As you know, friends, December is a very busy month for the Artsy Family!  We have things to celebrate all month long, starting with my birthday on the 14th, followed by all our Christmas festivities, and then finishing up with our wedding anniversary on the 29th and New Year’s Eve.  We do a lot of hosting during this time of year, which I love, and if you do the same, I thought you might like these cute little winter party favors!  They’re easy to make, inexpensive, and sure to be a hit!

Winter Party Favors

Materials:
– small metal buckets {mine were provided by David Tutera}
– white and teal acrylic or multi-surface paint
– paintbrush
– adhesive alphabet stencils {mine were provided by DecoArt}
– lace {also provided by David Tutera}
– glitter paint or decoupage formula
– assorted tea bags, mints, chocolates, or other yummy goodies

Step 1: Paint the bucket white.  I had to give mine three coats to totally cover the metal.  Be patient and let the paint dry in between coats {trust me, you’ll be glad in the long run}.

Step 2: Stencil a letter onto the front of the bucket.  The adhesive stencil should stick right onto the bucket, making it easy to dab just a little bit of your paint on and create a letter.  You can use your own monogram or the monograms of your guests.  You could also use a snowflake or another image instead.

Step 3: Once all paint is dry, apply a coat of glitter.  Depending on the look you want, you can choose a medium with either fine or coarse glitter.  I wanted mine to add a lot of texture to make it look snowy as well as add a lot of sparkle, so I chose to go with coarse.

Step 4: Fill with lace and goodies.

That’s all there is to it!  Super simple, easy to do, and perfect for this time of year!  A few of #myfavoritebloggers are sharing some Winter themed projects and recipes of their own today that I think you’re going to love too.  Here’s a quick look at their beautiful faces:

From left to right, top to bottom: Sky from Creative Capital B, Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects, Melanie from It Happens in a Blink, Amy from One Artsy Mama, ChiWei from 1 Dog Woof, Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me, Kadie from Seven Alive, Bethany from Pitter and Glink, Kara from Happy Go Lucky, Lauren from Thinking Closet, Tara from Suburble, Nancy from Do Small Things with Love, Meredith Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, and Kirsten from One Tough Mother

And a peek at their winter themed projects!  Be sure to stop by and check them all out!

Peppermint Sugar Cookie Snowman,   Zippered Snowflake Pouch,   Crocheted Winter Gnome,   Crocheted Snowflake Pattern,  Winter Princess Pearl Necklace,   Safety Pin Ice Skates,   15 Winter Boredom Busters for Kids,   Winter Party Favors,   Gold-Brushed Pine Cone Ornaments,   Winter Gift in a Jar,   Candy Swirl Winter Centerpiece,   Egg Nog Cookies,   Easy Beaded Snowflakes,   DIY Christmas Trees.

 Hugs & Glitter,