Categories: Weddings

Make Your Own Bridal Shower Favors

While guests are choosing bridal shower gifts for the bride to be, the bridesmaids are working hard organizing every detail of the bridal shower, including the invitations, location of the party, decorations, food, games and bridal shower favors.

Bridal shower favors are small gifts given to the guests who will be attending the bridal shower. It is a way of thanking the guests for coming to the bridal shower and “showering” the bride with gifts. Homemade bridal shower favors are fun to make that requires a little extra work, but are worth the extra time spent.

Homemade “Make Your Own Mix” Recipe
One great homemade bridal shower favor is to create a “make your own mix” recipe. www.budget101.com/convenience_mixes.htm offers a variety different mixes, including an apple almond rice mix, apple muffin mix, bacon dip mix, beef noodle dinner mix, butterscotch oatmeal cookie mix, sugar cookie mix, 7up biscuit mix in a jar and so much more. Budget 101 has over 200 recipes to choose from. Place the dry ingredients in a polypropylene-cello bag or you may choose to put the ingredients in a glass jar. You may want to purchase your jar from Bottles and Jars at www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID;=13. After you add the dry ingredients, place the lid on the jar or tie a ribbon around the bag. All you have left to do is copy the recipe in a word processing program and print it on colored paper that is the same color as the theme of the wedding, trim the recipe and use double sided tape to place on the bag or jar.

Chocolate Covered Almond Pretzels
Everyone loves Chocolate Covered Almond Pretzels. All you need to purchase are large Hershey chocolate bars, rod pretzels and crushed almonds. First, melt the Chocolate in your microwave for 20-second intervals. After each interval, mix the chocolate until it is just melted and smooth. Do Not Overcook. Dip your pretzel rod into the chocolate and cover approximately ¾ of the pretzel. Immediately, roll the chocolate covered part of the pretzel into the crushed almonds and place on wax paper to cool. After they have cooled, place the desired amount of pretzels in a Polypropylene-cello bag and tie with a ribbon that matches with the wedding theme color. You can purchase the bags at Paper Mart www.papermart.com/Product%20Pages/Product.aspx?GroupID=18881.

Homemade Biscotti
Homemade Biscotti is another delicious bridal shower favor, which your bridal shower guests will love. You can find some great biscotti recipes at www.joyofbaking.com. After your biscotti is cooled, place them in a Polypropylene-cello bag and tie a ribbon around the bag that matches the wedding theme color and you have a beautiful package for you guests to take home. www.papermart.com/Product%20Pages/Product.aspx?GroupID=18881

Lavender Sachets
Your bridal shower guests would love to receive an Organza sachet bag filled with the scent of lavender. They are practical stylish and will give a fresh scent to their drawers or closets. You will need to purchase some Organza sachet bags (be sure the pick a color that matches the wedding theme color) and Lavender Flower Buds. Lil’s Lavender is a great place to purchase these items www.lilslavender.com/category/002bridalwedding/. Place the Lavender Flower Buds in the Organza sachet bags and tighten the ribbon around the bag. Lil’s Lavender also has mini roses to purchase to place on your sachet bag.

Jordan Almond Sachets
You can also use the Organza sachet bags to fill with Jordan Almonds. Jordan Almond Sachets are beautiful, popular and fun to make. Fill the Organza sachet bag with Jordan Almonds. Coordinate the bags and almonds with the theme color. Jordan Almonds also come in a unique silver color. Be sure and read about “The Wedding Story of Jordan Almond” at www.candywarehouse.com/weddingstory.html. If you are making this bridal shower favor, you may want to print the story for your guests.

Taking the time to make homemade bridal shower favors will be well worth it and your guests will be praising you with “a job well done”. Your bride to be will be very pleased that you took the time to add that special touch to her bridal shower.