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How to Make Little Momentos for your Guests

If you're planning a party, whether it's a fun kid's party or a sophisticated wedding, then you might want to give your guests little gifts in a party bag to say thanks for coming or a souvenir of the special occasion.

On this page you will find the best and most creative ideas and tutorials for making your own momentos, from mini plant pots to edible treats and homemade crafts.

Nearly all of the projects are easy for anybody to create, and there is a huge range of price levels from very cheap to more expensive gifts which will last forever.

I hope you find this page useful and inspiring :-)

Photo and favors by Frolic!

Handmade Wedding Craft Books

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Take-Away Bouquets

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Photo by Planet Mithi.

Creative Favor Ideas

Loose Tea Bags
Hand sewn fabric tea bags.
Party Favor Ideas
Including jam and homemade granola.
Test Tube Tea
Chocolate mint tea leaves in interesting presentation.
Seed Packet Idea
Easy-to-personalize favor ideas.
Soda Bottle Favors & More
Several ideas including dates and jars of honey.
DIY Seedling Kit
Including a mini pot, soil and moss.
Jam & Bread
Homemade jam and bread in lovely packaging.
Mini Terrariums
Adorable mini plant vases.
Fabric Fortune Cookies
A sweet momento for guests to keep.

Honey Pot Favors

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These pots of honey were created for a wedding, and the honey was taken from the bride's father's apiary.

Photo by Danieli BΓ‘rbara.

More Mini Gift Tutorials

Birdseed Favors
Lovely heart-shaped favors for hanging outdoors.
Edible Summertime Treats
Including fruit pot favors and donuts.
5 Edible Favors
I love the S'mores kit idea.
Hot Apple Cider
A great make-it-yourself kit for guests.
Martha Stewart Favors
A photo gallery of 24 ideas.
Cupcake Toppers
Mini toppers which would be adorable as gifts.
Crackers
Fun favors which are perfect for Christmas.
Confetti Bags
Made for New Year's parties, this favor certainly conveys the party spirit.
Lollipop Favors
Personalised favors using photos in a creative and cute way.

DIY Birdhouses

Kid's Party Bag Ideas

Bubbles with Custom Labels
Free labels to download and print.
22 Kid's Party Favors
Including crazy hats and noisemakers.
Mini Chalkboards
Paint your own chalk boards to give as favors for little kids.
Fairy Play Dough
Glittery play dough would be a fun takeaway gift.
Pirate Party Favor
Trinkets and an eyepatch in a leather pouch.
Mini Pinatas
Small cones filled with sweet treats.
Apple Shaped Boxes
Adorable boxes made from plastic bottles, which you can put your favors in.
Cute Halloween Treats
Different foods given creepy and fun names.
Invention Party Bags
Fill a bag with all kinds of little fun items to encourage creativity.

Sewn Felt Hair Clips

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These clips are a very cute idea for party bag favors at a little girl's birthday party.

Photo and clips by Heart Felt Handmade.

DIY Wedding Favors

A Variety of DIY Favors
Cute wedding favors including matches and pinatas.
Button Cookie Favors
A nicely presented edible treat always goes down well.
Top 10 Edible Favors
Treats including jam, hot chocolate and s'mores.
Teacup Candles
Lovely and easy to make favors.
5 Favor Ideas
Including succulent pots and rosemary sea salts.
Custom Seed Packs
Customize these favors with your wedding details.
Recycled Wine Corks
Keychains with wedding reminders attached.
Printed Rocks
With the bride and groom's initials printed on.
Custom Wire Name Charms
Great idea for bending wire into the name of each of your guests.
Vellum Favor Boxes
How to construct your own pretty containers.
Wedding and Sparklers
Very simple idea, but it can create so much fun, especially at night parties.
Mini Moss Favors
And the old cigar box used to carry them is fabulous too.
Bridal Spoons
Fun painted bride and groom wooden spoons.

Newspaper Wrapped Candy Favors

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Photo and favors by Frolic!

Treats for your Guests

DIY Love Notes
Sweet messages rolled up inside decorated bottles.
Candy Necklace Kit
Awesome candy-in-a-box idea for creative guests.
Microwave Popcorn Packs
Little paper bags of corn for guests to pop themselves.
Fortune Bubbles
Spherical glass ornaments with fortunes, quotes or messages inside.
Homemade Sugar Scrub
Mix your own scrub and package in pretty jars.
Sugar Hearts
Pretty favor box containing brown and white sugar hearts.
Hammered Spoons
Lovely handmade gifts which you can personalize.
Baby Food Jar Matchbox
Put matches in a glass jar and add sandpaper for a simple favor.
DIY Heart Sachets
Sewn felt hearts with lavender filling.
Creepy Popcorn Balls
Make your own spooky doll packaging for sweet treats.

Succulent Wedding Favors

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Photo and favors by Frolic!

DIY Gift How-Tos

Cocoa Candy Cane Marshmallows
Lovely edible treats dipped in chocolate.
DIY Strawberry Jam
Impress people with your very own homemade jam.
Bubble Tins
Put together your own bubble blowing favors.
Bride & Groom Strawberries
Individually wrapped strawberries dipped in chocolate and then decorated.
Ready-to-Plant Bulbs
All wrapped up in a rustic burlap pouch.
Vanilla Extract & Vanilla Sugar
A lovely duo of homemade gifts.
Flower Pots
Chalkboard paint is added so you can write a message on the pot.
Custom Chocolate Bars
Print your own personal candy wrappers.
5 Best Jam Recipes
Recipes to choose from plus packaging ideas.

Sugar Heart Party Favors

Favor Idea Resources & Inspiration

Martha Stewart
Beautiful examples of what you can make.
Style Me Pretty
Lots of projects including violet petals, pies and rice tossers.
Intimate Weddings
Coffee bean pouches and plenty of edibles.
My DIY Wedding Day
Homemade Limoncello, matchbooks and more.
Inspired Bride
Bundt cakes, macarons and lollipops aongst other ideas.
Project Wedding
Large list of gorgeous homemade treats.
Green Wedding Shoes
Friday Favor posts with inspiring ideas.

Beaded Jewelry Favors

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Perfect for a girly party.

Photo and favors by Alanna George - Click here for the gumball necklace tutorial.

Table Name Settings & Seat Numbers

A great touch for weddings and dinner parties

Tin Table Numbers
Recycle tin cans by punching numbers in the sides.
LED Table Cards
Light-up name cards for a wedding meal.a
Stenciled Number Bottles
Re-use an assortment of vintage glass bottles.
Photo Table Numbers
A fun and personalized way to label your tables.
Favor Place Cards
Drawstring bag favors combined with numbered place cards.
Succulent Place Cards
Place cards which double as gifts/favors.

Favor Ideas

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  • BrideRush May 16, 2012 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    Love all of these ideas!
  • giftregistry May 14, 2012 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    I haven't created any DIY wedding favors but I saw my sister doing some for her friends but this is great.
  • Loveboncyboutique Mar 27, 2012 @ 5:28 am | delete
    Great lens about DIY wedding.http://www.squidoo.com/fashion-wedding-dresses-2012
  • RecipePublishing Aug 6, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    How nice.

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