We love this party that was sent in from a blumebox customer.

The birthday girl, Tara loves sweets, so an ice cream / candy party was the perfect choice for her 5th birthday celebration.  They chose to host the event at Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor which recently opened at The Mission Viejo Shops, in Orange County, California.

Sheri Valainis Events, helped to completely transform the space into a magical, sweet candy palace. They alternated between ice cream sundae centerpieces and glass jars filled with sundae toppings. To tie the look together, they created whimsical marabou ice cream cone centerpieces with hot pink and lime green blumeboxes set on each end.

To add to the ambiance, they created a candy table straight out of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. The kids loved it. They kept the children busy with ice cream and candy related crafts and ice cream themed games. A great time was had by all.

Thank you Tara for sharing your magical 5th birthday party with us all!

Posted on March 9th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Tags: candy birthday party theme, ice cream birthday party theme, kids birthday party ideas

We love this birthday party theme that was sent over from Erin at E.L.A. Design who specializes in candy buffets!

To get the party started, she began with an assortment of  colored 8″ blumeboxes and ribbons and began to personalize the festivity by incorporating images of the guest of honor.

To fill the blumeboxes, Erin relied on these gorgeous pinwheels to accompany the suckers. An easy way to fill out the opening is to add confetti tissue that fills in the empty space colorfully!

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm

Party planning should be fun and for the most part easy! One tip to keep on track is to tie in a theme from the beginning. Start with the invitations and the rest should be easy sailing.

Amy sent in this great DIY baby shower she hosted for her sister -in-law and we wanted to share it with everyone! See how the invite announces the general look /theme she is trying to achieve.

The colors are so vibrant and gender neutral making it a great theme for baby boy, baby girl or baby unknown. We love how she incorporated the hearts from the invite onto the blumeboxes with passion pink heart confetti.

Re-create this:

· 6″ lime slice blumebox

· turquoise fabric ibbon cut to fit all side panels of blueboxe

· pink heart confetti

· assorted flowers or your choice

Posted on January 14th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Tags: Baby Showers, kids birthday party centerpieces

Michelle at Lemiga Events created this adorable pink & green argyle festooned centerpiece for her little girl’s first birthday. Filling the blumebox with a puffy bouquet of pink and green carnations was not only super cost effective but added a touch of whimsy to the table. We think this design would work well for all sorts of events – from bridal showers to summer rehearsal dinners. How cute would they be at a country club dinner party?!? If you have not already, we encourage you to see all of Lemiga Events innovative ideas by visiting their blog. Recreate this today using a 6in pink blumebox flower vase.

Posted on October 20th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Tags: DIY garden party, DIY wedding shower centerpieces, preppy centerpiece idea

We love this idea that was created by the talented Michelle at Floribunda Designs, who started with a 6″ red burst blumebox, adorned with stamped paper decor and filled with a fresh strawberry plant.

This would make for a great centerpiece for a summer party as well as a healthy goodie bag for kids to take home, plant, and watch grow.

Posted on October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Tags: garden party centerpiece idea, Hostess gift, strawberry plant centerpieces, summer centerpiece

Kids of all ages have dreamed of running off to join the circus at some stage of their life. So we loved what Couture Parties created to bring a little ones’ dream alive with this Circus theme birthday party.

What a great theme for a baby shower!

Posted on October 19th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Tags: circus centerpiece ideas, Circus themed birthday centerpieces, kids birthday party centerpieces

Couture Parties came up with this fantastic twist to the standard Elmo theme.

Stephanie Frazier Grimm states, “My daughter Ellie is your typical 2 year old when it comes to Elmo.  She loves that furry red monster. So for her 2nd birthday party I wanted to jazz Elmo up a little bit.  When my Mom came over with a pink and orange tutu, my creative light bulb went off! An Elmo tutu party was born.

Check out the many more details of this fun party on her blog.

Posted on October 9th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Tags: Elmo themed kids birthday party ideas, Sesame Street themed kids birthday party

This lovely creation is compliments of Tracy from Affordable Elegance who incorporates these adorable pinwheels in and on her blumebox bouquets. Visit her site for many more ideas for incorporating blumeboxes into your table designs.
To view more great decorative products like these pinwheels, visit Cross Road Cottage

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 at 6:18 am
Tags: bright pink centerpiece ideas, DIY garden party, fuschia centerpiece ideas, little girl birthday party centerpiece, pinwheel centerpiece idea

What does Mom love more than fresh flowers? Homemade presents from the kids! Combine her two wishes by giving her flowers in a blumebox decorated by her favorite little artist.

My Monet kids kits are six inch blumeboxes without the usual aqueous varnish. They come with a box of crayons, but that is just the beginning of the ways they can be decorated! Here, our friend Stella, age 8, used glitter, fingerpaints, and gold and silver markers to express her love for Mom. Stickers, ribbons, and other fun arts and crafts materials could provide hours of artistic fun for the kids – on rainy days, in the classroom, or for a special Mother’s Day gift.

Posted on August 28th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Tags: DIY kids activities, Goodie bags for kids birthdays, Kids birthday party activity

When Ryan and Trista Sutter, of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette fame, threw a party to celebrate their son’s first birthday, blumeboxes were part of the celebration!

Mom Logic hosted the birthday festivities and the talented Jenn Sbranti from Hostess with the Mostess helped with the creative planning of it all.
Candy-colored blumeboxes were decorated with stickers and our patterned ribbons, then filled with assorted candy suckers that made for a very delicious bouquet.
And to top of the colorful “candy land” theme, Jenn wrapped the napkins with our patterned ribbons adding to the very festive soiree!

Posted on June 10th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Tags: candy land, candy land baby shower, candyland birthday party