Many believe that marriage certificate covers are not particularly needed. They think that this document usually does not wear out, because it is usually stored at home. But over time, there is a need to either make a copy, then provide the original, and it begins to be overwritten, corners are crushed, and the general appearance is significantly deteriorating. To avoid this, you can purchase special folders for storage or buy covers for a marriage certificate.
Such a decision will help not only to maintain its appearance for many years, but also to distinguish it from a pile of other papers. The assortment of stores now offers a huge selection, you can purchase the option of a folder or cover that you like that is decorated with hearts, a coat of arms or various monograms. And if you want an exclusive thing, then search for sites where needlewomen exhibit their work. They offer many options for finished products, but they can also develop an individual design according to your order, taking into account all the wishes. The cover for a marriage certificate can be decorated with a photograph of the newlyweds, if desired, their names or the date of the most important event in life can be imprinted on it.
If you want such an individual design, but the prices of the craftswomen scare you away, then try to make the necessary folder yourself. Perhaps you will like this process, over time you will understand all the nuances, hone your skills and start earning by selling your creations. You can use materials at hand to make covers. For example, to make an original version of a folder from a fabric, you will need cardboard, a synthetic winterizer, suitable material and jewelry. Scissors, a stationery knife, a sewing machine, a pencil (preferably a simple one), transparent glue and double-sided tape are also useful to you.
The production of a cover for a marriage certificate begins with cutting out two rectangles from cardboard, their size is selected so that they can cover the document. On the edges of each of the cut pieces, double-sided tape must be glued : a pre-prepared synthetic winterizer will be mounted on it. After creating these blanks, you can begin to work with the fabric.
Cut out a rectangle from material 2, each side of which should be somewhere 10 cm larger than the corresponding edge of the cardboard. After attaching the fabric blank of the marriage certificate cover to a firm base, mark the locations of the necessary folds. After that, you can proceed to its design. For these purposes, you can use
ribbons, lace, finished flowers,
embroidery, volumetric inscriptions. Only after the completion of the design phase, the fabric is attached to the blank of cardboard on tape. Now it's time to start designing the inside of the cover.
Watercolor paper is well suited for these purposes
: cut out from it a rectangle of the required size, which must be glued inside the prepared cardboard blank.
The self-made marriage certificate cover is almost done. It remains only to cut out and paste the triangle from the same watercolor paper, in which the certificate will be enclosed. If desired, you can make corners on the other hand and insert a photo of the newlyweds in them. To decorate the edges of the folds of the triangle and along the inner perimeter of the folder, you can attach a ribbon or thin lace.