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Homemade Tea Favors

April 30, 2012 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

Homemade tea blends are easy to make and package perfectly as favors for wedding or shower guests. The hardest part is deciding what kind of tea you want to make. Once it is all made up, you will find you have lots and lots of it, because a little bit of dried leaves go a long, long way. Make loose-leaf tea by picking your own homegrown leaves or buying tea in bulk, and blend the leaves as you like, adding herbs and spices. My first tea was mint tea, because I love it and because I have a large … [read more...]

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Wedding Mints

February 17, 2012 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

Mints have been a classic wedding favor since the nineteenth century, when they were given in the form of peppermint candies as a luxurious sweet in the days when white sugar was rare and costly. Today, mints are still the sweet of choice for American brides, and you can add a personal touch by making them yourself and adding a personalized label. Ingredients: • 12 oz. cream cheese • 3 lbs. powdered sugar • 6 drops peppermint flavoring, or as desired • food coloring Put all ingredients … [read more...]

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Jasmine Green Tea Soap

January 6, 2012 By Zoe Leave a Comment

Walking into my grandmother’s bathroom was akin to visiting a shrine to femininity. All the surfaces were decorated to suit her sense of beauty and womanhood; lavish flowers, sensual perfume bottles, fragrant soaps, and distinctly female-inspired art on the walls. However, it was never too much, always just enough. Every visit, I thought, this is what its like to be a woman, this is what she keeps for herself; aside from raising children, supporting her life-partner, and keeping the home. My mother … [read more...]

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Bride Ale

January 4, 2012 By Anna Leave a Comment

Did you know that back in the day- way, way back in the day- before their wedding, brides would brew a special batch of beer to sell? This was to raise funds for her and her husband's new life together. We still have traditions like these, money dances at wedding receptions and money trees on which wedding guests can clip paper money for the couples use. But there is no need for this bridal beer to fade into the past. I am not much of a beer brewer but I thought it would be neat to apply this … [read more...]

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Cream Cheese Mints

December 21, 2011 By Barbara 3 Comments

I make these every year for my holiday cookie trays. They are easy and fun to make. You don’t need to make very many. Just a few mints look great on a tray or by themselves. Trade them at a cookie parties or give them as gifts. Recipe: • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese • ¼ c. soft butter • 2 boxes powdered sugar 2 lb. (plus 1 box on hand for rolling) • Food coloring (Try the gels if you haven’t yet. You can control color intensity better than with liquids.) • Various extract flavors … [read more...]

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Simple Gifts: Bath Salts

August 10, 2011 By Jeanne 6 Comments

Bath salts are a very easy, very lovely gift to make and give. They use simple ingredients, and can be easily customized to any theme or occasion, depending on your jar size and shape as well as what essential oils you choose. I love giving mine as bridal shower or baby shower gifts. Packaged in smaller bottles, they can easily be made into wedding favors too. What You Need: • 5 pounds Epsom salts (can be found at your local pharmacy or health store) • 50-100 drops of essential oil such … [read more...]

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Cute As A Button

July 31, 2011 By Jeanne 1 Comment

Making shortbread into little buttons takes a little time, but not as much as you would think. And how loved your guests will feel when you present them with a sweet little homemade favor of tiny cookies in a glassine bag. Ingredients: • 1/2 pound salted butter, softened • 1/2 cup powdered sugar • 2 cups flour • dash salt • 1/4 tsp baking powder • for the chocolate version, add 2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa powder to half of the mixed-up dough • optional flavorings: 1/4 … [read more...]

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Favor Friday: Paper Fans

July 29, 2011 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Tis the season for summer weddings! Right now I'm preparing to host my friend, Lindsay's bridal shower (be sure to check out her posts on planning a D.I.Y. Wedding). She's been working for months to create all sorts of cute handmade things to adorn her special day. When brainstorming favor ideas for her guests, I decided to make these cute paper fan favors. As with most summer events, this bridal shower will take place outside and paper fans are the perfect favor to keep guests cool in the July sunshine. To … [read more...]

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Furoshiki Wraps

June 1, 2011 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of using cloth to carry objects. It has been used for hundreds of years to carry lunches, vegetables, books, market purchases, gifts, small pets, and anything that needs to be carried from here to there. The basic furoshiki is a large piece of cloth that has been folded and knotted into a bag - see this video. Another use is for the wrapping of gifts. We have made simple little favors of breath mints, wrapped in silk scraps from a worn and torn child's robe. The robe … [read more...]

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Favor Friday: Mint Tins

May 20, 2011 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Introducing our newest feature on the My Own Ideas blog: Favor Friday! Every Friday we will share fun party favor ideas that are easy to make and budget friendly. We'll be sharing unique favor ideas for all occasions including birthdays, weddings, reunions, showers, holidays, and more! Be sure to check back each week for our newest ideas! Have a favor idea you'd like to share? Email us at blog@myownlabels.com with your story and photos or simply upload them to our new My Own Ideas flickr group … [read more...]

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