Cool Spools: Two Reception Table DIYs

December 20, 2010 in DIY,Guests,Receptions with 3 Comments

For the bride who sews, here are two reception table DIYs that use cute vintage thread spools to give table numbers and place cards a little more ooph. The first comes from Lauren of Lauren Elise Crafted, who loves all things handmade and vintage.

Putting together a thread spool table number like this one involve a wee bit of hand embroidery, a little sewing, and cutting some cork, but that’s about as difficult as it gets.

The second DIY reception project comes from Tracey of French Larkspur and can be found here. The hardest part of creating thread spool place cards is stamping all those letters of all those names, one by one by one. So not really difficult, but a bit tedious.

The results are quite pretty in both cases, and perfect for a garden wedding or a sewing and crafting themed wedding.

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3 Responses to “Cool Spools: Two Reception Table DIYs”

  1. emma | emmalinebride December 20, 2010 at 5:54 am #

    Thanks for sharing Lauren Elise’s DIY Spool project on your blog! She did such a lovely job putting it together! I also like the second project by Tracey – it looks beautiful!

    Happy Holidays!

    -E.

  2. bride to be December 20, 2010 at 10:52 am #

    Thanks for this idea! I haven’t seen this idea before so I guess this is really new.

  3. Lauren Elise December 23, 2010 at 4:06 am #

    Thank you so much for including my spool project in your post! I’m so glad you liked it. I love all sewing related details and this was one of my favorite projects for that very reason!