Hello, Hope your day is going well and you are enjoying your visit here! I wanted to post some about weddings in general today and hope you find something helpful.

I just love weddings, don’t you?!? They are so festive and fun! There is so much that you can do to make your wedding personalized these days! So much more then there used to be. And the internet just adds to the abundance of ideas as well! I love seeing all the new ideas for those extra’s that make it so much better! All the place cards, and party favors; it’s just so exciting! So, thought I would chat about Party Favors today.

I have made several different types for people, as well as friends and family, and of course for my own wedding. I love the champagne flutes especially! I just think they fit with a wedding well! I will use my cousins wedding as one example here…I used mints for her wedding favors. It was so neat! Especially since her colors were red and white! It worked out perfectly! We used the saying “Our love was Mint to be” on the card too along with their names and wedding date! And with all the new papers out there you can make just about anything you like now! Craft stores are full of new and exciting colors and textures! We used a velvet backed red paper, and it looked so rich and sophisticated!! Really lovely! So, we took a few mints, however many will fit into the flutes, then took round cut tulle in red, but you can use any colors you might want, and wrapped it over the top of the flute and closed  it with with a tie of white and red ribbons with the card tied into the ribbon. I used a Heart Punch to punch out the hole for the ribbon, just to add an extra touch of class! It really looked nice! So, then, voila’, we had party favors with a touch of class and personalized just for her day! She loved them! And they looked so cute on the tables! We placed them at each table setting like a real glass! It was adorable! To add a little extra touch, we sprinkled red and white rose petals on each table as well.

I also made each of her table center pieces! For these, I used a round punch bowl type glass for each one. Then bought a round piece of styrofoam for each, and wrapped another piece of that velvet paper over each. I used hot glue to attach them. Be care that the glue doesn’t show though! 🙂 I also hollowed out the bottom of each piece of styrofoam and punched a hole up through the paper to allow for a battery powered light to be strung on each. You want to offset this hole, so it’s not in the center. You want the Ivy (or whatever floral arrangement you use) to hide it. Put the battery pack into the hollowed out hole and pull the sting of lights up through the hole. I then wrapped Ivy around the outside of the area where I was going to place the glass bowl and glued it to the paper covered styrofoam base. I then put in roses and glued them as well. Then I wove the lights around the Ivy and Roses. After that, you just set the glass bowl into the center.  You can then pour in some water or use the water ‘crystals’ like I did. They look like ice, which gave it a great effect with the lights! I then put a big square candle into the middle of each bowl and you have an awesome looking centerpiece for a fraction of the price! It looked amazing! I don’t have any pictures for you. I’m sorry about that. They seemed to have been lost, but perhaps I can have her dig some up! I’m sorry to say they have since divorced, so not sure if there are any in existence! LOL But, we’ll see! 🙂 Will post them if I can get them! But, I hope the explanation is good enough for you to use at least. It was fun and it just gives a more personal experience when you  do it yourself! I think anyway!

Well…I will post more later too. I hope you have a most wonderful day and enjoy all your crafting!! Please let me know if you have any questions as well! Or just say hi! Love hearing from you all. Be happy and if you want to check out my home site, you can always visit me at http://www.tamarastrinkets.com Thanks much to you all. Have a great time in everything you do!

Thanks,

Tamara