I hope you feel really special, honored, set apart…privileged.. because I’m letting you in a top secret wedding craft/plan. Shhh…don’t let anyone else know. ;p Mike & I are planning a “his & hers” wedding favor. I’m not gonna reveal the wedding favor for the ladies until after the reception & you are going. to. love.it.
But…I’m about the reveal the wedding favor for the men. It is costing me less than $0.25/favor. Yeah baby!
And here it is…
Those are matchboxes made with pages of a book. And if you didn’t know what the initials stand for…Mike & Heidi.
If you want to try this…here’s what I did…
I used the top of a matchbox to make a “guide” or template out of card stock.
Then I used the guide to trace a box on the book page I was using.
This was the book I used. I picked this one because it is one of our favorite authors & we have another copy.
After I cut two rectangular pieces from the guide, I used a glue stick to secure them on either side of the matchbox.
At first, I took a page, glued it on top of the matchbox & then trimmed the edges. I’ve got to do a ton of these, so using the guide seemed faster.
I got these letter stamps from Michael’s for a couple of bucks with a 40% off coupon & the stamp pad cost $0.99.
Then I took the stamps & added our initials.
Side note: I tried the book pages with both the words going from left to right as well as up & down. I prefer the up & down because it gave a contrast with the initials.
I tied two matchboxes together & there is our cheap, quick & meaningful favor for the manly men. (Every time I hear the term “manly men”, I think of Two & a Half Men…anyone else do the same? No? Okay…I’m alright with being a little “off” ;p)
I actually prefer this tied around the boxes over the rope. What do you think?
Here’s another angle…
I also wanted to see what it would look like if the book pages were darker…ya know…had more of an antique look to them.
I started by dying them in tea (coffee would probably work too). To do this, I just heated a tea bag in 3/4c. of water for a couple minutes in the microwave. Then soaked the page for about 5 minutes.
Then I let it dry. Well…I waited for about 20-30 minutes & it still wasn’t dry so I used my hair dryer to finish the job.
Here is how it looks contrasted with the original page…
And here is the finished project, next to the original one.
I like the dyed one but for times sake, I think I may stick with the original one.
The cool thing about this is you could still end up with a cheap favor & used scrapbook paper in your wedding colors or even wrapping paper.
What do you think?
While we’re on the subject of cheap favors, I came across and adorable favor for a kids camping party!
This is from a blog called Three Pixie Lane. She did an adorable, penny-pinching outdoor party for her child & you will love it.
The party favors were red bandanas with goodies inside tied around a stick! How cute, huh?
These were the goodies inside. Everything I’d need for a camping trip! :p
Do you have any cute & p4p-worry favor ideas? (p4p = parties for pennies)
Love your party favors for the dudes – what awesome wedding swag!! You are so creative! And I ADORE the camping favor – totally doing that for Tyler's 5th bday party!!
Love your party favors for the dudes – what awesome wedding swag!! You are so creative! And I ADORE the camping favor – totally doing that for Tyler's 5th bday party!!
Love your party favors for the dudes – what awesome wedding swag!! You are so creative! And I ADORE the camping favor – totally doing that for Tyler's 5th bday party!!
What fun favors for the guys! Just an idea… If you're trying to go for a more weathered/distressed look on the book paper, you could use a brown ink pad and gently brush it over all of the edges (and even a dab or two on the top). It gives a cool effect and is really fast to do!
What fun favors for the guys! Just an idea… If you're trying to go for a more weathered/distressed look on the book paper, you could use a brown ink pad and gently brush it over all of the edges (and even a dab or two on the top). It gives a cool effect and is really fast to do!
What fun favors for the guys! Just an idea… If you're trying to go for a more weathered/distressed look on the book paper, you could use a brown ink pad and gently brush it over all of the edges (and even a dab or two on the top). It gives a cool effect and is really fast to do!
Tiff…Will you take some pics from Tylers party so I can see how they turn out?
Mandi…That is a GREAT idea! I also wondered if I had crumbled up the paper before I soaked it in the tea…if that would've made a difference. But you're way is faster…and I like that! 🙂
Tiff…Will you take some pics from Tylers party so I can see how they turn out?
Mandi…That is a GREAT idea! I also wondered if I had crumbled up the paper before I soaked it in the tea…if that would've made a difference. But you're way is faster…and I like that! 🙂
Tiff…Will you take some pics from Tylers party so I can see how they turn out?
Mandi…That is a GREAT idea! I also wondered if I had crumbled up the paper before I soaked it in the tea…if that would've made a difference. But you're way is faster…and I like that! 🙂
I LOVE this! Will I be kicked out if I take a guy favor? 🙂
I LOVE this! Will I be kicked out if I take a guy favor? 🙂
I LOVE this! Will I be kicked out if I take a guy favor? 🙂
GREAT idea! I love this! You are so creative!
GREAT idea! I love this! You are so creative!
GREAT idea! I love this! You are so creative!