DIY Wedding Favors Part IIDIY Wedding Favors Part II: having learnt how to make your own sugared almond bonbonnieres in part I, let us consider some alternatives. As part of a DIY wedding involves delegating some tasks, if making sweets is not your forte, then see if there is a willing friend who would be willing to assist. That then just leaves you with the gift boxes to put them in which may be purchased from any dollar store.
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* * * DIY Wedding Favors Part II – Pot Pourri Pot Pourri may be put into an assortment of containers, from satin pouches to glass pomanders, the choice is yours. Here is how to make a rose pot pourri:
DIY Wedding Favors Part II: Glasses (Wine Goblets) Here you have two options, (a) engrave some glasses with your name and date of your wedding, or (b) hand paint some glasses with, for instance, a picture of your key wedding flower. For both of these favors you will need to purchase one glass per guest, factor in a couple of breakages and allow a few extra as a commemorative present for yourselves. There are several hand held engravers on the market to suit all budgets. Glasses of poor quality do tend to shatter more easily than those of a higher quality. If going for the glass painting option a quick visit to your local hardware store should offer you a range of paints suitable for glass. Most only hold prime colours, so you will have to mix some colours yourself to extend the range. The most effective hand painted glasses I have seen have had an outline sketch of the object concerned in gold and then coloured in with single brush strokes.
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