One of the most common gift options to the newlyweds are money for which a young family can buy what it considers it necessary. So that the envelope procedure is simpler and convenient, it is best to use special chests for this. This accessory for the holiday can be bought or done on your own, for which it is important to know its correct dimensions, choose the appropriate material and beautifully add decorations.
Size and form
The casket, in which, during the celebration of the wedding, guests will place money gifts, should look spectacular and be as comfortable as possible. In order for this accessory to not get into the eye to everyone who will be attended at the celebration, it is important to choose its size correctly. Too little chest makes it difficult to collect envelopes and postcards, and too big will stand out, which will provoke a variety of other conversations. In addition to ordinary convenience, the size of this box is important due to the security of the content. Too small capacity can easily steal while guests and newlyweds will be occupied.
The optimal dimensions of the chest for money are 20-30 cm with a height of not more than 20 cm. Such standards are designed for a ceremony not exceeding 80 guests. If the wedding is planned very large, you can increase the size of the product or provide several boxes for financial gifts with young. The size depends not only on the number of guests, but also from the form that will be in the chests.
The most common option is a round and square congratulatory box, bought or done by hand. Usually preparation for the holiday takes quite a lot of time, because it will be easy to make such an accessory, especially if you know what exactly needs to be done. In the event that you want something unusual, you can make a product as a heart or barrel. If the pair already expects the firstborn, then you can make a trunk stroller, and those who are planning a trip after the ceremony can create a box in the form of a car or a ship, which will look original and interesting.
Depending on the purpose of collecting funds at the wedding, the color of the product may also differ. For future children, a box can be blue or pink, taking into account the floor of the future kid. For travel, the chest can be a motley and bright, like those emotions that the couple should get on vacation. In case of a collection of finances for a family hearth, a pure-white color is usually provided, symbolizing purity and harmony, which is so needed and important in family life.
In order for the festive accessory to be original, combined with the decor of the entire hall, where the celebration passes, it is important to choose the root decoration for him and beautifully accommodate them.
Required tools and materials
For the manufacture of a chest for money for a wedding, any infrid materials can be suitable. The main rule in this case will be the reliability of the future product so that it can easily stand out the load with which it must eventually cope. To create a box of any shape and size, you will need materials and tools, without which it will not be possible to create anything. With yourself it is important to have:
- Cardboard, its thickness must be at least 2 mm to create a solid design;
- glue, better than PVA, but there may be other options, the main thing is that it is good quality;
- Knife stationery and scissors;
- Scotch of different thickness;
- paper of different colors and textures;
- Decorative elements such as ribbons, beads, flowers.
For the manufacture of the chest, not only a specially acquired cardboard can be approached, it can be made from a simple shoe box, the main thing is to make it possible.
As additional tools that will create a unique product may be needed:
- figurine punch;
- scissors with different curly nozzles;
- Color Scotch;
- glue pistol;
- needle and threads of different colors;
- ruler.
If we talk about the materials that are suitable for use as a trim, then it can be:
- fabrics - velvet, satin, silk and not only;
- Paper - ordinary, corrugated, dense, embossed;
- Openwork fabrics that are more suitable for decorating the finished product;
- ribbons of different thickness, texture and colors;
- Decorative elements - beads, shells, rhinestones, beads, sparkles and any elements that give a festive type of product.
If you wish, you can build a chest of more dense materials than cardboard, it can be plastic or even a tree, working with which you need to select the accompanying inventory and decor. To decorate such chests, do not do without painting tape, which allows you to divide the product into parts, paint it and give the necessary appearance. By creating this product, it is worth thinking about what kind of design it will have, how to open and how to shut.
It is important to take care not only about beauty and convenience, but also about security by making a small lock, open which only newlyweds can save money from those who conceived something bad.
How to make your own hands?
To make a chest for money for a wedding, you need to know the general principles of this work, as well as the nuances that will have to face in the process of creativity. The manufacturer's scheme is pretty simple, but for those who create such a product for the first time, will be very useful. To make a chest, you can use a simple shoe box. In the preparation process, the front part is made slightly below the rear to simulate the appearance of the real product and repeat the system of its closing. When planning the creation of a wedding box for collecting cash presents, it is worth choosing the original container so that it should have the necessary dimensions, not too big, but not small, otherwise it will take advantage of the product.
In addition to the base for the chest, it is worth taking care of the lid, which should be a decoration of the product, for which the best choice will be figured execution. As soon as the product is prepared, it must be decorated using fabric or paper, and then proceed to the decorating process. The wedding chest does not play a huge role on the holiday, but young, as well as guests who came to please a couple with their small presentation, will be pleased to take advantage of a specially manufactured capacity, which will complement the overall design of the room.
In order for the chest to be truly beautiful and functional, consider the master class in its manufacture. After that, you can work for work, as, understanding what and how to do, performing all the instructions step by step, there is much more likely to get the desired. Family casket for envelopes with money and postcards can have different dimensions, shape, color gamut and decor, but the foundations of creation will be approximately the same. So, to make this accessory to the wedding, you need to perform a number of steps.
- Preparation of cardboard. It draws a template for the desired size, from which the cooler base will be created. When everything is drawn, you need to carefully cut the items, leaving space for points, thanks to which you can glue the design. Punches and other bends need to be carefully selected by making them completely even. The last step will be bonding points into a single composition using glue or tape. It is important to do it in the inside of the box so that the appearance of the product is not injured.
- To strengthen the entire design, and make a chest more reliable, you need to cut the cardboard strip, thanks to which the internal angles additionally glued. This allows not only to consolidate the allowances, but also hide them.
- The next step will be working on the lid, which in the chest usually has a bulk form. So that a tight cardboard is beautiful, and most importantly, bend evenly, giving a semicircular shape, you need to make several longitudinal strips on the inside of the product. It is worth remembering that excessive force when pressed will cause the hole in the product, and everything will need to start again. As soon as it turns out to achieve the desired form, you need to secure the bulk part with the basis that allow you to get the desired chest. The place for attachment is better to choose the inner part, this will avoid visible joints and places of gluing, which will make the appearance more attractive.
- As soon as the base of the chest is ready, it is worth proceeding to a very important point - cutting holes for envelopes and postcards. It is very important to correctly measure the length and width of the window, in which guests will lower what they prepared for young. It is convenient to do this hole with the help of a stationery knife, which is easily and quickly cuts out cardboard, without deforming it, as the scissors can make.
- The next step is the decoration of the box with paper or fabric. For this procedure, it is necessary to measure the lower part separately and outline it, as well as the top. The first thing is to decorate the lid, and then already the rest of the chest. On the roof, special attention should be paid to the hole, which should be carved as accurate as possible, and the edges are treated with a lit candle. This stage requires maximum accuracy and attentiveness, because it depends on it the appearance of the finished product.
- When the chest is fully separated by paper or cloth, the final stage occurs, which involves the decoration of the product with all sorts of decorative elements, designed to improve the appearance and lead in accordance with the stylistry of the event.
The chest manufacturer options may be several, the choice of concrete will depend on the time that is on its manufacture and desire to experiment and create. The more options for inspiration, beautiful examples, the better the own chest will turn out.
Recommendations for decoration
The design of the wedding chest is one of the most important stages, since it is precisely the perception of the product and its aesthetics. Incorrectly chosen decorative decorations or their incorrect location will give the opposite effect from the desired, and instead of a stylish and interesting accessory, a ridiculous attribute will be present at the celebration, surprising all those present. So that everything happened as it should be important to comply with certain rules.
- For the decor of the joints and corners on the chest, it is better to use satin ribbons that are glued over the product. It is important that they have the same color as the material of the box itself.
- You can decorate the casket with decorations purchased in advance in sewing stores or wedding salons.
- Decorating the chest lid, it is important not to overdo it. Otherwise, the weight of the decor will be too large, and the upper part will begin to fall inside that it will spoil all the impression of the chest.
- Planning the selection of decorative elements, it is worth adhere to the principle of combining contrasting colors, light on the product and bright accents in the decoration, this option will make it possible to achieve the best effect.
- To the sidewalls of the chest look original, you can put a photo of a young couple or photo collage with them.
- As the main elements with which the wedding chest is decorated, tapes, beads and rhinestones are used, which are well combined with rowan branches, dried spikelets, original leaves and berries.
So that the chest turned out to be beautiful and original, it is necessary to determine the stylist in which the decoration will be made. Mixing several directions is far from always profitable, sometimes it only harms, creating an endless perception of the object, and at the wedding everything should be flawless.
Beautiful examples
To understand exactly how to make a wedding chest, it must be seen. Variants of sizes, shapes and color solutions will allow you to decide what exactly I would like to make a specific event.
The color for the chest is usually chosen white, although there are other options that are seriously different in color scheme. The fabric that is tightened by the box is usually the atlas, but in some cases it can not be used, decorating the product with ruffles and ruffles. Very beautiful will look at the material on which embroidery will be present. If the casket is made in white, but it can be decorated with a bulk flower or a cream or peach shade bow.
Licarnantly looks a wedding chest, covered with a material on which there is a drawing. It is best to use light tones in this case: white, solid, gold, peach, and the drawing should be more contrasting. Due to the fact that the box itself is already quite bright, a large number of decorations should be avoided, because the presence of several bows in the same color scheme will be the perfect option.
Lovers of something unusual and extraordinary will have to do a casket, made in contrasting colors. It can be red, purple, burgundy, pink colors and not only. The main thing is to dilute the contrast of the main product using the auxiliary elements. Best of all, the lace is coping with this task, which is usually white. You can decorate the casket with a bow or flower of the corresponding shades.
For those who want to stand out in color, but a form, ideal options will be a house, a car or ship, you can also make a pram. Such products usually have a hidden meaning, allowing you to understand what the newlyweds are collecting money. Color range and here will be bright, and the decor is soft and nonsense. Complement products can be added small flowers, pearl beads and flower drawings made more contrasting color.
The choice of the perfect chest can only make the couple itself, finding inspiration for themselves due to other works.
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