Summer time is coming and that also means wedding time is coming. Right now I know of at least 5 weddings in the month of June. Hubby and I are invited to two of them.
More than just the weddings though, there are bridal showers to attend. I don’t know about you but I am not the type of person to go to the store buy a gift and have the store gift wrap it for me. That would be sooo easy; but guess what? I tend to make things hard on myself. 🙂 I have to go the store, wander around for at least an hour before I decide what to buy. Then I go home and have to figure out how to make it look all pretty.
This time was no different 🙂 However I have two wedding shower gifts to make, so I decided to at least use the same idea for each.
Wedding Shower Gifts:
Supplies for the first gift. (I later added a candle)
Supplies for the second gift.
This is what I came up with. I made a stiff paper tube and wrapped the towel around it. Using the rest of the towel and plastic grocery sacks I filled the inside as much as it needed. Then stuffed the pot holder inside with a dish cloth and the whisk inside of that. I found pretty fibers and ribbons in my craft drawers that I tied around he wooden spoons.
I used scrapbook paper to make a band around the towels and then put their initials on the band.
After it was all put together it just seemed liked it was missing something so I found a little jar candle and using papers and ribbons I decorated it and put in the basket also.
Here is the finished gift again. 🙂
Now for bride # 2’s gift, I took some in-progress pics with this one so you can see how I did it.
Here I have wrapped the towel around the paper tube I made. (Sorry I didn’t take a pic of the tube before I covered it)
So I just flipped the thing over and using safety pins, I pinned the towel together to make the base.
Now that it is back up right, I stuffed some plastic grocery bags in the bottom to help it hold its shape, and for the other stuff to sit on, so it don’t completely disappear down inside. 🙂
Using white card stock I made a wide band to go around the towel.
Then I used scrapbook paper and whatever else I wanted to decorate the second band.
Wrap the band around, line it up and tape it.
Now all that is left to do is stuff the goodies in. 🙂
I made the “tickets” with a rubber stamp set I borrowed from my mom.
So anyway, this is the finished result. I think I like the purple gift better, but I chose colors that the brides like. Sooooo, what do you think of my creations?
Hee hee, I just realized you can see how behind I am on ironing shirts 🙂 and that my workspace is very cluttered! Oops, just I’m just a human also.
I think this is FANTASTIC!!!! WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!!!!
These are just ADORABLE! That is such a great idea and you put it together so creatively, love it! Also, we got the hard cider at our local liquor store, anywhere that sells beer should have it 🙂
Aha!
I am cheap, I like to buy from Meijer or Kroger so that is why I’ve never heard of it. 🙂
Too cute. Thanks for sharing. I’ll be sending this link to my daughters who go to more showers than I do.
Super cute and so creative!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! these are fantastic!!!! you are so creative!!!
I like the Blue & Green!
Cute idea too!
Great idea!
Very cute gifts! I’m afraid I don’t take the time to be creative…well, I think my sister got all the creativity anyway! 🙂
Oh you are so creative! I love the gift sets!! Those ‘hug’ and kiss ticket stamps are adorbs!! I am a new follower too 🙂 read your feature on the houtz house party!!
excellent idea my son is getting married have to use this one thanks for sharing
What a creative, cute idea for a shower gift using items that everyone will use! 🙂 I like it! 🙂
Thanks! It’s a lot of fun to put them together.
I love those! Fantastic!
This is also for someone moving into their 1st place. Single people need kitchen stuff as well.
I bet one can make a “bouquet” with the utensils.
Great idea!!
So cool! I never thought of it as a housewarming gift. 🙂
What an awesome gift idea! Pinning! I found you at Practically Functional–thanks for sharing!
~Abby =)
Thanks for Pinning, Abby! And thanks for stopping by 🙂
I love the fact you took time to make the gifts personal. They just weren’t wrapped or piled into a gift bag. Wonderful!!!