Favors are Done!
Posted
Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:14 AM
I've finished the favors! Yay! I made 150 Hand-beaded snowflake ornaments. I'm hoping that will be enough. Actually, I'm sure it will. And if it's not, I'll just have to make some more after RSVP's come in. Here's all 150 of them hanging in my closet:
It took me about 3 months, hundreds of hours, and tons of TV time to make all these favors. I really like the way they turned out, and I love how each one is different. I ended up spending $185 on all the different elements, from beads, to snowflake forms, to glue. $50 of that money went to the personalized ribbon, which I got shipped from Canada (Finnerribbon.com). The shipping was ridiculous, but the product is fabulous, and I have tons left over to play with!
I wouldn't recommend tackling this project unless you have a ton of time on your hands and love beads. I don't love beads. Towards the end of the project, I was staring cross-eyed and cranky at my big box of beads! That's why this has been on my To-Do List for a few months. It's just so much work!
But they're done. They're exactly what I wanted. And they are handmade by me, for my wonderful guests. I swear, if I find one of these left on a table after the wedding, I'm going beserk! I told FI we are going to everyone's house next Christmas, and the only people who are getting a present are the people who have our ornament hanging on their tree!