Create your own personalized place cards for weddings, baptisms, and special dinners.

Every special event is filled with emotions, smiles, and small touches. Place cards are one of those details that make an occasion truly unforgettable. Personalized, handmade, unique. Not only do they help organize the table, but they become keepsakes to treasure , thoughtful gifts, and small works of art to take home.

With Aqua Resin , the premium-quality alpha mineral plaster , you can create elegant, durable, personalized, and completely non-toxic place cards. It's perfect for DIY enthusiasts, as well as for those new to the world of handmade creations.

Why choose Aqua Resin for your place cards?

• It is natural, safe and odorless

• It has a smooth and sophisticated aesthetic result , with a porcelain effect.

• It is easy to work with even small shapes and details

• It can be colored , decorated, engraved or left minimal

• Each piece is strong, durable and professional.

Whether it's an elegant wedding, an intimate baptism, a Christmas dinner, or a party with friends, with Aqua Resin you can create something unique that speaks to you.

Creative placeholder ideas to make

1. Heart or flower-shaped placeholder

Use silicone molds with romantic shapes. Once hardened, you can add a name with a permanent marker, a string tag, or a small engraving.

Useful materials: Aqua Pigment in pastel shades, linen ribbons, recycled paper.

Perfect for: weddings, anniversaries, Valentine's Day.

2. Mini frames or tags

Rectangular or oval molds with a decorative border on which to write the guest's name. You can also glue a small photo or dedication on the back.

Chic option: color with white + pearl pigment for a shiny ceramic effect.

Perfect for: baptisms, elegant dinners, house parties.

3. Letters of the alphabet

Each person has their own initial. A simple yet striking shape, it can be decorated with glitter, gold leaf, or small dried flowers.

Perfect for: informal parties, dinners with friends, Christmas parties.

4. Placeholder with leaf or flower imprint

Press a real leaf or flower onto the surface of the freshly poured mixture: it will leave a beautiful, natural, and delicate texture. You can write the name on it with a gold or copper marker.

Perfect for: rustic events, country weddings, chic picnics.

5. Multifunctional placeholder

Creates a flat shape with a hole at the top: it can be tied as a keychain or decoration. After the event, guests can use it and take home a small memento.

Perfect for: themed parties, communions, creative events.

How to Make Place Cards with Aqua Resin

1. Prepare the mixture

In a bowl, pour 50 g of water or Aqua Shield and add (optional) a few drops of Aqua Pigment . Stir.
Add 100 g of Aqua Resin , sifting it slowly.
Mix with a spatula or whisk for 30–40 seconds until you obtain a smooth, fluid cream.

2. Pour into molds

Use silicone molds with the desired shapes. Pour the mixture slowly to avoid air bubbles.
Tap the mold lightly on the table to level it.

3. Wait for it to harden

After about 45–60 minutes, you can remove the placeholders. If you want to sand the edges, wait at least 2 hours.

4. Customize

Decorate with paint, markers, glitter, washi tape, and ribbons. You can use Aqua Shield as a waterproof and protective finish.

Extra presentation ideas

• Place each place card on a colored napkin.

• Tie it with natural string or raffia thread

• Place it in a clear bag with a tag

• Add a note with a personalized phrase

How many shapes can you make with 1 kg of Aqua Resin?

It depends on the size:

• 40–50 small place cards (4–5 cm)

• 20–30 medium size (6–7 cm)

• 15 nameplates or frames

Also perfect for handcrafted products to sell or give as gifts.

A placeholder can become an emotion

Making place cards with your own hands is much more than a creative activity: it is an affectionate gesture , a way of saying “I was thinking of you”, “you are important”, “this day is yours too”.
And thanks to Aqua Resin , the result is always elegant, refined, and harmonious. Safe to handle, pleasant to work with, and ready to inspire.