DIY Teacup Favors & GIVEAWAY!

For the DIY brides out there, here is a fun and easy DIY project to create cute teacup planters as favors for your wedding guests.

 Materials Needed:

An Assortment of Teacups
Spray Paint or Ceramic Paint
Small Potted Plants
Card Stock for personal message
Bamboo Skewers
Dust Mask

Directions:

1. Wash and dry each teacup to ensure they are free of dust.

2. Spray paint each teacup with several coats of paint on all sides. (Wear dust mask while doing this.)

3. When dry, fit a small potted plant inside each teacup.

4. Add your personal message, printed on cardstock and attached to the bamboo skewers.

And you're done!

This DIY idea came from Savers, the international chain of thrift stores.  For this and other DIY wedding projects, go to: http://www.savers.com/Summer.aspx.

Giveaway!

If you're on a budget but want to try out this fun project, you're in luck! Savers has provided a $25 gift certificate for one of my lucky readers! There are Savers stores all over the United States, including one that just opened in Downers Grove and one that will be opening on May 19th in Naperville. You can scour the store for the teacups for this project or the materials for any DIY projects you plan to tackle.

To enter to win the Savers gift certificate, simply leave a comment to this post by May 31st with an e-mail address to contact if you win.  You'll receive an additional entry if you become a follower on twitter and tweet the words "DIY" to us at @CamilleMcLamb.  Increase your chances even more with another entry by becoming a fan of Camille Victoria Weddings on Facebook and posting "DIY Bride" on our wall. 

We will randomly select a winner on June 1st.  If we don't hear back from the winner within one week, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone gets the prize!  No purchase is necessary to enter.

Disclosure: Savers provided the $25 gift certificate for this giveaway.

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Review & Giveaway: Pear Tree Greetings

On my quest to find interesting wedding-related products, I was introduced to Pear Tree Greetings.  The company offers wedding save-the-dates and invitations that you can personalize online yourself.  If you're a funky bride with contemporary style, check out the selection of wedding invitations.  The designs are modern and colorful.

Photo courtesy of Pear Tree Greetings

It's fairly easy to create your invitations by just filling in text boxes with your invitation wording.  To save time, have your invitation wording already in mind before sitting down to order.  Many of the designs allow you to select from 25 different colors for the invitation, so you can easily match your wedding theme.  You'll also be able to customize the font for the invitations' wording.  One of the highlights of creating your invitations online -- no waiting to get a proof back from the printer!  You'll get to preview the invitation right on your screen.  

Photo courtesy of Pear Tree Greetings

Pear Tree prints all cards on 100 lb heavy matte card stock that is made of 100% post-consumer recycled material.  Prices range from about $2 to $3.36 per invitation if ordering about 100 invitations with response cards.  You can also add matching thank you cards, address labels, and favor stickers if you like.

The verdict: Pear Tree Greetings is an affordable option for modern brides.

Giveaway!

This month we're giving away a $25 gift card for Pear Tree Greetings! You can apply it toward your online order for any Pear Tree Greetings product. 

To enter, simply leave a comment to this post by December 20th with an e-mail address to contact if you win.  You'll receive an additional entry if you become a follower on twitter and tweet to us at @CamilleMcLamb.  We will randomly select a winner on December 21st.  If we don't hear back from the winner within one week, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone gets the prize!  No purchase is necessary to enter.

Disclosure: Pear Tree Greetings provided the $25 gift card for our giveaway.

Do you have an idea for a wedding product for us to review? Let us know in a comment or e-mail us at info@CamilleVictoriaWeddings.com.

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