Oh, great.

[gurdymonkey]

I should've known. The wedding industry has already jumped on "wishing trees." One can even buy the things online. (A cursory glance at Teh Intarwebz says it's been fashionable since at least 2007, along with the cupcake thing.)

http://www.herecomestheguide.com/blog/detail/wish-for-a-better-guest-book/  Dutch custom, eh? Take a wild guess who the Dutch got it from. Mutter mumble sneaky namban.

Fine. I hereby co-opt it BACK. Note to self, keep an eye out for suitable colored papers to make the tanzaku out of.

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[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

See if you can find a manzanita branch--they're lovely on their own, and actually reasonably sturdy.