mamapjama Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 We get quite a few family and friends visit us while we are boiling down our maple sap into maple syrup. Any good ideas for a guests to write their names on? I was thinking of a big slice of a tree, but that would only last a short period of time as it would fill up pretty quick. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnfun Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 We get quite a few family and friends visit us while we are boiling down our maple sap into maple syrup. Any good ideas for a guests to write their names on? I was thinking of a big slice of a tree, but that would only last a short period of time as it would fill up pretty quick. Any other ideas? I went to a Dodger themed wedding (it was a BLAST,even the reception was a snack shack!) anyway,their guest book was a baseball bat! I'm thinking somehthing along the lines of a huge (fake) pancake, or bucket (the kind you'd tap the tree with) would be fun. I'd use something maple related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 We get quite a few family and friends visit us while we are boiling down our maple sap into maple syrup. Any good ideas for a guests to write their names on? I was thinking of a big slice of a tree, but that would only last a short period of time as it would fill up pretty quick. Any other ideas? We use a ship's logbook for a sailboat. Is there some kind of a register or logbook or blank recipe book that would have some relationship to sugaring or to trees or to cooking? Or a blank book with thin slices of tree to decorate the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 We used a large white ceramic serving platter at our wedding (with Pebeo Porcelaine Fine Point Markers) & it turned out great! After the guests sign the platter (any type of ceramic dish would work for this), you bake it for about 30 minutes at 300 degrees & the signatures become permanent and food-safe, so you could use it if you choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 How about using a standard notebook or log book, but store it & some pens in a bucket? Could you use one of the taps as a hook for hanging your bucket in your entryway or somewhere that is a central location for the notebook? If you're feeling really creative, perhaps you could create a custom graphic to glue to the front of your notebook -- I'm picturing you writing in the snow w/ syrup, then photographing the words & using those for the front cover. Of course, I'm not the one doing it, so it's easy for me to dream up all sorts of complex ideas. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Do you know anyone who does rough or hand shone mill work? If you could get a long, vertical, rough cut of a maple tree, have it either rough (tough to sign) or sanded smooth in the middle, leaving the outside rough, with the bark on. Maybe have the year engraved or burned into it, then have the visitors sign it. Then you could hang each years plank on the sugaring room (is that the right term?) like they hang surf boards on walls. I could also see having a large branch cleared of its bark, and signed in the same manner. An actual tree (sadly dead of course) stood up in the corner of the room, with a tap in it for detail, debarked, varnished and signed. If it is big enough have people sign with the year and you can maybe just add to it year after year until it is full. It may be best to even have a light layer of varnish on the wood where people would sign, to help the ink stay on the surface and keep insects from damaging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamapjama Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Oh wonderful ideas!! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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