This is a simple
project for your wedding reception dining room, its votive candle place
cards. Learn how to make your own for
your wedding!
DIY Votive
Candle Place Cards (By Becoming The Mrs., 2012)
Materials Needed:
- Votive Candle Holders
- White or Vellum Paper
- Scissors
- Double Sided Tape or Glue Gun
- MS Word (or Adobe Photo Shop or any other graphic design software)
- Printer
Instructions:
1. Find a pattern you like and
repeat it in the background on a 8 ½ x
11 sheet of paper or vellum paper.
2. Measure out how many per sheet you can use
depending on your candle holder size.
Approximately 5 per page for a standard votive holder.
3. Use a drawing tool-choose a straight line and
mark off these 5 sections so you know where to put the white text boxes.
4. Select text box and make it the size you want
it, make the background white. Make sure
the text box is large enough to accommodate the guest name.
5. Copy and paste the text box 5 times.
6. Center each text box that you placed in these
5 sections.
7. Pick out a fancy font and type the guest name
inside the text box.
8. Print.
9. Cut into strips using your guidelines.
10. Secure with double sticky tape or glue gun on
the seam.
11. When finished, place votive cups on wedding
reception tables to direct your guests to their tables.
