We are tardy in posting about some pretty cool news over here at blumebox. My husband Wade, co-founder of blumebox,  became a US citizen and we could not think of a better way to honor his achievement than to throw a red, white and blue party! Don’t fret all you Kiwi’s out there, he did not give up all his oath to the Queen, he has dual citizenship!

Featured for the first time ever, we showcased the workings of our new cake pop insert at this party. We bundled five 4″ white cubes, wrapped in our red and white striped paper ribbon, inserted the new cake pop insert into each cube and filled them with doughnut holes on a stick! This was a fun and inviting way to get guests to come and go noshing on doughnut holes. Only problem, we ran out of doughnuts all too fast! Note to party planner…order extra extra doughnut holes.

Posted on January 31st, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Tags: boxes to display candy, cake pop insert stands, cake pop stand, dessert bar centerpiece ideas, dessert table centerpiece ideas, doughnut hole display box

We posted these doilie & heart jars a week ago and wanted to try and recreate them on the 4″ blumeboxes.

While we love the vintage appeal of the mason jar version by crescendoh.com, the blumeboxes offer a pop of color.

Did we mention how easy this was to make? You will need a pack of doilies, felt (red and pink), and string and that is it. The only adhesive needed was to tie down the ends of the string. It was that simple.

How heart-a-licous would a table of  4″ cube blumeboxes in white, pretty n pink, red and passion pink decorated with assorted colored hearts and doilies be for a valentines party?

Posted on January 26th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Tags: DIY kids activities, valentine's day art project, Valentine's Day Craft Ideas

Say it with a heart!  For this shoot we used the 4″ pretty n pink blumebox with the NEW cake pop insert, heart lollies, tiny cinnamon heart candies to fill the bottom, and a heart chalk decal.  The bottom photo is a 6″ red burst blumebox with white mums and mini red carnations along with our heart chalk decal.

We fell in love with these heart chalk details and know you will too! We have a limited quantity of heart chalk decals for Valentine’s Day, so call today to get you order in, to send a message of love on your flower and candy bouquets!

The doilie & hearts project was just too cute for words. It came from Jenny Doh’s Blog, Crescendoh.com, and is inspiration for us to try out on our cubed blumeboxes.

Inspiration and Photo credits: 1) Blumebox  2) Crescendoh.com 3) Blumebox

 

Posted on January 16th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Tags: chalk board decals, personalized valentines day bouquets, Valentine's Day Craft Ideas

How about a cookie pop for your valentine sweetheart?

These cookie pops are made from two sugar cookies sandwiched together with frosting, on a lollipop stick. The outside cookie was frosted on one side decorated with skittles or whatever other decor you would like to use.

Hostess Tori used a 4″ white cube blumebox and our brand new cake pop insert to display her fun sweet treats. Simple, easy, and cute!

This idea is a easy to tailor for any event or holiday.

For info on ordering cookie pop, cake pop, lollipop inserts, contact us.

Inspiration and Photo credits: 1) Thoughtfully Simple

Posted on January 16th, 2012 at 4:51 pm

Did someone say gumdrops?  I’m there.  Seriously who doesn’t love gumdrops?  Such a fantastically bright and cheery Holiday party from Paper and Pigtails and also featured on Hostess with the Mostess.   We love all of the colorful creative details that were included in this party.  The gumdrop trees, the gumdrop cake, gumdrop necklaces, gumdrop shaped cookies, and of course the gumdrop bouquets in the 6″ white bright blumeboxes.

All of these great details would also work well for a Candyland themed party!

Posted on December 21st, 2011 at 10:53 am
Tags: blumebox gumdrop bouquet, dessert table centerpiece ideas, gumdrop centerpiece, sweet table decor

What we love most about the holiday season is the endless array of delectable sweets!

We love candy so much that we decided to create peppermint topiaries. We started with Styrofoam cones and painted them red.  And then we affixed the peppermint candy to the cone with a hot glue gun.  We wrapped our  4″ blumebox with ribbon to dress them up, filled them with marbles and put the finished peppermint trees on top.  

This extremely simple and easy whimsical DIY  project, could be less holiday and more suitable for kids birthday parties and candy bars by using different sweets. Sink your teeth into some gumdrops, M&M’s, licorice. . . to name a few!

Inspiration and Photo credits:

1. Blumebox 2.christmascentral.com 3.Martha Stewart Weddings  4.Better Homes and Gardens

Posted on December 5th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Tags: candy centerpiece ideas, candyland birthday party, dessert, DIY peppermint holiday decor, holiday candy table, peppermint trees

We are finding it hard to believe that the holidays are literally just around the corner, and we could not be more excited to announce the arrival of our new Cake Pop / Lollipop Display Insert.

This fantastic wee product is designed to fit inside our existing  4″ cube blumebox. So what ever the color of your holiday Dessert Table or festive Candy Bar, select a  4″ cube and the insert fits snugly inside!

Each insert Cake Pop / Lollipop Display Insert has 13 holes that can be used to hold your sweets. Depending on the size of sweet, you may use all or only half the holes.

We have been spotting a ton of fabulous Peacock Inspired Holiday Decor that forced us to design an Inspiration Board.  Showcased is our 4″ gold blumebox with the new cake pop insert housing delectable macaroons from Nuvrei.

Please contact us for adding these fabulous Cake Pop / Lollipop Display Inserts to your holiday orders!

Table decor inspiration courtesy of Hostess With The Mostess and Liberty, Wreath Ideas from Sears and Santa’s Quarter.

Posted on November 30th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Tags: cake pop stand, candy bar, candy containers, dessert table decor, lollipop stand

With cold weather comes the holidays, and we could not be more excited to start entertaining. After endless “ahhh” inspiring hours of scouring Pinterest for amazing holiday ideas, we have built ourselves a fab Holiday Inspiration Board, that bookmarks ideas we hope to use someday!

We melted over these snowman doughnut holes and were excited to re-create them to fit into our new cake pop/lollipop inserts! This is a very simple, fun and fabulous kid appropriate cooking project that would make a great addition to a holiday hot chocolate table!

Dessert tables and candy bars have become a very popular addition to parties and blumebox is excited to announce the release of our cake pop/lollipop insert, that is ideal for displaying all things sweet on a stick. Just like all other blumebox products, the insert easily pops into place and has been designed to fit securely inside our standard 4″ cube blumebox. With 13 holes to select from, the insert displays a good number of sweets. But if you should need more, simply add another 4″ cube and cake pop/lollipop insert and cluster the boxes together with ribbon.

The holiday season is all about sweet delicacies, so consider adding a stick to your desserts and displaying them in the eco-chic cake pop/lollipop insert and blumebox cubes. For ordering these fabulous, new cake pop/lollipop inserts, contact us.

Please note that you will want to find a fun filler that covers the top of the eco-friendly, kraft cardboard insert! In this project we relied on mini marshmallows.

Goods Needed: powdered mini doughnut holes, candy corn, chocolate chips, chocolate jimmies, marshmallows, lollipop sticks, 4″ cube blumeboxes, NEW blumebox cakepop/lollipop insert.

 

Posted on November 16th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Tags: cand bar display decor, dessert table decor, hot chocolate table

Yesterday, I got to spend a few hours amongst some awesome gals showering the most wonderful mama-to-be.

I especially loved spotting the blumebox arrangements throughout the house, that one of the hostesses arranged of which included a gorgeous collection of white flowers and extremely cool (as in awesome) greens!

Boy or girl no one knows just yet! So an assortment of 6″pretty n pink and 6″baby blue blumeboxes throughout the party, made for a very festive baby shower celebration!

Posted on November 7th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Tags: baby boy shower, baby girl shower, Baby Showers

While researching train themed parties, we came upon an adorable one via the blog Mommy Amour, that just so happened to feature the 8″ white blumeboxes on the dessert table of her 2 year old boy, Grayson’s lime green and blue train birthday party!

It is fare to say that not one detail was left out of this incredibly orchestrated party! We know from experience that the cost of  parties add up and it is important to be smart in the planning process and choose wisely where you want to spend the money. We love this clever, low-cost centerpiece option, Colleen came up with, featuring the 8″ white blumebox, lime slice striped paper ribbon filled with light blue tissue paper pom poms.

Be sure to check out her “All Aboard” post to get more ideas on throwing one awesome lime green and blue train birthday party!

We of course could not resist including a picture of Grayson, the birthday boy, helping himself to a cupcake or two! A boy after my own heart!

Posted on October 19th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Tags: baby boy train themed birthday party, baby boy train themed shower, blue & green train birthday party, train themed party