Lydia1120

Many of my family members and friends are big wine drinkers (not alcoholics, just enjoy a glass of wine, lol). I wanted to give a set to each family however, the cheapest I found was about $3.00 and I have about 30 families going (78 and counting). This is the idea: Being determined to do this at a much cheaper price, I started searching ebay and found everything I needed to make 200 charms for less then $30....SOOOOO EXCITED: Here are all the links to the items I ordered which includes the ring, beads, charms and organza bags: 1. The link to the Rings for the charms $5.59 for 200 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130772815526&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:CA:3160 2. Organza Bags - $1.99 for 30 pouches or $4.99 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-100pcs-Organza-Jewelry-Packing-Pouch-Wedding-Favor-Gift-Bags-Any-Color-/280891297884?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:CA:3160 3. Pearl beads (I bought my colours, blue and white) $2.15 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/281069134807?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D281069134807%26_rdc%3D1 4. Dolphin charms - $3.79 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/370765035970?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D370765035970%26_rdc%3D1 5. Starfish charms - $2.99 for 30 http://www.ebay.com/itm/350628360189?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D350628360189%26_rdc%3D1 6. Shell Charms - $3.49 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/261091352724?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D261091352724%26_rdc%3D1 7. Palm Tree Charms - $3.56 for 50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/290635780572?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D290635780572%26_rdc%3D1 I figure that will all these, I will be able to create at least 30 sets of 4 to give to my guests and the remaining I will assemble and pass on to a friend of mine who is having a destination wedding in 2014. Can't wait to receive them and put them together.

Hahaha Jess878...welcome to my world....We can start our own group "OOT aholic" lol They are all on ebay: 1. The link to the Rings for the charms $5.59 for 200 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130772815526&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:CA:3160 2. Organza Bags - $1.99 for 30 pouches or $4.99 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-100pcs-Organza-Jewelry-Packing-Pouch-Wedding-Favor-Gift-Bags-Any-Color-/280891297884?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:CA:3160 3. Pearl beads (I bought my colours, blue and white) $2.15 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/281069134807?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D281069134807%26_rdc%3D1 4. Dolphin charms - $3.79 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/370765035970?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D370765035970%26_rdc%3D1 5. Starfish charms - $2.99 for 30 http://www.ebay.com/itm/350628360189?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D350628360189%26_rdc%3D1 6. Shell Charms - $3.49 for 100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/261091352724?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D261091352724%26_rdc%3D1 7. Palm Tree Charms - $3.56 for 50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/290635780572?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D290635780572%26_rdc%3D1 I figure that will all these, I will be able to create 30 sets of 4 (at least) to give to my guests...the remaining I will assemble and probably pass on to a friend of mine who is having a destination wedding in 2014. Can't wait to receive them and put them together...hehehe

Fantastic!!!

They turned out fantastic!!!!!!!!! Good job

Jess878 I think is right, they are not waterproof... On another note, I just ordered some starfish, shells, palm tree, dolphin charms, beads and the rings to make some wine charms (off ebay)...with the organza bags everything cost $30 and I'll be able to make 200 wine charms. Let me know if anyone wants the links...I will post pics once I complete them! I,ve seen wine charms being sold for $5 for 4 so this is a super cheap alternative! Very excited

I am paying for my 3 BM and MOA dresses, flip flops, barefoot sandals and jewellery as their gifts. However, they will have to pay for getting their hair done, should they chose to do so.

I got them on ebay... http://www.ebay.ca/itm/320995160815?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 0pcs Anion negative FASHION sports Wrist Bracelet Silicone Unisex ion Watch HOT 40 watches for $24.75

Check out my post Templates Templates Templates....I have mine there...let me know if you would like me to email some! :-)

here is my list of games for the jack and jill: Stag and Doe //Jack and Jill // Buck and Doe 1.What couple raises most money... other gets a pie in the face - Towards the end of the night there was a Pie in the Face (there were buckets at the bar "save the bride" or "save the groom" - whoever had less got pied by the other. Of course i had more money, but was blindfolded and discovered they gave him one as well. Needless to say it was hilarious! 2.Black jack a.Blackjack table! It totally pays itself (and you) off. People purchased chips ($20, $10, $5, $1.00) and played with them. It was such a hit. 3.Crown & Anchor 4.50/50 draws 5.There's another one, I don't know the name of it, but you basically glue a shot glass into the bottom of a Culligan bottle and fill it with water and people try to get money into the shot glass... whoever does wins a prize! a.Also, have a big jug with a narrow top, put a shot glass inside and leave it at the bar. People drop in a loonie and if it lands in the shot glass they get a free shot, if not, then they get nothing. That one usually brings in lots of money as well. 6.Guess the # on the $50 7.Lottery ticket board (This was one of the most popular games... all the tickets were donated! By family members) 8.Bean bag toss 9.Keys (there was a box w/ a lock on it - you bought a key and if your key opened the box you got the prize - it was 2 Jays tickets!) 10.Door Prize (for 2 Indy passes - seats and pit passes) 11.Toonie Toss (slide your toonie to the bottle - closest wins) - toonie toss at (a bottle of Crown Royal) 12.sold raffle tickets for 2 FC soccer games and gave away raffle prizes for wristbands and such. (A Keg dinner certificate, Canada's Wonderland tickets, movie tickets, Yuk-Yuk tickets, etc) 13.Our biggest money maker (I think) was a wheelbarrow full of booze - $10/ticket, or 3 for $20. There was 4 bottles of wine, 26ers of rye, gin, vodka, peach schnapps, and rum, along with 8 tall boys of beer - about $250 worth of booze. They didn't get to keep the wheelbarrow though (some people were upset about this). 14.Make sure you have jello shooters, sell them for $1 people always buy tons of those, you can't have too many. Get tropical flavours like pineapple and mango and stuff, that way it will go with your theme. 15.There is that game where you tape a deck of cards on a Bristol board face down and ask people to write their names on the card and whoever finds the Jack of Spades wins half the money. I think its usually $2 a card, people will play for a toonie and then its free money, you just pay for the deck of cards and the Bristol board. Keep it at the door or where people are buying drink tickets, because then they already have their money out and will just do it. 16.The Great Canadian Whack Off is hilarious. The Groom's father organized this, (great sport) he brought in a tree stump, and a small little hammer and a whole pack of long nails. You keep a board with peoples names and how many times they 'whacked' the nail to get it in. A lot of guys battled this one out all night. I was the only girl that tried it. I think hitting it 40 times scared a lot of girls. haha. My advice, if you think girls will participate, have two separate score boards, one for guys and one for girls. The guy that won at the end of the night hit the nail 4 times (really made my 40 look bad.. haha) I think we charged $2 or $3 a whack. =)

A Jack and Jill is like a Stag/Doe...usually the MOH and BM organize it...sell tickets and play various games that raise money for the bride & Groom. The money usually goes towards paying for their honeymoon.

Dollarama has some, 14oz for $2.00

ooops, my waterbottle pic seems to have gone to the top of the post..odd...anyway won't let me upload the template says it's too big, sorry

ITEMS FOR MY OOT BAGS: I have a serious problem, I can't stop buying stuff, lol...hurry up November! 1. Activity Book: I had these all personalized which is so great! My FI and MOA just love it. I hope our guests to do! 2. Colouring Books for the kiddies and young at heart. I bought crayons from the Dollar Store and bagged six separately, then created a Topper for it. 3. Personalized Flip Flops for everyone: 4. DO NOT DISTURB SIGNS: 5. Hangover Kit and here is the Topper label for chapstick (behind first aid kit) 6. Keycard/Tip Holder still waiting for the laynards to arrive 7. Kleenex Labels 8. Luggage Tags 9. Beer Mugs 10. Playing Cards 11.Purell Labels 12.Spanish Phrases 13. T-Shirt Labels Activity book.docx weddingcoloringbook.doc colouring crayons Topper.ppt dancing feet.pptx DO NOT DISTURB.docx hangover kit tags.docx SurvivalKit Topper.ppt labels- chapstick etc.pptx keycard holder.ppt kleenex label.pub OUR LUGGAGE TEMPLATES.docx Beer-Coffee Mugs.pptx Playing_Card_Label.doc PURELL LABELS.doc T-SHIRTS.pptx

Rehearsal Invitations only to the bridal party and family: DAY OF WEDDING: I created some some Trivia Questions for my family to host with the guests during the cocktail hour. The table who gets the most answers correct will win a box of candy to share: this is how I assemble them The groomsmen will be handing out fans at the beginning of the ceremony..I am attaching a starfish and labelling: Girls Timeline: Guys Timeline: Guest Timeline: NEXT WILL BE THE TEMPLATES FOR ITEMS GOING INTO MY OOT BAGS REHEARSAL INVITATIONS - OURS.pptx Boarding Pass.doc boarding pass pocket.doc FANS - Starfish Symbolism.doc Girls Timeline - OURS.doc Guys Timeline - OURS.doc GUEST WEDDING DAY TIMELINE.doc

Hello ladies Thought I would start a recent new thread and add all my templates. Thank you to ALL the brides who have posted in the past and inspired my work :-) We are having a Jack and Jill in September and with the money raised, we will be paying for a Catamaran and Swimming with the Dolphin Excursion. Given that the Jack and Jill will be in September, we thought Beach Theme would be too cold so we are going with a Grease theme. The invitations: There is about 40 of our 78 guests that will be leaving from the same area so we have rented a Canada Coach Bus to travel from home to the airport and back upon arrival. Believe it or not, this came out cheaper (about $40 pp) then everyone driving and paying for park n fly. Here is the Schedule: We are putting a Newsletter in everyone OOT Bags, just for the fun of it. Like a Newspaper Article: We have 9 children going (may end up being more so I may have to revise it) but nevertheless, I created a Brochure for the kiddies: I did a Message in a Bottle Invitation so thought I would do a passport to go into everyone's OOT bag that has all the information they will need for the week in Cuba: You can see some pics of these documents in my Planning Thread. More Templates to come Jack and Jill invitation.pptx Bus schedule.pptx Wedding NEWSLETTER.doc KidsBrochure.pub PASSPORT- OURS.ppt

Hi there....I couldn't find it here in Canada either without paying a huge amount of money for delivery. So I found several a phrase booklet and printed them out to put in the OOT bags. This is what they look like open and this is what they look like folded I changed it to Cuba, but it was for Mexico, lol. You print it off my picture then change the front cover to Mexico

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I ordered the guys attire and I absolutely love it. Like the picture below..however, my FI will be wearing ALL white. I also ordered black and white leis as that is our colours.

Excellent job! It is definitely gorgeous and so original!

My friend who is a flight attendant just came back from there (she intentionally went just to review it for my wedding...so sweet of her). She said that the resort is big and gorgeous, food is pretty good for Cuba, beach is awesome but the staff is absolutely AMAZING!! She also liked that they only allow ONE wedding per day (some other resorts in Cuba do upto 3 per day). She spoke to the WC and management about weddings. Her comment was that my entire group was guaranteed to be treated like royalty for the week! I'm very excited and can't wait! ONLY 262 days to go...lol

Your passports look awesome! Congratulations!