Bridal Fan Wedding Favors
Copyright 2004 Maria Vowell
You can make wonderful and unique bridal fan wedding favors,
quickly and easily using just your printer and a few basic
supplies.
You'll need cardstock in color of your choice, eyelets, pretty
wrapping paper, Aleene's tacky glue and some fancy thread or
pre-made tassels.
To get started, first visit the following URL to get the fan
template.
http://www.craftsebooks.com/articles/fan.htmOnce you have your template, decorate 10 of them with interesting
text about the bride and groom in nice calligraphy type font.
Some nice ideas would be: Facts about the bride, facts about the
groom, well wishes for the happy new couple, love poems, pictures
of the bride and groom from childhood to adulthood etc.
Once you have designed 10 different templates like this, print
them out and get ready to make your fan.
To make your fan, first spread a thin layer of glue on the back
of your cardstock, and apply a layer of your pretty wrapping
paper to the back. Next, cut out your templates and use a
regular hole-puncher to punch a hole in the bottom.
Next attach your 10 spreads together with an eyelet in the holes,
attach a pre-made tassel or make one with your fancy thread, and
your fan is now completed.
These can be provided to your guests at the wedding as memorable
favors that are sure to please.
If you would like to make fancier fans, then you can substitute
the wrapping paper for nice thin fabric or plastic.
You can decorate your fans with sequins and other thin
embellishments.
You can make string art on the back of the cardstock by gluing
string into lovely designs.
For a sturdier fan, take 10 regular popsicle sticks and place
them neatly in a row exactly 1 1/2 inches apart from each other.
Next glue a string of ribbon along the tops of the sticks (hot
glue works best), about 1 inch down from the edge so that they
are all attached together with the ribbon.
Once the glue has dried, then glue the sticks in the middles of
the backs of your spreads before attaching the eyelet. Make sure
that you have them centered and lined up as neatly as possible.
Now cut out 10 blank templates, cover one side with your pretty
wrapping paper or fabric then glue these to the backs of the
spreads over the popsicle sticks. Once more let your glue dry,
then attach the eyelet and tassel.
Now when you unfold your fan, it'll be sturdier and will hold in
place like a regular fan and can be used much easier for cooling
your guests.
These make wonderful and unique favors for any wedding ceremony.
You can also make these for other occasions like Holidays, for
baby showers, birthdays etc.
If you enjoyed this project, please take a moment to visit the
following URL for 30 more "Wonderful wedding favors and wedding
gifts" projects that are quick and easy to make.
http://bride.craftsebooks.comAbove all I would like to wish you many joy filled crafting days
in the future, and I certainly hope you enjoy this project.
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Teaching others through various online methods, Maria Vowell has
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