| For many brides wedding favors represent a | | | | 5. Soaps are easy to make at home although it does |
| seemingly impossible task to find perfect and unique | | | | require some small investment for the moulds etc. You |
| favors for their wedding. One of the best ways of | | | | can make them in just about any shape, color and |
| achieving both of these is to make your own at home. | | | | scent you want so they are easy to coordinate with |
| Home crafts have never been so popular and craft | | | | your wedding. Try making his and hers versions or |
| stores are brimming with wonderful items and ideas | | | | boxed sets of four different shapes and scents. |
| for making all things handmade. Presenting your guests | | | | 6. Chocolate lollipops are as easy as soaps to make. |
| with handmade favors not only delights them in the | | | | All you need is a mold, some melting chocolate and |
| fact that you have gone to so much trouble but will | | | | some lollipop sticks. |
| also give you the satisfaction of a job well done! | | | | 7. Homemade preserves can be made at home in |
| Here are my top ten of the best handmade wedding | | | | large quantities and are easy to coordinate with the |
| favors you could create at home: | | | | season of your wedding. You can purchase bottles or |
| 1. Scented sachets created from scraps of fabric with | | | | jars from wholesalers and get blank labels so you can |
| ribbon loops are so easy to make and highly | | | | design your own and print them out at home. |
| decorative. | | | | 8. Recipe's printed on your computer on to nice paper |
| 2. Cookies are very popular at the moment for | | | | and rolled up scroll fashion make great favors, |
| wedding favors and making your own couldn't be | | | | especially if you include family favorite recipes. |
| easier. You don't even have to weigh out ingredients, | | | | 9. Put together mini gardens for your guests by |
| simply purchase a cookie mix from the supermarket | | | | presenting them with tins of seeds. Purchase large |
| and follow the instructions! | | | | shallow tins with lids into which you will place a number |
| 3. Cupcakes are another popular favor choice just like | | | | of smaller tins filled with various seed varieties. These |
| cookies. Again you don't need to mix your own | | | | could be wildflowers, herbs, vegetables or garden |
| ingredients, there are plenty of ready mixes available | | | | favorites. Include a small instruction booklet inside telling |
| and plenty of pretty sugar craft embellishments to | | | | your guests what the seeds are and how to grow |
| place on top. | | | | them. Make up some labels for each of the tins and |
| 4. Printed note cards are easy to make on your home | | | | one to go on top of the large tin. |
| computer or you could use rubber stamps and hand | | | | 10. Make up your own blends of herbs or spices (or |
| print them. Choose a selection of five designs and | | | | both) presented in tins or small paper bags which you |
| make mini sets complete with envelopes. You can | | | | can make yourself with a template. |
| purchase cards and envelopes from any craft store. | | | | |