Wedding Invitation Ornament

 I saw an idea like this a long time ago.  I don't remember if it was in a magazine or on the internet, but it was prior to me blogging, and documenting sources.  I've been wanting to try it for years.  Inside the above ornament is a wedding invitation.  I made it for a friend as a keepsake to commemorate her wedding.  I'm a sap.  I save everyone's shower invites and wedding invites, so I imagine the time between seeing this and doing this has something to do with the giving away of an invitation, but...it was time.  A friend of mine is getting married in a week or so.  I'm not able to attend her wedding, but she was sweet enough to send me an invite. 

 I cut it into quarter inch strips.  It cut apart pretty accurately without having to snip extra off, and I was able to pull off the key details in the slices. 

 I rolled it around a pen.  The invitation was pretty thick, but it turned out OK. 

 I then took a glass ornament, and I inserted the curled strips into the ornament.  I love that the times, names, locations etc can be glimpsed throughout the ornament. 

 I grabbed a charm that went along with the beach wedding.  I thought about doing the wedding colors, but I decided to just stick with the cream.  I don't know if her tree has a particular color theme, but I figured cream was safest.  This could easily done with birth announcements etc as a time capsule of sorts. 

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