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Favor DIY

We all know that wedding favors are never required… But if you want to go the DIY favor route, we’ve got lots of unique wedding favor tutorials and DIY ideas below. We’ve also got an archive of non-DIY wedding favor ideas.

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Enjoy the show: How to make a homemade microwave popcorn favor

Popcorn is one of the most perfect foods for enjoying the show — and isn’t your wedding one helluva show? Microwave popcorn is a great favor, and an inexpensive one — though commercial varieties are more expensive than this homemade version. Whether you’re not a fan of artificial butter chemical flavorings, or want to add a personal flavor flair to your own popcorn, this project is a super-easy way to DIY a tasty favor.

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How to make DIY mint matchbook wedding favors

When serving up some rockin’ flavors it’s also a kindness to offer a Lifesaver. Tasty fresh breath at the end of your savory (or sweet!) food fest lets folks get a little closer while slow dancing. I’ve seen it in movies! Here’s a way to dress up some super-cheap grocery store mints into a totally tricked out mini-favor.

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Make your own offbeat snowglobes for favors & decor

Snowglobes are super rad. I Iove making ’em just as much as I love shaking ’em. Here is a quick tutorial on waterless snowglobes. If you want to put water in your globes, Martha Herself has a tutorial. But here’s how the Offbeat DIY Editor rocks her some Martha-inspired crafts.

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Papier mache confetti ball favors for your New Year’s and holiday season wedding!

Celebrating New Year’s Eve is super fun. Weddings are a celebration of something new as well. Why not inject your event with some holiday and/or New Year’s excitement with these papier mache confetti balls!?

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How to make your own Dungeons & Dragons chocolate dice mold

Ariel Segall aka Ariel (but not that one) appeals to our chocolate-loving, Dungeons and Dragons-playing, favor-searching crowd as she shows us how to make your own chocolate D&D dice molds.

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Eco-friendly favor: seed bombs!

I picked seed bombs as favors because I didn’t want to give out “stuff” (i.e. junk that will just go in a landfill) but rather give something small that was enjoyable, expressed our ethos, and was delightfully biodegradable. My husband and I had a great time making these and getting dirty! They were really easy and took no time at all.