What you'll make
Picture a friend picking your invitation up off the doormat and stopping to run a thumb over the little pearl flower on the flap before they even open it. It feels old-fashioned and personal, the kind of envelope people prop up on the mantelpiece. About 49p per invitation.
Materials (per item)
- blank white A6 cards (15 x 10 cm) · 1 cardthe printed invitation£0.09
- ivory C6 envelope · 1 envelopeholds the card, carries the seal£0.16
- white sealing wax beads · 3 beadsmelted to make the seal£0.06
- wax seal stamp with a flower design · 1 stamp, sharedpresses the flower pattern into the wax£0.18
- DIY cost each£0.49
Tools
- Printer
- Free design app such as Canva or Word
- Tea light and melting spoon (come with the beads)
- Long lighter
- Ice pack
- Silicone mat or baking paper
- Kitchen roll
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