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Candy Apple Wedding Favors

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Handmade arrows pierce homemade candy apples to make a fun and creative fall wedding favor. When brainstorming favor ideas for our new wedding style, "Katniss," I knew I wanted to play with the Hunger Games theme and incorporate handmade arrows into the idea. After reading this post about candy apples, I knew I wanted to try making my own because the recipe seemed simple and I loved the idea of poking real branches into each apple. Candy Apples Adapted from A Beautiful Mess • 2 cups … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Place Cards

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Every year, in addition to carving pumpkins, I like to paint mini pumpkins as table decoration for my annual halloween party. Last year I painted Day-of-the-Dead skulls on a few pumpkins for a table centerpiece. This year, I thought it would be fun to have a mini pumpkin at each table setting with each guest's name hand-painted on the pumpkin. They were so simple to make. I bought the pumpkins at my local grocery store and used black acrylic paint and a small paintbrush to add the names to … [Read more...]

Apple Place Cards

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With autumn swiftly approaching, apples are the first thing to pop into my mind. Every year I look forward to my mom's homemade apple pie and homemade applesauce. But the fruit can be used for more than just cooking- apples make beautiful decorations and are a great theme for fall weddings. As America's favorite fruit, guests will love the simple touch of using apples as place cards at your wedding reception or fall themed dinner party. The freshest apples are available starting in September … [Read more...]

Wedding Place Cards

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Creating simple, personalized touches for your wedding will make lasting memories for you and your guests. Even the smallest of details will have everyone swooning! Add a personalized touch to your wedding reception with customized place cards. Handwrite the name of each guest in calligraphy and leave one at each place setting. For a finishing touch, roll cloth napkins and tie them up with ribbon and a personalized tag. Your guests will surely be impressed! Helpful Links Place Cards … [Read more...]

Feather Favor

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Whether you’re celebrating an engagement, wedding or birthday, finding the perfect decorations and favors can be both expensive and time consuming to make. Here is an inexpensive and simple - yet unique - party favor for the free-spirited celebration. Supplies: Feather Ribbon String MOL personalized tag Step one: color palette When gathering your supplies, keep in mind the color palette for your table. You may have a collection of feathers you have gathered over … [Read more...]