DIY Programs

[princess110607]

Hey girls! I've been working hard this week on trying to start my DIY projects (even took a mental health day from work :) ). I'm going to post pictures in my PJ as soon as I finish each project. There's on thing that I'm a bit stumped on....and that's the programs. Does anyone have pics of their programs? Thanks!

[SRUAlmn]

Here are ours! My whole family worked together on them :)

The front
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pab23b19e193d121206dc3b58f7ba99cd/e8da1e47.jpg

The back
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p94f89f8b82f42b8b6a77fcd4a4a61454/e8da1ead.jpg

Zoomed in so you can see the detail on the back a little better
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p6f7f6ad3a0e238e2610f4a64ce97681e/e8da1e79.jpg

[Lynn5700]

Karen I love them. How did you make them?

[SRUAlmn]

Thanks! Here are the steps. I hope it's not too confusing!

1. We found a Mickey head template online
2. Then my mom set up a program in WORD by measuring where on the page all the wording would have to be to fit into the Mickey head (she set the page to landscape.)
3. She printed the page onto cardstock
4. We rubber cemented the fronts and backs together on the full sheet, putting the stick in the middle at the bottom
5. We traced around the Mickey head template onto the already rubber cemented piece (we traced on the back since it had more information we needed to line up
6. Then we cut around the traced lines, making to sure to erase any that still showed (if you cut inside your trace line it works great.)
7. Then we tied the bows and hot glued under the knot so the bow wouldn't twist around.

[orangetiggs]

could I be cheecky and ask you to send me the word template?

[SRUAlmn]

could I be cheecky and ask you to send me the word template?

I think my mom still has it on her computer. Let me see if she can email it to me :)

[orangetiggs]

thanks so much my email is sarah.fitch@fsmail.net
I love the programs so much ever since I saw lauras on here they will fit into my hidden mickey theme so well

[Tink143]

Karen,
Those programs are absolutely adorable! Might have to steal yet another idea from you wonderful ladies! :thumbsup2

Only 9 days left for you...oh my gosh! I just looked at my ticker on my kitchen counter and I have 258, so I can't even imagine how you must be feeling right now! GL and Congratulations!

[princess110607]

Thanks for sharing Karen! Those are super cute! I would definately use these if my wedding were in the summer! Since my wedding is in Nov. I'm looking for a more traditional program but square...like 6x6.

Any other pics/suggestions girls?

[orangetiggs]

I have seen these which are quite cute

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/orangetiggs/Flutterby.jpg

they can come in 6x6 as well and loads a different colours

[princess110607]

Oh those are really pretty! I'm going to make my own invites/programs...but this definately gave me some ideas. Thanks!

[cryssi]

I don't have a good pic (but if you check the Disneyland FAQ, you can see a bad pic of my programs). To keep it relatively simple, since programs were low priority and we ended up doing them the week before the wedding, the size of ours were half-pages 8.5"x5.5" so they only needed to be cut down the middle. I printed them on heavy cardstock (too heavy for my printer, because after I had finished printing about 60 pages, it decided not to pick up that paper anymore). Luckily I had printed the cover pages first, which were in color (I used one of our engagement photos). I ran the rest (b&w) on the copier at work...:rolleyes: They were all cut on a rotary paper cutter. One of my wonderful bridesmaids punched all the holes in the top (2 holes at the very top for ribbon) with the mini mickey head punch. Yes, I am insane. The night before the wedding, in our suite at the Grand Californian, we assembled all the programs. Luckily we had all the ribbon cut beforehand...

My layouts were done in Adobe Illustrator. If you want a simple layout, I can do it for you, just let me know! :)

Ok, well I hope this made sense!

the bad pic from that other thread:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da24b3127cce887dcc71d3c100000016108AZMmzNs4cOE

[SRUAlmn]

Thanks for sharing Karen! Those are super cute! I would definately use these if my wedding were in the summer! Since my wedding is in Nov. I'm looking for a more traditional program but square...like 6x6.

Any other pics/suggestions girls?


Yeah, I guess it would be silly to have fans in November :rotfl: We will NEED them in July! I wonder if we could find a way to attach a water spray mister to them .....:rotfl:

[luv4mylittleones]

I've only just started working on mine. They still need some work and some of the info has changed but I've still got time. ;) I'm going to print them on card stock and attach a wine colored organza ribbon to the top of the cover. The back has the lyrics to the song we will be having for our first dance.

FRONT:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/luv4mylittleones/weddingprogram.jpg

INSIDE:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/luv4mylittleones/weddingprogram2.jpg

BACK:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/luv4mylittleones/weddingprogram3.jpg

[cryssi]

Diane, I love those! :goodvibes

oh, and the "thank you" part had me rolling on the floor...lol

[SRUAlmn]

Diane, I love those! :goodvibes

oh, and the "thank you" part had me rolling on the floor...lol

Me too!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: Especially the 'peanut butter jelly and a baseball bat' part :banana: :banana:

[KellyJo18]

Wow everyone has such cute ideas! I left our programs until the last minute and just did something simple. The picture shows it with a green velum but we ended up leaving it off of our final version.

I ended up changing a lot of the spacing and sizing on this but you get the idea
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/KellyJoG/FTW%20Planning/programcoveronline.jpg

Typos and all
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/KellyJoG/FTW%20Planning/weddingprograminsideonlineversion.jpg

[kmab00]

:rotfl: :rotfl: Diane, you are TOO FUNNY!!! I love love love the Thank You part! Hehehee!!! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Here's an example of our programs! I wanted a little bit of Disney in them, and Mary 626 was gracious enough to post the clip art of her adorable mickey/minnie pictures!!

The programs are Tri-Fold. I bought them on clearance a while back at Wal-Mart.

Since we got married this past year on Easter Weekend, I wanted to throw in a few "Springy-Easter" touches as well as a few Disney touches!!

For the programs, I had them "arranged" in Easter Baskets....this is my Matron of Honor fixing up the baskets the day before the wedding!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/kmab00/Wedding%20Stuff/programs3.jpg

I had two girls passing out programs. The one all the way by the door is one of my program girls. The other girl in this picture had a basket with a few "kids goody bags"....crayons, a little wedding coloring book, and two succers inside!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/kmab00/Wedding%20Stuff/programs2.jpg

Like I said, the programs were tri-fold! This is the front of the program...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/kmab00/Wedding%20Stuff/programexample1.jpg

The inside....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/kmab00/Wedding%20Stuff/program4.jpg

And the back....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/kmab00/Wedding%20Stuff/program5.jpg

:banana:

[luv4mylittleones]

HAHA! Thanks...DF got a kick out of it too. I just needed some text for spacing puposes and that's what came out...:laughing:

[Chantelle]

I am doing the Mickey fans as well. So far I have completed one! I only have 12 to do, but they are pretty time consuming. I will have to work on them this weekend as we leave on the 14th. :yay:

Here's the front:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t190/chantelleames/DSCN1451.jpg

And the back:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t190/chantelleames/DSCN1450.jpg

My fiance tells me I am wasting my time making them, but I love the looks of them and I am sure the guests will appreciate having a fan in the July heat.

[SRUAlmn]

Yay Chantelle!!! :banana: Those look great!! Our weddings are only 5 days apart. We'll still be staying at the CR when you are there for your lunch reception, so we'll keep a look out for you :) I like that you put an event list in the one ear. Wish I would've thought of that (because I have a feeling that even with 2 newsletters and 3 mass emails people still won't remember everything :rotfl: )

[orangetiggs]

srualmn- Did your mum have that template on her computer??

[Chantelle]

Yay Chantelle!!! :banana: Those look great!! Our weddings are only 5 days apart. We'll still be staying at the CR when you are there for your lunch reception, so we'll keep a look out for you :) I like that you put an event list in the one ear. Wish I would've thought of that (because I have a feeling that even with 2 newsletters and 3 mass emails people still won't remember everything :rotfl: )

Yeah, our day is a little spread out between the wedding at 10, the lunch at noon and then the dessert reception in the evening. I thought it made more sense to include the information in the second ear rather then repeat our names and wedding info that was already had on the front. Plus it helped me justify to my fiance why I needed to bother making them. He doesn't understand why I waste my time making all this stuff, but he was nice enough to tell my sister that he is glad the stuff we make looks good and he isn't embaressed by any of our many projects.

[jnale]

I think my mom still has it on her computer. Let me see if she can email it to me :)

Those programs are awesome!!! Would you mind if I asked for the template as well? I would love to make these for my wedding. Mine isn't until October 2008, so at least I would have plenty of time to make them.

[SRUAlmn]

srualmn- Did your mum have that template on her computer??

Hi! She is out of town for a few days with a friend, but I called her and she thinks she still has it. She should be back home tomorrow night and hopefully can get it to me tomorrow or Friday :)

[Tink143]

Karen and Chantelle,

I absolutely love your programs...don't feel bad...I was so excited about them yesterday, DF just looked at me like I'm crazy...I think if I throw in the time schedule that will sell him on it more. Karen, you said you got the Mickey template online??? Where was that? Also, where did you find the "sticks" My nearest Michaels is like the old Wal-Mart without Groceries, and it lacks everything cute that I'm looking for. :sad2:

TIA for any help...and GL to you both in the next week. Very exciting!

[Chantelle]

I ended up buying my fan handles off e-bay because I couldn't find anything like them at Micheals here. I wish we had one of these Hobby Lobby's some of you speak so fondly of.

I forget who I bought them off of on e-bay, but I did find this other listing.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/100-FAN-HANDLES-BID-SHOWER-WEDDING-CHURCH-FAVORS-WOOD_W0QQitemZ230146684655QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3268Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope this helps!

[SRUAlmn]

Karen and Chantelle,

I absolutely love your programs...don't feel bad...I was so excited about them yesterday, DF just looked at me like I'm crazy...I think if I throw in the time schedule that will sell him on it more. Karen, you said you got the Mickey template online??? Where was that? Also, where did you find the "sticks" My nearest Michaels is like the old Wal-Mart without Groceries, and it lacks everything cute that I'm looking for. :sad2:

TIA for any help...and GL to you both in the next week. Very exciting!

My mom made the fan template as far as the wording goes, and we used a Mickey cutout that Laura (princessdisneybelle) had posted for the outline shape. Let me see if I saved it, but I don't think I did. I think it's in her PJ.


As for the sticks, my mom bought them at a hardware store. They're paint stirrers. All the craft sticks we found were too small and didn't hold the fans well. The hard part is finding a place that sells paint stirrers that don't have their name plastered all over them. Don't get them from Lowe's or Home Depot, you have to find some little local store.

[Tink143]

Thank you so much for all the great ideas! I'm gonna get out in a little bit, and will definitely check it out. I bought silver cardstock, Claret Red Ribbon, and silver spray paint - I was thinking I'd paint the sticks...we'll see how that works out!

Thanks for the great creative ideas!

[SRUAlmn]

thanks so much my email is sarah.fitch@fsmail.net
I love the programs so much ever since I saw lauras on here they will fit into my hidden mickey theme so well

Sending you an email right now!!


I have the template now, so if anyone else needed it, just send me your email address. Keep in mind, we leave for our wedding in 3 1/2 days, so I'll try to get it done before we leave, especially if your wedding is soon, but if I don't get back to you ASAP, please forgive me, it's because we're in WDW!!! :banana:

[mystiichell]

Sending you an email right now!!


I have the template now, so if anyone else needed it, just send me your email address. Keep in mind, we leave for our wedding in 3 1/2 days, so I'll try to get it done before we leave, especially if your wedding is soon, but if I don't get back to you ASAP, please forgive me, it's because we're in WDW!!! :banana:

OOOHHHHH me to me to pretty please mystii@suddenlink.net

[seaprincess]

Hi I love your programs!! Will you please e-mail me the template as well??
disneydreamer-85@hotmail.com

Thanks so very much!!

[SRUAlmn]

Those programs are awesome!!! Would you mind if I asked for the template as well? I would love to make these for my wedding. Mine isn't until October 2008, so at least I would have plenty of time to make them.

No prob!! Just PM me your email address :goodvibes

[mystiichell]

OOOHHHHH me to me to pretty please mystii@suddenlink.net

THANKS YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH - I really appreciate it - you hate to ask some people for this type of thing becuase not everyone will share but, i knew you would cause your so awesome:banana:

[princessdisneybelle]

Here are ours! My whole family worked together on them :)

The front
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pab23b19e193d121206dc3b58f7ba99cd/e8da1e47.jpg

The back
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p94f89f8b82f42b8b6a77fcd4a4a61454/e8da1ead.jpg

Zoomed in so you can see the detail on the back a little better
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p6f7f6ad3a0e238e2610f4a64ce97681e/e8da1e79.jpg

Karen,
They turned out adorable. I can tell you mine were a huge hit in the heat. Most people were using them.

[Tink143]

Hi Karen,

I would really appreciate it if you could send me that template! You are an angel! :angel: lisabrunner143@hotmail.com

Good Luck, Well Wishes and safe travel to your wedding. I just know it will be a beautiful and magical time for all there!

Thanks again!

[SRUAlmn]

Karen,
They turned out adorable. I can tell you mine were a huge hit in the heat. Most people were using them.


Thank you for inspiring me!!! :) I know people might need one for each hand!! Maybe I should have made more :rotfl2:

[SRUAlmn]

THANKS YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH - I really appreciate it - you hate to ask some people for this type of thing becuase not everyone will share but, i knew you would cause your so awesome:banana:


Thanks!!! I try ;)

[SRUAlmn]

Hi Karen,

I would really appreciate it if you could send me that template! You are an angel! :angel: lisabrunner143@hotmail.com

Good Luck, Well Wishes and safe travel to your wedding. I just know it will be a beautiful and magical time for all there!

Thanks again!

Sent it!! Thanks for the well wishes :) I'm finally starting to get really excited!!

[Cinderella22]

I love all of the programs-but I have to say the mickey head programs are my favourite. They are so cute! Karen-thanks for all of the tips on how to make them.
Awesome work ladies!
Maggie

[oneyodafan]

Sending you an email right now!!


I have the template now, so if anyone else needed it, just send me your email address. Keep in mind, we leave for our wedding in 3 1/2 days, so I'll try to get it done before we leave, especially if your wedding is soon, but if I don't get back to you ASAP, please forgive me, it's because we're in WDW!!! :banana:


Just sent you a PM with my email.


ANd woohooo, you only have 5 days!!!:woohoo:

[cinderella0712]

I would love to have the word template also. Could you send it to me. I just recently came on to this board..you ladies have such great ideas! My email address is diva731@hotmail.com

[Pomlover2586]

I absolutly love the Mickey Mouse template. I'm hoping to focus more on the castle and glass slipper with a few mickey ears sneaked in. Does anyone know where I can find a Castle or Glass Slipper template? Thanks!:goodvibes

[alauniira]

Could you please send me the template. My email is csko@icirclegames.com.

[Tink143]

I'm not sure if anyone else has yet...but I'll send you the template since Karen is gone now :cool1: :sad1:

[BaBeeCee14]

I'm not sure if anyone else has yet...but I'll send you the template since Karen is gone now :cool1: :sad1:

Tink143,
Would you mind sending to me as well? I just PMed you my email address. Thanks so much!

[Tink143]

Good Luck! Sent it to you!

[BaBeeCee14]

Good Luck! Sent it to you!

Great! Thanks!!

[cinderella0712]

Could you send it to me also? Thanks.

diva731@hotmail.com

[desiab]

Thank you for the template. I can't wait to finish with my niece's wedding so that I can play.

DH has promised me the Cricut Expression for my anniversary, so I am going to use the Disney cartridge to cut the mickey heads large enough to print my info on. I am so excited about the possibilities.

[cinderella0712]

Thanks for the template!

[BaBeeCee14]

Does anyone have the actual Mickey head template I can use to trace? I was able to get the WORD template already. Thanks ladies!!

[TamTab]

I'm not sure if anyone else has yet...but I'll send you the template since Karen is gone now :cool1: :sad1:

I would love if you could send me the template. My e-mail is cmu_gymnast@hotmail.com Thanks so much. They are way too cute!