Create your own favors using miniature candy bars that you decorate and use as favors. You can make candy bar favors using comic books as the wrapping paper. This tutorial at Intimate Weddings used vintage comics but any comics will do. Or take your favorite photos of the bride and use them to adorn the candy bars. Going for something more classic? Do a simple monogram for a classic wrapper or use the black damask candy bar labels. The candy bar wrapper found here is also a classic-love the dotted design.
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Title: How to make your own rock candy (sugar crystal candy)
Make your own sweet edible crystal creation!
Mix 1 cup of water with 3 cups of sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and then remove from heat. Add food colour or some flavouring (vanilla, peppermint extract, cherry extract etc.) if desired (optional). Stir. Pour into a glass container and suspend string, a pipecleaner or a wooden skewer in the solution. After a few days crystal will begin to grown on the object suspended in the liquid. Pour into new container if there are too many sugar crystals on the bottom or sides of the container.
**note: I've had a couple of questions regarding using less sugar. The trick is to make sure you have a 3:1 ratio of sugar to water. So... 1 1/2 cups of sugar to 1/2 cup of water is an example of a smaller recipe. If you do reduce it the amount of syrup, make sure your container is tall and skinny (like a tall drinking glass) and that the string or pipecleaner you are using is completely immersed.
***FAQ's****** You can also use string instead of the pipe cleaner, but it may be more difficult to get it to sink straight down into the jar. You may have to weight it with something like a clean new paper clip. You can put more than one string/pipe cleaner in the solution at one time, just make sure they aren't touching. Only use the solution to make one batch of rock candy (about one week) just in case molds or bacteria is growing in there. You can use whatever kind of container you like as long as it is tall. No you don't need to use food colouring or flavouring, that is optional
i was so inspired by anna kuperberg images i had to share some of these fantastic wedding details she captured! i spent much to much time looking through her blog, but oh so worth it! hope you enjoy...
At the risk of sounding un-American, Happy Bastille Day y'all! Not a holiday that we observe in these parts but it happens to be my hubby's birthday, so I never forget it. So in honor of hubby, the Frenchies and my favorite visual inspiration of all time, the film Marie Antoinette, here are some beautiful fans that could serve as great July wedding favors. Enjoy!
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Title: Cabaret Parisien - The Can-Can Part 1 - Chez Maxim
"Chez Maxim: Eh, voila les belles Grisettes" from The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar sung by Janet Rabe-Meyer and cast at Cabaret Parisien by First Coast Opera, St. Augustine, Florida. www.firstcoastopera.com
Title: Merry Widow - Eh Voila Les Belles Grisettes! - Chez Maxime's
The IUP Opera Theater cast performing "Eh, Voila Les Belles Grisettes!" from The Merry Widow at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Valancienne - Jacqueline R. (Me)
Lo-Lo - Ashley W.
Do-Do - Erin K.
Jou-Jou - Kyle G.
Frou-Frou - Lydia G.
Clo-CLo - Leanna M.
Margot - Whitney W.
Ensemble
Piano - Chris L.
Lyrics:
The Grisettes of Paris greet you,
And we're very pleased to meet you.
Lo-Lo, Do-Do, Jou-Jou, Frou-Frou, Clo-Clo, Margot!
Find us where the lamps are burning,
Tripping down the boulevard.
Watching close at every turning,
Every cab and motor car.
Up and down on sentry go,
Where the bloods and gentry go.
Tripping lightly chatting brightly,
Pitter patter, heel and toe.
Tiny shoes of shiny leather twinkling in the lantern light.
Silk and sequin, frill and feather, nodding down the street at night.
(Chorus)
When the homing coaches rattle
Any time from half past eight
Out we come to start the battle
Laying traps to catch the men.
Then we try another way,
Flashing leg in cabaret
Laughing, glancing, chaffing, dancing,
Flirting down the streets at night.
Life is never dull or idol,
Spreading nets for credit notes.
Butterflies not caught but catching,
Catching men in petticoats.
How Mentoring an Intern Can Help You and the Industry Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:20 AM PDT
Providing college students or working class people with real world insight and experience often is valued greater than classroom practices by the student. By Kevin Cohee
Investing in an intern creates an opportunity for a student to become acquainted with the practical challenges of event planning while helping the professional planner hone his or her time and management skills. This dual partnership gives the intern a foundation to take into his/her career and the planner is rewarded by contributing to a new event planner’s level of professionalism.
When considering an internship candidate, I look for areas of skill that will complement those already established within our company. The current generation is entrenched in varied skills, expectations and values. Relying on an intern to show us a new thing or two can really solidify the relationship, instill trust and better the entire team.
Your company’s Internet presence will attract potential interns, but posting our openings within regional universities has produced our best results. Guidance counselors of past interns have also been a great resource. We’ve found college seniors to be the most ideal candidates. Their level of maturity is greater, they have a broader work/volunteer background and their schedules are more flexible to fit within our unpredictable needs. Working with Communication majors, Marketing and Public Relations and Recreation and Tourism Administration majors have all been rewarding for us.
HOW TO HIRE AN INTERN
Detailed communication is vital from the job posting to the interview process. Selecting a detail oriented person will make for a greater partnership experience. Defining the terms of pay, hours, transportation, attire, meals and breaks all need to be met.
1. Evaluate their first contact. I immediately check for spelling and grammar. Next, is it addressed to someone at your company or blind? This may indicate they did not research your website for a contact.
If they pass this first step, request a compelling cover letter detailing why they want to enter this field. This will demonstrate their level of desire and maturity.
2. Request a professional resume. I suggest they highlight any event or volunteer work they’ve accomplished. This may help define interview questions.
3. Require an essay. We ask for a 500 word essay depicting your “Ideal event without budget restraints.” This exercise quickly allows us to determine their writing skills, level of creativity, industry perspective and worldliness.
4. Check their references.
5. Engage interns the same as a salaried employee. Have them complete a formal application and be sure to get their SS# and emergency contact. Verify their driver’s license for date of birth. If they are under 21, review the ABC law regarding alcohol rules. Provide the intern with a copy of company policies and guidelines. Review workplace expectations. Determine their hours; those worked in the office are equal to their college credits, offsetting classroom hours. Do An Event budgets pay to the intern for hours worked at each actual event.
6. Define their goals. Discuss your company’s expectations. Ask the intern for input on what they want out of this experience and incorporate it. I have the intern take notes during this process. It reinforces the points, inspires other questions and alleviates any future confusion.
DEFINING THE INTERN'S ROLE
Take your mentoring role seriously. It may seem faster and easier to do it yourself, but your investment in the time it takes to explain each assignment should only happen once. Delegating can create fear, but this is a skill that makes us better managers and ultimately saves us time.
1. Validate college credits by assigning a specific project to your intern. Have them take notes as you establish the specific tasks, timelines and expectations of this project. Involve them in as many as possible, other varied projects during their internship.
2. Get Organized. Have them create an independent binder specific to their assignment as well as an active electronic folder, organizing files, contacts, checklists and research. We place a shortcut on the desktop.
3. Have them keep their own timecard. This tool is handy in timely reviews and may be required by the college. Do An Event has them line item the task along with time spent. Be sure to keep it in the office at all times.
4. Review often. Explain the industry terms like drayage, RFP, pipe and drape and even how to measure for linens. Interns don’t want to disappoint, so they often won’t ask many questions, be sure to communicate frequently. We try to prepare a daily task list and review it with them when they first arrive. Bi-monthly recap meetings are vital.
5. Share the inspiration. We offer our interns free access to our trade magazines, videos, vendor files and binders. We encourage them to research websites for inspiration. Most exciting for them is being invited and introduced at industry functions. This interaction provides a real life experience with professionals and instills confidence quickly.
6. Practice patience. Mentoring an intern takes time and in this deadline crazy industry, it feels like there is never enough. It’s a myth that interns are free labor! Only ask them to do what you would do. Share openly. In addition to industry lessons, life lessons are as valuable.
WHAT TO DO AT THE END OF THE INTERNSHIP
Like the seasons, your intern must move on. Before they exit, take time to evaluate the overall experience together. These following suggestions can be very insightful.
1. Review and measure initial goals.
2. Review and discuss strengths and weaknesses of their finalized assigned project.
3. Evaluate your management skills. The intern may offer a fresh perspective compared to your other salaried staff.
4. Utilize the time-sheet to compile a list of tasks accomplished.
5. Ask them to highlight the experience they have gained with your company.
6. Ask them to provide a testimonial for your records.
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Title: Sociology/Women's and Gender Studies IE Intern and Mentor
IE Pre Grad Intern and Mentor stress the importance of appreciating differences as well as similarities in a productive mentoring relationship
Title: Why Hire a Grant Intern?
http://4Grants.Net/mentoring.htm | Grant interns provide an inexpensive, yet valuable alternative to higher charging grant writing and fundraising experts. Now, charities (like churches, boys and girls clubs, and museums) and nonprofit institutions (like a school, university or hospital) hire interns to save money and make them money. Interns are supervised and mentored by experienced professionals, so 501.c.3 agencies get even more. In this video, award-winning author and educator Phil Johncock, himself an experienced grant writer, shows you the reasons why you should hire an intern to meet your funding needs, as well as what's involved and how to get started. This the only "paid internship" program of its kind in the world!
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