Dandi is a gorgeous Sydney based company that create really gorgeous fabrics – a lot of them inspired by nature.These are turned into stylish homewares including vintage 50s style aprons, tablecloths, tote bags, napkins and even oven mitts. Even their new bamboo crockery is stylish and environmentally friendly!
Printed napkins – Gum Leaf design printed in White on Macadamia. Oilcloth Shopping tote Olive leaf design printed in Pistachio
I’ve been a fan of Dandi for a while now as I really love their fresh, stylish designs (plus they’re Australian and I love that!) so I was thrilled when one of the designers Leezar shared with me a wedding that featured Dandi napkins.
Manuela works for Dandi as a designer and was recently a bridesmaid at a wedding. She wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill bridesmaid though- the creative genius in her shone out and she hand folded 140 lotus flowers using Dandi napkins (Geo Design- Pink) for the couple to give their guests as wedding favours!
Here is Manuela
Talk about dedication! She folded a napkin for every single guest- all 140 of them!
Lots of pretty pink and white lotus flowers ready for the wedding
The finished product on the wedding day- complete with yummy chocolate inside
A shot of the lotus flowers in their places.
And finally the lovely bride and groom
This is a great favour idea- pretty napkins, chocolates and a lot of patience is all that’s required! If you’d like to learn how to make an origami lotus flower yourself I found a tutorial for you here
Thanks to the girls at Dandi for sharing this DIY project with Polka Dot Bride! You can explore Dandi’s range here and shop through their website
Want more? Check out these posts from the archives
- Dandi Stamping
- What Would They Know? Manuela of Dandi
- Wedding Time Capsule
- Wedding Art Prints
- Wedding Centrepiece Inspiration
July 22, 2008 at 1:23 am
Oh my! That is one committed bridesmaid. But look at how amazing they look. Definitely worth the effort.
July 22, 2008 at 4:37 am
what a cute idea!
October 14, 2008 at 3:46 pm
[...] wrote a few months ago about A Dandi Wedding where one of the crafty girls behind the Dandi label hand folded 140 origami lotus flowers out of [...]
December 7, 2008 at 4:09 am
[...] I first saw this awesome lotus-shaped origami napkin bonbonniere on Polka Dot Bride (via Dandi), I nearly died. The lotus goes perfectly with our Magic Carpet Ride theme, and its such [...]
December 11, 2008 at 3:30 pm
[...] first time on Polka Dot Bride, Manuela was also the creator of the origami lotus flower napkins I featured in July Tell me about [...]
January 9, 2009 at 3:54 am
[...] I first saw this awesome lotus-shaped origami napkin bonbonniere on Polka Dot Bride (via Dandi), I nearly died. The lotus goes perfectly with our Magic Carpet Ride theme, and it’s [...]
June 25, 2010 at 2:46 pm
[...] know that with someone like Leezar and the company of the girls at Dandi (who created the fantastic paper napkin origami flower favors) that her wedding is going to be reflective of their personalities and filled with precious [...]
August 17, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I’ll plan to marry and still finding the wedding napkins. Do you have any idea for suggest me? BTW, Thanks! for your great article, I will bookmark it.