Me and Martha Monday #3

What a fun weekend! I had the joy of camping with my family and several of our good friends. This, however, led to a very busy Monday getting things cleaned up. I left my house at 8:30 am and didn't get home until 7 pm! Crazy day but it was worth it. 

Okay so on to my project. This week I found this conversation started game that I thought was really fun (and might bring in a little extra change).  I also like this project because you can really have a lot of creative freedom with it. I used a box like show, but you could really have some fun with other ideas like fish bowls to create a "wishing" well and so much more. For my "Change is Good" project I used a white favor box I got at the dollar store. They sell them 20 to a box for $1 so you could put one on a table, or just a few at the bar and/or favor table. I used Microsoft Word to print my tag at home on a piece of velum, but you could use paper that goes with the theme of your wedding.  I could go on with ideas! 

  

What I like better about their box is that it has a lid that is separate from the bottom. I am sure you could find boxes like this at a craft store. I decided to print mine on velum and put some torn paper behind it. If this was something I was doing for a wedding I would probably make several different sized boxes and maybe make the velum a little thinner than I have here. If you don't have someone to explain what this box is for, like an MC or wedding planner, I would accompany it with some instructions like they provide on Martha's website.

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Each guest opens his or her favor box, then shares with the table an important event that corresponds to the year on each coin (e.g., "In 1996, I was named best-dressed in high school").

I really really like this idea and I think brides could really personalize it to fit their wedding.  Here is the link to Martha's website where I got this project from. Happy planning!! http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/conversation-starters#slide_4