What and adorable “Preppy Turtle” themed birthday party that Kori from Kori Clark Designs created for her daughters 3rd birthday.

The inspiration behind the party came from a fascination with turtles and Lilly Pullitzer Partyware. Lime green, light pink, bright pink and white bring together this oh so preppy celebration perfectly.

Pinwheels set the stage for fun on the kids table! She made arrangements using the big Lilly Pulitzer Tort pinwheels and custom made amazing white pinwheels from Twirlie Whirlies that were set into the our “kid AND eco-friendly” 6″ white blumeboxes!

For much more “preppyness” and fabulous ideas, be sure to check out Kori’s blog Paper & Pigtails

All of the stunning photography is courtesy of Courtney Vickers Photography

Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Tags: lime and pink party, preppy centerpiece idea, preppy turtle birthday party

Couture Parties blog has some of the most inspiring posts and this Retro Pink Bicycle Birthday Party is no acception.

The silver, green and pale pink palette makes for such a fun and elegant celebration for this dessert birthday party.  The mixture of floral arrangements and candy bouquets to the desserts themselves, makes this dessert table absolutely adorable!

Stephanie used 4″ pretty n pink blumebox cubes decorated with sage green ribbon that was tied off with a silver tassel. These decorations were stuffed with plastic grass, topping off the centers with a giant colorful swirl lollipop.

The silver cube floral arrangements were designed in 6″silver cube ceramic vases. To recreate this floral design you could use our 4″ silver satin cube blumebox.

Keep in mind that this party could easily be transformed into a baby boy or baby neutral baby shower by using blues or yellows or greens.

Posted on June 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Tags: baby shower centerpiece ideas, dessert table decor, kids birthday party centerpieces, silver and pink centerpieces

If you have not heard of Abby’s Closet, it is time you get to know more about this great non-profit, who happens to be based in our backyard, Portland Or.

The idea started with a pink prom dress. When Abby Egland was cleaning out her closet before starting college, she wondered how she could best pass along the pretty pink dress that she had worn to her Prom. Her mom, Sally, had a great idea: why not start a volunteer group that collects formal dresses, and then give them away each spring to high school women who needed them for their prom? This was the start of Abby’s Closet in 2004.

For this years  “May Day Tea” and silent auction, Abby’s Closet used 6″ black blumeboxes as the centerpieces which doubled as table numbers. We love how they incorporated the pink and black color theme into the centerpiece with decorative paper and ribbon.

Posted on June 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Tags: incorporating table numbers onto the centerpiece, pink and black centerpiece ideas

We found this fantastic party over at Hostess with Mostess, that was created by the talented Lindsey of Bella Grace Designs, for the adorable birthday boy, Finn.

The inspiration behind the theme came from a line of retro themed story books. The party was carried out perfectly with a collection of nostalgic details like jacks (used for napkin rings!), old-fashioned stick candy, sock monkeys, wooden blocks, and other vintage-style toys.

We of course were pleasantly surprised to see our 6″ red burst blumebox featured in this incredible celebration filled with candy and toys and decorated with the adorable “Play” sticker.

Be sure to catch all the details from this party over at Hostess with the Mostess and Bella Grace Designs.

Posted on June 8th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Tags: baby shower ideas, kids birthday party centerpieces

Want ring in a birthday with Big Bird, Oscar, Grover? Well, who better to make it happen than Jen at Hostess with the Mostess who created this fantastic Sesame Street party for Ashby O’Dell’s 2nd birthday!

Jen started her planning around the various colors of the Sesame Street characters and moved forward with the next step of selecting the candy. All of the candy was from Sweet Factory and is available on their website.

All of the tables had an incredible splash of color thanks to the candy, soda, balloons and blumeboxes.  The candy bar is a kids dream come true! All of the assorted colors of candy makes for incredible table decor. Sesame Street figures and colorful blumeboxes (filled with candy bouquets) intermixed into the table design adding the perfect pop of color!

Balloon bouquets filled with colorful tissue were designed inside lavender field, lime slice, cornflower yellow, orange crush, red burst and eucalyptus blue 8″ blumeboxes that made for easy DIY centerpieces on the food and drinks tables.

To see more about this fabulous party, be sure to check out Jen’s blog.

Special thanks to Gina Lee for the fabulous photos!

Posted on April 19th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Tags: sesame street birthday party

Amy with StemParties, shows us how chocolate brown, passion pink and orange make a great combo for a baby girl mod baby shower.

The inspiration behind the theme started with the polka-dot wrapping paper. From there Amy incorporated various decorative items that began to fill out the Mod theme quite nicely!

We love the the easy add-on accessory she used on the 8″ mocha blumeboxes that were filled with a low cut bunch of orange roses! Add some varying sized pink and orange lanterns and cut out polka dot coasters and you have one mod baby beautiful table!

Posted on April 14th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Tags: mod centerpiece ideas, mod centerpieces, orange and pink and chocolate brown centerpiece idea

We were inspired by a Hostess with the Mostess party to create a blumebox ladybug centerpiece. What a fun theme for a baby shower or little girls birthday party! With such a general theme, there are so many FUN decor items out there to add to the celebration.

Be sure to check out Hostess’ Ladybug/Lovebug post for product availability.

Posted on April 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Tags: kids birthday party ideas, ladybug themed baby shower, ladybug themed birthday party

Mother’s Day is May 9th and we have just the thing to make Mom smile!

Our My Monet Kids Kit comes with a 4-pack of assorted color crayons to draw on the blumebox, but the paper canvas allows the young artist to add all sorts of decor to it!

Posted on April 8th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Tags: DIY kids activities, Kids birthday party activity, kids birthday party ideas

One of our favorite color palettes at the moment is the pairing of our aqua marine (tiffany blue) and red burst. So when Melisa at Project Nursery emailed us images from her son Austin’s 3rd birthday party, we had to share it with you all!

She incorporated our 4″ cube aqua marine blumeboxes for the centerpieces for both the kids table as well as the adult tables.

“Using blue blumeboxes as the container for both, I suggested red gerber daisies or carnations tightly packed for the adult centerpieces.  The kid’s centerpieces needed to be a bit more “fun”; a bunch of balloons (using red tissue filler around the base) and a custom centerpiece stick with Austin’s logo on it.”

To learn more about this great train themed birthday party check out her blog.

Posted on March 28th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Tags: baby boy train themed birthday party, baby boy train themed shower, train themed party

Fulfill your child’s dream about running away with the circus by having a Circus themed birthday party. By starting with the red, yellow and white color palette the party will begin to take shape.

Decor used in this celebration consist of boxes of animal crackers, peanuts scattered accross the table and 4″ white square blumeboxes that are filled with popcorn making for great centerpieces. Cotton candy or peanuts would also look fantastic inside the cubes as centerpieces.

Keep in mind too that these popcorn boxes could also be used as a place card settings for each guest invited to attend the circus!

There are so many desserts that could go with this theme, but we especially loved these popcorn bag brownies from one of our favorite blogs, bakerella.

Posted on March 24th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Tags: circus birthday party, kids birthday party centerpieces, kids birthday party ideas