Unusual wedding invitation - parchment scroll with wax seal

Invitations made with soul are highly valued. It is extremely pleasant to send (and guests receive) not a printed version with a text printed and downloaded from the Internet, but a letter that can be proudly stored in the family archive for many years.

This idea was embodied at his own wedding by a guest of the forum www.yaplakal.com ShiYan , who decided that everything offered by Google has long been hackneyed and beaten. Having decided to move away from the stereotyped approach, the bride and groom did a very difficult job and sent these unique invitations to their guests.

First you need to make wooden scroll holders. For blanks, a shovel handle was used, although, in theory, any material will do. They need to be processed on a lathe. Of course, not every house has such a device; you can contact a woodworking workshop.

These are the blanks that need to be polished.

While the blanks are drying, come up with a background for your invitations. You can try several options, just remember that the background should not be very contrasting, otherwise it will interfere with reading the text. Print the drawing on a laser printer (it does not smear when in contact with water) and cut the blanks to the width of the holders.

The next step is to age the paper and make it look as natural as possible. To do this, we immerse the paper in coffee, do not be alarmed if after this the pattern is practically not visible. So it should be, it will appear a little later.

You can also give the effect of aging to paper with the help of fire, use a candle or a match and the method of burning the edges. This is how you get the base.

Signing invitations to trust a person with good handwriting and who knows how to use a pen. With a ballpoint pen, writing on such a “beauty” is bad manners. And connect the sheets to the holders.

For complete reliability, it is desirable to seal the scroll with a wax seal. The author of the idea made a blank with the initials of the young people.

We are preparing a sketch according to which you need to cut out the layout for printing. The easiest way is to use jewelry wax. To work with it, you will need a CD (to ensure the right thickness and so as not to break it).

Then everything is filled with epoxy, when the resin dries - process it and fix it on the holder handle.

Now let's start creating a wax seal. Sealing wax can be bought at a stationery store.

We heat sealing wax.

One drop is for attaching the jute cord, more is for the seal itself.

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