It’s summer and we all have lots of weddings to attend---and buy gifts for!  But wouldn’t you love to give a very special gift to a special friend for her wedding, a gift you made yourself and didn’t just buy from the registry?

When toasts are offered to the bride and groom at the reception, imagine them holding up a lovely pair of crystal champagne flutes that you painted yourself with bridal-white roses and ribbons!  And after the wedding, your hand-painted crystal stemware will become a treasured keepsake for the newlyweds for many years.

Plain crystal stemware can be bought at any department store, and glass paints in shades of white, pearl and ivory can be found at any art and craft supply store. If you’d like to see some nifty step-by-step instructions for this project, you’ll find them in a popular new book called Gorgeous Glass by Arlene Swiatek Gillen. Click here to see this book in the MyCraftivity Shop. The artist suggests adding a pretty satin ribbon and bow around the stems of the glasses, either in white or in the color theme of the reception.

Your gift---created by you and given with love---will be remembered far beyond the wedding day.

MC Kathy