Chinese New Year DIY Party Favors

Chinese New Year

Year of the Rooster 🐓

Easy DIY Party Favors 

No party of mine is complete without a party favor.  For this years Chinese New Year party I sent guests home with a tangerine body butter.  Mandarin's are considered good fortune during Chinese New Year but I couldn't find mandarin body butter.  So satsuma had to do.  

I love the little details of this favor.  The gold Chinese symbol on the front of the take-out box and the cute little fortune cookie charm.  I tied the charm onto a bamboo straw with red string.  

Careful, I think that dragon is eyeing your favor.  You better go get it before he runs off with all of them. 😉😉

Supplies needed to create this party favor:
Scissors
Tape
Craft paper
Take out boxes
bamboo straws
Red thread
Fortune cookie charms
Chinese symbol stamp
Satsuma body butter

These party favors are super easy to make.  Gather all the supplies listed above and lets make one. 

1. Cut a piece of the gold glitter craft paper to fit the front of the take-box.  

2. Attach it to the take-out box with double stick tape. 

3. Write or stamp a Chinese symbol onto red craft paper and cut it out into a square.

4.  Attach with double stick tape to the gold glitter paper that you just attached to the take-out box. 

5. Tie a fortune cookie charm to a bamboo straw with the red string. 

6. Put the bamboo straw with the fortune cookie charm into the take-out box. 

7. Set the satsuma body butter into the take-out box. 

For more ideas about Chinese New Year be sure to follow my Chinese New Year board on Pinterest. 

Shop this party favor:

Styling, concept, photography by Fizzy Party 

White take-out boxes, fortune cookie charms:  Oriental Trading 

Gold sequin table linen, red thread and craft paper:  Joann Fabric and Crafts 

Satsuma body butter:  The Body Shop 

Dragon:  Uwajimaya 

Easter Blog Hop Evite Challenge

Let's get the legal stuff out of the way and then get down to the fun!  

I am part of the Evite Influencer Program and have been compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. 

Now for the FUN!  Evite contacted me and asked if I wanted to join their $35 Easter Blog Hop Challenge.  Um yes!  You know I'm all about inspiring you to throw more parties.  I also know throwing parties can be stressful for some people.  You think you have to spend a fortune to throw one. Sooo not true!  You and your friends can have a great time on a small budget. Let's see how.

Yep, if you know me you're not surprised at all that I chose this invitation.  I'm all about the Peeps at Easter. 

For the $35 challenge I threw a mini brunch for three of my friends.  I saved money by not putting a table linen down and kept the centerpiece and place settings simple. The focus of the party was time with friends.

To keep the party affordable I served croissants which were only $2.50 for a pack of four and cantaloupe which was on sale for $2.50.  Buying whole fruit is so much cheaper then buying 

pre-cut. 

I splurged on the drinks and served Fentimans Rose Lemondae soda.  Less expensive than champagne, still has that bubbly effect and tastes delicious.  Of course I had to add a Peep to the glass to tie into the invitation and HELLO, it's Easter! Easter calls for Peeps.

I love sending my guests home with party favors and this brunch was no exception.  I filled an Easter egg with a lip balm in pink to match the invitation.

For the centerpiece I picked some daffodils from my yard, tied them together with a spare piece of ribbon I had in the house and placed them in a drinking glass. I surrounded the glass with Peeps and placed the whole centerpiece on a wood round I had. If you don't have a wood round you could use a pretty tray, platter, dish, or nothing. 

Dessert was delicious Lindor eggs.   

I know you all couldn't attend the party but I have a party favor for you too!  Evite gave me a promo code for their premium invitations for up to 15 guests. This promo code is good through March 26, 2016.  Just click here  and enter promo code easterhop15 at check out.

Before you hop over to Positively Stacey  lets look at the numbers:

Paper plates: $2.00
Napkins: $1.00
Fentiman's Rose Lemonade: $7.96 for 4
Croissants: $2.50, package of 4
Cantaloupe: $2.50 for a whole one
Peeps: $1.00
Easter eggs: $1.00
Lindor eggs: $3.96 for 4
Lip Balm: $8.37 for 3
Flowers: from the yard
Glass plates: already owned but you can pick up at dollar stores
Wood round: already owned
Champagne glasses: already owned but you can pick them up at dollar stores
Total: $30.29
Cha-ching! a savings of $4.71

I am part of the Evite Influencer Program and have been compensated for this post.