Making your own favors for your wedding can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. But is it possible to make memorable favors on a budget? Sure it is! The following crafts can be created for very little money, and with materials that are easy to locate at your local arts and crafts store, or at "dollar stores". Also be sure to check out auction sites on the Internet. You can often find craft supplies in "bulk", for reasonable prices.
PROJECT ONE: BUBBLES
Bubbles are a fun alternative to the traditional birdseed or rice that is thrown as the newlyweds make their "escape". To create a pretty bubble favor you will need:
1. Several boxes of "plain" wedding bubbles, found at party supply stores (one bubble bottle for each guest)
2. Tulle "doilies", the round kind. (found at any craft store)
3. Ribbon, in the color of your choice. (Can be the silky kind, or the cheaper plastic, "curling" kind) .
4. Colored mini heart stickers, the color should match your ribbon. (A sheet of 200 stickers was located for a dollar at The Dollar Tree)
5.OPTIONAL: Hot glue, seashells, fake flower sprigs, different stickers.
Decorate each bubble bottle with the mini heart stickers, one on each side of the bottle and one on the cap. Place each bottle upright in the center of the tulle doily, and tie the tulle shut around the top with your ribbon, making a nice bow. OPTIONAL IDEAS: Place a small spring of fake flowers in the bow. If you are having a beach themed wedding, try hot-glueing a mini-seashell onot the bow, and use seashell stickers instead of hearts!
PROJECT TWO: FAVOR BASKETS
What good are favors if you have nothing to put them in? These favor baskets will keep all of your goodies safe and looking pretty. You will need:
1. Several baskets, in any size, color or shape that you want. Can be found at warehouses, or on clearance at any craft store. Make sure you have enough baskets to accomodate all of your different favors.
2. Hot glue and glue gun.
3. Ribbon in the color of your choice.
4. Fake flowers, both petals and sprigs, that compliment your baskets and ribbon.
This project is easy, but it takes a little more time. Simply use the hot glue gun to attach the fake flower petals to the handle of the basket. Tie your ribbons around the end of each handle when you are done, and tuck a flower spring into each bow. You can save money by using the same flowers and ribbons that you used for the bubble project! Plus, it will match your bubble favors.
PROJECT THREE: CHILDREN'S FAVORS
Here are some inexpensive and easy suggestions for kids favors:
1. Download coloring pages from the Internet and print them out for your littelest guests. They can be wedding related pictures, or related to your wedding theme. You can also provide small boxes of crayons for them to use.
2. If you like to cook (or even if you don't!) simple sugar cookies are a tasty treat. You can make your own dough, or purchase ready-to-use. Put your treats into goody bags or treat boxes.
PROJECT FOUR: ADULT FAVORS
Some sample, inexpensive ideas for the grown ups:
1. Small votive candles, tied with a ribbon and tagged with a little card that has your names and the wedding date.
2. Plastic spoons, filled with Hershey's Kisses, and tagged with a card that reads, "A Spoonful of Kisses From the Mr and Mrs.!"
3. Mini candy bars, wrapped in labels that you can print out on your own home computer. Include your names and dates, and maybe a picture of wedding bells.
All of these ideas are designed to require minimal time and money. But they can be altered to include more expensive trimmings and decorations! Have fun!
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