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

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 https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. Hope that helps xXx

Hi Chelsea, I don’t believe she does I think it was just made for her wedding. You can check out this link https://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

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 https://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

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 https://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 https://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

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: https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. I hope that helps xXx

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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 https://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

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

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 https://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

Hi Alex, unfortunately I don’t make these, they are just inspired by my original save the dates (which you can see here https://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

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

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

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

Hi Jen, thanks for your lovely message and apologies for my delayed reply – I’m currently 31 weeks pregnant and starting to get quite tired! I will email you details about my template (you will need to follow the details on this blog post for adding in your own ‘tying the knot’ part) xXx

Hi Jenn, I understand it was an image of a hydrangea from a greetings card, so I don’t have a copy I can share but hopefully knowing what type of flower might help you find something similar? xXx

Hi Jessica, thanks for your message. I’m not sure where Lisa did her measurements for her version of my save the date. You are correct about the measurements that I used – this was because I wanted the sections different sizes when then were scored and folded, rather than being all the same size. My only recommendation is to just try out different folds with yours and see where you like them best xXx

Hi Lindsey, thanks for your lovely message and I’m so pleased you like them 🙂 We will be in touch about the template xXx

Hi Jen, thanks for your comment about these save the dates. I didn’t make this version with the ‘tying the knot’ element, but they were based on my original save the dates which were a little different. I don’t know what was used to punch the holes but I would recommend searching for a single hole punch, you can buy them in all different sizes so you can choose one to fit your needs. Best wishes Charlie xXx

Hi Jen, as mentioned in my response to your previous comment I didn’t make these – so I wouldn’t know how much twine was used, but I would have thought one large ball would be plenty? Depends how many you’re making xXx

Hi Aoife, lovely to hear you’re planning to make something similar to these and that you’d like to use my original template to help you – we’ll be in touch by email xXx

Hi Aoife, apologies for the delay in getting back to you, Izzy’s just started back at Uni so has been busier than usual these past few days. I’ve just picked up your email (am still on maternity leave) and I’ve just sent you the template attached and full details. Apologies for the delay xXx

Hi Kate, thanks for getting in touch and we’ll be in touch by email xXx

Hi Rachel, these were a version of my original design (which you can see here https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/) – mine were designed to be posted out just as they were, with the address written on the back of the card. I just took them to my local post office to check the postage needed, and then popped on a stamp. Someone recently mentioned they had trouble sending them out because they were too small, so I would recommend taking one to your post office before sending them all out – you may need to pop them in a larger envelope xXx

Hi Natalie, it’s so nice to hear from you and that you like my ideas, I’ll be in touch by email about my template xXx

Hi Cem, thanks for your message and it’s so lovely to hear you are making something similar yourself 🙂 I will email you about buying my Word template, but I don’t believe you’ll be able to get the font if you haven’t been able to download it onto your computer – and this will make the template look rather odd to you. With regards to send through the post, my advice is to always take your finished save the date/invite to the post office and get it weighed and checked to ensure that you get the right postage and that it is large enough to make it through your postal system xXx

Hi Verena, you can find various suppliers in the UK of recycled brown card here on my directory https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/category/301/paper-card.html and the twine you can get from a garden centre or http://www.nutscene.com/. Hope that helps xXx

Hi Maliha, unfortunately I don’t have the dandelion graphic to share but I’m sure if you have a look online (there are lots of floral fonts) you should be able to find something similar 🙂

Hi Tahne, these weren’t my save the dates (just inspired by my originals) so I’m not sure how this was done – I am assuming that the little knot of twine at the back was just on show, but you could put the save the date in a separate envelope if you wanted xXx

Hi Monica, I’d try Etsy or Ebay?

Hi Garry, have you seen my original post (this is a version of my original design) https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/. Unfortunately as my wedding was 4 years ago now I can’t remember exact details, only what I have shared on the blog post or in previous comments.

They are fab Lorn! Thanks so much for sharing them 🙂

This is how I made the originals Clara https://thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk/blog/2011/06/do-it-yourself-eco-friendly-brown-card-and-raffia-rustic-save-the-dates/

Hi Paulina, you can’t buy these but I will email you details of how you can make them yourself xXx