Today we have a guest blog by one of our lead coordinators, Danielle! We love finding ways to double place cards as favors! She found a few unique favor/place card ideas and tried one of her own! Below you’ll find her inspiration board and one way that she chose to use the inspiration board to create one of her own!
Enjoy!

With spring here, many of us are decorating our backyard or patio with spring flowers. While browsing the internet I found this idea for a place card holder and decided to make a few of my own and share them with you! It was a fun thing and easy thing to do. Not only do they make a fun place card holder, but it doubles as a wedding favor. Depending on how many guest you are inviting, have a planting party and invite friends and family over, and even kids to help you with them!

Inspiration:

Images courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

Danielle’s idea: Flower pot place card holder [Doubles as a favor that you’re guests will love!]

What you need:

Pot: 48 cents on sale at craft store (2.25 in.)
Soil: Free- use extra from the left over soil from the flowers
Flower/moss: $1-2
Paper: Free, scrap paper
Stick: Free from your back yard!
Time: a couple minutes per pot
Total 1.48-2.48 depending on flower or moss

How to make them:
• To make the place card pots I took off the excess soil from the roots and placed it in the pot.
• Once it was in the pot I trimmed the plant so it would better fit.
• I taped the actual name card to the twig but glue would work just as well and stuck the twig into the plant.
• Easy as that you have a super cute and fun place card holder for your wedding!

Tips and tricks:
• Flowers with multiple blossoms can be broken up into 3 pots, if broken up to much it will disturb the root system and possibly kill the plant.
• Water the plants a few days before the wedding so the excess water will drain before its set on your nice table cloth
• Look for sales on flowers at local stores

Other fun ideas:
• Write on paper with seeds in it
• You can find an abundance of moss in your backyard
• Add fun rocks to decorate the soil
• Use some ribbon to dress up the pot.
• Paint the pot
• If you are not a flower persons succulents make a great alternative [use a more rocky soil]
• If you are not a green thumb fake flowers work as well

Check back soon for more great ideas!

Cheers,

Mandi, Rachelle & the Champagne team

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