My sister is getting married in three weeks (October 15). It’s hard to believe the wedding is so close, but it is almost here. Quite a few of my relatives will be coming in from California and it will be the first time they all get to see Charis, so that will be neat.
Anyway, Joy and I went to my parents’ house this evening to help prepare programs for the wedding. We had to fold them, place the inner page inside the cover page, then tie a ribbon around each one. The folding wasn’t so bad, but the ribbons were quite a chore. My sister wanted to attach the ribbons on the back of the programs with little sticky things so that the ribbons stayed in place. The adhesive she picked was “Zots”, and honestly they were horrible. They are these tiny little sticky dots that come on a roll of something kind of like wax paper. The kicker is that they are placed on the roll with two dots side by side, maybe half an inch apart. So when you want to use just one dot, you have to fold the wax paper over on itself diagonally so that only one dot is exposed to stick to whatever you are adding adhesive to. Not to mention that the dots are transparent so you can barely see them on the wax paper, and you can’t see them at all once you turn the paper over to transfer the dot off the wax paper.
While sticking hundreds of programs with Zots, I commented that they weren’t exactly the best thought out design in the world. When asked what I thought might be a better choice, my suggestion of duct tape was flatly refused as an option, as was super glue. Some people just don’t know the right tool for the job.
- I’m only linking to these so you’ll know what not to buy
- Instruction page for Zots illustrating the insane side by side layout on the roll
So, was there anything wrong with the roll of Scotch “double sided stick” tape? Sounds like that may have been easier. ;)
I’m all for duct tape myself - I even have a server held together with it…. been holding strong for over 3 years now. However… you never mentioned if you wanted to ever UNSTICK it.
Comment by Carrie — September 27, 2005 @ 10:43 pm
I think regular Scotch double sided tape would have worked, except that the sticky stuff wasn’t supposed to be visible, and the double sided tape would have been wider than the ribbon. I guess small pieces of double sided tape would have worked if they were cut in half so they wouldn’t be as wide.
Comment by Brad — September 28, 2005 @ 11:37 pm
First of all, I really appreciate your help with the programs. :) You helped it finish much more quickly than it would have gone without your help.
And while the dots are clear and therefore more difficult to see than I anticipated, they are not RIGHT next to each other… kind of kitty corner. :) I actually went and bought more (gasp!) for the placecard embellishments. They worked a little more easily for that because I could apply the little embellishment to the sticky dot, instead of the big program.
Anyway, I do appreciate your help, and Matt loves how they look. Do you want a picture of your handiwork to post on here?
2 weeks from tomorrow!
Comment by Becca — September 30, 2005 @ 12:24 pm