Need Ideas! Please help :)

[MrsMB]

I'm slammed and have a project I need help on!!! My sweet friend, whose husband has ALS, needs help with the fundraiser they are doing on the 27th. 

She called me on Friday to take me up on my offer to help. With little or no time to spare, I need to come up with an idea (as well as assemble it!) based on the below criteria. 

* They are doing 20 different prize raffles. They're selling tickets to each of them. People can chose which prizes they want to try for. 
* They want a box for each different prize so people can drop their raffle tickets into the box. They want the box to be where people can't see how many tickets have been entered for each prize. It has to hide the tickets. 

They want me to create these boxes/jars/whatever I decide on. Anyone have ideas? Design? Help is very much appreciated  

[wanderingenough]

Hmm...
I went to an Alzheimer's fundraiser recently and they just used colored paper bags like these: www.birthdaydirect.com/baby-blue-favor-bags-12-p-39473.html?gclid=CPapk77M48ACFeg7MgodOCcAJA&utm_campaign=googleshopping&utm_medium=product_search&utm_source=googleshopping

You could see how many tickets were in each bag if you peeked, but it seemed like an easy solution.

As for something that actually fits your criteria --
You could get jars (like a large mason jar or something from Michael's perhaps) and swirl them with paint inside. It's similar in theory to this: www.michaels.com/chalky-finish-milk-jars/B_50741.html , but my mom has done it by just dropping the paint inside the glass and rolling it around to coat. Then you could have people drop the tickets in through a slice in the lid or something?

Or maybe check Dollar Tree for small metal bins?

Sorry, this is tough!

[MrsMB]

wanderingenough Thank you!! You've helped me get the ball rolling in this confused head of mine!!

[luv2rn4fun]

I'm thinking Mason Jars. They are cheap, easy, and fun. You can make signs for the different prizes and place above. Maybe have a banner with the different prizes and then a brief description on a piece of paper with the mason jar below.

[MrsMB]

Maybe chalk paint on the mason jars and write on the jars the prize names? Does this work or am I loony?

[luv2rn4fun]

Sept 15, 2014 11:19:51 GMT -5 MrsMB said:

Maybe chalk paint on the mason jars and write on the jars the prize names? Does this work or am I loony?

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.  Sounds like a great idea!

[MrsMB]

Thanks ladies!

[awick14]

Another thing you could do is wrap some small boxes with scrapbooking paper, or something similar and cut holes in the top to put the tickets through.

[MrsMB]

That's good too!!! I'm hoping I can drag DH into Hobby Lobby with me to look around. He's crafty as well. These are good ideas!

[awick14]

If you lived closer I could help. I love doing crafty things.

[MrsMB]

Sept 15, 2014 12:53:55 GMT -5 awick14 said:

If you lived closer I could help. I love doing crafty things.

Oh, I would SOOOOOO take you up on that too! I'm going to be swimming in these things come next week!

[krystee]

Have you ever seen those empty paint can-type things at craft stores? You can insert paper around them so they're solid. That's what our library used for a similar raffle this year. Empty coffee cans would also work!

[cgpm]

How about leftover tissue boxes wrapped in wrapping paper?

[wanderingenough]

ohhh krystee's idea is perfect! quick and easy!

[MrsMB]

Sept 15, 2014 15:23:18 GMT -5 krystee said:

Have you ever seen those empty paint can-type things at craft stores? You can insert paper around them so they're solid. That's what our library used for a similar raffle this year. Empty coffee cans would also work!

This is good too.  Thank you! I just pulled this idea up  and saw something where someone had painted them and put chalkboard labels on them. If anything, I'd like to use chalkboard labels for the prize names!

Thanks ladies! Got some great leads!