Old damask, new damask…

July 1, 2008 | Posted by Mizz Honeysuckle

Recently I had the unfortunate revelation that the damask pattern I was going to use for all my wedding stationery wasn’t good enough quality to print. :-( I don’t know why I didn’t think to check this before! I’ll put it down to wedding excitement and over-enthusiasm, rather than sheer carelessness…

Unfortunately, after hunting high and low, day and night, on all sorts of websites, even ones where I’d have to pay through my nose for a picture, I didn’t find anything I liked. This pattern is just too perfect!

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However, I eventually got lucky on Project Wedding. I really enjoy this site; it’s got forums, photos, vendor look-ups, planning bios, the works. Someone had sent out a plea for damask templates, in which I immediately joined  (there was quite a wailing chorus of us in the end! Damask madness is taking over the world!) and this girl very kindly emailed me three massive files of damask patterns and tags. So now THIS is my new template:

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 I was going to use it as is, and put a white block in the middle of it for my text, thus creating a border, but I decided it looked too “leafy” and that it covered up too much of the pattern. So I decided to shrink the square teeny tiny, and use a row of them as a border instead. I also decided to stop using MS Word, which is the work of the devil, and take a leaf out of the book of Mrs Daffodil on Weddingbee, and use MS Powerpoint instead. I have to say it was a LOT easier! Here is a screenshot of my menu mock-up (ignore the silly food; I just needed something there to measure out the space):

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Looks good, no? I’m quite excited, because if I put one of these at every place setting (instead of four per table as was my original plan) it will intensify the damask theme, and I might not need to tear my hair out anymore over the fact that I CANNOT find damask fabric for table runners - and the further possibility that if I did, it might not be budget-friendly anyway.

I’m also using this for the placecards, which will be attached to the favours (more on THAT story later; I’d rather wait until I’m in the process of making them, so that I can share photos), but on the placecards the damask stripes will be horizontal along the top and bottom. Let no one say I don’t believe that variety is the spice of life!


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  1. Mrz Vintage Viola on July 4, 2008 12:04 pm

    Thats great and an awesome pattern. I have used it on invites and it is a perfect pattern. On your first pattern I took 2 swarovski flat diamonds and stuck then on the two dots above and below the lotus flower and it really adds class to the image!!!

    Otherwise it looks great.

  2. Mrz Vintage Viola on July 4, 2008 12:06 pm

    p.s. I have about 100 small glass candles with a pattern similar if u wanted to put these on the tables.

  3. Mizz Honeysuckle on July 4, 2008 1:47 pm

    Oh that’s funny, originally I was going to put flat red or diamondy crystals on the menu, but now I changed my format so it won’t work…

    Thanks for the offer of the glass candles…it would look lovely but I’ve got a ton of candles already so I think I have enough stuff! Thanks!

  4. Mizz Protea on July 7, 2008 11:45 am

    Love it!! Using damask patterning for my wedding, also black & white!! Was lucky enough to find similar fabric, making napkins!! A graphic designer designed the patterning for the menu, invitations, placecards…!!

  5. Ashlina on July 7, 2008 5:01 pm

    Hi Mizz Honeysuckle
    I’d LOVE to get these patterns - please let me know how it can get it??
    Black & White are my wedding colours and I have been searching high ‘n low for patterns like these to make my invites.
    Ciao,
    Ash

  6. Mizz Honeysuckle on July 7, 2008 8:36 pm

    Ashlina, I can email you the templates that the girl on Project Wedding emailed me. Just give me your email addy (maybe a ’spare’ one so that spammers don’t find your real one!) Or am I the only one who has about six email addys?

  7. Ashlina on July 8, 2008 9:21 am

    Hi Mizz Honeysuckle

    WOW!! Thanks soooo much!! :-)
    You can mail me at: ashli_flint@yahoo.com.

    No worries about the spammers - yahoo has a spam sifter :-)

    Once again, THANK YOU!! :-D

    Have a WONDERFUL day!!
    Ash

  8. Dineka Toson on July 8, 2008 10:08 pm

    I would love it if you could send me the files for the damask patterns. :)
    dinekatoson@msn.com

  9. Mizz Honeysuckle on July 8, 2008 10:52 pm

    I’ve mailed you both! Have fun!

  10. Dineka Toson on July 9, 2008 5:36 am

    You rule! LOL! Thanks so much.

  11. Lollipop on July 9, 2008 8:26 am

    Hi
    I’ve found some stunning paper with damask patterns at scrapbook shops which I’ve scanned and printed and it came out perfect! I even printed it on vellum paper and it looked beautiful. Maybe you girls can also try that…

  12. Lollipop on July 10, 2008 1:50 pm

    Hi Mizz HS
    Do you mind sending the damask files to me as well. I got a stunning print from a scrapbook shop that I’ve managed to scan but I’m looking for a samller pattern to use on some of my other stationery. You can email it to lollipop1976@gmail.com
    Thanks

  13. Melanie on July 12, 2008 5:56 am

    Wow I have been seaching and searching for something similar. Would you be so kind to email it to me? ian.mel@paradise.net.nz That would be lovely!

  14. Queen Bee on July 14, 2008 11:08 am

    Damask is amazing! It such a GORGEOUS style. I went with a pink Damask print which I purchased from Stockxpert.com. You might even find something there…

  15. Zayaan on August 4, 2008 3:15 pm

    Hi!

    I’m having the exact same problem as you and am failing miserably at finding a pattern so I can make my invitations :( Do you think you can forward me the patterns?

    I’d REALLY appreciate it

    Kind Regards,
    Zayaan Schroeder

  16. Mizz Honeysuckle on August 4, 2008 7:01 pm

    Hi Zayaan - sure! Just give me your email addy.

  17. Zayaan on August 4, 2008 7:20 pm

    Thanks! :) It’s zayaan27@gmail.com

  18. Mizz Honeysuckle on August 4, 2008 10:42 pm

    Done!

  19. Zayaan on August 5, 2008 8:47 am

    Hi Mizz Honeysuckle,

    It hasn’t landed in my inbox yet.

    Z

  20. Mizz Honeysuckle on August 5, 2008 7:31 pm

    Oh that’s annoying! I’ll resend them (it’s in three parts cos they’re so HUGE).

  21. Queen Bee on August 5, 2008 8:37 pm

    Mizz HS, can you maybe email them to me and Ill post a link up on the site for them?

  22. Mizz Honeysuckle on August 5, 2008 8:48 pm

    good idea, what email addy shall i use for you?

  23. Queen Bee on August 5, 2008 8:56 pm

    hmm, send it to blog@bridesbuzzing.com

    TNX :)

  24. Zayaan on August 6, 2008 8:06 am

    Cool! Where will I be able to find the link?

  25. Queen Bee on August 6, 2008 9:43 am

    Ill post it in this thread once its been loaded up on the site…..

  26. Queen Bee on August 8, 2008 2:50 pm

    Hey Ladies

    Great news!!! Ive created a link for you to download all Mizz Honeysuckles Damask stuff….

    Please right click on the link below, and select “save target as”

    http://www.bridesbuzzing.com/mizzhoneysuckle-damask.zip

    Enjoy

  27. DamaskCrazy on August 26, 2008 4:27 pm

    Mrz Vintage Viola, I was reading your comment regarding the damask glass candles… Are you wanting to sell them?

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