How to Make Flower Seed Packets for Wedding Favors

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Instructions & Free Templates for Homemade Flower Seed Packets

Simple, Do-It-Yourself, Flower Seeds Packets are perfect for wedding favors, bridal showers, Earth Day celebrations, anniversary parties, or any "green" event.

I have provided free printable templates for you to print the seed packets on your own paper. I prefer to use beautiful homemade paper infused with flower petals and grasses. Get creative...recycle, the possibilities are endless!

Follow the instructions below to create your own beautiful seed packets then simply add your own flower seeds.

*My seed packets are designed for flower seeds that should be planted 1/4 inch deep. (planting instructions are printed on the back of the seed packet.)

Choose from Wildflower, Marigold, Zinnia, or Sunflower templates.

I also added a blank template for you to add your own text, images, or use rubber stamps to decorate.

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Step #1 - Choose Your Template 

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Choose your template from my gallery and click to zoom.

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Save the image to your computer.

Each template will print 2 seed packets per 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper.


Wildflower Seed Packet Template



Zinnia Seed Packet Template




Marigold Seed Packet Template



Sunflower Seed Packet Template



Blank Seed Packet Template
Add Your Own Text and/or Image
or
Use Rubber Stamps to Decorate



Rubber Stamps for Your Seed Packets 

Globe Wood Mounted Rubber Stamp

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Wildflower Bouquet Wood Mounted Rubber Stamp

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100+ Bird and Nest Stickers By Cavallini & Co.

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Step #2 - Print & Cut Your Seed Packets 

Choose your paper and print templates with your home computer.

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Carefully cut inside the black line so your finished seed packets do not show the printed template outline marks.

Step #3 - Fold and Glue Your Seed Packets 

Each seed packet will have 4 folds. First fold the bottom section up and then fold each side over the bottom section. Glue each side over the bottom section creating an envelope. Glue sticks work great.

Leave the top envelope flap open to insert the flower seeds.

 

Crafty Dab 50789 Envelope Glue

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Henkel Duck 10-Gram Easy Stick Glue Stick, 2-Pack #00-24136

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Step #4 - Insert the Seeds and Seal the Envelopes 

Buy your flower seeds in bulk at your favorite home and garden store.

Please Note: My seed packets are designed for flower seeds that should be planted 1/4 inch deep. (planting instructions are printed on the back of the seed packet.)

Choose from Wildflower, Marigold, Zinnia, or Sunflower templates.

Fill each homemade envelope with desired amount of seeds and seal with a glue stick.

*You may also want to insert a note or poem inside each seed packet as a special surprise for your guests.

(seed packet wedding favor poem samples are at the bottom of this lens: )

 

Wildflower Seeds 1000+ Low Growing

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Plantation Prod. WF65 Wildflower Seed Mix

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Wildflower Seeds 1000+ Partial Shade

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Seed Poems (Poetry Paintbox)

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Step #5 - Adding Ribbons (optional) 

If you want to add ribbons simply use a paper punch to make holes at the top of the seed packet. You can tie in a simple bow, (instructions coming soon), or make a ribbon loop for hanging.

 

Wedding Blessings: Prayers and Poems Celebrating Love, Marriage and Anniversaries

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Treasury of Wedding: Poems, Quotations, and Short Stories

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Happily Ever After: A Wedding Poem (Miniature Editions Pop-ups)

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From Romance To Love to Resonance

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Personalized Wedding Theme Poems

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Lensmaster

STUFFellaneous wrote

Very nice!!!

Reply Posted May 19, 2009

WeddingGuestFavors wrote...

Wow! Plantable wedding favors are a great idea!

ReplyPosted May 01, 2009

WeddingPlaceCards wrote...

wow- what a great idea for a low cost, elegant favor. Thanks for the detailed template and instructions.

ReplyPosted April 13, 2009

Lensmaster

Eleanor the Great wrote

This is a great tutorial, and the templates are awesome. I really appreciate you posting this! I am working on making linoleum block prints for seed packets, and was thinking about what I wanted to do for the envelopes to print on, and this is perfect. Lovely idea!

Reply Posted March 16, 2009

Lensmaster

Anthony wrote

Wow, great idea, thanks! I run my blog about home garden seedswith a small shop. Currently I sell packed seeds but I was thinking to start selling my own seeds in future and didn't know how to pack them. Your lens gave me an answer! :)

Reply Posted March 14, 2009

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