"Wishing Tree"

[lulubelle]

Is anyone DIYing a wishing tree? If so, how do you plan on doing? I am not very crafty so as much info as possible would be greatly appreciated

 

[1elephant]

never heard of a wishing tree...what's it for?

[lulubelle]

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Originally Posted by naughie never heard of a wishing tree...what's it for?

The guest's write the newlyweds a "well wish" on a card that has ribbon attached, then hang the card on a tree (similar to the pic I posted). This is in lieu of a guest book. It is pretty expensive for my florist to do the tree, so I am wondering if this is something I could attempt on my own.

[1elephant]

oh, duh, i probably could have figured that out if i thought about it, lol....

 

you could find a cool looking branch outside and use that (we actually had one on the bottom shelf of the console table - but do it right before the wedding b/c it gets moldy after awhile). get a styrofoam square from a craft store and pop it right in there...then cover the square w/ flowers or whatnot, securing w/ hot glue....

 

my only question is how are you going to travel with it....?

[cheese_diva]

Traveling would be the only problem.. silver or gold spray paint and some sort of base that won't fall over. You can always cover it with a draping cloth of some sort.. It would be so pretty with strings of crystals (you could easily make or buy from a craft store. The jewelry section at Michael's already has them strung together).

 

How much is the florist charging? Seems weird that it would be that much.

[marie87]

I never heard of this before but I'm glad I did b/c I like it! LoL