TwinMom Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have been asked to do centerpieces and favours for a hawaiian themed wedding (candles). Any ideas?? I have none...lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindys Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Orbs make beatufil center pieces.You could do them in flowers to match. Or they have the coolest napkins that you can decoupage them with.Or you could make the sand candles.They are also very pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Ooh me, me, me- I can help ya!! I was in charge of the decs. For my hawaiian themed class reunion 2 years ago! Ok, first I bought these adorable ceramic flip flops that hold a tealight- they come with the tealights or you could make them, but the ones they give you worked out great, and then I just bought an extra bag in case they needed to be replenished.I got them from oriental trading-you get like 4 or 6 in a pack for really cheap. I did 4 to a table that sat 8 people.Everyone at the reunion thought they were adorable so we gave them away as prizes. Then I did some "drink" candles for special areas (for you that could be the sign in area, head table, etc), I made pina coladas, blue hurricanes, lava flows, etc.I had tons of great ideas of things to make, but I was on a budget-darn it! LOLYou could make m&p guest sized shell soaps wrapped in tulle, then have those little ribbons with their names printed on them to tie-I have a pic of the soaps I made, but its on my home computer and I'm not at home. You could also do small pillars or votive glass container candles and then place those inside a larger glass that has sand and shells at the bottom-you can usually get the sand and bags of shells at Walmart or any craft store.You could also do pillars or jars with silk flower leis twisted around the bottoms-this idea is especially nice if they want white candles-it gives them some easy Hawaiian flair.The possibilities are really endless for this, and this theme has become very popular for weddings. I also did some stuff for a hawaiian themed wedding, although I didn't get asked for candles or soaps, they did hire me to do up the guest book, the toasting glasses, the ring holder, and the wedding knife! They were adorable, if I do say so myself. You might mention that you could something like that for them (if you're so inclined) and you could PM and I'll tell ya (and show pics) how I did it all up really pretty. What was really a cool idea at this wedding, is for their favors, they did little "margaritas in a pouch/envelope" they ordered them from where I don't know but it had all their wedding info printed on them and of course the directions to make the margarita-totally cute idea! HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxSioux Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 My 1st thought was candles in coconut shells. BC sells the coconut shells. I would go w/ plumeria scent, it's the Hawaiian flower used for leis, & it throws like crazy.Susan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Damn Michi, you stole all my ideas I was gonna post! I was gonna post about the lei's and tealight flip flops (I saw the flip flops at a store my mom used to run).Good luck, hope you put up some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 WOW WOW WOW....those are some awesome ideas all of which I am going to propose to her! I will post pics too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 So many great ideas! One thought though...if people will be eating at the tables I think it's best to keep the candles unscented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenrfailla Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hi.. just one more idea to add to your many great ones on here... check out martha stewart.com and do a search on bamboo candles. she has a video clip of making REALLY awesome candles with bamboo shoots. She gives instructions too.... they look so cute- i'm looking for an occasion to use these myself!! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wick'n'Wax Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 great ideas when I think of Hawaii (I'm in the UK and never been), I think of grass skirts, flower necklaces and drinks from coconuts btw, thanks for that link to martha stewart, thats a brilliant site, going to spend the day going thru that. But best of all I'm struggling slightly with knitting at the moment, and when I drop I stitch, I have to either unpick it or drive to my mum, well martha stewart shows you how, so a big thankyou xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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