How To Make Bridal Shower Favors Yourself
It is always a pleasure to host a bridal shower for a sister, a friend, or a future sister-in-law, but it can also be a strain on the pocketbook, especially if you are in the wedding party or have other responsibilities. One way to help with the cost is to make the shower favors yourself. Making shower favors also shows how much you appreciate the bride and is a way to do something a little different and original than what is found in your typical party-supply store or bridal boutique.
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Instructions
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Decide what kind of shower you want to have and how many people you'll invite. This will determine how many favors you need to make, and what kind of theme you want them to have.
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Decide what kind of favors you want to make. There are several types of easy favors to make, and you can pick any or all. Check out the Resources section for some good websites to look at. Some ideas are personalized, homemade candles, mini-bouquets made with silk flowers, cupcakes or cookies with icing decorations, tiny fresh flower arrangements, personalized CDs, or even favors made with pictures of the bride and groom.
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List what you need for the favors you've decided to make. Make sure that you buy more than you need so if you make a mistake on one, you won't have to run out for supplies. You'll need your typical baking supplies for decorated treats, flowers, ribbons and florist supplies for the flower arrangements.
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Put together the favors. It can often be a fun time to have the bride's friends, sisters and bridesmaids over for a session where everyone works together to get the favors finished. It will make everything go faster, and it is a good chance to visit or finish up any last-minute shower plans.
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After the favors have been made, either buy or make a nice basket, bowl or bag to place them in for the shower. You want to make sure they're displayed nicely since you've put so much work into them, and you also want to make sure that the shower guests can see them to take them after the celebration is over.
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Set aside at couple of favors to make sure the bride, her mother, and her future mother-in-law have them to put in scrapbooks or memory boxes from the wedding. If you made enough of them, having more than one saved is a good idea, in case one is lost in the shuffle and rush right before the wedding.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure your favors match the theme and formality level you've set for the shower.
If you're good at something artsy, such as using baking clay, painting or crocheting or knitting, consider making tiny favors with these skills. Making little wedding bells out of silver Sculpy baking clay is a good idea, and you could crochet little roses as well.
Check out the Internet, bridal magazines, and talk to friends for some ideas that are not listed in this article. There are a lot of original and interesting favors to make, and most of them aren't difficult. With some suggestions from any of these sources, you can make some beautiful favors for the shower you are hosting.
Remember that showers often include the bride's mother, sisters, aunts and female members of her future family, depending on the size and date of the shower you have planned. So don't make anything embarrassing or inappropriate as the shower favors. Save that for the bachelorette party, where it is only you, the bride, and her friends, rather than family members who might be easily offended.
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