Towel basket? or any other bridal shower 'crafty gifts'

holly231 Posted: May 09, 2003 11:23 PM

Towel basket? or any other bridal shower 'crafty gifts'

I am mailing a package to my FSIL for her surpise shower(sending it to my FMIL to bring there!) I got her a set of towels, as well as some cute white lingerie, and a few other things. I want to present it in a cool way...any suggestions? I am still going to have to do some shopping this weekend to complete it, but any ideas on baskets made out of towels, etc, and any instructions for it would help!

Thanks Girls!

MayDay16 Posted: May 09, 2003 11:27 PM

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One of my girlfriends gave me the towel cake. She took the face cloth and the hand towel. She folded it horizontal and rolled it up. She then pinned it with a straight pin and nice ribbon. She then took silk flowers and tucked them in within the towel, came out really nice.

jbella13 Posted: May 09, 2003 11:28 PM

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i GOT A 'HONEYMOON' BASKET. It had towels, some suntan lotion flip flops for both of us, a thing to put our tooth brushes and other toiletries. It was in a nice laundry basket . It had so much stuff in it. I thought that it was my coolest gift.

holly231 Posted: May 09, 2003 11:36 PM

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i think that is a cool gift too! However, my FSIL is not going on an official Honeymoon..just a few weekend trips....theya re saving for a house! I want it to be like 'WOW' when she opens it! I ahve to ship it, so do not want it to be be TOO heavy or too breakable! But I definitely want it to be a memorable thing:) I guess I will have to see what I can find!!

lltravis Posted: May 09, 2003 11:38 PM

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I made a towel cake for my friend..you cn stuff all sorts of things around it and in it as well!

Edited to say sorry for the sideways..when i try to flip it and add it tells me it is too big..i have no idea..you get the idea anyway

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NovBride Posted: May 10, 2003 12:28 AM

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Laura this is so cute. How do you keep the towels wrapped? Pins or just the ribbon. Very cute idea.

bride2be2004 Posted: May 10, 2003 08:03 AM

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Supplies Required:

2 Bath Towels
Decorative Soaps
2 Hand Towels
String of Pearls
2 Wash Cloths
Small Wedding Rings
Narrow Ribbon
Small Silk Roses
Pins
Large Silk Flowers
Cake Plate on Pedestal
Carved Soap or Candle for Topper

Instructions:

Making the towel cake is easy! Here's what you do...

1. Fold each bath towel in half lengthwise twice. Roll into a tight coil and use pins to anchor.

2. Join second bath towel to end of first with pins. Continue coil, pinning at the end and tying layer with narrow ribbon to secure.

3. Use hand towels for the second layer and wash cloths for the top (rolling each layer the same as the bath towels). Use pins to help keep each layer stable.

4. Decorative soaps can be tucked between layers, small silk flowers attached to the ribbons where they are tied. Drape the pearls on each layer. Add wedding rings with little bows around at random.

5. At the top, use carved decorative soap, a carved candle, or large silk flowers for the topper.

6. Encircle the bottom of the cake on the plate with large silk flowers. These can be done in the color of the wedding party.

7. For the best presentation and appearance, the towel cake looks lovely when placed upon a pretty Cake Stand. This can be included in the gift for the bride, or it can be provided on loan on the day of the shower for decorative purposes only. Click herefor an online selection of cake stands.

found this on another site.

bride2be2004 Posted: May 10, 2003 08:10 AM

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here's another towel cake

CutieLipps Posted: May 10, 2003 10:43 AM

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Bliss Weddings
has a demo movie on making the towel cake. If I had a shower to go to , I would definitely try this out.

pschica Posted: May 10, 2003 06:19 PM

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i made my fh's aunt a towl cake when she got re-amrreid and she LOVED it - its not too hard either - you can use dental floss to keep it in shape too (I used mint floss and it smeleed minty b/c i didn't realize but it was a nice touch in the end!) - the only thing is she still hasn't openeed it yet - it sits on a big shelf in her nbathroom on dislay in its clear wrapping still!!

jenny2penny Posted: May 11, 2003 03:21 PM

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tarakinspa Posted: May 11, 2003 04:38 PM

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I got this cute basket of candles with a poem that explained how each candle was to be lit at verious occasions during our marraige (new home, anniversaries, first fight, babies etc.) I thought it was very cute and creative