Save the Date Handkerchiefs!
One of our readers, Rachel, sent me THE cutest pictures of her handkerchief save the dates and I had to share. Especially since it goes with our shabby chic theme for the day.
Here’s how she did it!
I’d previously seen handkerchiefs and other bits of fabric printed on and really liked the idea of texture. I also wanted to create a keepsake. I ended up scouring ebay for about a month, collecting vintage handkerchiefs. In the meantime, I created a vintage-y layout using our silhouetted profiles. Once I collected enough handkerchiefs (and washed and ironed them, too!), I used the Yudu (which is apparently trying to be the next gocco) to hand screen the 165 handkerchiefs.
Once they were dry and ironed, I tied them to some cardstock I had custom printed on one side with a pair of lovebirds and on the other side with a little heart pattern I created for our wedding suite. The single men received a white handkerchief on the patterned background, while couples and women received patterned handkerchiefs on the lovebird side facing up. I hand-lined some kraft envelopes using paper from a scrapbooking tablet. I created a custom label that tied into the whole design and finally sent them all out.
How great are they? Thanks so much, Rachel, for sharing these with us! LOVE. I am now dying to buy a Yudu and yudu myself silly. WAY too many ideas and projects swimming through my head!
Rachel is a designer by trade and we are keeping her fingers crossed that she will start selling these babies! Her fabulous website that is filled to the brim with goodies can be found right here and her equally awesome blog is right here!
That is awesome! I would love to do something like that. Thanks for sharing.
i absolutely love this idea!! it's so different and creative. and a great keepsake! ebay sells "lots" of vintage handkerchiefs too. i've been debating on buying a gocco - i wonder if a yudu would be a better?
Those are amazing! I want a Yudu, too!
i've been looking at yudu! i would be interested to hear from anyone who's used it how much they liked it? and how it compares to gocco...
super cute idea! love the handkerchiefs.
Wow, totally cool. I am wondering how long the entire project took (not counting the time scouring e-bay)?
Hi Ladies I have used a yudu and I am planning on doing my own OOT bags :) with it It is really awsome. I have never used a Gocco so I cannot really compare.
I originally bought a Yudu to screen press all of my wedding invitations. That didn't turn out so well and I ended up buying a new printer instead. I would not recommend a Yudu for small type below 18 pt. The emulsion used for the machine has a hard time exposing smaller fonts. I did however use the Yudu to make cocktail napkins and small tote bags for the children attending our wedding that turned out wonderfully. I would highly recommend the product for more fabric based production.
Um, wow... these are remarkable. Rachel deserves an award. Hey... I like the idea of Style Me Pretty awards. Best DIY project. Best floral arrangements. Best photography. Etc. Though it'd be tough to choose!
Ooh yes - I second the SMP awards for 2009, etc. I LOVE this idea! So very creative ;)
Oh Wow! These are gorgeous. I was thinking of embroidering some vintage hankercheifs with our monogram and giving them out to the women in the family. But I didn't even think of Yudu! I am not going to lie, I am tempted to shamelessly steal your idea! Hats off to your Rachel for creativity.
That's such a unique idea!
Hi all!
Thanks so much for the many compliments. I'll try to answer some of the questions I've read so far.
This was a pretty labor-intensive project, but once I got going it went pretty well. Creating the screen for the Yudu took me several tries, but I finally got it down. Adrienne is absolutely right that smaller type doesn't work well on the Yudu. I learned that the hard way, but my results were still decently readable. I think I spent about 3-4 hours washing, drying and ironing the handkerchiefs. The actual screening took about 3 hours (once I'd figured out how to make the screens). Lining the envelopes, attaching the handkerchiefs to the cards, applying the labels, etc. took about 8 hours. I spread it all over a month of weekends. Wow, I just realized that probably makes me sound really neurotic, but I actually enjoyed it.
I have never had a gocco (always wanted one), so I can't compare it to a Yudu. I like the Yudu and will be using it a lot, but it definitely takes some getting used to.
I have loved SMP for over the past year and used many of the ideas for my wedding. I was so excited to see Rachel's work featured on the website. I was fortunate to have Rachel design my wedding invitations and I must say, she is pretty darn talented. By the way, her Save the Dates are even prettier in person. Love your work Rachel!!
I love vintage linens and have several tablecloths! This is a fabulous idea and so different from anything else out there. Way to go Rachel!
These are wonderful! What a spendid idea!
I love this idea so much!!! If I could plan my wedding all over again, I would have made these save the dates rather than the magnets. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
I love these! Your guests must have felt so special when they found these in their mailboxes!
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Norah, I certainly hope my guests felt special when they got these! I am such a sucker for ephemera and tactile design, so I really wanted my friends and family to have something that lent itself to being a keepsake. I love taking on wedding invitation projects and putting a unique, personal spin on them. I update my blog, www.benignobjects.blogspot.com, with various projects I'm currently working on and am always open to new projects. There are so many great ways to really make a wedding a true representation of the bride and groom. Style Me Pretty provides such fabulous inspiration in that regard, and I have long used it as a resource. I, as well, hope to help inspire and help people create something special for their wedding that truly speaks of their personality both individually and as a couple. So, if any of you would like a detailed breakdown of how I did this project, tips and tricks, in-depth info about my experience with the Yudu or further suggestions for your own unique Save the Dates, please just email me at b9objects@gmail.com and I would be happy to provide all the help I can.
i love handkerchief stationery - alisha clark and luke walker (two photographers) did something similar for their save the dates. the packaging and detail on these really make them perfect - GREAT job rachel - these are stunning!
Hi all,
I'm Tonia from Provo Craft. We are currently at CHA in Orlando and we just launched a 220 mesh screen which means your desire to print finer detail and smaller type on paper just got much easier. We are just showing this screen to retailers so I'm hoping to make it available to you all very soon. We'll keep you updated on our website, message board, blogs, and twitter.
Rachel, these are AMAZING! Thank you for showing off your talent and the yudu!
I recently used vintage hankies as part of the centerpieces for my June wedding. I found the hankies at our local antique fair and placed a different one under each centerpiece, mason jars filled with wild flowers. I love the screen printing idea. I will definitely look into that for future DIY projects. I have all of the hankies from my wedding and am unsure of what to do with all of them. I want to display them somehow. Do you have any other suggestions for displaying them/ creating some kind of art piece? Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!
This idea blows me away. I wish I was a lucky recipient of one of them!
I looked for gocco in NYC while on my honeymoon... couldn't find it even in such a huge city... thank you for sharing the information about something similar... I am going to look at it
amaaazing!
This is soooo awesome! Love the unique idea...
I absolutely love this idea ! I am getting married next year and my theme is vintage glam, am SOOOO INSPIRED now.
Thank you so much for sharing. PS : I am so go shopping for Yudu : ) Love it !
These are absolutely beautiful and it's such a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
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Truly a special and personal detail that your guests will never forget! It must have been so touching when they opened them. I am inspired and feel all warm and fuzzy thinking about all the care that went into making them. What a fantastic way to make something old into something new.
These are so lovely! A great momento. And thank you for telling us about Yudu.
-Tawney
So amazing. So jealous. How fabulous would it be to receive something like this in the mail!
These are so beautiful - Rachel you are very talented! Such a personal touch, and a beautiful keepsake for guests.
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I absolutely love these! Do you happen to have pattern for the cards? Did you also screenprint the white handkerchiefs? Did you give any wedding details on the cards?
I think a save the date wedding handkerchief is such a great idea. I have found a wonderful selection of handkerchiefs at very reasonable prices at www.weddinghandkerchiefshop.com. They can embroider them as well. They have a great website and the customer service is excellent!
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What a great idea. If you're looking for some wonderful Wedding Handkerchiefs visit http://www.weddinghandkerchiefshop.com/ . This site offers a variety if handkerchiefs many of which can be monogrammed to give that personal touch. A handkerchief makes a great gift for the mother of the bride or for the bride herself. With competitive pricing and great customer service, this is a great company.