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Gifts for Bridal Showers January 31, 2011

How wonderful! Your friend or family member is getting married and you have been one of the lucky recipients of an invitation to attend her Bridal Shower. Many Brides-to-Be make a gift registry to help you take on the task of buying something they will love. But why not go beyond the registry and give them something unique and from the heart they will truly love?

Our plantable seed greeting cards are made from 100% post-consumer waste and are handmade with care. Our seed paper contains a North American wildflower seed blend so when the lucky recipient plants the card, it will become a blooming memento of your love and support. Here are some cards that the happy couple are sure to enjoy.

Want to give beautiful plantable wedding favors? Our plantable heart boxes or plantable heart notes are gorgeous, especially with our petalled paper. You can put a little token, jewelry, note, or gift certificate inside.

Sometimes the most precious things in life are those that come from the heart. These small yet beautiful tokens of celebration and congratulations go a long way, so be eco in your search for that gift or card for the next Bridal Shower you attend.

A Week of Wedding Colors: Pretty in Pink Seed Invitations January 19, 2011

Another day, another color to cover. Today's blog post of A Week of Wedding Colors features one of my favorite pastels: pink! This fresh color is the sweeter side of red, and symbolizes good health and life, and pure love. This romantic color will bring charm on your Wedding Day, and not to mention, it looks fabulous on both men and women.

These playful seed wedding invitations have the perfect touch of pink accents, and come with a colored envelope whether it be fuschia, green, blue, yellow, or orange. Birds sing and rejoice of your announcement to marry in our Song Plantable Wedding Invitations, complete with matching plantable wedding favors, reply cards, and even seed place cards, just like the other seed invitations pictured below. Want more paper to chirp about? Our Plantable Love Birds Pastel Favor are cute favors to give your guests on your Big Day.

Each invite is handmade with care and post-consumer materials, so they leave no waste. Your guests will be tickled pink when they watch the wildflowers bloom after planting these beautiful seed invitations in soil. A pretty addition to their garden, and a symbol of your Wedding Day.  So, if you're still stuck on picking that wedding theme color that pops? Pick pink! It's elegance will surely surprise you.

Make Your Own Favor Pillow Boxes October 12, 2010

Pillow boxes are the perfect package for small or fragile objects because they can be surrounded in tissue and easily inserted into the pillow package. With this project, we are using eco-friendly, blooming and plantable seed paper that comes in a variety of colors. Decorate the pillow box with raffia, ribbons, flower sprigs and stickers. Have fun personalizing the pillow box to reflect your unique style.

And if you love the idea of a plantable seed wedding favor but don't have time to do it yourself, check out the ready-made plantable seed wedding favors boxes and favor tags personalized just for you.

Project Supply List

8 1/2 x 11 plantable paper or decorative paper
scissors or X-Acto knife
blunt knife or bone folder

How To Make This Project

1. Download the free project template. Trace template onto plantable paper. TIP: Use plantable paper, so that your guests can take the pillow box home and plant it. Wildflowers will grow right from the paper!

2. Cut out plantable paper and score along lines as shown. Fold along score lines.

3. Apply adhesive to the side fold and press in place. Pop out the end flaps to create a small pillow.

Written by Heidi Reimer-Epp, founder of Botanical PaperWorks, and author of An Introduction to Papermaking, 300 Papermaking Recipes, The Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding.