3 IN 1 - FAVOR DISPLAY IDEAS

BOXED GROOM's CAKE FAVORS

Assembled in the shape of a three-tier layer cake, store-bought boxes hold individual slices of the groom's cake, ready for the guests to take home. Tucked between the white boxes are ranunculuses, sweet peas, hyacinths, and lilies of the valley.

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CLEARLY BEAUTIFUL

CLEARLY BEAUTIFUL

If you don't want to hide your pretty favors inside a box, use a see-through package to showcase them instead. A trio of pastel macaroons in this clear container is finished with a paper flower.

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FLOWER TOP

FLOWER TOP

This place-card favor blooms with tiny paper flowers.
Trim stems off paper flowers (we used 9 per box); hot-glue to box top. For label, center name on 2-by-81/2-inch piece of vellum; fold paper at 2-inch intervals, wrap around box; glue overlap at back.

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1BOX 10 WAYS

The best wedding favors are exercises in elegant simplicity, beautiful things are not too taxing to plan, make, or fit into the budget. With that in mind, we've taken a plain paper box and done it up in ten very different ways. All will delight the eye and even offer a bit of excitement (there's something inherently intriguing about a closed box). As for the contents, a handful of candy is all these charming favors need -- but you can fill them with whatever you like.
The boxes can be decorated to fit the mood of any wedding. The Glitter Top box helps create a formal tone, while the Polka Dot box lends a lighthearted touch. You can also vary our designs: The Color Block box can be created with sleek metallic or comfortable solid colors; the Scallop Top box, fancy with our ornate ribbon, becomes more casual with grosgrain trim.
Add a name tag, and the favors do double-duty as place cards. You can easily make these little gifts on your own over a few sessions. Or, with a bit of help from your friends, you can create them assembly-line style in one evening over night takeout: Have one person pink the fabric, another fold the boxes into shape, a third cut and tie the ribbons, and so on. By short time you suddenly realize that the favors will be ready.
Above: A basic cardboard box, two and a half inches square, makes an excellent favor when creatively transformed -- and filled with sweets, candy, eggs, muffin or cake.

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PAPER BAND BOX

PAPER BAND BOX

The box gets a new silhouette from a sheer paper band that's folded at the top and secured with a ribbon; the couple's names and wedding date were rubber-stamped on the band before it was wrapped around the box.
Fold a 2-by-10-inch sheer paper strip every 2 inches; wrap around box. Fold ends; punch hole. Fold 8-by-1/4-inch ribbon; slide loop from back to front; pull tails through.

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BLOSSOM BOXES

BLOSSOM BOXES

These groovy favors are made using just four different flower punches.

HOW TO:

These favors are made using just four different flower punches. Punch flowers from white card stock; trim the edges of the large blooms with mini pinking shears to resemble cherry blossoms. Stamp centers of the large and medium-size flowers. We had rubber stamps made with two designs; you could also draw in a design with fine markers. Attach two or three flowers to each box. Some are affixed flat on the box using adhesive dots; others are attached with adhesive foam disks so they're raised.

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MONOGRAMMED SEAL

MONOGRAMMED SEAL

A copper-cord tie is finished with a monogrammed wax seal.

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L.O.V.E POETRY

LOVE POETRY

A beaded message and a few lines of Shakespearean verse photocopied onto newsprint paper spell out pure romance.

HOW TO:

Wrap box in 81/2-by-6-inch paper, securing with double-sided tape. Fold 24 inches of waxed twine in half; tie knot 81/2 inches from fold. Thread on beads; knot again. Trim excess; wrap around box, threading beads through loop.

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FABRIC WRAP BOX

FABRIC WRAP BOX

This romantic box is swathed in organdy and finished with ribbon and a monogram sticker.

HOW TO:

This romantic box is swathed in organdy and finished with ribbon and a monogram sticker.
Place box on 14-inch organdy square; gather fabric at top, and secure with tape. Tape one end of satin ribbon to neck; wrap around twice, slip end through one of the wraps, and cut at an angle. Secure with a sticker. Trim top of gathered fabric with pinking shears.

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RIBBON TWIST BOX

RIBBON TWIST BOX

Two-tone ribbon shows off its colors on this simply wrapped box.

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TASSEL TOP BOX

TASSEL TOP

A tiny tassel makes opening this box especially fun. The wide, striped fabric around the box has been trimmed with pinking shears at the sides.

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POLKA DOT FAVOR BOX

POLKA DOT BOX


A hand punch makes these cheerful dots (and a lot of confetti), while paper lining makes them stand out.

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BUTTON CLOSURES

Button Closures

Buttons make charming closures: Punch holes in the box's lid for the button, slip wire through, and fasten on the underside. Then, tie a ribbon to the button's base, loop it around the box, and wrap to secure.

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