There's a ton to do for the wedding weekend with our families but that's mostly food related and can't be done until right before we check into the rental house.
I am really happy with the way our runners turned out! Because our apartment is tiny and we don't have a lot of floor or table space, I came into work last Saturday and used one of the conference rooms to make these.
First, I cut some cheap contact paper to size. The design was not important because this is going to be on the back so I just got the cheapest I could find on Amazon. The paper is 18" wide so I cut in half then cut it into 35" lengths. I need each runner to be a bit over 36" to allow for overlap on the tables. (Some of the tables are 6' long but 3' runners are easier to manage!)
Once those were cut, I removed the backing from each strip, laid it sticky side up, then arranged the comic book pages in a planned-random pattern. I wanted it to look random but I also needed them to be within the right width and I kept on eye on color placement, which way the text was pointing, and splitting up like characters. I know those are details that only I would notice but since I would notice it, I wanted to prevent it. :)
After the contact paper was covered, I used double-sided tape to add a few pages to the top as well as stick down any loose corners.
Once I had one done to my liking, I used it as a sort of template to keep the dimensions close on the rest of them that I made. For the comic book pages, I used The Flash and Flashpoint (his favorites) plus Invader Zim and I Hate Fairyland (my favorites). It was really sad cutting apart those books!
Because I had already cut up the books during a previous weekend, it took me less than 4 hours to make all 13 runners. I still need to figure out how to safely transport these from the apartment to the rental house to the wedding venue without folding them. Right now, they are stacked on top of one another and draped over the backs of a couple chairs that are also holding other wedding items.
I have a few ideas but would love suggestions! :)
My first instinct is a poster roll, but if the paper curls, it could curl. Lol just carry it carefully. Lol. Cool idea though!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had thought about poster rolls, too, but I'm afraid of it curling like you said. I also don't want the edges of the pages to get smooshed, either.
DeleteLove it.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteWhat a what a great idea that really reflects your interests! I hope you had doubles of the comics!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, we definitely had doubles of everything or it would have been REALLY sad! LOL
DeleteThat is such a cool idea! There are folders for art, sold in art supply stores, that might work. They are like the binders kids get in school, just much bigger. I don't know how large they get, though, since I've never needed to transport anything that big.
ReplyDeleteOr you can get two stiff bits of cardboard and sandwich them in between. Hold the boards together with large clips, and they should be fine for transport.