My oh my do we love this elegant way in which the bride herself decorated the blumeboxes for her and her bridesmaids bouquets.

Working with an 8″ jet set black blumebox, Stacy layered hot pink ribbon with a strand of rhinestones and topped it off with monogrammed placards. Check out how this gorgeous blumebox design complimented her hot pink and black wedding!

Courtenay Lambert Florals uses blumeboxes to deliver all their bridal bouquets because …READ WHY!

Photo courtesy of Leppert Photography.

Posted on August 18th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Tags: diy bridal bouquet boxes, hot pink and black bridal bouquet boxes, hot pink and black weddings

With Back To School season arriving sooner than most would like to admit, perhaps throwing a party could help the little ones ease back into the swing of things.

Hatter & Hare Events threw this adorable Back To School Lunch Party for a few kiddos the day before school started and we had to share. Be sure to check out their blog for many more details to this clever party.

We particularly love how she transformed an 8″ blumebox by covering it with a collage of crayon boxes. Another fun idea would be to paint a blumebox with chalk board paint and write directly on it.

Rely on toys to serve as props or serving pieces like seen here with the plastic school bus. And these rice crispy treat crayons are just too darn cute…almost too cute to eat!

Posted on August 15th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Tags: Back To School Party, Crayon Centerpiece Idea

The cardboard canvas of a blumebox allows for endless decorative possibilities, making one very personalized look.

Divine Designs & Assembly customized 6″ black blumeboxes with black and white striped decorative ribbon and photographs for this black and white fête.

Posted on August 8th, 2011 at 12:07 pm

We have a soft spot for the silver birch cubes and especially love what Pot n Box created for this event. What a fabulous way to line the center of the head table, buffet table or dessert bar.

Posted on July 27th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Tags: Silver birch centerpieces

Our daughter celebrated her 2nd birthday in June and when we began brainstorming themes, she was all about monkey’s and butterflies and the colors green and blue.

In fact…Everything is blue or green, seeing as she isn’t quite able to identify true colors yet. And butterflies and monkey’s are the BOMB! But I was at a loss with ways to incorporate the two themes, so we narrowed it down to Monkey’s in all shades blue and green (and accents of chocolate brown).

Birthdays are a big deal in our family and the longer you can extend them the better! So we planned a beach weekend to the Oregon Coast to ring in the big TWO! So where possible/suitable, I tied in “beachy” elements.

Above are 4″ white cube blumeboxes that were covered in full sheets of the mocha stripe paper ribbon and filled with salt water taffy which is a signature candy at the coast! Normally the ribbon is meant to be used as individual strips, but it worked well as one whole piece to cover the entire cube. We had to use two sheets to cover each 4″ blumebox cube. Each taffy centerpiece was topped off with a paper monkey on a stick, which was made by taking extra invitations and gluing them back to back with one another and inserting a paper lollipop stick in the center.

The monkey plates, hats and decor all came from a fabulous party supply store in Portland called The Lippman Co., but could also be found via the internet.

Another huge favorite amongst the birthday girl at the moment are cupcakes, so it was no question that all the monkey’s present at this party would be noshing on these tasty treats baked by Saint Cupcake.

The cupcakes were displayed on a blumebox cupcake stand and decorated with accents of mocha striped printed ribbon. Tying in the theme, each cupcake had a monkey head topper inserted inside. I am not to thrilled about the sparseness of the stand, so in the future, to fill in this empty space, we recommend colorful cut tissue or even wrapped candy.

The end result of this lime green and turquoise monkey birthday party is one happy two year old birthday girl!

Posted on July 11th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Tags: candy containers, colorful candy containers, lime green and turquoise, monkey themed birthday party, recyclable candy containers

Blumebox paired up with Flirty Fleurs for a recent give away and we loved what the talented entrants came up with.

The above three blumebox designs came in from three separate designers at Enchanted Florist. We love the diversity of each bouquet because it shows the vast look that a blumebox offers.

Stems Floral Design Studio submitted a variety of bouquets that really show off the many ways in which a blumebox can be used and decorated. We particularly love the way they use the black blumeboxes to transport their bridal bouquets.

Stay tune for the next post which identifies the winner of this give away!

Posted on June 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Tags: blumebox bridal bouquet boxes, Bridal Bouquets

This eye popping masterpiece was designed by the creative folks from Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. and featured in Eco-Beautiful Magazine last Spring, as a fabulous “green option” for dressing up your cake, cocktail, sweetheart and head tables. We adore the contrast of the red bridal bouquet against the vibrant aqua marine blumebox!

We especially love how items, such as the 8″ aqua blumebox, featured in the magazine are often included in giveaways! Be sure to check out the most recent Summer 2011 issue for some very tasty giveaways!

Photo credits: A Little Bit of Whimsy Photography

Posted on June 23rd, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Tags: aqua marine and red wedding, blumebox bridal bouquet boxes, bridal bouquet transport, recyclable flower vases

You know Summer is nearing when you see sweet corn at the Farmer’s Market and in the grocery store aisles. And when we spotted this fabulous idea over at Hostess with the Mostess, we had to fire up the grill and recreate this corn on the cob kabob (repeat that phrase rapidly) display using our new 5.5″ white blumebox cube!

Grill the corn to your liking, adding any additional seasoning required.  Cut ear of corn in half and insert a kabob stick through each cob. While we filled the cube with 9 small ears of corn, we recommend using 6-8 ears of corn per 5.5″ blumebox cube in order to space out the cobs and to see the corn chip filler. And we have to agree with HWM, that we too managed to tax a fare few corn chips when we were creating this corn on the cob display box.

With 4th of July approaching, we added some of our patriotic paper ribbon to the 5.5″ white blumebox cube.

Posted on June 20th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Tags: 4th of july party ideas, patriotic party ideas, summertime bbq ideas

With 4th of July just around the corner, we wanted to provide you all with some super easy and cost effective, DIY ideas that ensures your picnic and dessert tables to be as patriotic as they come!

We set out to prove that blumeboxes are not just for flowers, in fact, whatever the size or color, blumeboxes can hold/display just about anything! Starting with the cookie stand; we took a 4″ cube blumebox (color does not matter seeing as it will be covered) and wrapped it with two sheets of our patriotic blue stars on white paper ribbon. Using the 4″ blumebox as a base, we topped the cube off with a plate full of shortbread cookies. See close up image below!

Fruit kabob centerpieces are an easy, healthy and fun way to dress up the table and we figured that we could make quite an eye popping display for these! To add height variation to the table, we stacked two 4″ blumebox cubes and wrapped them in our white stars on blue paper ribbon. See above for a “how to” description. An easy way to arrange the kebabs is to use floral foam or styrofoam that can be bought at any craft store. But seeing as these materials are terrible on the environment, we simply cut a piece of cardboard and folded it in three’s to provide a shelf inside the cube. Poke desired amount of holes in top of cardboard shelf with skewer and then insert fruit filled kabobs. To cover up the join of the two cubes, we wrapped fabric ribbon around the middle.

For larger fruit kabob arrangements, the 5.5″ blumebox cube would be the ideal size!

For cost effective and EASY decoration idea this centerpiece requires three small helium filled, star shaped balloons arranged in an 8″ red, white, blue or even silver blumebox. To hold the balloons in place, we filled the blumebox with patriotic garland we picked up at the craft store. Sheets of tissue or shredded paper would also work as filler. Use our patriotic themed paper ribbon to line the sides of the blumebox, adding just a bit more fire cracking flare!

Flowers are a great addition to any table. And blumebox makes it easier than ever to add accents of colors where necessary! We incorporated two 6″ red blumeboxes (decorated with our white stars on blue paper ribbon) filled with white gerberas.

So what are you waiting for…begin shopping for your Patriotic Party!

Posted on June 18th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Tags: 4th of July centerpieces, 4th of July table decor, cookie display stands, fruit kabob bouquets

We were thrilled to spot an 8″ orange crush blumebox at this adorable “bunny” themed kids picnic designed by Nikki from Great Gatherings and Lauren from Lauren McKinsey that was featured over on the Amy Atlas Events blog.

Be sure to check out more fabulous and creative ideas to re-create this Spring picnic celebration!

Posted on June 6th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Tags: Easter Centerpieces, Easter Decor, PIcnic party ideas