For us, Christmas is our favorite holiday. I knew when we were tying the knot that we would want a little something to drag out every Christmas to remember how thankful we are for one another - even when Christmas has fewer gifts, more traveling or not such blissful circumstances.
I made this ornament with scraps from my wedding dress (after it was altered) and left over materials from our wedding invitations. On our wedding day, we put grass seed from our fist go at helping our lawn to flourish and birdseed from the bag that was thrown on our wedding day. The grass seed will help us remember that all large things begin as something small and take a lot of work. The birdseed will remind us how we felt after our walk down the aisle as husband and wife.
I even made a stand to hold it during pouring out of felt covered styrofoam that I hollowed out to act as a nest. It worked great and looks nice as display if I decide not to hang it on the tree.
I even made a stand to hold it during pouring out of felt covered styrofoam that I hollowed out to act as a nest. It worked great and looks nice as display if I decide not to hang it on the tree.
If you're looking for an awesome wedding keepsake, this is easy, cheap and unique! If you're looking to give something like this as a gift, here's a little peek at an awesome gift from my aunt. She cut up our wedding invitation, line by line and put it into an ornament just as awesome!
Furthermore, if you find yourself with a whole sheet of extra stickers that you bough just for the numbers, here's a little something that I chose to do with my wrapping to help finish off the rest!
Thanks for stopping by the Humble Hammock and looking around; do come back!
Cara
