Find out what kind of wedding is celebrated for 21 years of marriage, what traditions must be observed, what is given on this day. You can make some of the gifts with your own hands, MK and photos will help you.
Spouses can celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary by following the necessary traditions. You will learn what to give on this day, how to celebrate such an event.
Anniversary 21 years - what a wedding, traditions and congratulations
This date is called opal. By this time, the couple had lived together for 21 years. They have an established life, their relationship is stable and strong. But some wonder why this date has such a name? After all, opal is considered a misanthropic stone, and that it can attract quarrels, diseases. But as for the relationship of the spouses, this stone is a symbol of empathy, confidence, compassion. It symbolizes the purity of thoughts. And, indeed, the husband and wife during this time have already learned to sympathize with each other, empathize, help. Their thoughts are pure. As for popular belief, opal can become a positive stone if it is in the hands of loving people. Since the stone can change the energy, then the relationship of the spouses can change, so you need to take care of them. In alchemy, it is believed that an ordinary stone can turn into a precious stone in 21 days. And after 21 years of marriage, youthful love grew into a family union, distinguished by its strength.
Here are the traditions, according to popular beliefs, must be observed:
- If a couple has a 21 year wedding, getting up in the morning, the spouses need to take a piece of white cloth, soak it in vegetable oil and wipe the opal stone. There is a belief that oil is able to remove negative energy from the stone and make it the talisman of the family hearth.
- On this day, the spouses' oaths of loyalty to each other should sound. Let them write and read them. You can draw up a document in a very interesting way, give it to the workshop in advance, so that the words of the shoe oath can be printed and drawn up in the form of a letter or a book with a beautiful binding. But if the spouses decide to pronounce the words orally, then this must be done in the presence of at least one person.
- It is advisable to save up the necessary amount in advance, since for the 21st wedding anniversary they need to purchase what they have long dreamed of. After all, desires must come true, especially for such a significant event.
- Having put on festive outfits, the spouses should put opal stone or jewelry from it in their pockets. You need to wear this talisman all day, as it is designed to attract good luck.
- The husband will give his wife a bouquet of flowers, lush and beautiful. As you know, these plants are able to express human feelings. If the spouse presents gladioli, he will say about the devotion and sincerity of the relationship to the spouse. If these are asters, thereby the man will tell her how passionately he loves her. Chrysanthemums speak of trust, and forget-me-nots tell about the loyalty of the spouses.
But giving sharp objects and mirrors for a 21 year wedding is strictly prohibited. Therefore, when thinking about what to present to spouses, exclude these things from the list of possible gifts.
What do they give for a 21 year wedding?
On this day, the spouses will exchange presents, they will also receive commemorative tokens of attention from guests, relatives and from their children. See what a wife can get her husband for a 21 year wedding. These are the practical things made of opal:
- clip for paper money;
- cufflinks;
- beautiful tie pin.
But it is not necessary to give presents that contain this stone. If there is no way to use it, then give the man what he loves. It can be:
- picture frame;
- diary;
- navigator;
- pictures from stones;
- some other thing with a commemorative inscription.
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A wife can give her husband a telephone, a barbecue, wireless headphones, a massage cape for a chair, an attribute from his hobbies, for example, a fishing rod, a penknife.
After all, the spouse, like no one else, knows her lover and his preferences. Therefore, he will probably be able to give what he likes.
When the husband chooses a gift, let him first pay attention to the opal stone, because there are more than 200 shades. Therefore, you can choose exactly the one that your wife will like and match the color of her eyes. Find out in advance what kind of jewelry a woman wants, give her a pendant, hairpin, ring, earrings and necklace. You can give a whole set with opal. But if you want to present another gift, then give preference to her hobbies and desires. It can be a new laptop or phone, photo curtains, beautiful linen. If a woman loves summer cottage rest and work in nature, then you can hand over hanging pots, garden figurines or beautiful flower pots.
If she dreamed of a good manicure set, massage foot bath, then give her just that.
Have your spouse order paired opal rings in advance. They will become a kind of amulet for the family.
If guests are wondering what to give for a 21 year wedding, then the following ideas will help them decide.
It can be:
- beautiful wall clock;
- a set of dishes or wine glasses;
- decorative pillows with photos of family members;
- washing vacuum cleaner;
- author's cake decorated with number 21;
- opal stone sweets;
- garden furniture;
- indoor fountain;
- items of kitchen appliances;
- aquarium with fish.
If the children are adults, then they can give something from the presented presents to their parents. There is another interesting option that allows you to create an artificial opal. Do-it-yourself gifts with love will certainly be appreciated by the heroes of the occasion. Check out this MK with step-by-step photos to help you create this stone for a gift.
How to make faux opal for your 21st wedding anniversary?
Take:
- transparent or translucent clay;
- ink of various colors;
- pieces of colored clay;
- brush;
- gloves;
- pasta machine;
- polishing material;
- instruments.
Divide the clear clay in half. Add dye to one half. Leave the second light for now.
Pour the glitter into a bowl, dip a piece of prepared clay in them.
Now combine pieces of clay of different colors and start mixing them together to achieve a marbled effect. You can see which shades to use to make the opal stone of the desired color.
Take confetti and cut them finely. Then press these pieces into the prepared workpiece. Roll out the thinly left light layer of clay and wrap it around the artificial opal stone.
Roll the ball, then pierce a hole in it with an awl.
Now it's time to bake the plastic. About what temperature and how long it needs to be done, it is written on a specific package. Before baking the artificial opal, give it the desired shape, it must match the decorations in which this stone will then appear.
When the workpieces are cool, they can be framed. To do this, you will insert metal fittings into the pre-made holes, form earrings, a pendant from an artificial stone, or make other jewelry.
Synthetic opal can be obtained not only from polymer clay, but also from epoxy resin. The next master class will reveal the intricacies of making such things.
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How to make synthetic opal from polymer clay for a 21 year wedding?
Take:
- epoxy resin;
- metal fittings;
- glassy varnish;
- molds;
- natural materials;
- gold leaf;
- dried flowers;
- pearl powder.
You will also need cups, a stick, syringes, gloves.
In order not to stain the table, cover it with a file. Wash the molds and dry them well. Put on gloves and pour the hardener and resin into a plastic cup.
Since epoxy has a strong odor, you will need to work in a well-ventilated area.
After you have poured a certain amount of resin and hardener for it with syringes, mix the composition with a wooden stick, this should be done within 10 minutes.
Place the dandelion in the mold and pour in the resin in a thin stream, which has settled for about half an hour.
As the epoxy will set as it cures, pour in a sufficient amount. It will look like a convex lens.
To make beautiful opal stones, pour some resin into the mold, then place some glass stones here, pour resin on top again.
To make dandelion earrings, take oval young, pour resin and dandelions in here. Pour a little more resin over the top to create a slight bump.
Take the appropriate shape, put the shells here. Then fill with fresh epoxy.
If you add potal to the epoxy resin, the result is a stone very similar to opal. Such a gift for a 21 year wedding can be presented by children to parents or guests to the heroes of the occasion.
Finished products will need to be processed a little, if required, sanded in some places on a nail file.
When you make a shell bracelet, you can also add gold leaf to it to make the composition look more like an opal. But since this stone comes in different shades, it is quite possible to give such a thing for a 21 year wedding.
Cover the finished products with varnish, but one layer is enough. See what wonderful things you can do with epoxy.
Make artificial stones from this material, and then create a picture out of them as a gift. And if you don't have epoxy and the ability to create such works, then take regular stones, wash and dry them, and then paint them to look like opal. You can even use nail polish, then the picture will turn out to be so sparkling and inexpensive materially. But as a memory it will be priceless.
You can glue pebbles, shells to the base, then cover them with epoxy. Then you get another wonderful gift for a 21 year wedding.
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