My Wedding DIYs: Clothespin Skewer Table numbers

I'm going to start sharing my wedding DIY projects. They were so much fun to work on and I definitely tackled the right amount, in that I never felt super stressed. It's important, I think, to decide on which DIY wedding projects are the most important that you make, and stick to it. Don't try and do too much, it makes it way less fun.

For the table numbers, I wanted to try and cut cost by doing something a little different than picture frames and the cost of materials for this project were basically nothing.

Glittered Clothespin Skewer Table Numbers

Materials 

• Table Number Template
• Cardstock
• Glitter
• Modge Podge
• Small Wooden Dowels
• Small Clothespins
• Hot Glue and Hot Glue Gun
• Spray Paint

I decided to make a skewer to stick into the floral centerpieces. This began my love affair with Krylon gold spray paint throughout my wedding planning. I went through I think 5 cans. That's a whole lotta gold as you can imagine.

To assemble, I printed out all my table numbers in a very light gray on cardstock- the box to cut and the number itself.  Here's my template!

I then cut all the individual signs out. Next, I used a small paint brush to paint over the printed table number with modge podge and then went to town with gold glitter.

The glitter went everywhere, this project is not for those with aversion to glitter in any sense. Please don't mind those sad, drooping tulips...

 

 

 

Once those were glittered, I folded in half and stuck together with a little hot glue.  I then worked on the skewers. I got all of the materials for the skewers from Michael's.

 

Simply hot glue gun the clothespin to the dowel, with the opening facing up so you can stick the table number in it. To spray paint them, I stuck them all in the grass lined up and hit sprayed with a few coats of Krylon gold spray paint.

 

 

 

And the end result at my wedding!

 

 

Image via Talkative TLC