Found this idea from marthastewart.com and have decided to do them. Couldn't find the ribbon, so I just went to a fabric store and picked up some navy taffeta and cut them to the size of the programs (I folded a piece of 8.5 X 11 cardstock paper in half). I lined the inside of the book with a piece of pale yellow paper (this will have the ceremony and attendants in navy text). Then I'm going to tie a pale yellow ribbon around the booklet. I did a mock-up, and it looks really good!!! It looks expensive, yet the two yards of fabric were only $6.00, the yellow paper I already had, the cardstock was $10 for 100 sheets and the ribbon only .50 cents a spool....which may take two or three spools. So for less than $20, I'll have a really cute, elegant and expensive-looking wedding program!! I'll post pics if I can :)
Just thought I'd share this one...cause I thought it was just too cute to keep to myself! :) What do you all think??
Wedding Programs:
Wide moire taffeta ribbon becomes a beautiful jacket for a wedding program. A narrow brown ribbon tied in a simple bow holds the finished booklet closed.
Program Jacket How-To
You will need: scalloping shears, 4 1/2 -inch-wide moire taffeta ribbon cut to 7-inch length, program printed on 6 1/4-by-4 1/4-inch paper, paper clips, thin satin ribbon 18 3/4 inches long, pins, and sewing machine.
1. Fold program in half; crease. Fold wide ribbon in half; iron to crease. Center open program on unfolded ribbon; clip in place. Center narrow ribbon on outside of wide ribbon, perpendicular to fold, and pin close to the crease.
2. With booklet open to center, sew through all 3 elements along the fold. Tie off thread and trim excess. Remove clips and pins.
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