Handmade Table Card Holders: Design Ideas to Remember Each Guest as a Souvenir ♡

I Want to Make Handmade Place Card Holders ♡

If you want to add an original element to the guest tables at your reception, it's recommended to DIY your own 【place card holders】 and bring them along.

Place cards are typical wedding items that can be prepared for each guest, standing out prominently on the table alongside other paper items.

Cute handmade place card holders can be taken home by guests, making them ideal as an additional small gift separate from the farewell gifts ♩

Since you need to prepare one for each invited guest, this DIY can be quite challenging, but it’s a wonderful experience during the wedding preparation period, dedicating time to create something while thinking of each guest’s face and putting your feelings of gratitude into it.

Here are some cute place card holder designs and ideas that make you want to try making them yourself ♩

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ①

The most classic and standard design for a place card holder uses a wine cork as a stand.

You can cut notches into the cork with a cutter or attach two corks together to create a place for paper.

Adding artificial flowers, dried flowers, or greenery with a glue gun makes it very vibrant ♡

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ②

Decorating wooden clips is also popular.

Use the clips lying flat on the side. * Wooden clips can be found at 100-yen shops like Daiso and Seria, sold in sets of 30 to 50 pieces for just 100 yen, making it an affordable DIY option.

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ③

Creating a clip stand from twisted wire for the place card holder is also adorable *

The part that holds the place card can be shaped into hearts or stars, allowing you to express your personal flair ♩

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Adding a base to a wire stand is a clever idea.

A place card holder using a round wooden piece with preserved flowers added to it. It’s amazing to have a different flower and greenery combination for each one!

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑤

An idea to create a stand by making grooves in a square wood block with a jigsaw is also great.

You can finish it off with varnish or paint to suit your preferences *

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑥

A design where colorful ribbon-shaped pasta is attached to a wooden block place card holder *

It seems the pasta has been coated with varnish, making it shiny and smooth to look at, while also being hygienic.

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑦

A place card stand made by attaching two tree branches together to hold paper is also stylish.

If you use branches that have fallen nearby in a park or your yard, the material cost is zero. It’s crucial to dry them thoroughly in the sun before making them to avoid moisture and bugs.

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑧

You can also use a standard double clip as a place card holder *

This stand, designed to look like a tuxedo by removing the silver part of the clip, is very cute, isn’t it? ♡

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑨

I discovered a wonderful idea of using stiff fabric ribbon as a stand ♡

The feature here is that the ribbon is tied with itself, allowing it to stand up firmly. I've never seen a card stand like this before!

【Wedding DIY】Cute Place Card Holder Design ⑩

A macaroon-shaped place card stand made by hand crafting fake sweets is especially popular among brides having a princess or Disney-themed wedding.

While making fake macaroons for each guest seems quite challenging, the effort will convey your feelings to the guests, resulting in a work they will surely appreciate ♡

I Want to Make Cute Place Card Holders That Guests Can Take Home ♡

Place card holders are one of the items where cute designs are often not provided at wedding venues.

However, with a dedicated table coordination effort. Having a stand that matches your theme for the place cards greatly enhances the sense of unity and should be a key point to focus on ♩

Plus, preparing handmade place card holders will bring joy to your guests ♡

They will think, “Wow, they took the time to make this for me!” and will likely take them home ♩

While envisioning each guest's face, please create wonderful place card holders imbued with gratitude for their attendance at your wedding. *