New Diamante Embellishments for Wedding Invitations

A new range of diamante and pearl embellishments are now available for wedding invitations and other wedding crafts. A silver pearl and gold pearl embellishment surrounded by a diamate rim will suit all wedding inivitation styles including pocketfolds.

A mini starfish diamante embellishment is also available to complement the larger starfish embellishment that is already available - these are suitable for use in beach or seaside themed weddings.

There are a number of other embellishments available - the New Year brings sparkly new embellishments and gems !

Diamante Snowflake Napkin Ring - Let it Snow !

Our festive diamante snowflake embellishments are used to their full effect in an article in "Making Magazine" (Issue 15 - Winter 2011). 

All you need to make the snowflake napkin ring are the diamante snowflake embellishments, memory wire and coloured beads. They will look lovely as Christmas table decorations or can be used for Winter weddings. We also have some small diamante snowflakes which can be used to decorated Christmas crackers !

Wedding Stationery Facebook Page

Our Facebook page is now up and running for all things wedding stationery, wedding craft, table  plans, handmade greeting cards and DIY wedding stationery ! Please pop along and "like" us !

Diamante Snowflake Embellishments for Winter Wedding Stationery

We now have diamante snowflake embellishments available for making your own Winter wedding stationery. Measuring 4.5cm in diamater (approx) the diamante snowflake incorporates a central 7mm diamante stone from which five diamante dendrites interlock. These contain 2mm diamantes with 4mm diamantes at the snowflake tips. We love Winter weddings and these snowflake diamante embellishments can be used to add that Winter sparkle to invitations, save the dates, wedding favours, etc 

Crystal AB Diamante Brooches, Buckles and Embellishments

A new range of crystal AB diamante brooches, buckles and embellishments are now available from The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd. The crystal "AB" (short for Aurora Borealis) effect is a very light rainbow effect that produces pale yellow tones and shimmers in pink and blue. The beautiful diamante embellishment, brooches and rhinestone buckles with the AB effect are great to use for that extra sparkle on wedding stationery, invitations and other wedding decorations.

Cameo Wedding Stationery Embellishments

Cameo embellishments are set to be the trend setter for vintage style wedding stationery statement accessories in 2011 and we are pleased to launch two new embellishments. The vintage cameos are 2.3cm across and 2.9cm tall and have a sparkling rhinestone diamante band and a vintage filigree style setting and are available in Cordelia (a soft duck egg blue) and Jasper (black):

Cordelia Cameo Wedding Embellishment

Jasper Cameo Wedding Embellishment

Steeped in history, vintage cameos are ideal for adorning wedding invitations, wedding stationery, favour boxes, napkin decorations, chair decorations, wedding shoes, etc. 

Cameos were initially introduced by the Emperor of France in 1803 and their popularity was revived by Queen Victoria. 

Cameos look great on wedding stationery, invitations, menus, save the date cards, etc.

Wedding Stationery - Wedding Ideas Magazine Awards 2011

Best Wedding Stationery Nominee
The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd

We are pleased to announce that The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd has been named as a nominee in the "Best Wedding Stationery" category for this year's Wedding Ideas Awards which attracted a record number of entries !


We would like to thank everyone who has voted for us and we are looking forward to the awards ceremony which will be taking place on 14th January at The Brewery in London.


The nominees for the awards, which are organised by Wedding Ideas Magazine, are featured in the February Issue 91 which is out on 29th December 2010.


Wedding Ideas Awards 2011 - Best Wedding Stationery

Royal Wedding Save The Date

Save the Date for the Royal Wedding - 29th April 2011


It has been announced today that Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry on Friday 29th April 2011 - so we finally have a Royal Wedding Save the Date ! The announcement by Clarence House also confirmed that the wedding will take place at Westminster Abbey, which was also the wedding venue for the Queen and Queen Mother and was the venue for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.


Now that the royal wedding date and wedding venue has been set, there will be a lot for the couple to organise. The prince's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkington, stated that Prince William and Kate Middleton were "calling the shots" on their wedding plans but confirmed that they had a "rather large supporting cast" to help them.


There will certainly be a lot to organise including:


Royal Wedding Guest Lists 
Royal Wedding Stationery
Royal Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses
Royal Wedding Reception
Royal Wedding Photographs
Royal Wedding Table Plan and Seating Plan
Royal Wedding Honeymoon


Prime Minister David Cameron said it would be "a happy and momentous occasion" and would be marked by a public holiday.

Wedding Ideas Magazine Awards 2011

Voting is now live for the Wedding Ideas Awards 2011, your chance to vote for your favourite wedding companies.

If you are a wedding stationery or wedding craft customer please feel free to vote for us on the 'Wedding Stationery' and 'Special Finishing Touches' categories. 

Ten lucky voters will win a meal for two in the stylish 1901 restaurant at Andaz Liverpool Street, worth £100! The Wedding Ideas Awards are organised by Wedding Ideas Magazine and this will be the sixth annual awards with the next few weeks of voting culminating in an awards ceremony at The Brewery in London where the winners will be announced.

Click on the Wedding Ideas Awards logo or text above to cast your vote !


We would like to thank everyone who has voted for us so far including our DIY wedding stationery and wedding craft clients, wholesale customers and our own wedding stationery and table plan customers. We really appreciate it !

DIY Table Plans

A wedding seating plan may be the first thing that your guests see as they arrive at your reception so it's the perfect opportunity to set the tone for the day. A wedding table plan can coordinate with your wedding theme or colours.


DIY table plans from The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd were featured in the July / August issue of "Perfect Day" magaizine.

With the right materials you can create your own table plan that's every bit as impressive as the professional options.


So what will you need:


Materials

• Champagne Silver Framed DIY Table Plan with Ivory Mount
• Card for printing table lists and title names
• Roller Adhesive
• Ruler
• Masking tape
• Framing tape
• Flat head screwdriver
• Ribbon
• Diamante Buckles

To Create a DIY Table Plan with Diamante Buckles and Ribbon


1. Measure out the space available in each of the apertures in the mount and put together your seating lists in a word processing or image editing application. Make sure that you leave enough space between the table numbers/names and the guest names for the ribbon.
2. Print your table and guest names onto good quality card - we've used matt silver card but you can choose card to match your colour scheme. It's a good idea to do a test print first on plain paper to check you've got your sizes right.
3. Thread each buckle onto a length of ribbon and secure onto the lists with a small amount of adhesive by wrapping the ribbon around the card and securing on the reverse of the list.
4. Once all the lists are prepared, remove the mount from the frame by levering back the clips - to save your fingers, use a flat head screwdriver !
5. On the reverse of the mount, run the roller adhesive around the aperture you wish to work on.
6. With the mount face up, position the list into the aperture. When in the correct position, gently press down so that the roller adhesive holds the list in place. Check the list is properly centred with a ruler.
7. On the reverse side, secure the list all the way around the edge with masking tape.
8. Repat until all the apertures are filled.
9. Check the positioning of all the lists - when everything is complete, place the mount back in the frame.
10. Seal the frame with framing tape.


Top Tip


You may need to use a "custom size" or banner setting on your printer to print out the longer apertures for the names of the couple or the top table.


Where to buy


All the materials used in this design can be purchased from www.thehandcraftedcardcompany.co.uk or 01782639733. The framed table plan and mount bases cost from around £75.