DIY Project of the week!

For my first DIY/Art project post, I’m really excited to share with you a collaborative wedding experiment Michael and I did for our Save the Dates. Our wedding is going to be predominately DIY (especially things like invitations, place cards, displays, center pieces and decorations). We’re really excited to make this whole experience one to remember. Plus, we like getting our hands dirty!

We decided to approach the project with our favorite stencil/acrylic combination, mediums we are both familiar enough with to have confidence that we will do a good job. We developed the initial designs together in Adobe Illustrator, separating the image layers one per stencil. The whole project was 5 stencils in all, one for the lettering (which Michael took on, because of his amazing precision with an x-acto knife) and two for the grass blades and dandelions. We had three different types of blank invitations, with varying textures/sheens to them, just to see what the paint adhered best to.

For a first round we were pretty happy with the results! Now we just have to go back and adjust the kerning and size of the “Announcing the wedding of” line so that it’s legible, and add some white to the lighter blue for a better contrast.

Now we have to whittle down the venues so we can actually pick a date!

Filed under: Design, Hobbies, acrylic paint, diy, invitations, Save the dates, stencils, wedding