IT’S WEDDING SEASON!!!
I love DIY wedding gifts, favors, decorations, etc. This stuff is so much more fun when you don’t have to deal with the stress of planning a wedding. Been there, done that. Don’t wish to repeat.
In this particular case, I am referring to my BFF’s wedding shower. It was a nautical themed party. My BFF is a catering sales manager, so she’s pretty much a pro at weddings and party planning. No pressure…
I decided to go craft store browsing. I ended up buying a few items I thought I could use for general decor, but I was still missing a good, original idea. I was examining all the different types of Mod Podge when it came to me… Old Bay labels! BFF and her future hubby are crabbers. Old Bay is a staple in their household.
I knew I wanted to customize the labels. It wasn’t enough to go out and buy 35 tins of Old Bay. That wouldn’t impress anyone. Instead, I bought a 7.5 lb tub of it on Amazon and some glass spice jars with red tops to go with it.
Once I had the materials, I started planning out my label. I googled a picture of the Old Bay Label and used the program PicMonkey to edit it to my liking. I can’t say I’d recommend this method. I just used it because it’s what I had. Something like Photoshop would probably be a lot faster and easier. However, if you’re like me, and you do everything the hard way because it’s free, then here are the steps I used in PicMonkey.
PicMonkey Steps:
Crop the picture until you have the label size you want.
Use the Geometric Overlay feature (with the background color selection wand) to cover up the existing text that’d you like to change.
Choose your replacement text from the Text section and size it accordingly.
Use the Overlay section to “add your own” overlay for any images you want to add.
These are obviously very vague instructions. I am not a PicMonkey expert, but you can check out my other tutorial if you want to learn a little more about it.
Once I had my labels looking the way I wanted them, I printed them 6 to a page. I measured them out to get them to fit right on the spice jars.
I cut the labels out. Then I used my trusty Mod Podge to paste them onto the glass jars. I used the Mod Podge like glue to get the back of the labels to stick to the jars.
Then I painted another layer on top of the labels to seal them.
I let them dry and put them back in the box they came in to get them ready for filling.
I used a rolled up piece of paper as a funnel and filled the jars using my 7.5 lb tub of Old Bay and a spoon.
Once they were filled to my liking, I snapped the little plastic sifter lid back on to each of the jars.
Then I screwed on the red lids.
I put them back in their boxes to transport them to Maryland for the shower. Once there, I proceeded to remove them and take tons of pictures by the water in Havre de Grace.
I know an opportunity when I see one.
Finally, I managed to get them to the shower where I proceeded to take even more pictures. They looked great on the tables with the crab sugar cookies and candles in jars filled with sand.
They were a big hit. I’d changed the name to reflect the bride’s future last name so they were much more personal than a regular jar of Old Bay.
And… they were social media GOLD! I love taking artsy shots of my DIY projects for Instagram. It gives me immense satisfaction. I know… NERD ALERT.
Last but not least, the hubby and I made sure to order some crabs while we were up in Maryland for the shower. Also a great photo opp.
Yum!
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