cry packs

Why dont you just make stickers for either side and stick it on them.

Bridget

I am also interested in cry packs, but having a tough time visualizing. does anyone have a picture?

Thanks

maybe this will help - these are directions I once got. If it's easier fm me your email and I can forward that way too... But I leave work at 5pm.
sorry - the template won't copy, it's a pdf file.

Tissue Holders


Forgive the template’s crudeness. My mother did a great job making it. She measured every line to make sure it was perfect. Then I come along, trace it (poorly), and add dotted lines freehand. So, keep in mind that the dotted lines are just a guide. If you saw these tissue holders up close, you’d see that my mom did a great job.

Trace the template (in Adobe file) onto the paper you are using for the tissue holders.

Place tissues on the center (E) and fold tab A up on dotted line.

Fold tab B on dotted line and use glue to affix to tab A.

Fold tab C on dotted line and use glue to affix to tab B.

Fold tab D on dotted line and use the seal of your choice to affix to the bottom half of tissue holder.


Tips and Ideas:

I found that scrapbook paper works very well for this holder. Cardstock is too thick to fold.

This holder is designed to hold 5 tissues. If you want to use any entire package, you may want to add a centimeter or two to every side of the template.

I used a glue gun to glue the sides down. This worked very good.

I bought seals to finish off the holders. Originally, though, I planned to use the leftover paper from cutting out the holders to make labels. I also considered using wax seals. (Check out www.fauxwax.com for some fake, but very real-looking wax seals that you can use in your glue gun.)

I found packages of tissues for dirt cheap at Building 19. (If you don’t have one in your area, try a dollar store or discount store, like Family Dollar.) I got ten packages for 79 cents. Pretty good, huh?

I bought the scrapbook paper at a craft store. I got mine at AC Moore, but Michaels also has it. I bought a package of sixteen sheets of paper in 8 different patterns for 6.99. The paper was 12 x 12, so I was able to get two holders per sheet. Therefore, for $6.99, I was able to make 32 tissue holders. And, I bet I could have done it even cheaper if I had been willing to wait for a sale.

You can get one holder per piece of 8.5 x 11 paper. You can get two holders per piece of 12 x 12 paper.


Specifically about the holders my mom made:

My mother (I helped, but she did most of it) made 96 holders. Basically, we decided to make enough for every female guest. My fiance thinks we’re crazy. He asked me, “Do you actually think every single woman there is going to cry?” He doesn’t seem to understand that they might appreciate the holder as a keepsake. Men!

I bought silver labels at AC Moore, 12 for $1.25.

That brings the total cost for 96 holders to $34.92 plus tax. Other than the tissues, I really didn’t try to look for bargains (I was just so anxious to start on them!) So, I am sure it can be done cheaper than that.

I plan to have my 11 year old cousin pass them out at the front of the church. She will hold them in a basket and pass them out to the female guests.

Below are pictures of the seals I used, and a few samples of the paper I used, if you are interested at all. (Probably not, but hey, who knows? It might provide some inspiration.) I used paper in shades of red, gray, and black, as these colors all appear in my wedding. I also used plain silver seals to close the holders. I did not write anything on the outside (a la Martha) because there is already a pattern and I didn’t want it to be too busy.

These were my cry packs for my wedding:

what about doing something like this - different from my earlier directions -