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Almond Liqueur

January 9, 2012 By Jeanne 3 Comments

The perfect elegant cocktail for your special occasion, this liqueur is smooth and sweet and has a very rich almond flavor. Add personalized labels and you have created a lovely wedding favor your guests will be happy to receive and love to keep. Ingredients: • 2 cups sugar • 2 cups water • 2 cups vodka • 3 tsp almond extract Bring sugar and water to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, remove from heat, stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into glass bottles, cork and store in a dark place. Bottle … [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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Tears of Joy Keepsake

January 2, 2012 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

Encase one or two tissues in a small glassine envelope to equip your guests for the inevitable tearful moment, and transform it into a keepsake with the addition of a ribbon-adorned card. Print up text labels (shape 05) with a meaningful poem - perhaps written by you - or other text you would like to share with your guests, and affix to a card cut to fit. Punch a hole for a ribbon, and tie it off with a bow or a simple knot. Lovely on a silver tray, or grandmother's embroidered linen towel, or a … [read more...]

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Candle Wedding Favors

December 30, 2011 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

(Sources: Candle Favors, Wedding Table, Shoes, Wedding Bouquet.) At a wedding, candles symbolize unity. Deepen the symbolism with candle favors and monogrammed tags, and send your guests home with a warm reminder of your love. Helpful Links Diamond Favor Tags • I chose the "Astor" style in Blue. Candles • From BlissWeddingMarket.com Ribbon • From Bags & Bows Online. More wedding favor ideas... Shop Our Wedding Collection • Wedding Labels • Wedding Favor … [read more...]

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Almond Mini Cakes

December 28, 2011 By Jeanne Leave a Comment

This is a rich, dense, and delicious cake; tiny portions are ideal. It keeps well, so it can be made ahead without loss of flavor, plus it is very easy to make- basically you throw all the ingredients together and put in the oven. It comes out looking and tasting absolutely delicious! All this adds up to an ideal recipe for a lovingly made favor gift. If you want to make a large cake instead of mini cakes, you can make a "Santiago Cake," that famous almond confection of Northwestern Spain whose … [read more...]

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Black Bean Brownies

December 26, 2011 By Zoe 2 Comments

Wedding favors are a great way to appreciate guests for sharing in your celebration. For the wedding of my dear and only sister, I wanted to make something quirky and memorable for guests to tuck away for another day, in commemoration of the union of Natalie Bevers and Christopher Fowler, December 2nd, 2011. Considering I’ve been seeking out new recipes for substituting more nutritionally valuable ingredients in my cooking, I thought this was the splendid opportunity (and setting) for baking an … [read more...]

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Cream Cheese Mints

December 21, 2011 By Barbara 1 Comment

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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Bookmark Place Cards

December 12, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

These bookmarks double as wedding reception place cards and then after the wedding as book markers. Simply find a beautiful paper of respectable thickness and of a color to match the label and your wedding colors. It is nice if the paper can stand up on it’s own. Order a label shape number 04 in your favorite style. Then enlist the help of mothers, sisters or friends with really nice handwriting to put your guests names on their very own keepsake from your wedding. If you wish to make these bookmarks … [read more...]

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Handmade Dish Scrubbies

October 26, 2011 By Lindsay Leave a Comment

If you read my posts here on planning a DIY wedding, you'll know that I was married in September (The wedding was perfect!). At first, I was worried about what I would do with all of my decorations once the big day was over, but now that I'm not spending all of my time planning a wedding, I'm using my free time to explore new and interesting ways to use up all of my leftover wedding materials. For instance, I recently ran across a free pattern for crocheted dish scrubbers made of tulle! The pattern … [read more...]

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