A week ago, we rushed my boyfriend out of the house in the early AM so that we could spend the next 6 hours preparing the backyard for his surprise birthday party. After all said and done, I have no photographs of the event itself. Just keepsakes like the candle that topped the large mason jar centerpiece.
This idea spawned from a portion of a sunflower seed label found on Style Me Pretty. We create our own label with the birthday boys name flanking the left of the big '30' and his birthdate (which has been redacted) flanking the right. Five labels were printed on a brown paper bag about 5 inches wide (printed label is 2.5" wide) and 5 inches high. Each label was cut into a strip. Then, each 2.8"x3" candle was wrapped evenly with two strips. Finally, to hold the labels down, instead of using glue or tape, we drove two thin sewing pins through the opposite ends of the labels and into the candles. (use a scissor or hammer to drive the pin in if your fingers begin to hurt). The pins were ingenious!
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