A simple box with hole and flowers is always fun and pretty standard.
I love the look of stacked boxes by forthemodernbride.com. Their card boxes look like gifts stacked on each other and also like a traditional stacked cake :) I love how much fun color, textures, and details go into it, making it a present on it's own.
Something a bit un-traditional like a suit case is also so fun.
And you have to love a birdcage card box :)
As the inspiration came and went, I made a list of things I liked: sturdy exterior, security, color, textures, and something that tied into our theme. I knew DIYing it would not only allow for continuous correlation between all my wedding stationery, but be budget friendly as well.
We made a trip to Tuesday Morning and found this circle snowman hat box. The price of $5 was good for me!
First step was to cut a hole in the box, heeheee.
I used purple and yellow paper to cover the top and sides. Since the hole was a bit of an eye sore, paper circles were used around the border to soften the look. Purple rhinestones were used to write "cards". 
To cover the side of the box lid, I overlapped circles around the lid. The different colors and textures were fun against one another. For balance, I added a row of overlapping circles at the bottom.
Close up of the circles.
Close up of the top.
The finished product :) Notice the daisy on the right? It's a bit curious. I had thought I spaced the rhinestones well so that the word "cards" was centered, but it wasn't, so adding the flower gave it balance.
Here is the card box in action. It sat on the same table as the wishbowl.
And after the wedding the mister cuts open the box.The box worked out quite well, kept everything secure and was even mistaken for a present :) We are currently using it to store our wedding cards.
How did you choose your card box? What alternatives (bird cage, suite case, treasure chest) did you like?
Blog title is from lyrics by No Doubt
6 comments:
i love it! u did an amazing job!!!
if u can believe it, we didn't have a card box...i couldn't find anything i liked and then my step-mother said that she had my great-aunts bag that my sister used at her wedding. i thought that would be the perfect solution. turns out, the bag was really small and i also felt very tacky going around to tables carrying this bag as if i were soliciting for gifts so i didn't do it. and then Js mom scolded us for not going around to do that because, according to her, "that's what you're supposed to do."
that was our one minor hiccup of the day. can't really complain but i wish that i had done something as creative as you! :)
you are way too crafty!! i am so jealous. loved how you pull everything back to your colours.
Wow, this is amazing!! Great job!!!!!
Your cardbox came out great! Good job!!
I made a cardbox that looked like a pile of presents for ours.
@THE ALTERNATIVE BRIDE: i would feel weird going to everyone's table w/ a bag, too. it's a bit awkward for everyone, but i did have people hand me cards as they came in to the reception.
@The Professional Bridesmaid: Thanks! The cut out circles actually appear in more design elements, too.
@jeannie: thanks :)
@Jen: a card box to look like a pile of presents is such a pretty look!
Great job on the card box! Also love the fact that it was sealed (i lurve the color scheme with the table set up). I remember a wedding we attended someone had gone into the card box and ripped a few gift enveloppes open. All I can say is that it didn't sit well with the MOB (understandible!!) They could have used a little glue themselves!
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