Aghhhhh, this weekend was a bit of a manic rush (BUT I still managed to fit some “crafty” shopping in!).
I thought I had plenty of time to do some wedding favors for a friend …. when really, she wanted to take them back to France this Wednesday! To be honest, other than set up the template and put the papers aside, I hadn’t given it much thought ……. DOH!
I thought I had plenty of time to do some wedding favors for a friend …. when really, she wanted to take them back to France this Wednesday! To be honest, other than set up the template and put the papers aside, I hadn’t given it much thought ……. DOH!
However, as I only had thirty to make, it wasn’t too onerous a task. - I did the bulk of the fiddle farting while watching Britains Got Talent!
The template was a download design from Quickutz Silhouette (Bag_0145), it was a bit fiddly to put together, but I think that may be down to my resizing it rather than the design.
I used this organza type fabric from IKEA to pad out the bottom of the box instead of using tissue paper to give them a classier feel. I cut it into rough 6” x 6” squares and roughly arranged them in each box (details - Flyn Lill, about £2.99 – 60 x 300cm, IKEA).
I printed a sheet of small cards, using this poem that I found on the net, explaining the significance of using five sugared almonds in a wedding favor. I cut the sheet up and put a card in each box. The font used is Papyrus.
I put five sugared almonds, bought specially from France, into a pretzel cello bag (2ins x 9ins from e-bay), cutting it down to size and tied with a narrow ribbon.
The checked paper came from Paperbox at the NEC Hobbycrafts last year, I looked for it this year but they didn’t have anymore, which was a great pity as it is brilliant for this sort of project.
Favors packaged and ready to go to France ……. Bon Voyage ..........
Only about twenty sugared almonds were eaten during this project, which is a miracle as I ADORE them.!
Google Tags: wedding, favors, sugared almonds, Whale Of A punch, retro flower, woodware punch, IKEA, Quickutz Silhouette, Paper Box
4 comments:
Beautiful Helen, I'm sure they will be well received by the guests.
Toni :o)
They are very gorgeous and very french! What colour ink did you use (mushroom sort of colour), it looks beautiful against the card x
gorgeous - hope the bride likes them - I am sure she will. Have a nice evening x x x
Wow - this brought back memories... I had sugared almonds at my wedding - and still have a box with the excess - I have been married 19 years next month!!! I don't think I'll be eating them though.
A great project - I have a silhouette and have that box which is great for putting little bits and bobs in. Thanks for sharing.
Paula x x x
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