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cathy_3
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had to buy both of these last week the cheapest I could find with a key for the 21st in a box was £11.99
the decent 18th ones were over a fiver
so
I went to B&Q and bought a number one and a number 8 for the front door in gold
then a number one and a number 2 in white
looked in junk shops no luck so went to a car boot and found a big brass back door key on a bunch of keys 30p
polished it up old fart found some mdf in shed and cut me an oval piece sanded the edges, already had a tin of gold spray paint so sprayed it gold
hung key in the middle
went to key cutting place and got a longish about 2 inches plaque engraved saying
for your 21st JIll love from cathy etc
screwed it to the mdf under the key staples gold ribbon on the back to use to hang it up undid a parcel bow i had in gold for the ribbon
wrapped it in tissue paper
and she was over the moon with it
total cost
£2.70
the 18th one
I had a siver cake base so stuck the number one and number 8 on it filled in the screw holes with a bit of blue tack painted them white so looked like screws
same thing got a "silver" plaque engraved with
happy 18th James from cathy etc
silver bow unravelled stapled to back
looked the biz
total cost
£2.60
again he was over the moon with it and all delighted that id taken the trouble to make them rather than buy them
the decent 18th ones were over a fiver
so
I went to B&Q and bought a number one and a number 8 for the front door in gold
then a number one and a number 2 in white
looked in junk shops no luck so went to a car boot and found a big brass back door key on a bunch of keys 30p
polished it up old fart found some mdf in shed and cut me an oval piece sanded the edges, already had a tin of gold spray paint so sprayed it gold
hung key in the middle
went to key cutting place and got a longish about 2 inches plaque engraved saying
for your 21st JIll love from cathy etc
screwed it to the mdf under the key staples gold ribbon on the back to use to hang it up undid a parcel bow i had in gold for the ribbon
wrapped it in tissue paper
and she was over the moon with it
total cost
£2.70
the 18th one
I had a siver cake base so stuck the number one and number 8 on it filled in the screw holes with a bit of blue tack painted them white so looked like screws
same thing got a "silver" plaque engraved with
happy 18th James from cathy etc
silver bow unravelled stapled to back
looked the biz
total cost
£2.60
again he was over the moon with it and all delighted that id taken the trouble to make them rather than buy them
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Comments
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thats a wonderful idea, i always think thosse cards are over priced. might try something similar for my dads 60th.0
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youc could do it for any number couldt you just buy the cheap door numbers they come in all styles and sizes
if you go into a wood shop they will give you off cuts or find a diy er who will have tons in his shed
if hes nice he might even route the edges for you to make it look a bit posher
look in car boots and charity shops for those wooden bases you stand ornaments on they would be ideal
or a plain tile would do if you drilled it carefully and screwed the numbers to it
you could even make a salt dough key !! spray it gold or silver
some of those bought keys are ridiculously high priced for a bit of silver coloured cardboard
I also did a 40th one this way
bought a 99p picture that was inset in the frame you can see them in matalan they sit about an inch deep in the frame which is like a box
take it apart
put the numbers inside and their name and the greeting which i did on the puter using a nice back ground put it back to gether again and it looked really good0 -
i've got some of those frames from matalan, will have to give that a try. thanks cathy.0
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