Five Senses Favors
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Five Senses Favors Your wedding is something you'll certainly always remember, and it can be just as unforgettable for your guests. Perhaps a song played during the reception will trigger a memory, or the mention of the area where the wedding was held. But the small keepsakes a bride and groom give the guests to commemorate the occasion can prove to be among the most long-lasting-and treasured-ways to spark a memory of the special day. Deputy weddings editor Rebecca Thuss has a number of ideas for wedding favors, each of which is inexpensive and appeals to one of the five senses: sound, taste, smell, touch, and sight. Consider making a present of a small wind chime, a compact disc of music you've selected, a shell that the recipient can place against their ear to hear the "sea" roar, or something especially lighthearted like a kazoo wrapped in patterned paper. Although foodstuffs might not last as long as other favors, there are an assortment of boxes available that turn chocolate or lemon drops into memorable treats; you can also use decorative paper to enclose miniature candy apples or create a cone filled with cashews. Or you might consider purchasing a small jar of honey and attaching a small toy bee with a strand of wire wrapped around the jar's neck. Another idea is to give scented gifts, such as cedar sachets wrapped in cedar-veneer paper, small arrangements of fragrant flowers placed in a sake cup (remember to place a small piece of oasis into the cup first), fabric rose petals lightly spritzed with perfume and nestled in a pyramid box, a small bundle of cinnamon sticks, or a miniature scented candle placed in an attractive box. A few ideas for things that are pleasant to the touch include a lamb's ear plant, a felt bag, or a small flax or lavender-filled eye pillow. Finally, an eye-catching selection of gifts could include a customized jigsaw puzzle made from a rubber stamp, flip books, tops, miniature kaleidoscopes, and sparklers. Sources: Aluminum can Mailing label Waste Not Paper 328 South Jefferson Street, Suite 410 Chicago, IL 60661 800-867-2737 www.wastenotpaper.com Wind chime Creative Xpress P.O. Boxx. 50600 Provo, UT 84605-0600 800-563-8679 www.creativexpress.com MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors "Listen" custom stamp and other custom stamps Stampworx 2000 36 East 29th Street New York, NY 10018 800-998-7826 www.stampworx2000.biz Kazoo Flip book E.A.T. Gifts 1062 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-861-2544 Paper (weave pattern) Paper Adventures 800-727-0699 Frog shell Spotted tun shell New York Shell Shop 89 South Street New York, NY 10038 212-962-1076 www.newyorkshellshop.com Sinamay pouch Joneses International 425-438-8620 Petite chocolate box Art Coco Chocolate Co. 800-779-8985 www.artcoco.com Assorted chocolates La Maison du Chocolat 1018 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 212-744-7117 www.lamaisonduchocolat.com MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors Brown glassine paper Paper-covered yellow box Kate's Paperie 888-941-9169 www.katespaperie.com Brown and pink waxed cord Yellow cording Unwaxed twine Brown shoelace ribbon Green ribbon Rust velvet ribbon Double-faced green velvet ribbon Satin ribbon Mokuba New York 55 West 39th Street New York, NY 10018 212-869-8900 www.mokubany.com Mini candy apple Dean & Deluca 1-800-221-7714 www.deandeluca.com Bee Vintage metallic thread Tinsel Trading 47 West 38th Street New York, NY 10018 212-730-1030 www.tinseltrading.com Honey vial French terra-cotta pot French General 35 Crosby Street New York, NY 10013 212-343-7474 Brown paper Art Store 1-5 Bond Street New York, NY 10012 212-533-2444 MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors Roasted cashews A.L. Bazzini 339 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 212-334-1280 Polka-dot paper Printed paper Print Icon 7 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 212-255-4489 Lemon drops The Sweet Life 63 Hester Street New York, NY 10002 212-598-0092 Sake cup Pearl River 212-431-4770 800-878-2446 www.pearlriver.com Paper ribbon Mani-G'Raps 800-510-7277 www.mani-g.com Stamp set Rubberstampler 800-800-0424 www.rubberstampler Hero Arts Online www.heroarts.com Cinnamon sticks Kalustyan's 123 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016 212-685-3451 MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors Burlap pouch Global Bag & Box Company 3625 West Teco #8 Las Vegas, NV 89118 800-633-4323 Cedar Terra Verde 120 Wooster Street New York, NY 10012 Red-cedar wood veneer paper Red paper (Fabiano Ingres) New York Central Art Supply 62 Third Avenue New York, NY 10003 212-473-7705 www.nycentralart.com Jewelry box S. Walter Packaging Corp. 800-523-8888 www.swalter.com Dinner lights candle Perfumes Isabell 800-472-2355 www.isabell.com Box Vaban Gille Imports 800-448-9988 Deco Square craft punch Family Treasures 800-413-2645 Silk petals Pany Silk Flowers 146 West 28th Street New York, NY 10001 212-645-9526 Scented room spray by Cote Bastide French Look International 888-690-8492 MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors Pyramid box The Ink Pad 22 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10014 212-463-9876 Lamb's ear plant Mission Hills Nursery 1525 Fort Stockton Drive San Diego, CA 92103 619-295-2808 www.missionhillsnursery.com Wool felt in lavender and celery green Magic Cabin Dolls 888-623-6556 Pinking shears and scallop shears Fiskars 866-348-5661 www.fiskars.com Silk charmeuse B&J Fabrics 263 West 40th Street New York, NY 10018 212-354-8150 Corrugated paper DMD Industries 501-750-8929 Top Wiseland, Inc. 506 East Rockaway Drive Placentia, CA 92870 714-524-1883 Paper Ribbon Cream City Ribbon www.creamcityribbon.com MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA Five Senses Favors Puzzle card Lee's Art Supply 220 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 212-247-0110 Box U.S. Box Corp. 800-221-0999 www.usbox.com Kaleidoscope Enchanted Forest 85 Mercer Street New York, NY 10012 212-925-6677 "Love" ribbon Midori 800-659-3049 www.midoriribbon.com Sparklers Phantom Fireworks 800-777-1699 Note: To order back issues of Martha Stewart Weddings, please call 1-800-274-6800 MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA.