Wedding Day Emergency Kit

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How to pack the perfect wedding day emergency kit:

What you will need: Mason jar, batting, fabric, burlap, twine, chalkboard paper, chalk, emergency supplies

After the months of meticulous planning that precede a wedding, preparing for any mishaps on the big day is a must. You never know when a stray hair will rebel against your up-do or when waterworks will erupt during a speech! Wedding day emergency kits make cute gifts for the bride and her bridesmaids, and they are functional, too! After the wedding, turn the jar into a mini sewing kit (the top portion makes a great pin cushion) or keep it in your car for any on-the-go emergencies.

To start, I decided to create cushions for the tops of the mason jars to attach safety pins, because putting a handful in each jar just seemed too easy. To do this, I removed the metal disc from each mason jar cap, folded a small piece of batting on top of it, and covered it with fabric. To hold the padded disc in place, I put small dots of glue around the bottom of the cushion, near the metal disc, and pushed it back through the metal screw band, creating a protruding, padded surface.

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I then glued any excess fabric to the back of each metal disc to create a flat surface, allowing the lids to properly screw back onto the jars.

IMG_5697To decorate, I wrote each bridesmaid’s name on a piece of chalkboard paper, and mounted it to burlap for a more rustic look. I used twine to tie a bow around each jar, and accented the bride’s kit with white lace as well!

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Once the jars were decorated, it was time to decide what we would need in the event of a “wedding day emergency”. Luckily we didn’t need most of the items shown below, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry!

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