DIY | Personalized Holiday Placecard Design

‘Tis the season for festive dinner parties!

For my anni-birth-mas gift this year {Josh term}, we upgraded our dining table. Yesssss!

I knew our former table was small {shown in this post}, but dang…. I didn’t realize just how small it was until we brought this big boy in.

Now we can seat up to 10! Who wants to come over??? Please!

To kick off the table’s new run, we hosted our annual Friendsgiving.

Honestly, I’ve never been a tablescape girl. Maybe out of lack-of-opportunity. Probably out of fear. Also, doesn’t it all just get in the way of food???

Placesettings. Now, I can get on board with that.

This crazy-simple placecard situation turned out great, I think. Hits that minimalist look but also personalized, fresh, and a little bit farmhouse.

Easy. Inexpensive. Quick!

Let’s DIY…

You’ll need:

5-6″ Sprigs of rosemary. Two per placesetting, or one with a shorter branch connected.
White gift tags {DIY or purchase}
20″ Cuts of Twine {the above tags come with twine}
Fine-Medium tip black felt tip marker – I’m loving these right now

ONE.
The first step is to write the name of your guest on the tag.

You can do a modern script, formal cursive, all caps minimalist style, your everyday handwriting, etc.

I learned the modern script style from this lettering book {purchased in 2016!}.

TWO.
Next, thread your twine through the name tag. Then drape the twine over the rosemary about half to one-thirds of the way down the branch.

THREE.
Carefully, tie a small bow. After doing two test runs, I decided that I liked the look of long bow tails draped on the top of the tag and down the outside of the rosemary.

That was a lot of words for something so simple…

Sources + Notes:

Dinner and Salad Plates: Pottery Barn
Black Gingham Dinner Napkins: Amazon
White Gift Tags: DIY but I need more so I just bought these from Amazon
Twine: WalMart tends to have the best price and selection. {the tags linked above come with twine!}
Runner: Kraft Paper