Tie Closures and Invitation Wrapping

Oh yes, it is paper crafting.

Today I am doing a sample mock-up of an invitation wrapper and tie closure for a friend's wedding.  As usual, these materials and this assembly is just a starting point and there are endless variations.

1.  A paper strip, width of your choice, and length that is long enough to encircle your invitation bundle.
2. Grommet/eyelet
3.  Hole punch and eyelet setter.  I am using the Making Memories brand Instant Setter, which is both hole punch and setter.
4. Circle punch.  You can use whatever size or shape you want.  This circle is going to be the tab that the string is wrapped around.
5.  String.... or whatever you want to use as your tie
6.  Everything else that you want to use for your invitation and envelope
7.  Other tools to keep around include scissors, pencil, ruler, and a large work mat.

Punch out your circle that will be the tab for the tie, cut an appropriate length of string, and select the correct diameter hole punch to use for your eyelet.

Punch the hole for the eyelet through the tab and the wrapper paper.

Put the tab on the eyelet and then tie your string on the eyelet.

Now put your wrapper paper on the eyelet.

Set the eyelet to seal everything in place.

You can trim the one string tail or leave it.  It is your choice.

Now you are all set to assemble.  I have a larger wrapper that is enclosing the invitation and rsvp card.

Tie it down and you are done.

I also used the same wrapper-paper to make an envelope liner.

If you don't like this particular look, you can also close up everything with other paper cut outs.  Just have some fun with this.  You really can let your imagination go with this type of assembly.