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11 Dec 2010 Personalizing Winter Favors

Parties at any time of the year are so exciting and a pleasure to plan. Favors are an integral part of any celebration as they are the keepsakes that remind your guests of the occasion for a long time. There is in fact nothing better than to have personalized favors for your friends and family and show them your appreciation and how much you care for them.

If you are hosting a winter wedding or a holiday event, you can easily find winter favors that are exotic, affordable and graceful. You can also add a personal touch to them rather than just giving a generic gift. A personalized hot beverage mix is just perfect for your guests. With a variety of winter holiday themed designs to choose from, saying thanks has never been warmer than these personalized gifts.

Consider sharing your “love story” with friends and family with personalized notebooks, designed to coordinate with your winter holiday themed wedding. There are more options like personalized winter holiday seed packet favors. For the lovers of rolling green hills and the fresh scent of honeysuckle in your family, offer them a touch of the months to come with packets. They come in festive designs like ornaments and snowmen, but what they contain is the possibility for a lush green garden once the snow melts. A customized message would add the final touch and make the perfect personalized favor for your winter event.

05 Dec 2010 Christmas Party Planning

Hosting a Christmas or a holiday party and short on ideas on how to make it a truly enjoyable affair? There are hosts of ideas and supplies that you can use for the purpose. Hosting a grand party may makes your holiday merrier and brighter than you could imagine. Winter is actually a wonderful time of the year of getting together with family and friends to make the holidays cheerful and gay.

To organize a successful event, theme selection, guest list, date, location, menu, and activities must be chosen. You can have formal dinners, black tie cocktail affairs, romping snowball fights off the back porch, cookie decorating or tree trimming parties, or something unique and creative.

You can also add a festive feel to your celebrations by picking some elegant holiday favors. Choose from fancy Christmas ornaments, winter holiday mugs, personalized roman holiday tote and more. Celebrate the season and remember the magic of Christmas with your near and dear ones by hosting a fabulous and dazzling party.

05 Dec 2010 Top 5 Winter Wedding Favors

Winter can be a great time for a wedding and offer many options for elegant decor. But apart from the décor and menu that contribute to the theme, the winter wedding favors are something that can add charm and grace to your grand event. But what are the top picks when it comes to holiday favors? You need to give something to your guests that are functional, beautiful and yet reflect the warmth and spice of a traditional yuletide affair.

Personalized Hot Cocoa Mix

A heartfelt thanks with a cup of cocoa, what could be sweeter? Guests can cozy up to a cup of exquisite hot cocoa this winter with these Personalized Winter holiday themed hot cocoa Favors. For a couple with a sweet tooth this decadent chocolate favor is sure to please.

Snowflake Favor Box

Remember those glorious snow showers on a chilly winter’s day when you were young, and you’d catch those gently falling snowflakes on the tip of your tongue? Bring that heartwarming ambience to your beautiful winter wedding reception, Christmas dinner table or holiday party buffet table with “Embossed Elegance” snowflake favor Boxes!

Snowman Candle Favors

Your guests surely won’t give a chilly reception to these cheerful mementoes with a round, snowflake-decorated base made of snow white poly resin with a detailed snowman complete with painted blue features and glistening clear rhinestone accents and a frosted glass candle holder with poured white candle.

Snowflake Bottle Stopper

Chrome snowflake bottle stoppers bring the essence of the season to any occasion. Imagine the winter wonderland created for your guests at every table when they see these beautiful and practical favors just waiting to be taken home.

Snow Themed Place Card Holder

Charming winter’s unique gift provides a lovely motif for gifts of the season. The “Snow Flurry” Holiday Ornament place card and photo holder is a snow-lover’s delight inside and out, making it the perfect favor for your winter wedding or holiday party.

28 Nov 2010 Eloquent and Charming Wedding Bell Favors

If you are looking for elegant winter wedding favors for your precious guests, there is nothing better than a pair of mini wedding bells. The chill of the winter months, the jingle of Christmas bells and the romantic spirit of the wedding celebrations are perfectly encaptured in these mini bell favors.

These are also at times referred to as kissing bells and are a very inexpensive and romantic favor to give to your guests. Bells will ring joyfully on your wedding day, when a single kiss at the altar changes your life forever! Bells come in various shapes and sizes and there are actually many different types of bell wedding favors.

You can add a personal touch to the wedding bell favors by tying a ribbon or lace around it. Attaching hang tags or mini cards with the details of your wedding would personalize them even better. Some bell favors have unique bell handle designs such as heart, bride and groom or castle and you can choose one depending on your wedding theme.

28 Nov 2010 Winter Wedding Favors and Decor

Winter wedding can be gorgeous and spectacular if planned the right way. Moreover the right tips and appropriate planning can help you save a lot on weddings during these chilly months. The main attractions of this glitzy event are the winter wedding favors and decorations. A winter wedding livens up a bleak and dreary season with bright colors of rich jewel tones such as purple, forest green, ice blue, silver and white.

For your guests tables, iridescent or frosted glass balls and pine cones look great. To save some money, you can pick up Clearance Christmas items to make your centerpieces. Try floating tea lights in a shallow dish of water for twinkling table decor. As for winter wedding favors,  you have choices galore. From snowflake theme ornaments, place card holders, candles, bottle stoppers to personalized beverages and snowfall glass coasters—the list is seemingly endless.

The bright décor and the elegant favors should warm up your guests’ hearts on your special winter event. Winter weddings bring to mind visions of icy landscapes and romantic candlelight. Use natural decorating elements like a cedar, pine or birch branch wreath for your decorations to give the venue a lively look. Dazzling winter wedding favors provide the perfect ending to a winter-themed wedding.

14 Nov 2010 A December Wedding

Are you planning on a wedding around Christmas? Then you will have two reasons to celebrate on your wedding day! When planning a holiday wedding, you want to incorporate a holiday theme into your wedding without making it be a major focus of the attention.

For winter weddings happening in December, you can pick unique wedding colors like burgundy or olive green which are a little different from the usual Christmas red and green. When picking wedding favors for a holiday wedding, this is where you can get into the holiday spirit and add a little fun!

The sheer beauty of winter weddings and the elegance of wedding favors that utilize themes of snow, ice and other aspects of a frosty winter are incredibly unique. Give your guests a personalized package of hot cocoa mix. Like cocoa, coffee and tea also are terrific winter wedding favors. You can give personalized coffee mugs, tea bags or a variety of other coffee and tea related favors.

There are options galore when it comes to choosing winter wedding favors. Snowfall glass photo coasters, silver kissing bells, snowflake candles and more-the choices are seemingly endless. These thoughtful and affordable holiday favors are sure to be a hit and will touch each guest’s heart this holiday season.

06 Nov 2010 Holiday Events – A Time for Celebration

Holiday favors are so much fun to give and receive. There are a variety of holiday giveaways available, yet some are more popular than others. Planning for a holiday event might look like a daunting task, but if you know where and what to look into-it would all be a breeze.

First thing you need to come up with is the guest list. Next would be the food – if it’s enough for all of the guests. A theme wouldn’t be a problem for you since you have the holiday to base the theme one – allowing you to focus more on the preparations and your hosting duties. Party favors are something that is a whole lot of fun to shop for. Holiday favors mostly incorporate the spirit of Christmas and winter and can be elegant giveaways for your guests.

While winter brings a beautiful icy landscape filled with snow and pine trees, some continue to long for the colorful rush of spring. For the lovers of rolling green hills and the fresh scent of honeysuckle in your family, offer them a touch of the months to come with these “A Winter Holiday” Personalized Seed Packets.

You can also deck your halls with personalized “Vintage series” family holiday signs. Choose from Santa’s Elves or Santa’s Reindeer and personalized with your first names, family name and year.

There are numerous favors to choose from. Browse through online gift stores and select items that are in tune with your guests’ liking and your budget.

06 Nov 2010 A Snowflake Themed Wedding

Snowflakes are a beauty and a joy forever. So why not make it the central theme for your winter wedding? They were innocent, complex, sharp and rational. Snowflakes are the flip side of a steaming cup of hot chocolate after a hard day at play. In one word, they are the essence of any gorgeous winter wedding.

Snowflake wedding favors are thus elegant, classy and beautiful. Your guests will certainly appreciate any of the beautiful snowflake wedding favors you set at their places as a token of your gratitude. These favors also make great additions to your table settings for holiday parties and get togethers. Snowflake favor boxes with chocolate or soap, snowflake design place card holders, “Please Be Seeded” Snowflake plantable Seed Place Card Favors, snowflake bottle stopper in shimmering gift box are some examples of the wonderful selection of winter favors that are sure to match your party theme.

A snowflake theme can mean snowy white elegance or a festive wintertime romp. Spend some time on creating wonderfully creative snowflake centerpieces and memorable favors for all to enjoy. By taking time to plan and shop for snowflake-theme related items, you can put together an amazing combination of snow-season elements for your special day!

31 Oct 2010 Sweet Sixteen Party Favors

Throwing a sweet 16 party for your son or daughter and cannot decide on what would be the right favors for your guests? Though it might sound daunting, it is not really so difficult a task in reality. While deciding what favors to give, you should take into consideration the interests and personal likings of the invitees.

There are plenty of unique personalized sweet 16 party favors for boys and girls available at your local party supplies store or an online gift shop. Eatables make a great sweet 16 party favor. A pack of chocolates or sweet 16 candy jars filled with assorted goodies are a huge hit with girls. Stationery items such as compass boxes, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, dividers can be one of the best sweet 16 party favors for boys.

The choice is endless with a host of other favor ideas like makeup kits, jewelry, photo frames and personalized frosted glass candle holders. As sixteen is an age where teenagers get their driving licenses, it will be a great idea to give them key chains as a party favor. There are a variety of key chains available according to the theme of the sixteenth birthday that make great party favors. Generally speaking you can go with something that matches the theme of the party and is in accordance to your guests’ likings. The sweet 16 party favors for boys and girls is a way of thanking them for making your party special and rocking by attending it.

31 Oct 2010 Birthday Party Favor Ideas

Birthdays are definitely special, no matter how young and old you are. Kids are especially excited and are hungry for a bit of attention when birthdays come around. So when you are throwing a birthday bash, your guests also expect to be treated well and feel special. A great way of making your guests feel wanted are to get creative and thoughtful birthday party favors for them.

It is a good idea to match the birthday party favors to the birthday party theme. So if the theme is ‘Peter Pan’, you can dole out goodies related to that theme. You can also get your guests involved in the act by letting them create prints on shirts or scarves or make colored candles or paint pots or make paper flowers. Whatever they make, would be theirs to take home. Don’t you think that’d be a lot of fun?

Soaps shaped like roses, daisies, mannequins, ornaments, birds, animals, stars, leaves, hearts, shells, horse-shoes make great birthday favors. Candles or musical note place card holders also make nice gifts. You can actually have anything from crystal wine stoppers and travel candles to strange shaped key rings and stuffed teddy bears for your guests to take away. You can come up with as many party favor ideas as you can with birthday party ideas and birthday party themes.