Saw It, Pinned It, Did It- #18

Hooray for the SPD linkup coming back! I wasn't quite sure what to blog about without the link-up. I have a huge list of projects lined up to share and I'm really excited about it.

 

Go check out Katie & Stephanie's blogs for all the fun Pinterest projects.

 

 

 

Today I'm going to share with you what I made for my bridal shower hostess gifts. I came up with the idea in my head, based off of a few projects I've seen floating around Pinterest.

 

Here are the individual ideas I found on Pinterest:

Dollar Tree Chalkboards

source:http://carolinebucky.wix.com/bucky-beaverwedding

Painted Wooden Spoons

source: http://3deseosymedio.com/blog/mi-ultima-obsesion-utensilios-pintados/

Polka Dot Wine Glasses

source: http://www.savvysugar.com/Cute-DIY-Tumblers-26123676

 

And I combined all three, plus a cake stand and dish towel to create this:

You can tell from the picture above that I painted the chalkboards Mint Green and I wrote each hostesses name on them in chalk.

 

This is what the wine glasses looked like:

Mint and Gold to match the wedding colors

 

And here are the wooden spoons:

 It's hard to tell in the picture, but I used various shades of green/blue going from dark to light to make it appear ombre.

 I was so excited when I found these dish towels at TJMaxx because they matched the spoons perfectly. Unfortunately, I couldn't find enough towels or wooden spoons so the hostesses' gifts at our second shower were a little different.

This is how I assembled them before I put them on the cake stand and wrapped them up in clear plastic.

 

These are the different cake stands I made:

I get the plates from Target, TJMaxx, Ross, etc. I find the candlesticks at antique stores and flea markets. I just paint them and glue them to the plates. Super easy and super cheap.

 

As you can probably imagine, it took a lot of TLC to create 15 hostess gifts. I spent a lot of time on my days off working on these, but it was so fun. I love giving homemade gifts because I love receiving homemade gifts.

 

Thanks for stopping by. Can't wait to see all the projects linked up!

 

Happy Thursday!