Wedding Blog

Mom Taffy really wanted to give packets of seeds to the guests at my shower, keeping in line with her spring theme. I will show you the steps that we took to create the favors and display, and a tutorial for the easy homemade yarn signs. I think that this would be a really fun favor for spring or rustic-themed weddings.

Here is one of the finished containers holding vegetable seeds. Don’t mind the crazy sheet or background; we were in full crafting mode when this was taken!

My mom purchased a wide variety of seed packages, including flowers, vegetables and herbs. She then found some peat moss pellets that she wanted to include as a starter fertilizer. To hold them together neatly, she packaged the two items in clear plastic sucker bags that she had found at a cake supply store. She tied raffia bows at the top, and stuck labels to the back with planting instructions. Here is a sample of her work:

Forget me nots, tomatoes, corn, and cucumber. I loved how colorful all of the packages were when they were placed together.

Next, she found some wooden boxes and buckets at a thrift store to hold all of the seed packets. The largest box, which she used for the flowers, she already owned. Here is a close up of the yarn signs that I made to label the containers:

It’s hard to see the texture in these images, and don’t mind the glue! I could see this yarn and muslin sign method being used for Miss Cowboy Boot’s wedding in some way after seeing her save the dates, since the yarn kind of looks like rope.

To make these signs, you will need:

• Your choice of fabric (I used unbleached muslin)
• Paper or paper plate
• Dark pen or marker
• Yarn of your choice (I used a thin dark brown wool yarn)
• Craft glue

Step 1:
Tear or cut a piece of fabric big enough for your desired sign size. Iron out wrinkles.

Step 2:
Write or type your wording in a dark color on a piece of paper (I used a scrap piece of paper plate because it was next to me at the time).

Step 3:
Place your fabric over the paper, and line up the text the way you like it.

Step 4:
Carefully trace your word with glue and begin cutting pieces of yarn to place onto the glue. The word will not be one continuous piece; cut when you feel it is necessary.

It will look like this when you are finished. Don’t worry about a little bit of glue showing; it will dry clear.

Step 5:
Repeat for the rest of your signs. It took me about an hour to make four of them:

Don’t mind the drying glue!

Step 6:
Hang signs with desired adhesive.

We loved how the favors turned out! Stay tuned for the final presentation when I recap our shower.

Rustic brides, what type of sign would you use this for at your wedding?