Fall Cupcake Stand Setup

Posted on September 8, 2009 by vicki

September in NJ brings cooler weather and lots of weddings. This weekend we created 120 orange velvet cupcakes with vanilla buttercream for a wedding reception at the Chart House in Weehawken, NJ.

Fall Cupcakes and Cake Topper

Along with the cupcakes we created a topper cake decorated in ivory pearl fondant with a light brown ribbon around the middle with a gold sparkly brooch in the center. We used natural toned orange roses on the top of the cake with lime green hypericum berries. To complete the package, the bride and groom rented our medium cupcake stand to display the topper cake and cupcakes.

Fall Cupcake Stand Setup from Pink Cake Box

Fall Bulbs in a Box Favors

Posted on June 29, 2009 by vicki

Eco-friendly Flower Bulb Favor

Our fall bulbs in a box favor is packaged with a 100% recycled box. Inside the box is a fall tulip bulb nestled in a bed of 100% biodegradable premium grade wood excelsior shred. 100% biodegradable raffia ribbon is available for an extra charge and personalized favor labels and tags can be purchased separately.
100% recycled box measures 3″ x 3″ x 2″ (see details below).

Assembly is required as all items will be shipped flat. Boxes, wood fill and other items are shipped separately from bulbs, unless pre-assembly option is chosen. We would be happy to assemble these for your event – simply select “yes” in the drop-down menu below.
100% recycled raffia ribbon is additional if desired.

Wraparound Favor Labels

Our personalized labels and tags are sold separately here

PLEASE NOTE: Bulbs start shipping in September. If wedding date is given in the field below, bulbs will arrive separately 10 days before to ensure freshness.

100% Recycled Favor Box

Natural kraft boxes and white gloss boxes are made from 100% recycled fibers.
Approximately 80% of this is composed of post-consumer recovered fiber. The remaining 20% is pre-consumer fiber sources from industrial trimmings and the like.
These boxes are also 100% recyclable.
A water based varnish stripe is applied to the kraft boxes to give a grooved, textured appearance.
Made in the USA.

Daffodils

Probably nothing in the gardening world is more foolproof and more rewarding than “naturalizing” daffodils. Because unlike most other garden flowers, these fantastic plants are super-easy to plant in fall, they don’t care about soil, as long as it’s well-drained, and they’ll bloom beautifully for you with absolutely no work every spring after you plant them. Best of all, daffodils increase over the years, each bulb developing into a blooming clump. All you have to do is pick the spots. The one thing to remember is that you won’t be able to mow that area until the tops die down. Everything else takes care of itself. In a new or established wildflower meadow, the wildflower plants grow up around the daffodils hiding the fading foliage, so there’s no work to do. And if you’re planting wildflower seed, what could be easier that to pop in the bulbs when you have the ground already turned?

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Winter Wedding Decorating Ideas

Posted on May 11, 2009 by vicki

It’s never too early to start thinking about decorating for winter weddings! With our winter favor ideas and these too cool winter “snowfall” curtains, your winter event is sure to be magical.

For complete directions, see Craft Stylish here.

Linen and Lace Wedding Love Birds

Posted on March 25, 2009 by vicki

I found these on Etsy and had to share them. They are so adorable and an amazing work of art!

Linen and Lace Love Birds

Beautiful lovebirds made using linen, cotton, and vintage lace.

He wears a light tan linen jacket with gold silk four ‘button’ waistcoat. His bow tie is made using ivory satin. His sweetheart wears a gown of exquisite vintage lace, a soft ‘gold’ colour. She wears a pretty hand made fascinator with white and gold details, embellished with tiny beads. Gorgeous little love birds!

Each little bird is hand stitched using fine embroidery threads. Eyes are embroidered, and feet are hand made using wire. Filled with hypo-allergenic fiber

Irish Wedding Blessing

Posted on March 23, 2009 by vicki

It’s a little late for St. Patty’s Day, but I love this blessing and had to post it.

An Irish Wedding Blessing

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.

May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls
of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile
from your lips,
A twinkle from your eye.

And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.
May the gracious God hold you both
in the palm of His hands.

And, today, may the Spirit of Love
find a dwelling place in your hearts.

Amen.

M&M Candy Gifts and Favors

Posted on February 21, 2009 by vicki

My father and I had a game while I was growing up. Okay, maybe it was more when I was over the age of 13 and too old for real games with Dad. Being a typical teenager, I liked the idea of having fun with him without actually admitting it. It was always m&ms, and I have no idea how it even started. We would take a package and hide them and one of us would give the other a clue somehow, by leaving a note somewhere. It was always something cryptic, which my dad was great at, something like, “Soup’s on” or something a little more obscure. This game seemed to end when I was living in my own apartment and Dad insisted the m&m’s were hidden somewhere in the apartment. I won’t say where they were hidden, but that was the end of the m&m game.

I still love m&m’s and I have a special place in my heart thanks to Dad and our fun together. There are so many things you can do with m&m’s nowadays, and I especially love the new wedding colors! We have so many favor packaging ideas these m&m’s would go wonderfully with them. We also have some classic wedding labels that would coordinate with the new colors.

Wedding Dresses: How to Choose the Perfect Dress for Your Body Type

Posted on February 15, 2009 by vicki

From Real Simple.com:

How to make sense of all the different styles and determine which gown will fit and flatter you best. See 42 gorgeous gowns; plus, get tips on choosing the right silhouette for your shape.

I thought this article was invaluable to someone looking for a wedding gown. It has 42 different wedding gowns and guides you to the perfect fit for your body shape. For each body shape, they give you 6-8 store names and pricing information on gowns geared for each body shape, as well as buying tips.

Wedding Dresses If You’re Pear-Shaped
Above-the-waist details will best flatter your figure

Wedding Dresses If You’re Busty
The trick is to display your décolletage without showing too much cleavage. These 6 scoop- and V-neckline gowns fit the formula

Wedding Dresses If You’re Small-Chested
Interesting details like beading and ruching help create the illusion of curves. Gowns with an Empire silhouette and structured fabrics will look great.

Wedding Dresses If You’re Apple-Shaped
These gowns slenderize by playing up your waist

Wedding Dresses If You’re Straight-Lined
These gowns provide just the right amount of embellishment to give you curves in all the right places<

Wedding Dresses If You’re Petite
Keep details small and the waist high to flatter your small frame. A simple silhouette will help emphasize your natural shape.

See the entire article here.

Our Product Featured on MarthaStewartWeddings.com!

Posted on January 7, 2009 by vicki

Our favorite mini [tag]kraft favor box[/tag] is being featured on the Martha Stewart Weddings website in a section on eco-friendly products for weddings. We love these boxes and use them for our Herbs in a Box Junior favors. They can be dressed up with tags, labels or ribbon and measure 3″ x 3″ x 2″ which make them the perfect sized gift or favor box ripe with possibilities.

These cute eco-friendly gift boxes are also available in white, which are made of 100% recycled materials, and both finishes are available in a 4″ x 4″ x 4″ size.

: Recycled Kraft Favor Box

Mini-Me Eco-Friendly Wedding Favors

Posted on August 12, 2008 by vicki

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After spending some time perfecting our Herbs in a Box Wedding Favor, we decided to add a more simple option for those looking for green favors with a smaller price tag. These Herbs in a Box® Junior Favors are really cute little offerings to guests and we have a variety of herbs to choose from. We are now using peat pellets with all the herbs favors as they cut down on assembly time and are much more feasible as a favor that will travel with guests.

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We do not sell the labels with these favors, however, as customers are welcome to purchase any label or tag they want. The boxes are
3″W x 3″L x 2″H and come with your color choice of raffia (wraphia) ribbon. Both our 2.5″ round labels
or the 2″ tags would work and we are in the process of expanding our wraparound label selection which would also work. If there is a design you like but do not see an option in the format you are looking for, please feel free to email us or call.
*These favors are designed with 100% recycled material. Kraft boxes and raffia ribbon are 100% recycled. Peat pellets and peat pots are 100% earth-friendly biodegradable options for planting. Seeds a packed in glassine paper bags which are 100% Biodegradable and 100% Recyclable. All tags are printed on 100% recycled material.

Can’t Stop a Creative Friend from Meddling in the Process

Posted on August 5, 2008 by vicki

A friend’s baby shower is actually the reason I decided to start this business in the first place. Since then, every time a friend is having an event, I feel compelled to offer to help with the favors or any other creative print projects I can get my hands on. I really want to help them out but I also love every opportunity to flex my creative muscles.
I most recently worked on some favors for my friend Beth’s wedding in Vermont. She married a German man and wanted to use [tag]German chocolates[/tag] for the favors with tags on them somehow. We decided to use some petite silver boxes I had in stock and wraparound labels for a very simple yet classy look that complemented the table decor very well. The final decision on these favors were actually quite last-minute and my fellow usher and I spent an evening two days before the wedding putting these together. It gave me some perspective on how long it would actually take someone to put together the favors they might purchase from my site as well as the ease and simplicity of the components. While the task at hand was fun because we were chatting and thinking about our friend’s upcoming nuptials, I have to say the German chocolate helped us along quite a bit!

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