Inexpensive Homemade Red Wedding Favors

Homemade wedding favors are personal and inexpensive, and they can be made with any color scheme in mind. Red is a popular wedding color, and it is closely associated with love. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on creating inexpensive homemade red wedding favors.

Jam Jars

Making jam jars is a one of a kind wedding favor idea that can be done with red. You can use strawberries or raspberries to create jam, and this homemade wedding favor is also inexpensive. All you will need is canning jars, ribbon, berries, sugar, pectin, a large pot, water, and some heavy paper or sticky labels. Start by making the jam accordingly and filling the jars. Seal the jars correctly and set aside. Simply write the names of the couple on the labels and attach them to the jars. Tie the ribbon in a pretty bow and this inexpensive red homemade wedding favor is complete.

Red Rose Candles

You can make a red themed homemade wedding favor using classic red roses. For this project you will need fake red roses, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, small glass jars, red ribbon, and red silk roses. Start this project by pulling the buds off of the stems, but make sure to keep the buds intact. Next glue the ribbon around the top edge of the jar, and decorate the jar with the red roses. When your candle holder has cooled place the candle inside, and it is an elegant red wedding favor that is also homemade and inexpensive.

Candy Champagne Glass

Another inexpensive homemade wedding favor is a candy filled champagne glass. For this wedding favor you will need red candies, and there are many different types of red colored candies on the market to choose from. You can also pick a variety of red colored candies, and you can purchase inexpensive champagne glasses at your local dollar store. If you but multiple different red colored candies for this inexpensive wedding favor you can layer the different candies. You can also add a ribbon bow to the handle, and it is nice to write the name of the couple and the date of the marriage on a piece of paper or ribbon and attach it to the glass.There are many inexpensive homemade wedding favors, and red is a great wedding color for creating wedding favors. There are many sweet and romantic red colored wedding favor ideas that can be made inexpensively; try these homemade favors for your wedding or the wedding of someone you care about!

Inexpensive Homemade Blue Wedding Decorations

 

Making homemade wedding decorations is a fun and inexpensive way to add a personal touch to your wedding. The color blue is a popular wedding color and it can be incorporated simply into homemade wedding decorations. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on how to create several inexpensive homemade blue wedding decorations.

Garland

Creating a blue garland for your wedding can be inexpensive; for this homemade decoration you will need various blue cupcake liners, a hole puncher, big blue colored wooden beads, and thin ribbon. Start this homemade wedding decoration craft by flattening all of the cupcake liners and punching a hole in the center of them.

Next string a couple cupcake liners onto the ribbon, but make sure to tie it in a knot at the end first; it is helpful to tie one of the blue beads to the knot to make it larger. After you have strung some cupcake liners onto the ribbon add a bead. String some more cupcake liners and another bead onto the ribbon, and continue in this fashion until your garland is complete. This inexpensive homemade wedding decoration is an easy and quick wedding craft.

Topiary

You can make an adorable blue topiary decoration for your wedding. For this inexpensive, homemade wedding decoration you will need coffee filters, blue watercolor paint, a stick that is 12 inches long, two small foam balls, a tin can, some blue pebbles, a hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, water, and a paintbrush.

Start this homemade decoration by painting all of your coffee filters blue. This can be done easily by running all of the coffee filters underwater and adding a few drops of paint to them; the paint will swirl and expand because of the water. Allow the blue coffee filters to dry while you are assembling the rest of the decoration.

Now place a foam ball inside the tin can, and poke the stick into the middle of the ball. Place the other ball on top of the stick and push it through to secure it in place. Fill the can the rest of the way with the blue pebbles to secure the tree in place.

Find the center of the coffee filters and pinch it to gather it; next glue the pinched section of the coffee filter to the ball. Continue adding coffee filters until the entire ball is covered, and when the glue has dried your inexpensive, homemade wedding decoration is ready.

Making blue wedding decorations is more fun and personal when they are homemade, and you can do this without spending a ton of cash. These inexpensive decoration ideas are a great way to emphasize the color blue in your wedding while adding a custom touch.

Inexpensive Homemade Blue Wedding Centerpiece

 

Everyone picks a color theme for their wedding, and creating homemade centerpieces with the color blue is easy and inexpensive. This article will provide you with detailed instructions on creating several inexpensive homemade blue wedding centerpieces for your big day.

Carnations

Flowers are always a wonderful addition to any wedding centerpiece, and carnations are an inexpensive flower for your homemade wedding centerpiece. For this homemade wedding craft you will need carnations, blue food coloring, water, a vase, scissors, tin cans, and blue ribbon.

Start this project the night before by filling the vase with water; add at least 20 drops of blue food coloring to the water to make it a dark blue. Next use the scissors to cut the stems of the carnations so they fit nicely in the tin cans, but remember to cut the stems under water to prevent air from getting in. You can also cut slits in the sides of the stems to allow the blue food coloring to work faster.

Tie the blue ribbon around the tin can in a bow, and fill it with some water; you can feel free to use the blue water again if you like. Place the carnations in the tin cans and your inexpensive homemade wedding centerpieces is ready!

Underwater Centerpiece

For a one of a kind and inexpensive homemade wedding centerpiece you will need some large glass bowls, blue food coloring, water, fake flowers, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, permanent paint markers, and old cd cases. Start this inexpensive wedding craft by writing the name of the couple and the date of the wedding on the cd cases.

Next place the cd case in bottom of the bowl, and add glue to secure it. Glue flowers around the edges of the cd case, and when the glue has dried fill a pitcher with water. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to the water and fill the bowl with the blue water. This blue wedding centerpieces is a special homemade addition to any wedding.

Champagne Glass Candle Holders

Another inexpensive homemade wedding centerpiece that features the color blue is the champagne glass candle holder. For this centerpiece you will need champagne glasses, blue beads, marbles, or pebbles, blue taper candles, and ribbon.

Start this homemade wedding centerpiece by tying a piece of ribbon in a bow around the stem of the champagne glass. Next place the candles in the glasses and fill the glasses with the pebbles. This will hold your candle in place, and your inexpensive wedding centerpiece is done.

Making homemade centerpieces for your wedding table can be inexpensive, and it is easy to incorporate the color blue into these inexpensive homemade wedding centerpieces. So try them today!