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 - Be Creative !

The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd are featured on the Orange website feature "Wedding Bells on a Budget: save £8000". 

Orange quote that "Companies such as the The Handcrafted Card Company sell cards, envelopes and everything you need to make luxury hand-crafted cards, from heart-shaped stickers to bows and ribbon."

Orange refer to an article by AA Savings who highlight that making your own wedding stationery is the favourite way in which couples are cutting costs. The original survey carried out by weddingplan shows that half of couples plan to spend less on their wedding than they would like to due to the economic downturn. Orange quote that "Some 45% of couples had made, or planned to make, their own invitations, while 40% are giving the personal touch to thank you cards."

The Orange website identifies other ways of saving money on weddings including:

• Wedding Dresses
• Host the wedding venue yourself
• Buffet style wedding breakfast
• Rope in family and friends

The AA survey "Cash-strapped Brits cut back on wedding day luxuries" identified 10 top ways of cutting back, including:

• Making own invitations (45%)
• Making own thank you cards (40%)
• Inviting fewer guests (36%)
• Cutting down on all luxuries (32%)
• Getting a friend to do the photography (31%)
• Do own hair and make up (26%)
• Ask a friend to DJ (23%)
• No posh car (22%)
• Buffet instead of a sit down meal (19%)
• No balloons (18%)

Diamante Buckles

Diamante Buckles can be used on a wide range of wedding crafts including wedding invitations, favour boxes, presentation boxes, save the date cards, etc. Thread double faced satin or organza ribbon through the ribbon slide or buckle, then warp around the card for a simple but stylish DIY wedding invitation. A wide range of rhinestone buckle designs are available with either an open aperture or with a number of ribbon bar configurations. These can be used to create a number of styles depending upon the design that you are looking to develop.

We now have a new diamante buckle product available for chair sash decoration. The extra large circle buckle design with ribbon bar can be used with organza chair sashes to create a stunning chair decoration.

The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd has a wide range of heart, square/diamond, circle and double D diamante buckles made from Grade 'A' rhinestones and are available along with other wedding craft embellishments.

Welcome to our blog !

Welcome to The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd blog. 

We hope to bring you lots of tips, techniques, ideas and new products to help with your wedding crafts and DIY wedding stationery. 

We will also be bringing you news on our own bespoke wedding stationery and table plan designs.

We have three websites which we hope will be of interest:

The Handcrafted Card Company Ltd

Your Table Plan

Your Wedding Invitation

Thank you for viewing our wedding stationery design, table plan and craft blog !