Chalk It Up with Chalkboard Inspired Favors

Hello again Blossomers!

I hope you all had a relaxing Easter weekend visiting with friends and family! We sure did, and I’m excited to be back detailing one of the product lines that Event Blossom has launched this year:  Chalkboard Inspired Favors! The Chalkboard trend is on the rise in the creative and crafty scene. Chalkboard is said to be one of the top three trends in crafting and was even featured at this year’s Craft & Hobby Association’s Conference. It can be seen in home decor, advertising, and on party favors.

With over 60 options to choose from, your customers will find a favor matching their celebration.  Choose between personalized or DIY, blank Vinyl Chalkboard Labels. Our personalized labels can be customized to a variety of event themes, including weddings, birthdays, graduations, and more. In order to make our Chalkboard Labels pop, the Event Blossom design team has added more detail to the icons and given the option to choose between vintage blue, pink, mint, and white as an icon color, all appearing as if they were created with chalk. Of course, all personalized labels give you the option to add your name, event date, or a personal message.

Some of our more popular labels & favors include:

Lollipops

Flag Labels

Frame Labels
Our blank DIY Vinyl Chalkboard Labels and favors are another option for your customers. These heavy duty labels are easy to peel and stick.  With blank centers and white borders, customers can use regular chalk, thin point recommended, or chalk markers and turn any glass or ceramic favor into a place card or table number for their guests.

Our popular blank labels & favors include:

Framed Chalkboard Table Easels

Chalkboard Place Cards

Framed Place Cards

Leaving the labels blank will allow guests to write their own names, or whatever they please, which is also a great way to mark drinks or places at a table. Afterwards, they can wipe the labels clean and reuse their favors at home, which make them quality keepsakes for any event.

Our team is packed with creativity that we love to share with you and that you can share with your customers.  In honor of Earth Day, our Tuesday Tip is a DIY project we found reusing tin cans, which most people have in their pantries. Turn any tin can into a charming and inviting lantern for your garden or home that omits light through punched out holes. Finish these lanterns off with some paint and you’re done! Tin cans also make great, eye-catching desk accessories as pencil or pen holders.


Check out these simple projects and more on our “Eco-Friendly!” Pinterest board and visit our Facebook and Twitter to tell us your ideas for projects that reuse everyday items.

-Julie

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Get Ready to Party!

Welcome back Blossomers!

Planning parties can be a headache! Since a lot of you are probably preparing your houses for visitors this Easter Sunday, I thought it was appropriate for today’s update to be all about party planning! After you have finally decided and agreed on a theme for your celebration, you have to spend countless hours at a variety of party stores searching for decorations, favors, games, and all that goes into having a successful party. Well look no further party people!! Our 2014 Mod Party Collection has gotten bigger and better!

Whether you’re hosting a child’s birthday, a shower, or even a bachelorette party, the 2014 Mod Party Collection has all the party supplies you’ll need.  Party games? We’ve got five to choose from! Would you like invitations matching your theme? No problem! What about cupcake wrappers and toppers? You know we have them! Mod Party supplies make it easy to get that custom look matching your theme with ease.

Mod Party

All it takes are three simple steps:

1) Pick a theme!

2) Choose the party supplies you need!

A Party Sign

Party Favors

Water Bottle Labels

3) Personalize your favors!

DONE!!!

With over thirty theme options to choose from, our Mod Party Collection is sure to have what you’re looking for!

You can also order a Starter Mod Party Kit! Each Kit includes six key components for dressing up a food or dessert table. You can always build on this kit for a more personalized look by purchasing some of our other accessories.

The Starter Mod Party Kit Includes:
1 Pennant Banner – nine triangles total
1 Party Sign
25 Striped Straws
24 Cupcake Wrappers/Toppers with themed Labels
12 Menu / Place Cards
32 Decorative Stickers with assorted designs
Just note! The items in starter kits are NOT PERSONALIZED. Some assembly is required.

Since this weekend is Easter, I thought I’d share a few interesting facts I’ve come across about the holiday!

Did you know?
-After Halloween, Easter is the largest candy consuming holiday.
-90 million chocolate bunnies and 700 million marshmallow peeps are made in the US every year.
-76% of people eating chocolate bunnies eat the ears first.
-91.4 billion eggs are bought.

Have a safe and fun holiday weekend with family and friends! I look forward to seeing your egg dying techniques next week.

-Julie

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Get Your Game On

Hello again Blossomers!

I hope you all had a fun and relaxing weekend! Have you been waiting in anticipation for our next update? Well you’re in for a challenge today! Come play some entertaining party games with us! Event Blossom has released Bingo, Scratch Off Cards, and Shower Games!

Who doesn’t love a game of BINGO? Your guests will have a blast playing this fun and interactive game! Our Bingo Cards are pre-printed with numbers or words related to your celebration and no two cards are alike! We’ll even provide you with a word list, so all you have to do is tear the words out, drop them in a bowl, and draw at random. Guests can use a pen to cross the words or numbers off, or you can get creative and use a sweet treat like Life Savers or even our personalized Hershey’s Kisses chocolates as markers. With almost thirty different designs to choose from, you can easily find Bingo Cards to match your celebration! Your Bingo Card package will contain sixteen cards, with the option of personalization. Just make sure your guests don’t forget, get five in a row and yell BINGO!

Invite your guests to have their hearts race anticipating a win on our Scratch Off Cards! Your guests will scratch off the silver icon and a reveal a hidden surprise. Revealing cookies in our pregnant woman’s belly will be an upset, but the guest who finds the baby is a winner! Each package comes with eleven losing cards and one lucky winning card. These exciting Scratch Off Cards are perfect for wedding showers, baby showers, and even Bachelorette Parties!

Our Shower Games give you the option to choose from three interactive games your guests can participate in. Each package includes ten game cards of all the same game and an answer key. You can add striped pens to any game order to accessorize your cards and give your guests as a keepsake.

Our Word Scramble game cards will have your guests unscrambling words related to your occasion. You can even have a timer ticking away for added pressure. The guest who unscrambles the most words in the time given wins!

The next Shower Games option is called “What’s In Your Purse?” Your guests will go through their purses and mark off the items they have in their purse that are listed on the card. The more uncommon the item, the more points rewarded. The guest with the highest points wins!

Our last option from our Shower Games is our Sweet Candy Bar Match Up. Your guests will match up words related to your celebration with popular Candy Bar names. For example, “bridesmaids” would obviously match up with “Hot Tamales”!

Now for an Easter themed Tuesday Tip? This is a personal favorite egg dying tradition of mine. This simple and fun trick is for “Dinosaur Eggs”. You just need your normal egg dying accessories such as, eggs, dyes, and vinegar. All you have to do is gently crack the hard-boiled eggs before dying them in your selected colors. Hide them for your egg hunt and allow the kids to peel away the eggshell to reveal the “Dinosaur Egg” or do it yourself and use them as a deviled egg side dish that will bring beautiful, bright colors to your Easter feast! A simple, fun project the whole family can enjoy! Check out this project and many more on our Spring Themed Party board on the Event Blossom Pinterest page and be sure to visit our Facebook and Twitter pages for fun Easter facts and tips all week long!

Until Thursday Blossomers!

-Julie

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Our Latest & Greatest Sweets

Hello again Blossomers!

Ready to be filled in on what’s been growing in our Event Blossom office? Over the next few posts I’ll be bringing you a full list of updates we have made over the last few months, so get yourself ready!

Today you’re in for a deliciously sweet update! Do you want to make your sweet treats table at any event unique and POP? We’ve created easy, new candy wrappers and labels that will have your guests talking! You won’t have to worry about unwrapping and rewrapping your favorite candy bars anymore. With our new wrapper covers, customizing your favorite candy bar has never been more simple. These are envelope style boxes that reveal your sweet surprise when opened. Finish off your glossy white envelope with a personalized label of your choosing.

Maybe you’re looking for fun-sized treats for little ones. Event Blossom’s got you covered! In addition to our standard size candy bar wrappers, we have also created Hershey’s Mini Candy Bar Wrappers. These are personalized labels that fit perfectly on a Hershey’s Miniature Chocolate. Of course you can customize these wrappers to showcase your celebration as well!

Lastly, you can offer your loved ones some “hugs” and “kisses” with our new personalized Hershey’s Kisses Trio of Labels. You can pick one pattern, one design, and a personalized message to share with your friends and family. Just stick these to the bottoms of your favorite Hershey’s Kiss chocolates and hide some in your Easter eggs or display them on your sweet treats table at any event.

For more information and to check out all of the design options for these labels, simply click on any of the pictures above!

Our latest and greatest chocolate bar wrappers and labels are just a small portion of the new seeds that have blossomed at our office! Visit us again next week to read about another bloom update at Event Blossom and don’t forget to check out our next Tuesday Tip!

Until next week Blossomers!!

-Julie

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Back in Bloom

Hello all you lovely Blossomers!

I know what you’re thinking, “Where have you been?” A few months have passed since we last spoke, but our amazing design and production staff over here at Event Blossom have been nurturing and planting new ideas for updated layouts with new designs and icons. Not only does Event Blossom have new designs, but I am also a new member of the team.  Kim is off to a new adventure, so I will be taking over the reigns and making the Event Blossom blog my own!  My name is Julie and I am so excited to be chatting with you every week!

Spring has definitely sprung here in our offices. Just take a look at our lollipop bouquet that has blossomed!

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Not only can you expect whimsical and creative ideas, such as our lollipop bouquet shown above, for upcoming holidays and events, like Spring and Easter, but you should also look forward to updates on our new layouts, our new lines and items, and great DIY projects. Be sure to check back with us every Tuesday for a “Tuesday Tip”!

This week, I found a quick and easy Spring DIY project you can use as a decoration this Easter.

Pinterest Umbrella DIY

All you need is an old umbrella you have around the house, some ribbon, your newly bloomed Spring flowers, and some eggs that you and your family have decorated. Check out this project and many more Spring themed ideas on our Pinterest board “Spring Themed Parties”!

New items are in bloom here at Event Blossom! I look forward to sharing them all with you!

EB Logo

-Julie

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What Inspires You?

Hello Blossomers!

There have been so many exciting things happening at the Event Blossom offices that we’re all still trying to catch up.  But there’s one major thing that I wanted to share with all you.  This is one thing that has made all the difference for many of us here at EB.

Whether you’re one of our retailers, someone who has ordered EB products through one of our retailers, or a human being in general this is something that I recommend for anyone.  Allow me to present, the Event Blossom Wall Of Inspiration:

event blossom wall of inspiration

From the classics such as Van Gogh to the amazing contemporary street art of Banksy; From the San Francisco 49ers to Grumpy Cat; from favorite pets to favorite Graphic Designers… This wall is full of everything that inspires us, uplifts us, and just plain makes us happy to see.  And by us I mean everyone who has ever stepped foot into our office.  While some may put up more things than others (*cough* our graphic designer, Eunie *cough*), the wall is open to everyone.

There is no limit to what may inspire you, and there is nothing like a visual reminder of that for you to look upon everyday.  So take some time out of each day, whether it’s 5 minutes or 5 hours, to find something that inspires you and put it up where you can see it.  And I promise, you’ll start to feel that sometimes very elusive thing called creativity starting to make its appearance in your life.

Until next time,

Kim

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Let’s Get Crafty!

It’s been one busy Summer, Blossomers!  Our Creative Team is on fire with product development, and they show no sign of slowing down anytime soon.  So far, we’re up to 4 product launches this season with our newest being the DIY Blank Collection of Event Blossom favors.

mini boxes

We wanted to offer all those creative brides, mommy-to-be’s, and party planners something for them to put their crafting skills to use.  Whatever your style may be, whether it’s classy and sophisticated or modern and edgy, these completely blank products are a clean canvas for anyone to transform into their very own work of party favor art.

lollipops

We’ve carefully selected a variety of Event Blossom favorites to include in this collection.  Their versatility makes them perfect for any occasion and there are an endless amount of ways to dress them up.  It’s your special day — reflect and show off your own unique personality!

candle tins

So gather up your girlfriends and get crafting!  For the ultimate DIY event, throw multiple, mini crafting parties to create all your own decor from grand displays down to the smallest details.
For our wonderful retailers: these items are now available for you to add to your stores.
To all those DIY party planners out there, you can find these babies at one of our many resellers.

As for me, you know I’ll be here cooking up some crafty ideas of my own.

Until next time,
Kim

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Day 19: Popcorn in a Jar

Have you heard?  The Event Blossom Team gets to enjoy a four day weekend for the Fourth of July!  Although it’s officially been summer for a couple weeks now, I consider this the real beginning of my favorite season of the year.  What better way to kick off the summer than with a morning at the beach, afternoon barbequing with friends, and fireworks to end an entire day of fun?  Of course, no Independence Day would be complete without the sound of laughing children throwing little poppers throughout the neighborhood as they make their way back from the local fireworks display.  Speaking of things that go POP…

popcornjar1POPCORN!  Even better, caramel popcorn.  Our mini mason jars hold a generous amount of this classic treat, although you can never really have enough in my opinion.  Add a sweet message to match and express your love and thanks to loved ones for celebrating your next special occasion.

We have only 11 more days left of our Mason Jars: 30 Ways in 30 Days series.  That’s 11 more days of fun!

Have a wonderful weekend,
Kim

P.S. Just a friendly reminder: Event Blossom will be closed on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.  We’ll be back in action on Monday!

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Day 13: S’mores in a Mason Jar

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S’mores are the quintessential childhood treat.  One bite has the potential to bring back tons of memories from camping trips, summer bonfires, and family gatherings.  Help friends and family reminisce about and make more of those campfire memories by creating a mini s’more kit for them to take home from your celebration.

Here’s what you need:

  • Graham crackers – 4 half pieces
  • Chocolate bars – 2 pieces that are similar size to the crackers
  • 8-10 Mini Marshmallows

Here’s what you do:

  • Place them in a Mini Mason Jar (the jar holds enough for 2 mini s’mores)
  • Give them out

smores2Make sure to keep a jar for yourself and follow these instructions:

  1. Roast marshmallows over an open flame, using 4-5 mini marshmallows per s’more
  2. Smash your warm marshmallows between two graham cracker pieces with one piece of chocolate
  3. ENJOY!

-Kim

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Day 8: Trail Mix in a Jar

mini mason jars

Summer is just around the corner (the official first day of summer is June 21).  With the sun staying up later, it’s the perfect season to spend outdoors.  A little survey around the office came up with these outdoor, summertime favorites: BBQ’s, biking, basketball, football, wakeboarding, and softball.  As for me, I can usually be found at one beach or the other.

Aside from maybe the BBQ’s, all of these have the potential to build up a massive appetite.  The solution to those hunger pangs between meals??  Trail mix!  There are endless combinations of ingredients to these easy-to-throw-together-and-go mixtures. This is what we put in ours:

mini mason jars

  • peanuts
  • almonds
  • dried cranberries
  • colorful chocolate covered sunflower seeds

So, put your favorite mix in a mini mason jar for the outdoorsy types in your life.  Or, even better, grab some trail mix for yourself and get outside and have some fun!

-Kim

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