Memories + Mixtapes

"If music be the food of love, play on." - Shakespeare

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Hi Bees!

With all of the big stuff booked and bought, Mr. Ostrich & I are now working on the little bits...which to us, mean just as much as the big ones.  :)

What are we starting with first?

The favors!

I had mentioned that Mr. O and I are major music fans, right? Our entire life, including the 10 years we've had together, has not only a sea of memories, but also an endless soundtrack to accompany each major moment in our lives. Mr. Ostrich stole my heart with the first mixtape {cd} - an 80's new wave+motown serenade -  he made me many moons ago. For every road trip, adventure and new season, i whip up a new playlist. Because for us, a little music makes everything better!

So when the topic of wedding favors came around, we knew, without a doubt, we wanted to make a little "soundtrack" of our weekend in paradise.:)

Now came the trickier part - searching for design inspiration. We wanted the CD to look like a cool record store album, not a wedding favor. And after a little browsing, here are a few of the awesome ideas we came across:

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Who new CD favors could look so cool? As we speak, with too many photos, fonts and colors to consider, we're narrowing down our "album cover" and CD label designs, created by the Ostrich duo, down to the final picks. Then we'll edit down our soundtrack down to our favorite 11 tunes. And once those are ready to go....it's time to put these beauties together!

And while the final design is yet to be revealed, today I thought I'd share with you how to make a CD wedding soundtrack of your own...Ostrich style.  :)

Ostrich DIY CD Favors:

The Stuff:

An awesome song list

Your favorite CD cover design, sized to the dimensions of your cd sleeve {5" x 5"}

Your favorite CD song list design, sized to the dimensions of your cd sleeve {5" x 5"}

Your favorite CD label design, sized to the dimensions of your cd label

{Recycled cd sleeves from ReSleeve}

{80 minute cd-r by Verbatim}

{Full Coverage CD Label by Neato}

 {Fancy Inkjet Paper by Epson}

{Clear Spray Mount by 3M}

{Washi Tape in the color of your choice}

The Steps:

1. Burn your wedding soundtrack onto your cd
2. Print out your CD cover design onto your fancy inkjet paper, cut to size
3. Print out your CD song list design onto your fancy inkjet paper, cut to size
4. Apply spray mount to the back of the CD cover design
5. Gently place the CD cover design to the front side of the cd sleeve. Press firmly to secure adhesive.
6. Apply spray mount to the back of the CD song list design
7. Gently place the CD song list design to the back side of the cd sleeve. Press firmly to secure adhesive.
8. Print out your CD cover design onto your cd label
9. Peel and apply the printed cd label onto your wedding soundtrack cd
10. Slip CD into CD sleeve
11. Cut approx 2 inches of Washi tape. Apply the tape at the top center of the CD sleeve to keep CD in place.
{for ribbon & twine fans, you can use this instead of washi tape to keep your cd secure}

The End!

My awesome fellow bees, what cool favors are you charming your guests with for your wedding? I'm excited to hear all of your fun ideas!