Posted by Athos on 2004-11-10 20:17:37
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oh, those are such great ideas. i wish i had more time to craft. i made pretty cute goody bags, filled them with a votive candle, a mini tub of playdoh, candy, gum and a little blowing streaming.
i followed instructions from HGTV i think on how to make a gift bag out of a business sized envelope. then i stamped little phrases on the front with a celtic alphabet stamp set. the sticker i made from a friend's photo. here's a picture!
Posted by smudgy_cat on 2005-02-07 12:50:11
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I ended up making Chair-a de los Muertos while my sister did Garden Chair.
My chair was painted purple, with some bright pink dry brushing on top. I used some bright red mixed with a bit of purple to add some accent color.
The seat was covered in black fabric, and I painted silver skeletons on the chair (a skeleton couple, a skeleton cat, bird, and parts of skeletons wherever they'd fit on the legs and seat). From the back of the chair, I screwed in eye hooks and hung things so they dangled a bit.
I also stapled a dowel on the back to hold some gold fabric as a bottom drape. My shrine dangles were:
*test tube vase made with 3 test tubes wired together and wrapped with purple and red ribbons
*a bunch of fake grapes tied with red ribbon
*a little wooden box covered in glitter with a smiling skeleton in glitter on the top
On the seat of the chair were:
*votive candle holders epoxied to the chair
*picture frame covered in glitter and shiny things (held onto chair with a pearl necklace that was stapled on either side of the cushion
The final thing I added were christmas lights. I wound 3 strands of lights around the chair legs and arms. It looks quite festive when plugged in. My husband suggested an alternate title of Electric Chair.
My sister's chair was less tacky. She basically covered every surface with grapevines and fake flowers. The seat was upholstered in a floral brocade fabric. For an added touch of whimsy, I added a tiny stuffed rabbit (one of those mcdonald toys) to the arm of the chair.
Once we were finished, neither folding chair was able to fold.
Posted by happyhats on 2006-11-10 21:29:11
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It's going to be a simple year for me. Most of my friends and family are getting a handmade ornament and a handwritten poem. The kids of the family are getting melted candy ornaments.
My father in law is getting either tea or beer bread.
My best guy friend is getting a pillow I found with the I Ching on it and probably a few votive candle holders (he's planning on moving out of his parents house this year, and needs home decor things)
My best guy friends parents really helped me a lot this year and I want to get them something small too. I'll probably get them a big tub or popcorn or a nice coca cola set with a small serving of coffee (the mom is a coca cola buff, and the dad loves coffee)
I've gotten a few small books for my boyfriend and an awesome pin up pop up card so far. I'm also going to get him a Giger calendar I found, and possibly a planner or journal (he loves journals).
Now just to actually buy things! But I need money first!
Posted by JediEmpressMel on 2005-08-16 03:10:57
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It's not really making anything out of them, but you just put a votive candle on a cd, and it makes a nice holder for them. Plus it reflects the light which looks cool.
Posted by cayta on 2004-05-24 10:15:06
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Speaking of flowers, I got 200 long stemmed red roses from Sam's delivered to my house the day before the wedding for $113.00. Seriously. I wasn't even going to have any flowers but 200 was MORE than enough for my entire wedding party, centerpieces, my bouquet, boutinneers (sp?) and corsages. I highly recommend them. Also, the votive candle and lollipops are a great idea. Our wedding was on Nov. 1st, so being the day after halloween, we had a 6ft long candy table filled with baskets and piled high with different candy for guests to take home in little bags. It was a hit! Sam's also had 2 foot long Pixie Sticks! How cool is that!?! I don't know if any of these things will apply to what you are looking for, but I wish you lots of luck with the planning. I do recommend hiring a professional or having a friend give you a massage the day before. It helped me beyond measure.
