie x

Thanks, Charlie, that’s great to hear. I’ll order some now:-)

Hi Charlie,

Can you ask Lisa if she would share the image of the flower used on her save the dates?

Thanks

Claire

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Hi, I was wondering where you got the card from? We have been trying to make rustic save the date cards like these but are really struggling to find the right brown card. LOVE these by the way!

Hi Elinor, there are full details on my original blog post (which inspired one of my readers to create this ‘tying the knot’ version) of where we bought the card from (here http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/), plus there are a couple of suppliers here http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/category/262/diy.html so do have a look and see which is the kind you like. I hope that helps xXx

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Hi i was wondering if these are had written? :)

Hi Shaniah, these save the dates aren’t hand written, they use free downloadable fonts – you can find the original save the dates and instructions (including what fonts they were) on my original blog post about my save the dates: http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. I hope that helps xXx

I am wondering if you made those by hand or did you order them? Please let me know. Thank you

Hi Britney, these are made by hand, there is full details in the blog post along with a link to the original save the dates that inspired them. Best wishes, Charlie xXx

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Hi Lisa! I LOVE how you have done these cards! I purchased the material to do these based off Charlotte’s blog. I just purchased the template from Charlotte and am trying to tweak it to match your layout so I can put more words on the right (about letting people know to email if they can’t come) and I just can’t get it to fit and every time I attempt to edit it, it gets completely messed up. Would you be willing to share your template with me?

I love this idea and want to make them for my wedding but that website no longer ships to anywhere but the UK and Ireland for their paper I’m having the hardest time finding something comparable any ideas ? In need of your help ! Thanks :)

Hi Erika, where do you live and I can see if I know of anywhere that supplies similar paper – I’m guessing it’s the brown card you’re after? Have you tried searching on Ebay or Etsy for something similar? Drop me an email if you have any other questions and I’m more than happy to help in any way I can xXx

I found some at office max today :) thank you so much though !

Hi Erika, great to hear you found something similar – happy making! xXx

On these did you use a seal like on the other blog post

(http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/)

or just tie the raffia on it to seal it?

Hi Heather, these save the dates were made by a TNWC reader, but I don’t believe they used the heart seal like I made for our save the dates. I think you could do either yourself, the raffia should be enough to keep them sealed in the post, but if you wanted to be extra sure then I would suggest sealing them in some way. Best wishes, Charlie xXx

Has anyone mailed these in the US? If so, what kind of stamp did you purchase?

Hi Ashley, hopefully someone might be able to get back to you about this, but if not my recommendation would be to make up a sample save the date and take it to your post office to find out what stamp it would need. I sent out an example to myself in the post to check it reached me ok before sending out everyone elses.

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LOVE!! i’m getting married this coming spring and am seriously considering making and using these. Thank you!!

Absolutely gorgeous! Is there step by step directions for the “tying the knot” for a not so crafty person :p

Hi Brittany, I had a look on the original link but there aren’t actual step-by-step directions. I think what you need to do is pierce a small hole (or using a small single hole punch) in the middle of each end of your card. Then take your length of twine or string, tie a very loose knot (make sure you don’t tighten it!) in the middle, then carefully thread one end through one of the holes, front inside out, then tie a knot in the end of the string and trim off any excess. Then repeat with the other end, threading it through the other hole and tying a knot to secure it. Hope that helps!

Hi, these are exactly the idea I had for invites…. Just wondering how do u make the holes? Can you get a punch to make mini holes? Thanks x

Hi Cat, thanks for your message and I’m so pleased you’ve found an idea you like :) I recently bought myself a mini hole punch, there’s full details on where I got it and what I used it for on this blog post http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2012/11/my-autumnal-styled-stall-at-the-eco-wedding-fair-with-seasonal-flowers-and-ideas-for-wedding-table-centrepieces/ and a link to the website I bought it from which is http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/ (they do a range of single hole punches in a variety of sizes so just see what’s the best fit). Hope that helps xXx

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Could I just pay someone to do this for me??

Hi Deseree, unfortunately these are just ideas for you to create your own :)

I was wondering how these did when you mailed them out? Did the post office give you any hassle? Also did you just use a post card stamp?

Hi Monica, these weren’t my save the dates (although very similar as they were inspired by mine) – here’s the how to on how I made the originals http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. With regards to posting them out, I just took one to my local post office to check what stamp I needed, then I posted myself a test one to make sure it got through the post safely, which it did. I would recommend that everyone making them or something similar does the same thing – get them checked to confirm the stamp needed, and send a test one to yourself to make sure they arrive safely xXx

CharlieB, Thanks so much that is a great idea!

These are Devine! Do you still make these at a cost by any chance as I’d be very interested?

Hi Alex, unfortunately I don’t make these, they are just inspired by my original save the dates (which you can see here http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/) for which I gave a ‘how to’ guide. Do have a look and see if you might be able to make your own version xXx

Ok Thankyou for getting back to me! Could you please send me the details on how I can order your template! With the template once you’ve sent it am I able to slightly edit it to make it larger so the cards are a bit bigger or do you have to do that?

Hi Alex, I just send you the template for you to tweak as you wish – unfortunately due to the number of requests I receive plus my other work I don’t have the time to amend the template for individuals. Word can be quite tricky as it’s not made to do design work, so it would be up to you to see if you can amend it to make the cards bigger than I’ve made them. I’ll email you the details and then you can have a read xXx

Hey there,

Oh my, these are absolutely stunning. I love them. I have been trying to think of a good rustic way of designing my own save the date cards and these are perfect and just what I wanted. I trawled through online sites and nothing fulfilled what I pictured for my own cards.

I would also love to make these myself, but would like to add a sunflower in the place of your cow parsley (which works excellently, but I want to change it slightly). If I could get your template (paying the £5), can it be edited?

Just one final thing, I wasn’t 100% sure on where you stuck the heart, as I though it folded into three, is it possible to also get the measurements for the folds?

Thanks again
Amy

Can I buy these or do I need to make them?

Hi Amy, thanks for your lovely message about the save the dates. I’m guessing you’ve also seen my original post for my save the dates that this idea was based on? If you have a good understanding of Word you should definitely be able to swap my cow parsley for a sunflower image, many others have tweaked the design to their own needs/desires you just need to know how to insert an image and it should be fine.

With regards to the folds and where I stuck my heart seal, the save the date is folded into three, but they’re not equally sections. There is a shorter side that just slightly overlaps the other, and this is where I stuck the heart seal. You should be able to vaguely work out where I put my folds if you get the template just from where the text is set out, but I can always dig out on old one of mine and measure where the folds went for you.

I’ll email you the details about buying the template so you have a read and make up your mind xXx

Hi Rebekah, you can’t buy these, they were inspired by my original save the dates that I made for my own wedding which you can view my ‘how to’ guide here http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/ xXx

Hi Charlie,

I responded to your email, thank you very much.

If you could send me the invoice and i’ll happily pay the £5 for your template!

Amy xx

Hey Charlie,

Don’t suppose you remember how long in cm, you cut the rustic string?

I’ve tried it a couple of times and can’t seem to get it right. I am loving creating these though, can’t thank you enough xxx

Hi Amy, unfortunately I didn’t make this version with the ‘tying the knot’, it was made by one of my readers who was inspired by my original designs and added in the string bit, so I don’t know how long the string should be. Have you tried cutting a long length of string, tying a loose knot in the middle then measuring it against your card to see the length you’d like it to be – then snipping the ends and undoing the loose knot, then using that length to measure and cut all the others against? I think that’s how I’d do it if I was making them xXx

Hi Charlie!! Omgoodness!! I am on cloud 9 over your blog!! I did see the tying the knot save the day last summer via Pinterest, but never was their a diy tutorial!! Thank you! I too am familar with word, but may need some assistance with the template. Will you also share your template with me?
Thank you for your tips throughout your blog re:wedding invitations, stanps, order of service, personl touches/ meanings etc! Allowed me to think about my likes and my fiancés as well! Thank you in advance for your help!!! Smiles!! Nicole

Hi Nicola, what a lovely message to get today :) I’m so pleased you like my blog and have found lots of inspiration and help via it. I’ll definitely email you details about my template xXx

Is there a pdf for this? I saw one before, and cannot find it now. You could just fill in your info and it generated it.

Hi Valerie, no there’s not PDF for this – if you are interested you can read my original ‘how to’ on how I made the save the dates that inspired this ‘tying the knot’ version here http://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/ xXx

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