You will remember your wedding day forever. How can you make sure your guests remember it as well?  Wedding favors are one way; but why stop there. Ordinary wedding favors are just that: ordinary. Get creative with the process and your wedding favors will really stand out. Tired of the same old matchbooks, boxes of candy, or photo frames that everybody else gives out as favors? Here are some unconventional favors that will certainly be a hit with your wedding guests.

Creative One of Kind Favors

Put together your own wedding favors that don’t look like you have raided the crafts store.  Professional boxes, ribbons, and tissues make all the difference.  Theme the boxes and accessories with your wedding colors to add a personal touch.

Seaside Memories: Fill small cellophane bags with beach sand until nearly full add a few tiny sea shells on top with a miniature star fish, add a tea light candle.  Tie the top with a bit of twine or ribbon.  Place in Tin Favor Pails by Kate Aspen.  Add a tiny sand shovel to the handle of the pail. Tea for Two:  Choose the Orange Cosmos Collection Favor Box Kit.  Fill the box with two orange pekoe tea bags, sugar cubes, dried sliced oranges (available online) cinnamon sticks and cloves.  The box is pretty enough to become a keepsake on its own. The tea and spices fill the air at your reception with a wonderful orange scent. Autumn Leaves: Select “Autumn Elegance” Laser-Cut Fall Leaf Favor Box by Kate Aspen.  Fill the box with leaf shaped pressed maple sugar, leaf shaped soap, or leaf shaped candle.  Or fill the bottom with raffia (shredded straw) and add a votive candle. Watch Our Love Grow: Choose Miniature Metal Watering Cans.  Fold a package of wild flowers that grow in your geographic area so that it fits inside the can. Tuck in a card that says “Watch our love grow,” with your names and date of the wedding. Garden Favors Many weddings take place during spring and summer so gardening is a perfect theme for your favors.  A very easy, elegant, and colorful wedding favor is to buy six packs of flowers that are blooming.  Cut each of the sections apart so there are six plants.  Place the plant in a paper box, such as the 2 piece dotted favor box that matches your wedding colors.  Place a bit of sphagnum moss around the plant to hide the section of the six pack. A Gift of Spring:  Package one narcissus, ranunculus, or other small bulb that doesn’t require pre chilling with a tiny terracotta flower pot, potting soil in a zip lock bag and planting instruction in a clear cellophane bag. Tie with brightly colored ribbons. Blooming Favors:  There are many favors that are impregnated with flower seeds and shaped as birds, hearts, shells, and flowers.  Some are attached on a stick that is in a mini flower pot.  The shapes are decorative on the tables and fun for guests to plant later at home. Petal Cones:  Biodegradable paper cones filled with flower petals add a refreshing touch to the tables.  The petals can be scented with essential oils to add a pleasing scent. Just for Fun Flip-Flop Photo Frame with Flower Accent by Kate Aspen are shaped like flip flop sandals and hold a photo.  For more informal receptions they could be used as place card holders as well.  Colors are bright and beachy. If you’ve had a fairy tale courtship, share the news with your guests with the Castles in the Sand Tea Light by Kate Aspen.  The sandy textured and colored sand castle holds a tea light and is packaged in an organza bag. Calla Lily Mini Photo Albums.  The albums measure 6.5 inch by 5 inch wide and 1 inch deep.  The albums are covered in ivory textured paper with a fabric handcrafted calla lily framed on the front.  They hold 40 4 inch by 6 inch photos.  Personalize the albums with a photo of the bridal couple and date as the first photo in the album.  Have photos of the guests taken at the reception and digitally printed and posted to a bulletin board for them to take as they leave as their very own special remembrance. It is also a good idea to provide disposable cameras to go with the photo albums. Cameras can be personalized with wedding themed covers embossed with the bridal couple’s name and date. Favors Under $1.00 You might not think it possible to find nice wedding favors under $1.00, but it is.  Hershey personalized miniature chocolate bars are one choice. Bookmarks and candles are another.  Many favors are sold in packages of 12, `18, or 24 and the price of each individual favor is less than $1.00. Filling pretty boxes that have been personalized with candy, potpourri, soaps, or other treats often is less than $1.00.

Wine glasses are priced less than $1.00 at thrift shops and sometimes for just a few pennies.  Fill the glasses with Hershey kisses, cover with netting tied with pretty ribbon. Attach a card that says thank you for coming to our wedding with the date and your names and you have a lovely favor for less than $1.00.

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At a time when most people are keeping a close eye on their budgets and only purchasing necessities, it is possible to use candles and scents to provide impressive decorations for just a little money. Here are ten methods of adding delight and beauty to your house with fragrance and candles. 1.  Even a simple meal can be made gracious and stylish with the use of tall, flickering candles. When you light candles prior to serving, even leftovers become inviting. 2. Place three pillar candles of varying heights on a glass mirror so that the flames are reflected and the illumination enhanced. Affordably-priced mirrors that have beveled edges are available in different shapes at craft stores. For a little extra glitter, shake some sequined confetti on the mirror. 3. Warmth and drama are added by an eclectic grouping of votive candleholders. 4. Enhance visual stimulation by the use of candles in odd numbers. 5. Use beaded bracelets and charms for a dressier look on these long lasting jar candles. Use different themes for different holidays. Style and color is added when the jar is lit and the beads are illuminated. 6. For an added pleasure, give each room its own distinct fragrance. If you use different scents that blend together, the sense of smell is aroused when you move around and doesn’t focus on just one scent. 7. Those who suffer from allergies can frequently tolerate soy candles as opposed to those made from paraffin wax. Free from sooty residue, soy candles last a long time. There is a wide variety of colors and fragrances available. 8. A surefire way to impress your guests is to display a centerpiece that includes floating candles in a punchbowl filled with bubbly club soda, cheery red cranberries and pungent mint sprigs. 9. Wall sconces come in many creative forms and diameters that will hold tea lights or votive candles and can display a striking or romantic atmosphere. It costs little to replenish tea lights that are spent. If fire is a concern, tea light candles are available with an artificial flame that “lights up” for several hours using one replaceable battery. 10. Use aromatic reed diffusers for unattended rooms, like bathrooms. Not only are they eye-catching but they emit a lovely scent without the worry of fire. A home’s decor can be enhanced, even on a budget that is limited, using fragrance and candles that can be enjoyed anytime. Put fire safety first always, especially with pets and children. Since the warmth and glow from a candle is such a pleasant experience, they are great presents to give, even if you give one to yourself.

You have been using wooden trays for serving. If not, you might be using them for storing items like cutlery, cups, mugs etc. There are different types of wooden trays available these days and you are making use of them in various ways but what do you do with these trays when they become old and you get bored with them? Do you either push them into garage storage or sell them off as scrap? Whatever you have been doing with them, there are many creative ways to use these wooden trays. In fact, they are so innovative and beautiful ways that you would be tempted to bring new unfinished wooden trays and apply these techniques to satisfy the creative soul in you. Here are some novel ways to use wooden trays that I found on net while searching!Room DividerMake a folding screen or room divider by using some decorative trays. You will need three or four shelving units that are hinged together. Just fasten the trays onto the units and your room divider is ready.Multi Level Side TableIf you need a side table with multiple levels, use trays for making one. Take three or four trays and wooden dowels having thickness of about one inch. Cut them into needed size. Drill holes in the corner of each tray and into the ends of the dowels. Then fasten the dowels to trays by using threaded rods. Screw wooden balls on top rod to give a finished look to the table.Table CenterpieceTake a wooden tray and fill its bottom with a layer of sand. Now take some decorated pillar candles and votive candles and arrange them in a beautiful pattern in the center of the tray. Now decorate the fringes with any of the materials of your choice- it can be pebbles, berries, gourds, bamboo sticks, anything! Place it on table and make it a delightful experience for your guests.