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Hip Hip Hooray, It’s Your Kid’s Birthday!

Growing up, birthdays were always a big deal.  There were piñatas, overly decorated cakes, and lots of family.  We also had the occasional bounce house.  The point being, kids in my family were spoiled when it came to birthday parties — they still are.  And why shouldn’t they be?  Kids look at the world with such awe and wonder, even the tiniest details seem to bring them joy and fill them with fascination.  That’s what makes planning their birthday parties so much fun.  As an adult, I love seeing their reaction to all the little things that they come across.

I think my favorite part of planning my own birthday parties with my mom was picking out the theme and all the decorations to go with it.  Which is part of the reason why I was so excited for the launch of our MOD Pattern Kid’s Birthday Party Favors.  Event Blossom now has an entire section just for kids, so grab that special tyke in your life and get planning together!

Start off by browsing our variety of Kid Birthday designs and choosing from one of the many popular themes such as pirates or princesses.

Then, coordinate pieces from our selection of party favors and accessories.  Start with our Milk Bottles to serve your kiddo’s favorite drink, like hot cocoa or lemonade:

Don’t forget dessert!  Cupcakes are easy to bake and even easier to eat.  Decorate them with personalized Cupcake Wrappers and Toppers:

As a parting gift and lasting memento, fill some of our Sweet Shoppe Candy Boxes or Candy Tubes with your child’s favorite candies, treats, and small toys.

Whatever combination you choose to accessorize your kid’s birthday party, remember that it’s not about styling a perfect event; it’s about making memories.  Years from now, when you’re planning their Sweet Sixteen or graduation party, they’ll probably still remember how they got to help you pick out all the fun stuff for their Wild West Shindig or Circus Extravaganza.

Happy Party Planning!
-Kim

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Well Hello, 2013!

It’s my first post of 2013, and I couldn’t be happier to be back!

Since the Event Blossom Team has returned from their holiday break, we’ve all been busy as bees pumping out orders for all of our lovely retailers.  I’ve been keeping a close eye on our processing department, trying to stay on top of developing trends and popular products.

Here are some things I’ve taken note of so far:

  • Our MOD Pattern collection of favors are a big hit!  The most popular MOD Patterns so far are: Trellis, Tiny Dots, and Chevron.
  • There have been numerous orders for Milk Bottles paired with orders for our Striped Paper Straws.  It looks like plenty of wedding, baby shower, and birthday party guests will be sipping their drinks in style!
  • 2013 looks like it’s going to be the year of the Candy Tube.  We’ve been getting a steady stream of orders for these versatile favors since we’ve been back.

Overall, I think we’ve got a good year for celebrations ahead of us.

Come back and visit on Thursday for a new post!

-Kim

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The Winner is…

Christina from Customer Service!

Christina, the Cupcake Decorating Master!
Christina, the Cupcake Decorating Master!

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our Facebook Page and voted for their favorite cupcake.  We had so much fun decorating them.  On behalf of the entire Event Blossom Team, I’d like to wish you a happy and safe holiday.  We may be taking a short break, but we’re already making some big plans for when we get back.  We’re looking forward to another year filled with more fun, friends, and party favors!

I’ll see you in 2013,

Kim

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We’re Milking this Opportunity…

Our newest products launched only three weeks ago, but we’ve already gotten plenty of orders for them!  I know that our processing department gets excited with every order for our new MOD Pattern Designs and MOD Kid’s Birthday Designs.  This blogger has a sneaky suspicion that these new favors are going to be BIG in 2013.  Especially our already popular Personalized Milk Bottles which were featured in the December issue of Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine.

Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine
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Gifts and Decorative Accessories Magazine

I’d like to extend a huge thank you to Gifts & Decorative Accessories Magazine for including us in this issue.  Retailers take note: you won’t want to miss any opportunity to sell these!  If you haven’t already added them to your site, now is the perfect time.

MOD Pattern Theme Personalized Milk Bottles
Check out all available designs for these favors!

If you find that you need any technical advice for adding any of our products, please feel free to give us a call us at (888) 793-2867 or email us at customerservice@eventblossom.com.

We’re looking forward to getting your orders!

-Kim

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You’re Invited…

To the Event Blossom Cupcake Decorating Contest!

Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 19th), watch as the Event Blossom Staff competes for the title of “Best Cupcake Decorator in the Office.”

Here are the rules:

  1. Each competitor will be given one cupcake.
  2. Competitors must choose one cupcake wrapper and topper from the approved samples.
  3. Competitors will have 5 minutes to decorate their cupcake.
  4. Only the supplies on the official competition table are allowed.

And the best part:  the winner will be chosen by YOU!  The final cupcakes will be photographed and posted on the Event Blossom Facebook Page where a poll will be opened to decide the winning cupcake.  Voting will be closed and the winner will be announced on Friday, December 21st at 10am PST.

See you there!
-Kim

MOD kid's birthday cupcake wrappers and toppers
Which MOD Kid’s Birthday Designs will be used?  Nobody knows!
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Calling All Superheroes!

mod kid's birthday candy tubes

Admit it.  You have put on a cape and pretended to be a superhero at least once in your life.  Maybe you even managed to get up to the roof of your house and attempted to fly in which case, I hope that the evil geniuses known as “mom” or “dad” managed to foil your flight plans.  Now that we’re all grown up, it’s probably been quite some time since we put on the ol’ cape and mask.  That doesn’t mean we can’t be a hero every now and again.  Save the day at your kid’s next birthday party with these awesome favors requiring only 2 (that’s right, two) things.

mod kid's birthday candy tubes

  1. MOD Kid’s Birthday Candy Tubes (EB2300MDK – labels shown in Tangerine, with the Stars Pattern Design and ZAP Kid Design)
  2. Colored Old Fashioned Rock Candy (found at a candy store or you can play mad scientist and make your own using this recipe)

All I did was smash up the rock candy and mix the colors just to make the candy tubes pop a little more.  Now, you just have to decide what they’re used for.  Whether they’re a storage for superhero powers or the secret to defeating evil, theses sweet favors are sure to be a hit with the little ones.  To add to your super party, get more Mod Pattern Kid’s Birthday Favors to match.
Now, go whip out that old superhero suit and join in on the fun!

-Kim

mod kid's birthday candy tubes
More ideas coming up!

 

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Make Way for the Princesses!

Throwing a party for the little princess in your life?  Every fairytale has a little magic to it and you can add a bit of that to your child’s birthday party with the help of a:

Magic Wand!

mod kid's birthday candy tubes

 These fun favors are quick and easy.  Here’s what you need:

  • Candy Tubes (EB2300) Example shows: EB2300MDK in Strawberry Pink, Flower Lattice Pattern, and Princess Design
  • Strips of colored fabric approximately 10″ in length
  • Variety of pink ribbon cut into strips that are the same length as the fabric
  • Hot glue gun
  • *Optional: glitter

After acquiring all of my supplies, I gathered pieces of fabric and ribbon together into a little bunch.  You can make these as thick or as thin as you’d like (I like the look of a thicker bunch myself).  Then, I took one more piece of ribbon and tied the bunch together.  You want to tie them as close to the bottom as possible.  Using the hot glue gun, I glued the bottom of the bundle to one of the caps.  Simple as that — just add glitter!

These favors also make a fun activity.  You can lay out all the supplies (minus the hot glue gun — that job is probably best left to adults) and let the little princesses create their own wands!

If you haven’t noticed, I’m having a blast with our new favors.  Just take a look at last week’s twitter spree with the milk bottles.  I know, the product launch was last week, but that doesn’t mean we’re done celebrating!  I’ve got more candy tube ideas coming your way this week.

What will I do with these next???

Stay Tuned!

-Kim

 

 

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Cool New Products Just in Time for Winter!

Happy December!

It’s been far too long since my last post and we’ve got a lot to talk about.  October and November were such a crazy blur — is there anyone else who still can’t believe it’s already December?  I’m still trying to wrap that notion around my own brain.  Soon it’ll be 2013!  Let’s do a quick re-cap of the Fall:

  • The “Helpful How-To” series started with some of our more popular assembly-required products
  • We started getting to know some of our fabulous retailers a little better with our “Quick Q+A” features
  • Hurricane Sandy swept through the East Coast, and everyday we were a little bit more relieved to hear from a friend or family member letting us know that they were safe.

Here’s what to expect for the Winter and New Year:

  • We’ll be brainstorming more  “Helpful How-To” posts.  Send any requests on over!
  • January will feature another retailer for our “Quick Q+A.”  We’re looking for more retailers to feature in 2013, let us know if you’re interested!
  • Recovery on the East Coast seems to have progressed, but the relief effort is not over.  The American Red Cross is still accepting donations here.

Last, but certainly not least:

We’ve got NEW PRODUCTS! 

Our candy tubes are a stylish and versatile way to hand out favors at your next event.  Add more fashion points to your party by serving drinks in our glass milk bottles and cupcakes dressed up in our wrappers and toppers.  Also new, our MOD Pattern designs and MOD Kid Birthday designs.  Our MOD Patterns feature today’s hottest patterns like chevron, stripes, and dots giving your favors a fresh look.  MOD Kid Birthday designs were made with youngsters in mind and include popular themes such as pirates, princesses, and superheroes!  Scroll down to see some images of these new products and click here to view the official newsletter.  Click on the image to see our entire collection of new products in the Event Blossom store.

Enjoy!
-Kim

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PINspired

Whenever I’m brainstorming ideas for different projects, I always try to keep a few key things in mind.  I found some quotes that help me stay inspired even in the deepest of creative slumps:

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

I think this is so true.  It’s also really easy to forget.  Whenever I find myself hitting a wall and I start getting frustrated, I’ll push it off to the side and just wait to be inspired.  Why wait?  Inspiration can be found everywhere; if it’s not coming to me then I should go to it.  Whether it’s by perusing the shelves at my favorite bookstore or taking in the scenery at the beach, there are an unlimited amount of ways I can “go after” inspiration.  While I enjoy my more traditional ways of cultivating ideas, there is a more modern approach I have been favoring these days.  I think you know what’s coming…

Follow Me on Pinterest

I’ve mentioned my love of Pinterest in passing before, but I just can’t get enough of it!  My favorite categories should come as no surprise to you: DIY & Crafts, Holidays & Events, and Weddings.  However, I have been known to plan an imaginary new wardrobe through the Women’s Fashion category and laugh out loud (literally) at the pins found in the Humor section.  Not to mention the non-existent house I have started to furnish and decorate.  I digress.

My personal obsession with Pinterest aside, this site is a wonderful tool that can bring anyone out of the deepest creativity slump.  It’s also a great way to share your own brilliant ideas!  Creating a Pinterest profile for Event Blossom has been a long time coming and I am thrilled to officially announce that we are now on Pinterest and ready to follow and be followed!  Starting today, we’ll be on the lookout for great profiles to follow and we hope that you take some time to come take a look at the pins that the one and only Christina from customer service has curated so far.

Happy Pinning!

-Kim

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