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Tuesdays with Tammy: Wedding favor ideas

Posted by Tammy Miller

I love spring. I even love the rain. But this time of year really gets me thinking of what’s coming around the corner... all of the graduations, bridal showers and weddings I have to look forward to.

I have a couple ideas that will spark some interest from the brides, brides' moms or even bridesmaids that are stopping in your store looking for party favor ideas. This Dress Box is one of our most popular boxes for weddings:

Here it is used to make this All Dressed Up Place Card, a perfect little box for a bridal shower. A bride-to-be can simply use it for table decorations or throughout the room so each guest knows where to sit.

And here's a more formal Bride Box dressed up with Imaginisce rub-ons and a tag:

And here is the bride box shown with the coordinating Tuxedo Box. They can be filled with mints or other little treasures like mini soaps or tealight candles. See the project here.

One more box idea is our also popular Flower Box. You get all three shapes on one jumbo die.

Here is a pink and green flower box made with our clear plastic sheets for the base:

What I love about all the boxes I've shown here is that they do not require any adhesive at all. Just fold them up and you're ready to go!

I could go on forever about boxes and bags for weddings. They are such a smart addition to a store's die cutting center so they can reach new customers. Visit the Ideas area of our website for even more wedding and stationery ideas and I’ll be back next week to share more ideas.

Pull up a chair

Posted by Jen Cramer

If you're looking to add another wedding-related die to your selection, then I have the perfect die for you: AccuCut's Box-Chair die is a place card holder and favor box rolled up into one.

On the single jumbo die you get both the chair shape and the place card that fits into the two notches on the chair back. The base is 2" square and the chair is 4 1/4" high. When assembled, the chair "seat" opens up for you to put in candies or other treats.

Now let's look at a few examples of how this box has been used:

You can see how you can use the die by itself and decorate with hand-cut paper strips (red Michael box) or you can use border dies to embellish the chair.

Click here for material lists and die information for these and two more projects using this chair. If you're a retail store, the key is to make a few examples of the die being used so brides can visualize how they could use this box at their shower or wedding. You have to inspire them!

Offer favor box dies for weddings

Posted by Jen Cramer

If you are a retail store with a die cutting center, be sure you are offering dies to tap the wedding market. By having a variety of dies for invitations and favor boxes -- and making sure you let people know you have them -- you will be able to sell more cardstock and other embellishments.

Here is a new die that came out in January that I just love for wedding favors: Box #26.

It comes in two sizes, is a nice "squatty" (is that a real word?) shape so you don't have to spend a lot of money to fill it up with candy, and it has the most adorable scalloped top. Let's look at two projects showing the two sizes.

The jumbo-size box is 2 1/2" wide x 2 1/2" long x 1 1/4" high. This Monogram Favor Box is a classic example using a monogram letter on the top -- this one uses a 2" Uppercase Roman alphabet. The bride can also make her own seals for the top of the box using a computer or rubber stamping a letter on the top or simply add a die-cut or Prima flower.

I also like the super jumbo size for a larger favor box -- it's 3 1/4" wide x 3 1/4" long x 1 5/8" high. It would also make a nice size for attendants' gifts to hold jewelry and other smaller items. This Happy Couple Box shows how you can incorporate a photo of the couple into your favor. Black and white photos are always a nice touch.

 

Want to see more boxes? Go to the AccuCut site to see all bags and boxes.