Creative Name Tags?
Lisa asks:
"Any great ideas on how to do name badges or name tags creatively? I am planning an annual fundraising event for 430 ladies in November. The committee usually wears ribbons with the word "committee" on them and with a flower. However, this year they want something "different" and more substantial with their names and titles on them. I can't find anything outside of the box other than lanyards and ribbons. I was hoping someone else had some new ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks."
Let's help Lisa out! Any suggestions, please respond to this post!
Hi:
Can you give us an idea of what type of event - theme, colors, what the fundraiser is for? It may help spark some ideas. : )
Posted by: Pumpkin Petunia | September 03, 2008 at 10:15 AM
It is an annual event called Hats in the Garden at Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, Florida. This will be the fifth year we have held it. It is in a tent at our Garden. The colors this year are a light pink and chocolate brown. We are not doing a theme this year as we are focusing on our expansion of the Garden. It is a ladies luncheon for 430 guests that raises about $250,000 annually. We have about 20 committee members to get name badges for. Woman dress in their finest couture and designer millinary to come out to the lunch so I have to be careful with how we attach the badging onto their clothes. Does this help? You can also check out our website at www.naplesgarden.org but we do not currently have pictures of past events up as this is a new web design that we just launched. Thanks.
Posted by: Lisa Juliano | September 03, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Oh, that helps alot. OK, I'll put my thinking cap on!
Posted by: Pumpkin Petunia | September 03, 2008 at 12:38 PM
What about tiny garden hats (like these at http://www.tropicrafts.com/catalogo.php?cat=3
attached to a wrist ribbon with the committee member's name done in calligraphy on the long end of the wrist ribbon? Kind of a garden-hat-charm-bracelet...or done as a brooch...
Posted by: Kira | September 03, 2008 at 04:21 PM
That is a great idea. I will present it to the ladies to decide upon. (That is sometimes the hardest part!) Thanks for your help.
Posted by: Lisa | September 04, 2008 at 05:40 AM
Keep ideas coming in if you can. I have to present everything to be decided upon to a committee and the more ideas the merrier. Thanks.
Posted by: Lisa | September 04, 2008 at 11:08 AM
These letterpress flowers are really lovely and would work well, I think. You could use patterned paper instead of letterpress scraps.
Second photo down.
http://lindaandharriett.blogspot.com/2008/09/flower-pins-go-gold.html
Posted by: pumpkin petunia | September 08, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Thanks so much for your help. These are great ideas that are outside of the norm. I will present the ideas to the ladies.
Posted by: Lisa | September 10, 2008 at 07:37 AM
How about a HAT namebadge, as the event is called "hats in the garden"...or even a flower or garden tool...just an idea.
Posted by: Tena Middleton | September 17, 2008 at 03:40 PM