" title="ebb & flow :: fabulous finds & divine designs"> ebb & flow :: fabulous finds & divine designs

We still have eight months until our wedding day but we’re not sitting idle in the wedding planning department. I posted a sneak peek a couple weeks ago and wanted to share the final product: bird seed bags for the guests to toss after we say ‘I do.’ Here’s the breakdown if you want to make your own.

Supplies:

1. Flat Glassine Bags
2. Kraft Paper Labels
3. Bird Seed (We used a variety pack from our local grocery store)
4. Stamp and Ink Pad
5. Gold Thread
6. Sewing Machine
7. Patience

Over the course of a few afternoons, movie nights and with the help of friends we filled about 200 Glassine Bags with 1/4 cup of bird seed, folded the top over and secured with the kraft label paper pre-stamped. It’s much easier and neater to stamp before they’re attached to the bag. From there it was just a matter of quickly running each bag through the sewing machine, making sure the seeds weren’t in the way. I had one mishap that resulted in a broken sewing machine needle launching at my face after it hit a large seed. So beware. I can’t wait to put them to use at our wedding, even though I’ll be the target.

Source: my own