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Published on May 27, 2009 in Spotlight |
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If you are worried that planning an eco-friendly wedding means you have to sacrifice style, then think again. The following Etsy Finds include some unique, earthy ideas for wedding favors. Help your guests become more earth aware while leaving them with a message of your most sincere gratitude.
Check out Etsy's Weddings and Celebrations Gift Guide for more beautiful handmade and vintage favors and accessories.
Think about buying local or organic desserts for your guests to take home or nibble on while they are waiting for the grand entrance of the bride and groom. These cookies are made from organic raspberry preserves and all natural ingredients. They would look perfect packaged in a box made from recycled paper and a sweet little bow. By thehotcookie, $7.50.
10 Custom Soap Favors for weddings, bridal showers, baby showers
Eco-friendly soaps are a great useful gift for guests. The packaging can be customized to match the colors of your wedding and personalized to include a special message. By primitiveearth, $22.50.
Wedding Favors - 100 Tubes of Lip Balm
Natural lip balm is a clever favor idea that will have your guests thinking about you every time they pucker up. These can be customized to match your wedding colors and printed with your own personal message. This seller is even willing to work with you to create your own custom flavor. By longwinterfarm, $130.
Plantable Earth Tags Favors Set of 10
Plantable seed cards are a perfect favor that will encourage your guests to do a little gardening. Depending on how green their thumbs are, these tags could potentially be enjoyed for years to come. By GreetingsthatGrow, $8.
Jumbo Heart Rainbow Crayons (Set of 3)
These recycled heart-shaped crayons are perfect for guests of all ages. Create a large framed canvas, or place blank notepads on each table where guests can sign a message to the bride and groom. By art2theextreme, $7.
Thank You Promotional Matchbook Notepads - Set of 6
Another useful gift for guests are little notebooks — perfect for jotting down spur of the moment ideas or making shopping lists. These "thanks a latte" notebooks would look so sweet accompanied by gift cards to your favorite coffee shop. Your friends and family can actually enjoy a latte — your treat! By Brendaswhite, $5.
6 Reusable Le Petit Sandwich Snack Bags
If you are planning on serving lots of small sweets at your wedding, then a reusable snack bag could be the perfect gift for your guests. Attach a thank you card and encourage your guests to take home leftover cookies and treats. By evelynfields, $30.99.
YAVA Glass - Upcycled Blu Italy Mineral Water Bottle Glasses (Set of 4)
Use your favors to inspire your guests about recycling. These gorgeous cobalt glasses made from recycled mineral water bottles not only make usable gifts, but they also prove that upcycled items can be truly beautiful. If blue is a color in your wedding, then these could also look beautiful illuminated with a soy candle at each place setting. By YAVAglass, $45.
Beautifully packaged teas and coffees are a great favor that guests will enjoy. Maybe they will even invite their newlywed friends over for tea when you return from your honeymoon. By GoldenSilhouette, $3.90.
Mystery Flower Thank You Notes-Set of 8
At the last few weddings I've attended recently, the bride and groom have made a donation to a charity in lieu of a wedding favor. If this idea appeals to you, think about presenting your guests with a recycled thank you card with information about the charity. By MichelleBrusegaard, $12.
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cottonbirddesigns
magpiefelts
TeenAngster
bylynnkrestel
adoreneko
Thrush
I love these ideas--the soaps are such a brilliant idea that I wish I'd thought of for my wedding--a favor that people will really love and take home and enjoy. Excellent finds!
zombuki
Lots of great ideas! I'd love to get lipgloss as a wedding favor!
CombustionGlassworks
bijougirldesigns
I had a very low budget wedding and it was the best. I wasn't tempted to nit-pick the little things. I love all your picks!
Morado
I wish i could buy all these for myself. Love the reuseable sandwich bag
TheNebulousKingdom
pennyspug
Doodlage
My doodled rocks are also absolutely eco-friendly and totally reusable ;)
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...
LOVE custom orders, lots of happy customers (see feedback( just send me a convo if you have any questions.
lovelygifts
IcingOnTheCupcake
SewnNatural
these are great. with a jar of homemade jam... (or some from a lovely Etsian) - what could be better?
RiverBird
BGBJewelry
Love all the great items! These could work great for any celebration! Thanks for finding them.
jodieflowers
fantasybeader
Great finds today, Really love the Jumbo Heart Rainbow Crayons (Set of 3) :-)
evihan
vixenandprudence
Excellent ideas. Etsy is such a wonderful resource for all-things-wedding. I purchased so many things from Etsy for my October 2008 wedding, and was inspired to create my own versions of several other items.
4TheSparrowsNest
These are truly some great ideas! I was going to make plantable seed card favors but since we made and did everything ourselves, we ran out of time. No favors. Sighhhhh.
EJPcreations
PipocaHandmade
Wonderful! Those embroidery cookies are gorgeous (almost too gorgeous to eat!)...and those plantable gift tags are sweet!
fineartstoneware
SimpleTraditions
oh my goodness, those 6 Brush Embroidery Cookies look to pretty to eat!
Dongedyframe
pengpengs
hazelandhunter
CutieDynamite
So many great ideas! Makes me want to go to one of these amazing weddings!
norakaren
Great ideas,..I'm planning my sister's wedding and I 'm using many etsians as resource for cards and party favors
I'm very tahnksful for all of them and also I create my own designs for weddings.:shoes,masks.dresses...I love weddings!
pinkiekinch
Yes, Art2theextreme crayons are fabulous a must for children and adults alike. Brilliantly made and so useful. What fun to use. I really like the lip balm idea. Yes, lets break out of the old mould! I'd love to get married all over again to do some things differently. getting a professional photographer for one would be a good idea - though they do need controlling.
Talking about breasking the old mould, I do have some traditional style bridal jewellery in my shop - http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=.... I'll be adding some up-cycled jewel very soon.
Excited in Wrexham.
PinkieKinch
alexkeller
i recently made bridesmaids gifts for a bride in Montreal. check out my shop for jewelry from recycled materials.
wish i had know about Etsy when I got married a few years back. will definately be shopping for our 5 year anniversary party in 2011!
klacustomcreations
the lipgloss is such a great idea would be great for a baby shower too. all of the finds are fab.
mummumscrafts
2ReVert
GreetingsthatGrow
Oh WOW, just came back from the post office and found out my plantable Earth Favors were being featured in this article--too cool! Thanks so much Christine! Wish I could get married again with all these great (eco friendly) items you found here!
pinkdandyshop
TheCraftyRagamuffin
lbrodar
YamikoMichi
PenelopeAndAnastasia
A wedding is the perfect venue to spread the Eco-word! Start a new life together and let others know to live greener too!
PomLove
Oh! I wish I had known about Etsy when I planned my wedding! All of these items are fantastic, any of which could inspire colors/themes etc. I just love this collection....
beautifulbridget
soniamineo
odiliafu
Love the beautiful embroidery cookies. They look like lace and fabric. Wonderful finds!
tinyspace
Mymothersgarden
So many unique items! My fav the jumbo rainbow heart crayons by art2theextreme. Great article :)
PlatypiVintage
Brilliant ideas! I want to give those plantable earth tags to everyone now or leave them in public places to visit later. So much fun.
TwistedCrystals
zeropumpkin
bellagracedesigns
mojospastyle
Love the heart crayons. Great gift ideas for party favors in general
kahliya
wow! As a devoted greenie myself Im in awe as I see all these wonderful creative inventions!Way to go!So original!I might just have something to add.. :)
littlepinkpebble
SundraSandrusi
nanouke
brownbelly
mythunderstood
thehotcookie
Thanks so much for highlighting eco-friendly items and for including our cookies! Great job!
monkeyandsquirrel
lovely pics! my hubby and i just got married 2 months ago. the morning of we went to the local farmers market to get some flowers, it was a fun way to start our big day. we also had an entirely vegan wedding. after all, one of the biggest pollutants on the planet is livestock factory farming!
DivineDesignJewels
wristcandycreations
Thanks for the fabulous ideas! I LOVE the ideas of personalized lip balms and recycled thank you cards.
OhFaro
ExQuisiteInVitation
thehotcookie
Thanks so much for finding our cookies! We are honored to have been featured! Thank you thank you thank you!
Brendaswhite
thanks so much for featuring my "thanks a latte" matchbook notepads - they are one of my favorites! love all the other featured items. thanks etsy :-)
poppyswickedgarden
Wonderful article! My wedding dresses have an ECO friendly fabric option too! http://www.etsy.com/search_results_sh...
art2theextreme
THank you so much for all the kind comments about my crayons and the feature! I am getting married in June and have been ordering things off of Etsy for the wedding!
I love the soaps!
SugarMohawk
chinesegemstone
TianaCHE
aressa
Very nice ideas. I do wedding favors and painted glassware. I have never thought of these ideas. I like them. Thanks for sharing!
StrungAlong
Mattamorphis
That's pretty eco-fabulous!
I love the idea of starting a life while preserving the earth. so beautiful
pandoraslocker
I love the plantable tags. I'll have to remember those when and if I get married some day.
connie4u
GoneDoggie
hjCreations
Some great ideas and I hate to be the skeptic, but lip balms are not eco friendly.... unless of course you can recycle the plastic in your kerbside recycling or it is somehow biodegradable. Especially bad is that they are shrink wrapped! Great article otherwise.
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