Whoa. This DIY Wedding Day Emergency Kit Is Genius!

This is probably one of the most useful, creative and equally cute wedding day emergency kits we’ve ever seen. Once you make your no-sew pin cushion lid (for those all-powerful safety pins!) fill a widemouthed mason jar with travel sized versions of toiletries, hotel sewing kits and handy problem solvers like stain wipes.

Package it with a pretty ribbon and tag, then gift it to your bride at the hens party or bridal shower so she knows she’ll be prepared for anything. Elena Sullivan of the crafty blog ‘A Cassarella shows us how easy it is to make the kit below.

Photo: ‘A Casarella

Widemouthed mason jar
Muslin
Polyester Wadding
Card stock
Ribbon
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Emergency supplies of your choice (Some ideas include: bobby pins, pain killers, eye drops, lip balm, tissues, hairspray, Band-aids, mints, disposable toothbrushes, stain wipes, cotton-buds, nail file, mini sewing kit, scissors, static spray, snacks).

Photo: ‘A Casarella

1. To make the pin cushion lid, cut out a circle of muslin about 4cm wider than your jar lid. Place the muslin circle on top of the mason jar band (the metal ring, not the flat circle).
2. Take a handful of wadding (you could use cotton balls in a pinch!) and put it on top of the muslin. Place the flat circular part of the mason jar lid on top of the wadding. Push it through so that it is flush against the inside of the ring. This will force the wadding and fabric through the hole making a pin cushion effect. Pull the fabric edges as taut as you can and hot glue them to the jar lid.
4. Cut a circle out of card stock and hot glue on top of the rough edges of muslin.

Photo: ‘A Casarella

5. Fill your jar with the emergency supplies. After giving your hot glue some time to dry, screw the lid onto the jar and stick some safety pins into the pin cushion.
6. Make a label with card stock and tie to your the lip of your jar with ribbon.

Will you be giving this fun and functional DIY a shot?

by Bridget Clegg