You will be showered with gifts all your life, therefore this idea of Shower Gift Labels is perfect to remember who gave what and thank them properly. You can find inexpensive labels and even make your own. Simply be creative and label away.
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Make Sending Thank-You Cards Easier
During the excitement of a shower, it can be hard to keep track of who gave what. Have a helper write the givers’ names on labels, and stick them on the box right after the bride has opened it.
July 15, 2008
If you want to add a special touch to your accessories or even your bridesmaids/Best mans accessories, customized labels, or monograms can make these ordinary items so much more meaningful. Monogramming even though its simply beautiful… it can be costly, so why not opt for customized labels.
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To turn wedding-day accessories into lovely keepsakes for your bridal party, why not add customized labels bearing your wedding date, monogram, or some other personal note? Start by creating a template at a specialty manufacturer (we tapped Name Maker) using the fonts, colors, and sizes of your choice. Hand-stitch the labels to the backs or insides of ties, purses, or other fabric items you plan to give your bridesmaids and groomsmen, and they’ll have a message fashioned just for them.
June 3, 2008
Happy Friday everyone! I’m so excited because we have a long weekend here in Canada. Only means that summer is on its way…. and that there is just about 1 month until my wedding…the stress has finally kicked in. Okay, enough about me… lets get back to this post.
I’ve mentioned in a previous post my love for the new Wedding Style Guide website. I had not gotten a copy of the magazine until yesterday. Can I just say that they are simply wonderful. I mean W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L 
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I love everything about them, from the format to the layout. Every little detail has been taken into consideration and it shows. If you can find yourself I copy, I strongly suggest to buy it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it become your favorite new bridal magazine.
Here is one idea from their 5th Issue (the yellow one).
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Girls like to get pampered its a known fact, so why not opt for a beauty day spa with the girls. Very simple, hire a mobile massager and maybe a manicurist/pedicurist. Put some soft music and finish off with some herbal tea. Plus, if you want to personalize your day, Style Guide has some awesome down-loadable stationery items available to help you make your spa a success. (See I did one too - image above)
They even give you the recipe to a home made scrub… what can be better than that. Visit their website for more goodies.
Makes enough scrub for 2 applications.
INGREDIENTS
1 teaspoon finely ground almond meal
1 teaspoon finely ground oats
1 teaspoon honey
3 tablespoons of pure water
METHOD
Combine all ingredients well and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Apply liberally to a dampened face and massage gently. Allow it to dry (5-10 minutes depending on the weather). Rinse face well with warm water to remove all residue. Follow with a witch hazel toner and then a moisturizer for perfectly clean and glowing skin. Discard any remaining mixture.
May 16, 2008
Even though menus aren’t always necessary to have for every single guest, it can serve as additional decoration and add that wow factor. When I came across this neat Menu display I knew I had to share it with you. Not only is this easy to make but its really stunning and adds that extra wow to any table setting. (Especially for outdoor weddings)
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Fashion a bill of fare to anchor beneath each plate. This idea is perfect for an outdoor wedding, since breezes won’t be able to blow the menus away. The menu here is 6 1/2 by 13 inches, folded 6 inches from the top edge. For the cleanest line on thick stock, use a straightedge and bone folder (a tool that makes creases without cutting) to score the paper before you fold.
May 7, 2008
Bad blogger that I am, I completely forgot to post an eco-friendly post for earth day (April 22nd) but its never too late - right? I thought this was a good way to save the earth one envelope at a time.
For your thank you cards, whether its after a bridal shower or to thank your the guests who attended your wedding, why not opt for postcards instead. Forget the folded thank you card - thats old school and by not having the envelope not only does it cost less its also eco-friendly… if you want to go even further make sure to use recycled paper Happy earth day/week… sorry about my lateness… lol
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For a cute twist on personalized thank-you notes, send gift-givers postcards of you and your groom wearing clothing emblazoned with messages. Use 3-inch-high stick-on vinyl lettering, peel off the backing, and affix the letters to plain shirts. Ask a friend to take digital pictures, then upload your favorite to a computer and print onto photo paper. We ran the photos through a Xyron sticker machine, which adds an adhesive backing. Attach each photo to a blank size-A6 postcard, and voila! — picture-perfect stationery.
April 25, 2008
I love the idea of using candles. There’s just something special about them, whether it be the color, smell, shape or just the beautiful lighting it creates- candles are my ultimate good thing. When I saw these Greeting Candles, I knew I would find a way to use these somehow.
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Candles in three shades of white are wrapped in corrugated paper and tied with waxed twine; written inside the paper is a message from the bride and groom.
These are so easy to make and the message adds such a personal touch to this little favor. Not only can this be used for weddings, but bridal showers, cocktail parties and even baby showers. This is an idea that is timeless…just let the words guide you 
April 23, 2008
Hey Everyone! I’m back. Finally after 7 days of being sick… I’m feeling much better. Not only is my voice back but the fever is gone. Hurray!!! 
Thank you everyone for the support… Time to catch up…heres todays good thing.
The how-to to personalizing favors…
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With a rubber stamp and some ribbon, simple boxes and tins become custom-made containers for favors like sugared almonds, petit fours, or a piece of groom’s cake. And much of the work can be done well in advance. To have a stamp made with initials or a date, provide a business-supply store or rubber-stamp company with a drawing, photocopy, or computer printout of the design.
Clockwise from top left: A candy-store box has a band of orange paper wrapped around it, taped on the bottom; pink rickrack is tied around the center, with a stamped initial on either side. Green tissue paper on the take-out box was cut with a wavy-edge rotary cutter (as was the white paper on the silver box below it). Another white candy box, this one bound with a rubber-stamped ribbon. A round metal tin has a ribbon around its middle, secured with a stationery-store sticker stamped with the couple’s initials. This matchbook doesn’t contain matches at all; inside the cover, which is stamped with a monogram, is a pad of paper. A cube-shaped box of clear plastic is filled with candies and bound with a bow; ribbon ends are stamped with an initial. The top of a smaller tin has a sticker with a monogram and date.
April 18, 2008
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you have a great weekend. I finally mailed out all my invitations last week, so technically I should be receiving some responses in the coming weeks. When I saw this neat RSVP box, I knew I had to share it with you. It is something I will most definitely consider making.
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This archival storage box helps you organize your incoming R.S.V.P. cards and store them for posterity. The box itself is ready-made. To augment it, first glue a simple calligraphed card to the outside, indicating what’s within. Next make a checklist, either by hand or on a computer, including the invitees’ names, plus spaces for you to fill in their replies and any comments. To attach this to the inside of the lid, make a special holder, as follows: Cut card stock to just smaller than lid. Cut ribbon to wrap across card stock as shown, and glue ribbon ends to back. Glue the card stock to underside of lid. Once the glue has dried, slip the checklist under the ribbon straps.
April 7, 2008
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. I must say it was quite productive on my side… wedding favors are officially done Hurray!!!
In honor of this great news - I thought I would suggest these beautiful Chic Chocolate favors from Martha. I absolutely adore this idea, because it yummy, pretty and inexpensive. All the right elements for a perfect favor. Though this was not what we chose to go with, it was definitely in my top 5.
Wrapped in pretty paper, store-bought chocolate bars make elegant gifts for guests. Slim bars look especially lovely (these are from Dean & Deluca). Choose patterned wrapping paper that coordinates with your wedding palette; cut to the same size as original wrapper (slip one off to use as a template). Carefully remove outer wrappers, leaving just the foil. Cover the candy bar with the wrapping paper, and secure with double-sided tape. Using a computer, print bride’s and groom’s names and wedding date onto card stock; cut into strips, and tape in place. (Papers by Neisha Crosland and Print Icon.)
March 31, 2008
Now in case you might of forgotten, I usually post Martha Good Things throughout the week (one or twice-when necessary). I find that this a great way to remember some ideas in the magazines we forgot to tear out (because we said to ourselves - “I’ll remember that” or “I’ll tear it later” ya right
That being said, my intentions are not to pretend that these posts are my own creations, I try to make it quite clear that these are Martha ideas an not mine. I apologize if this is not what you understood. That being said… its time for our Good thing of the week: Veneer Tabletop. Perfect for any occasion, shower, even for your own home decor.
Warm up tables with wooden accents. All you need is wood veneer paper to turn plain glass vases into perfectly matched pieces that can hold flowers or candles. Lay paper down the center of the table for a runner (allow a 2-foot overhang at each end). At each place, store-bought favor boxes (fill with any little treats) are embellished with ribbon and a place card. Buy a few extra boxes, and use the lids to hold table numbers: Turn lid upside down, cut slits in opposite sides, and slip in numbered card. Wood paper and boxes from Lenderink.
Vase How-To
Wood veneer sheets are as easy to cut as paper and come in lots of tones (we used maple). Cut a strip of veneer to the height of a glass cylinder; it should be long enough for ends to overlap slightly. Use double-sided tape to affix one short end of veneer to glass; wrap around cylinder, and secure with more tape. To finish, tie ribbon around the middle.
March 26, 2008
