Bridesmaid Baskets
I sort of jumped the gun when I asked my girls to be my girls. I just kinda blurted it out. Afterwards, I wished I had sent them a card or something special. So, this is to make up for my hastiness. It took a full day to create two baskets.
I got my inspiration from lots of posts on WeddingBee.
Each basket contains...
I got my inspiration from lots of posts on WeddingBee.
Each basket contains...
- A run-down of what's in there and why (accented with a hand-made miniature dress)
- A calendar with a picture for each month
- A spending guide (dress, hair & makeup, etc)
- A framed picture
- A candy bar
- A notebook and pen
- A personalized wineglass
- Tylenol
Templates!
run-down.doc | |
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tags.doc | |
File Size: | 27 kb |
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1june.doc | |
File Size: | 61 kb |
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spending_guide.doc | |
File Size: | 91 kb |
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Cost breakdown
For two baskets, my costs are as follows...
Total of $16.88 or $8.44 each
- Baskets - $2
- Shrink wrap - $2
- Folders (for calendars) - $2
- Yellow poster board - $0.50
- Candy bars - $1.38
- Picture frames - $2
- Notebooks (pack of 3) - $1
- Wineglasses - $2
- Generic Tylenol - $4
Total of $16.88 or $8.44 each
Dress Hangers for all my girls
Sorry for the crappy cell phone picture :(
Cost Breakdown:
Total of $13.50 or $1.50 each
- I bought some velvet hangers from Ross for a few bucks (though I now regret not getting the ones with little notches; the weight of my dress makes it slide right off).
- Then I bought some 4 mm acrylic rhinestones from ebay for a few bucks.
- Then I wrote their names on the hanger with pencil.
- I traced each letter with craft glue, then carefully placed each rhinestone on top of the glue. Tweezers didn't work as well as I had hoped, so I took a toothpick, dipped it in craft glue, and then touched it to the face of the rhinestone to move over to the hanger.
- Then I tied a little bow on each one and hid them in my mom's closet, where they will stay until the rehearsal dinner. I made one for me, my mom, my MOH, my BM, two FG's, and two RB's
Cost Breakdown:
- Hangers: $7
- Rhinestones: $5
- Ribbon (1/2 off): $1.50
Total of $13.50 or $1.50 each