Honey Jar Wedding Favor

I'm taking a little break from wedding planning to show you what my daughter and I came up with for her wedding favors. Cassie's having a rustic style wedding and she thought it might be cute to pass out honey jars... which is quite trendy from I've been told :)

I purchased the jars empty (I'll add the link to the empty jars below in the supplies list) and filled them with honey that I purchased at Sam's Club. One case has 160 jars. We decided to purchase them empty because, 1) it was more cost effective and 2) we wanted to create our own look.

Supply List: (Note: This tutorial makes 160 jars)

• 160 - 1.5 ounce jam jars w/lids  
• honey of your choice -- I used about 15 pounds 
• 1 1/4 yard of any fabric (we choose lace) cut into 4" squares
• cutting board (optional -- you don't need if you use scissors)
• rotary cutter (optional -- you could also use scissors or pinking shears))
• scissors (optional)
• measure stick (optional)
• 24 weight ivory paper
• paper cutter
• double-stick tape
• large clear elastics
• twine (I got the kind in the hardware section of Wal-mart... it ties easier)
• color printer

The jars come in a box with NO kind of cushion or wrapping. I ordered 2 cases and didn't have a broken jar in the bunch. So I suppose they know what they're doing :)

First, add honey to all your jars. I used about 15 pounds. Do not attempt to use honey from a 5 gallon bucket! I don't think that would work well at all. I mean you can, of course, if you'd like to but I personally wouldn't :) I used 3 / 5 pound squeezable bottles. 

I next cut out my 4" squares and added them to the lids with the clear elastic. I think this creates a better look than just adding the twine. Plus it holds the lace into place while adding the twine. 

Next, add twine or ribbon bows. We used about 17" pieces for our jars. We precut them to make adding them quicker.

Meant to BEE... Honey :)

I then created labels to add to the jars. I tried to use a label maker but it wouldn't line up right for me when printing them out. But if you're a pro with that, that's what I would do... much faster! If you use address labels, you obviously won't need the double-stick tape. My labels measured 1"x3" and fit perfectly.

That's it! We loved how they turned out! Only 9 more days until the wedding!

I'll be adding a lot more of what we are doing for the wedding when I make time for that... which might be after the wedding is over. We'll see!

Upcoming Family Events

I want this blog to be something I use to focus on my family and things I'm doing... things I can share with all of you for inspiration. Unfortunately, I'm finding blogging to be near the bottom of my list of things I "need" to do. But at the same time, we've got so many exciting things going on! So, my plan, is to update the blog with some awesome pictures when things settle down.

But before I do that let me just write what we've got coming up. Next week, Ali, will be home from her 18 month mission for our church! Which means we've got a big homecoming to give!! I serious can't think about it without crying!

Second, Cassie will be getting married on March 8... this is the main source of my busyness. I'm doing a lot of it myself, along with Cassie. I'm looking forward to sharing pics of center pieces, food, and other things I'll be doing. We've got her bridal shower taking place the day before Ali's homecoming.

We did just get the invites, so here's how those turned out...

Now to get them in the mail!

It's an exciting time in our family, for sure!!