since it’s been a migrainy and stormy day complete with multiple power outages, what better time to get the pix downloaded and read to post, eh? so without further ado, my pride and joy – the favors!

step one – decorating the box

step two – decorating the other side of the box

step three – personalizing chop sticks
(no, i don’t know why blogger chose to turn the pic the wrong way)

step four – candy coating the contents
turns out fortune cookies and chow mein noodles are excellent when covered in chocolate

assembly complete – commence beaming pride!

who’d’ve thought i could create something so pretty?

pretty as punch

it was such a tasty spread

i should’ve taken a closeup of the picture frame

the guests seemed to have a good time

as did the bride

i am very glad that i was able to put together a shower for one of my best friends. although i’m just as happy that it’s over. party planning is hard, stressful work! i do need to give a huge thank you to my sister’s whole family who all chipped in to help with whatever they could (not to mention lending me their house). also, without my fabulous hubby, i never would have made it. he stuck in there with me until everything was done, even after the guests started showing up. he was beyond helpful!