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Favorite Bridal Favors Shower your guests with favors they'll never forget. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-605

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Party Favors

Whether your guests are golf fanatics or wine connoisseurs, these bridal favors guarantee they’ll love their gifts.

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"Fore Ever" Golf Balls

"Fore Ever" Golf Balls

Materials:

golf ball
golf tees
small 3"x3" cardboard jewelry box
moss
decorative ribbon
craft glue
decorative paper
paper glue
fabric dye

1. Use craft glue to glue a decorative ribbon around the lower portion of the box (figure A).

2. Print the bride's and groom's initials and the words "Fore Ever" on a piece of decorative paper; trim the paper to 2-3/4" square (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

3. Center the paper over the top of the lid and glue in place using paper glue (figure C).

4. If desired, soak the golf balls in a dye bath ( mix per dye manufacturer’s instructions) for approximately half an hour (figure D).

5. Fill a box with moss, place the golf ball in the center and circle golf tees around the ball (figure E).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

"Toast Often" Wine Stoppers

"Toast Often" Wine Stoppers

Materials:

wine cork
decorative drawer pull
craft drill
screwdriver
decorative metal initial (found in the scrapbooking section of craft stores)
thin wire-edged ribbon
card stock
hole punch
oval punch

1. Drill a hole in the center top of the cork; make sure the hole is slightly larger than the stem of the drawer pull (figure A).

2. Using a screwdriver, insert the pull until secure (figure B).

3. Punch an oval of card stock; punch oval with a hole punch. Attach a metal initial (a monogram) with ribbon, backed by the cardstock oval. Alternatively, the oval and letter could be threaded to a scrapbook metal curlicue (figure C). Curl the ends of the wire-edged ribbon.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

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