DIY Sailboat Favors for a Regatta Inspired Wedding Theme

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Planning an exciting wedding party with a regatta theme, but don’t know what to give as cool favors? Try this original concept and you will be smooth sailing from here: create a whimsical sailboat place card holder using a seashell tray.

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Materials that you will need:

Card stock paper
Scissors
Toothpicks
Pen
Dough, taffy, or caramels, or any soft material
Seashell-made candy trays
Any filling (e.g., candy or chocolate) with a sea-inspired design

The amount of cards that you will make into sails will largely depend on the number of guests.

Here are the steps to putting the sailboats together:

For the sail, cut triangular pieces of paper using card stock paper.
Label each paper with the name of your guest.
Attach these cards to a toothpick, which will serve as the mast of the sailboat.
As for holding the mast in place, use a toothpick and let it stand on a base - pierce the toothpick into a small object that is somewhat solid yet pliable such as taffy, clay, or dough. *Note: you only have to use a small portion as a base in order to fit each toothpick - use about the size of a small marble.
Fill each tray with your own goodies such as sand dollar cookies, taffy, or gummy fish.

Once you’ve set this up, you can use the sailboat not only as an ingenious place card holder, but also as a charming candy dish at the reception. Wasn’t that easy?