Favors

[Shawna Bride]

I saw these stackable quotes about weddings and love, and I'd love to find a way to incorporate them as favors. Does anyone have any ideas?

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[bnd94]

I have seen those too. I don't know you could just put them on the tables. Is there a spot to put one of those clear labels on it with your names and date? That would work I think.

[Shawna Bride]

It's a book of small vellum sheets (around 3''x6''). There are around 50 sheets per booklet. I'm trying to figure out a way to attach them to something (ie. a candle), but I'm not very crafty.
What do you think?

[superstar72081]

Are you talking about the quote stacks in the scrapbooking section?
If they are the ones that I am thinking of they are the rub off transfers. You could try to rub one on to a candle. I just tried one, it worked, but with the waxy surface I don't know how long it would last. If you are stuck on the candle idea, put them in a glass votive holder. I just tried a rub off onto a glass and it worked way better than the candle. I would just get the glass votive holders, rub the transfers onto them, and put a light colored candle(so that you could read the quote) in the holder. Maybe tie a ribbon around the holder, like under the quote? Or just put the quote onto a sheet of cardstock, or wedding patterned paper-check the scrapbooking section at Michael's or A.C. Moore. You can dress it up by using the patterned scissors too. Punch a hole in one corner of the paper and tie the ribbon through the hole and around the votive holder. Then the color of your candle wouldn't matter as much, it could be a darker one.

[usahgrad]

Here's what I'm thinking...

1. Frame them...find some little frames and put a frame at everyone's seat...this could get costly if you have a HUGE guest list, but it could be pretty.

2. Wax paper and a hair dryer will seal them too a candle...just make sure that they're melted on enough.

3. Tag them: Punch a hole in the corner and tie them in with a piece of ribbon. They could be tied to a flower, a bag of candy, a thing of bubbles, the list could go on and on...

Sorry, that's about as creative as I get tonight...I'll have to try again later. :)

[Shawna Bride]

usahgrad I love your ideas. I don't know though what you mean by using wax paper and a hairdryer. Could you step by step it for me?

[usahgrad]

Ok...you have to be careful because the first time I did it, I set the wax paper on fire and the second time I did it, the thing I was attaching pealed up.

Take the waxy side of the wax paper and put it against the vellum note. By the way, I found that this works even better if you use your hair dryer (on a warm setting--not hot!) to kind of melt the wax on the side of the candle a little bit before you put the paper against it.

Then lay the wax paper against the candle with the waxy part to the candle. Heat until the wax seals everything. When I've done it, I take a little bit of the extra wax from the candle and kind of rub it over the edges. I have seen people who do it without wax paper...I'm sure that would work as well, I haven't tried it though. Just make sure you hair dryer isn't TOO hot (the fire incident) or too cold (the falling off incident). It's kind of a guessing game until you figure it out, but candles are EXTREMELY versatile...so I'm sure you'll be able to do it. Plus, vellum is thinner and will be easier to roll around the candle.

I've seen some people who rubber banded it on (just until the wax set completely)...some people who used the wax paper on the outside so as to create a seal (I can't figure out how they get the paper off after they've "sealed" whatever it is they're sticking on). I've also seen somethings that say to glue or pin the things on...DIY.com or .net or whatever it is had a unity candle that you just pinned your invitation words using ribbon. Play around and see what you figure out.

Good luck and I can't wait to see what you come up with!