I am in love with today’s DIY. What a great way to ask your best friends to be a part of your special day! Don’t just blurt it out… “Will you be my bridesmaid!!??” Take time to plan something nice for your friends… they are going to have to put up with your every demand for the future months. Treat them to something nice like this special box below:
We are starting with a ‘bridesmaid’ tank top or shirt. My absolute favorite one ever is {here} on etsy. A personalized champagne glass (the DIY tutorial is planned for next friday) and a split of champagne. I’m also including an adorable wine bottle key chain with all the expected bar tools inside. For fun, I added a turquoise diamond paper weight that I found at Michaels. You will also need a nice cardboard box, two colors of 5.5″ ribbon (both from Michael’s) and a tube from some old wrapping paper.
Start by marking lines on the top of your box to create guides for stamping.
Since our stamping is aligned at the right, I started stamping from the right side; or backwards.
If your box top is like mine, it might sag a little towards the middle… make sure you apply even pressure with your stamp.
I always like to test out each stamp along the way… check twice and stamp once.
Keep stamping until it reads, “Will you be my…”. I’m not the best speller and sometimes I forget what letter is next, especially when working backwards, so write out on your scratch paper what exactly you are stamping.
Since the box had a slight texture to it, I had to fill in some little spots with a fine black marker.
When your ink is finally dry, carefully erase your guide lines.
Now we are going to start wrapping! Begin with one of your ribbon choices and measure a piece long enough to span through your box and be able to tie a bow over your present. Tape your ribbon to the bottom of the box so it won’t slip on you.
Now, prepare your tissue paper. Measure the width of your box so that the fold of your tissue paper will be the exact length you need.
Next we will roll the bridesmaid tank over your wrapping paper tube so it will stand up when placed in the box. I used an old tube of wrapping paper and cut it with a serrated knife to the width of my box. Fold the edges of the tank inward, so that when rolled up, the tube will perfectly read ‘bridesmaid’.
I folded the top of my tank underneath the tube and kind of tucked the edges inside the empty tube. The beauty of rolling the tank around the tube is that it will stand up for your friend to read the word ‘bridesmaid’.
Then carefully place the tube into your present box and add all your other fun gifts.
Next, fold in your tissue paper and tie your ribbon bow.
So cute!!!
Now we will tie the outer bow. Measure both your ribbon choices and start your bow from the underneath of the box.
Carefully tie a bow and fluff it out.
For the finishing touch we are adding a cute little butterfly (also from Michaels). Using Craft Glue Dots (my fav!) apply one to the backside of your butterfly and stick it to an area on your ribbon. Glue Dots are extremely strong and your butterfly will definitely stay stuck wherever you put it.
Thats it! Isn’t it adorable!!!
{DIY Credits} photography: Studio 11 // DIY: Jen | Something Turquoise
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18 Responses
Adorable!
Looks great , are you going to do one for the Best Man ?
Great pictures
I love it! :D
Love it! Looks Familiar! – Susan
Love this! I am working on this box and am having trouble finding the champagne flutes that fit in the box. I purchased what I thought was the same box above from Michaels- its 7.5 X 7.5. The champagne flutes from Micheals are about an inch too long and all the champagne flutes at ikea are longer than 8 inches. Can you please let me know where exactly you purchased yours and possibly the brand/name?
Thanks!!
HD
Hi Hayrelyn, sorry your having trouble – both my box and my champagne glasses are from Michaels. My box is actually 9″ x 7″ and my champagne glass is 7 3/4″. I found the box over by the woodworking section in Michaels, not the gift wrapping section – and the glass was from the candle/mason jar area. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cute ideA love it!
This is amazing!! I may use this idea for Christmas gifts for my girlfriends.
I adore your blog! I made a similar box to this for my bridesmaids, and they all were so impressed. Thanks for all your inspiration. I hope I will eventually get around to sending you a photo of the finished product!
I LOVE this! Could you send me the link for the instructions on how to personalize the champange glasses? Thanks so much!
Hi Katie! http://somethingturquoise.com/2011/10/21/diy-glam-champagne-glasses/
I Love Love Love this!!! I was looking for a creative way to let all my girls know up front how much they mean to me when I ask them to be my bridesmaids (especially since some of them are out of town and by Phone/Txt just seems so…..lazy) And this is perfect! I adapted the idea a bit, but my boxes and it’s booty is really looking adorable! Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful and thoughtful idea!
Must do
That is adorable, I love it!
I {LOVE} your invitations!!!!
LOVE LOVE Where did you get the split from?
Ralphs!
Not only do I love the box but the way you’ve presented the bridesmaid gifts inside will makes a really professional impression. I’ve shared it on google+ as I was really impressed with the idea.