DIY Project: Favor Box with Belly Band

Abby Larson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:31:16 +0000

Our next adorable idea that Laura sent us is the perfect favor boxes that she designed, complete with an oh-so-cute belly band. Tucked inside were yummy truffles that the Larson crew, myself included, helped to make one Saturday afternoon along with a little note that said, “life is sweet.” Ahhh, too cute for words!

Materials
Color Printer
Paper Cutter or X-acto Knife with self healing mat
8.5 x 11″ 80lb white card stock
8.5 x 11″ 80lb colored card stock
2 x 2” Favorboxes (like this from Sophiesfavors.com)
Permanent Double Sided Tape
Gluestick
1/2” raised adhesive foam squares (like this)

Instructions
1. Download the Favorbox Card Template. Print using the highest settings on your color printer to ensure that the text is crisp. There are 30 Cards per sheet.

2. Cut each Card out on the dashed line, making sure to cut off all of the black ink so that the edge of each card remains white. The cards should measure 1-1/2” x 1-1/2”.

3. Cut the colored cardstock out into 1.75” squares.

4. Glue the Favorbox Cards to the colored cardstock squares.

3. Cut the Favorbox bellybands into 9-1/2” strips.

3. Create a mock fold around your favorbox with your bellybands to see where you should create the creases on each side of the box. After you are certain that the bellyband will fit tight around the favorbox, secure the wrap around the favorbox using double sided tape.

4. Center the cards on top of the favorboxes and secure them with the 1/2” raised foam squares.

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DIY Favor Boxes

Abby Larson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:00:56 +0000

Taaa-Daaaa! The secret is out of the bag! We have a brand spanking new site and man oh man, are we excited!

As I’ve been blabbing on and on about weddings galore over the last few months, my loving husband and the SMP tech guru has been working furiously behind the scenes to put the finishing touches on our new site. With a pretty new logo, a clean and beautifully organized design and so many new features on the way, we are bursting with pride. Literally.

And, since we can’t break out the bubbly with all of you, we thought that we’d pony up a few incredible features today…a real wedding that will make you swoon, a DIY project that will definitely make your must have list…oh and the BIGGEST GIVEAWAY we’ve ever done!

We are being purely evil in making you wait to hear the details on our latest giveaway (and when I say big, I am definitely being modest. It’s bigger than big…it’s HUGE). So, to ease the pain, we are sharing an absolutely perfect new Favor Box designed by the fabulous Kathleen of Twig & Thistle.

Kathleen is the queen of all things DIY fab, so it’s no wonder that we’d kick off this week with one of her darling designs. I am loving the sweet simplicity of this favor box, perfect for some handmade truffles or a baked treat. You can download the template right here!

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And a really quick side note. As someone who is living my every dream, I just wanted to say how much it means to me that you come here every day, that you allow me to play a small part in planning your biggest day, that you support Style Me Pretty and all of our successes, our missteps, our ambitions. I am forever grateful.

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