| Vintage style has been with us in fashion and interiors | | | | satin bags and even aluminum tins. For decorations |
| for some years now and the style hasn't been | | | | you can use things like beads, buttons and scraps of |
| overlooked by the wedding industry either. Adopting a | | | | paper or fabric from a vintage source. |
| vintage style theme has been a popular choice, but | | | | Check out boot sales, charity shops and websites like |
| creating wedding favors to match does require a little | | | | eBay and Etsy for vintage beads and beautiful mother |
| creativity. | | | | of pearl buttons, all of which can often be bought in |
| Firstly, you are unlikely to ever find vintage wedding | | | | larger quantities fairly inexpensively. These websites |
| favors! So it is up to you to create your own. The | | | | are also good places to pick up rolls of vintage |
| easiest way to do this is through color choices and | | | | wallpaper, or pieces of vintage fabric. |
| decorations. For the favors themselves I would | | | | You could make scented sachets from vintage fabric |
| choose simple items such as candles or miniature | | | | and decorate them with a large bead or button sewn |
| photograph frames. For favors with vintage style but a | | | | through the center. Or why not use vintage wallpaper |
| contemporary twist have cookies or mini cakes made | | | | to create tags, labels or even paper bags/envelopes |
| with vintage style in terms of shape and decoration. | | | | for your favors? |
| Look to the 1940's and 50's for inspiration in terms of | | | | You could also make vintage style packaging from |
| graphics and colors. | | | | cartridge or parchment style papers and stamp them |
| For color choices use muted shades of pink, cream, | | | | with vintage style motifs. Check out the Anna Griffin |
| blue and green. Stay away from very bold colors such | | | | range of crafting supplies which includes beautiful |
| as shocking pink or fluorescent and for metallics use | | | | vintage inspired papers and rubber stamps, along with |
| antique gold, silver, bronze and copper. Antique means | | | | a wonderful selection of other embellishments such as |
| that a coat of black or some form of oxidizing has | | | | ribbons, buckles and stamping inks. Above all the |
| been applied to the metal to highlight details in black | | | | golden rule with vintage style wedding favors is to |
| giving the appearance of something that is old. | | | | follow the 'shabby chic' look of making something new |
| Packaging your favors is one of the easiest ways of | | | | look old! |
| achieving a vintage look. Choose card boxes, silk or | | | | |