Clever Idea for Wedding Place Card Holders

The peaches have been so wonderful this year that I thought you may want to use them as a place card marker, "for the peachy couple". You can go one step further and wrap an apple for the appleing couple, and then there is the perfect pear, in the spring a small bowl of berries would herald you are the berries. I think a top banana would look odd unless you are having a tropical wedding. come on you clever Facebook fans , come up with some more for me.

Then, you could give a small jar of peach marmalade (or apple or pear conserves) for the favor...

Ingredients for the peach place card holder :

A perfect peach

 8" of 2 1/4" light coral double face satin (or use color of your choice)

12" of 1/8" grosgrain ribbon, I used kiwi (or use color of your choice)

Green card stock for the leaves

I used a cookie cutter to trace my leaves--you artists can do freehand.

One small bamboo skewer---to enlarge the hole in the leaves, a paper punch is too big

Wrap the larger ribbon around the peach

secure with a twist tie.   Tie the grosgrain ribbon around the twist tie site, then get rid of the twist tie.

Cut leaves, print names on leaves, attach to the grossgrain ribbon.

Viola, a perfectly peachy place card holder.

Perhaps you could use a granny smith apple for Granny's Party.

Alice,
The Ribbon Lady

Dressing up the Pumpkins

As you all know I am in love with fall and I have been dressing pumpkins for years.

You can choose to spray paint your pumpkin a color, or leave it au natural.
I am a big fan of coppery colors, and since the two places where I'm likely to put this pumpkin, the fireplace mantle or the dining room table, are dark, copper works well (in fact, any metallic color works well to bring light to an otherwise dark area).

Next I looked around my studio for ribbons and stuff to add to the little critters. What you see is the end result.

I used sheer ribbons, red gold from our Luxor Collection, and double faced satins. You can pin or glue your creations onto your pumpkin neck. Tying works well too, but if they are moved much the tying sometimes slips and moves around.

Spray painting doesn't seem to affect the life of a pumpkin, in fact it may lengthen it; it seems to seal it as long as there are no blemishes.

Another helpful tip is to be sure to add ribbons on both sides it it is a true centerpiece. If it is only viewed from one side this is not necessary.

You can choose large or small pumpkins, all size pumpkins, you can even choose an artificial pumpkin.

I have used them as an inexpensive centerpiece for charity events, as decorations on my table, as place card holders etc.

Add some fall leaves or some fall garland to give them a little extra punch.

Jodie and Bill are having their wedding here on the mountain this week, I will be showing you pictures of their dressed ladies next week, a real variation on a theme.