Wedding: Guest gift jam

Gifts are an increasingly popular custom at weddings. Small gifts for the guests are integrated into the table decoration. Each guest receives a small gift, which is often provided with the initials, names of bride and groom, the wedding date or even a suitable saying. A wedding gift is a wonderful way to say "thank you" to the wedding guest for wanting to spend this important day with the wedding couple

Giving the homemade jam as a gift to your wedding guests is a great idea, especially for summer weddings. In these instructions we show you how to decorate a pretty jam jar and what material you need for a rustic jam jar

First of all, we have taken care that Selection of the materials can be flexibly replaced by other materials and that there is still plenty of room for your creative ideas. Because of the often large amount of guest gifts that you would like to make yourself, we have taken care to keep the decoration as simple as possible. Even non-hobbyists should be able to design the jam jars well.

Tip: Invite your maid of honor or bridesmaids of honor to a beautiful handicraft afternoon at yourplace.Together you can do more and have more fun at the same time.

The cost of the guest gifts should also be kept in mind. Set a budget in advance and then make a list of materials you need. The jam jars are available from us at a very attractive price - making decorating them twice as much fun!

To craft the jam jars "guest gift" you need

• Screw-on jars / Waking jars / Preserving jars for Preserving from Marmelade
• Satin ribbon in Creame (per glass approx. 30 - 40 cm)
• Jute fabric cut to size (per glass approx. 10 x 10 cm)
• Craft Punch in 2 sizes for the trailers
• Bright Craft cardboard sheet for the trailers
• Lace ribbon in Creame
• If necessary Embellishment or Strass for decoration

Here's how it works:

Fill the jars with the homemade jam and seal them tightly. Remove any dirt or jam residue from the jars. Now glue the Lace ribbon with double-sided Adhesive tape around the belly of the jar

For the lid, cut some jute fabric to fit the lid. Make sure that the jute fabric still sticks out of the from lid, but does not completely cover the glass. The jam should of course remain visible!

You can fix the jute fabric to the lid with some hot glue

For the pendants you can cut Coloured paper to DIN A4 format and print with lettering of your choice. The Date of the wedding, the names of the bride and groom, the initials, a suitable saying, a dear greeting or a simple thank you is of course very suitable as a gift for the wedding. In our example, we printed the Craft cardboard sheet with the names of the bridal couple and the wedding date and then punched out a Craft Punch with a diameter of 5 cm. It is possible to print several lettering at once. Tip:Make a test printout on normal Paper and test the punching out with the Craft Punch, to make the best use of the Craft cardboard sheet .
The large pendant is then glued in the middle of the jute fabric, the small pendant with the words "Thank you" is punched with an eyelet punch and tied around the jute fabric with something Satin ribbon . With a pretty bow made of Satin ribbon and the jute fabric, the jam jar looks festive and rustic at the same time. A real eye-catcher.

Extra tip: Of course you cannot use the jam jars only as a guest gift. Another great idea is to use the jam jars as a name tag. Simply print out the name of the guest and attach a tag to the jam jar as described above. So every guest knows where to sit and at the same time has a great present to take away


We wish you a lot of fun with the recreation and later at your wedding party!