7. Tiny Book With First Dance Lyrics
A miniature book ornament holding the lyrics of your first dance song, a favorite verse, or a passage read during the ceremony is one of the most personal wedding ornament ideas to commemorate your big day. It feels like holding a little secret under the tree branches.
You can buy blank miniature books at craft stores, or make one from a small rectangle of cardstock folded like a tiny accordion book. Cut pages from cream-colored paper, write or print the words you want, and glue them in one page at a time. A small piece of leather or decorative scrapbook paper works well for the cover.
Add a tiny clasp made from a small piece of twine wrapped around a button, or a thin ribbon tied in a small bow. The bride and groom’s initials on the front, painted in metallic gold, give the book a finished, gift-like look. The whole piece should weigh almost nothing, so it hangs well from even a delicate branch.
This project takes about 45 minutes, depending on how elaborate the cover gets. The trick is to keep your writing very small and neat, since the pages only hold a few lines each. A fine-tip archival pen keeps the ink from smudging over the years, which matters if this is going to live in a memory box for decades.