A Wishing Tree

Pendants of watercolor paper, each lettered with a guest’s name, are decorated with translucent and textured paper leaves threaded through ribbons and draped over a champagne glass to designate their place at the wedding table. Each person writes a wish to the bride and groom on the back of the pendant and ties it to a slender branch.

Materials:
150gsm watercolor paper
88gsm Japanese Kyoseishi bleached white paper
21gsm Jaspanese Rakusui Lace Flocked paper tissue
Green silk paper
40gsm linen-look glassine paper
40gsm plain glassine paper
90 or 112gsm tracing paper
Selection of slender ribbons (40in each)
Gold or silver marker pen (extra fine point)
Hole punch
Cutting board
Craft knife
Metal safety ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Double-sided tape

Directions:
1. For the handing pendants, with a ruler and pencil, cutting board and craft knife, cut rectangles of watercolor paper (1 5/8 x 8 5/8). Punch a hole at one end. Use a marker pen to write the name of one guest on one side of each pendant. Leave the other side blank for “wish” writing from your guests.

2. Gather a selection of white papers mixing translucent papers with Kyoseishi textured paper. Include an accent color if desired. With scissors or a craft knife, cut out leaf shapes (template provided*). Punch a hole at the base of each leaf, and crease them down the length for extra form.

3. Select a mixture of four to five leaves for each cluster and one pendant, threaded them together with ribbon. Tie a loose half-knot at the base of each cluster. Place one leaf and pendant cluster for each guest at the wedding table along with the pens. The guest can write a “wish” on the back, then hang it on the Wish Tree.

Source: Wedding Papercrafts, Ann Brownfield & Jane Cassini, Photos by Caroline Arber, ©CICO Books 2009