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Lemon and Lime Wedding Inspiration

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

I collect links to all kinds of wedding (and party) inspiration, and often I realize that themes are emerging among all my collected links. Today is a post based on one of those themes – lemons and limes! The golden yellow and lovely green of lemon and lime make a perfect accents for summer weddings, I think… and I’m not alone!

Check out the GORGEOUS wedding cake gallery of Dream Day Cakes… lots of colors and amazing designs, and I especially love this lime green wedding cake – there are several more in the gallery:

From Bower Power, a beautiful post about a Lemon Lime Wedding… there are some fabulous photos and inspiration, but my favorite are the candy buffet jars. Beautiful fruit filled centerpieces too!

From the Knot, a beautiful lime and floral centerpiece idea:

From a Good Affair, a fabulous yellow and gray theme wedding, with amazing lemon centerpieces:

And Emmaline Bride shares how to make some beautiful lemon centerpieces:

And from The Frosted Petticoat, an INCREDIBLE Italian Lime wedding post… full of lime goodness in every way!

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, Events, Flower Arrangement, Weddings Tagged With: centerpieces, fruit centerpieces, lemon, lime, lime green wedding cakes, theme, wedding

Cherry Blossom Parties

May 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

I love, love, LOVE cherry blossoms. Several years ago, I was able to go to Washington, DC in spring to SEE the gorgeous cherry blossoms of that area… and I’ve been in love ever since. Today, I’m bringing you some lovely cherry blossom PARTY ideas!

From Bump Smitten, an incredible baby shower, with a cherry blossom theme: The cherry blossom diaper cake is beautiful!

Click on over to Creations by Kara for a fab DIY Cherry Blossom tutorial! These beautiful faux cherry branches are oerfect for party decor… or anytime!

Martha Stewart has a great recipe for Spring Shower Almond Petite Fours, in cherry blossom theme! She includes the source for the lovely gum-paste cherry blossoms that grace each bite!

And while this isn’t specifically Cherry Blossom… I think the PINK Popcorn recipe from Cravings of a Lunatic would make a PERFECT snack at a Cherry Blossom themed event:

And finally, we offer some amazing cherry blossom favors in the Diva Entertains shop:

Filed Under: Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Decor, Events Tagged With: baby shower, bridal shower, cake, cherry blossom, diaper cake, faux, favors, how to make, ideas, pink popcorn, recipe, theme, wedding

Ocean, Boat, and Nautical Party Ideas

April 30, 2013 1 Comment

I live in the desert, and I rarely make it to the coast, but I love, love, love to DREAM about the beach… the ocean… boats and crashing waves. I recently decided to “surf” the web (ok..groan) for nautical theme party ideas. Here are some of the great posts I found!

From 6th Street Design School, a fab post full of nautical party ideas! I especially love her “drink station”. And she lists all sources as well as several ‘how-to’ links.

I’ve posted a link to this one before, but you HAVE to check out the Nautical Christening post on the Hostess Blog:

Here’s a fun link to making life preserver cupcakes. You could also purchase white frosted donuts and add, with red frosting or piping gel, red stripes!

And another nautical party from the Hostess blog, this one with a more vintage feel. Octopus (octopi?) are so popular right now…Oh – and check out the Spaceshipslaserbeans shop for very cool printables used in this post.

And you need to click right on over to Diaper Style Memoirs – she has a FABulous post filled with amazing ideas for simple Nautical Party decor. LOVE the photo booth with props!

Filed Under: Birthdays, Decor, Events Tagged With: birthday, food, ideas, nautical, party, theme

Theme Thursday: Zebra Print

March 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

As a theme, and as an accent, we’ve posted about Zebra Print before, but it’s so, so popular, we just have to share again (and again).

From Jessicakes, check out this Zebra birthday cake

From DesignDazzle, a Black, Pink, and White Zebra Party: Make sure you scroll through all her pictures – such inspiration and ideas!

From Girly Gatherings, a Girls Night Out Dessert Table, in all-out Zebra theme:

Want to make your own zebra birthday cake? This how to make a zebra cake video tutorial is *fantastic*. And you can easily purchase fondant from a craft store, a bakery or use this marshmallow fondant recipe to make your own!

If you are just interested in making the cake batter in a zebra stripe – view this short zebra stripe cake tutorial.

And thanks to Cindy V. for these photo’s from the Fab bridal shower she gave. Thanks for letting Diva Entertains be a part of it!

Filed Under: Events, Theme Thursday Tagged With: birthday, cake, how to make, ideas, party, print, theme, zebra, zebra cake

Theme Thursday – Shabby Chic Garden Party

March 21, 2013 1 Comment

I’m going super specific with today’s Theme Thursday post… specifically shabby chic… and garden or tea parties! When thinking about shabby chic and garden parties and tea parties, we are looking at LOTS and lots of pastels, flowers, and loveliness. Can’t wait to share what I’ve found!
From Kara’s Party, a shabby chic tea party baby shower – lots of FABULOUS ideas for sweet, pink, and shabby chic! Serving cupcakes in vintage tea cups is a beautiful presentation. And who would have thought that big rosettes (easy to do) would look so amazing on a cake?

From OntoBaby.com, a Butterfly Garden themed party… LOVE the butterflies on the wall as a backdrop! Make sure you click through to the post for inspirational photos and ideas!

From A Bubbly Life, a DIY No Sew Ruffle Tablecloth tutorial… I specifically like the words “no sew”, don’t you?

From Prudent baby, an incredible idea – a sugar cookie centerpiece cone! What a beautiful centerpiece for a garden party, and so original and fun!

And finally, I ran across a lovely British company when looking for shabby chic tea party ideas… check out CakeStandHeaven.com. They offer hand crafted cake stands and tea party sets.

Filed Under: Decor, Place Settings, Shabby Chic, Theme Thursday Tagged With: birthday, butterfly, cookie centerpiece, garden party, ideas, shabby chic, tea party, theme, thursday

Fun Customer Party – Candy Land Baby Shower!

February 5, 2013 5 Comments

We love our Diva Entertains customers, and we especially love when they send us fab photos of their events! Today’s post is from a recent baby shower with a Candy Land theme. Check out some of the AMAZING photos we received from Carmen:

Candyland Oreo Cookies

Candyland Favor Boxes

Candyland Hot Chocolate Favors

Candyland Graham Cookies

Candyland Centerpiece

Candyland Chocolate Centerpiece

Candyland Favor Tags (on the gumball machines)

Doesn’t it look like it was an INCREDIBLY FAB shower? I want Carmen to come decorate for my next event!!

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, Favors Tagged With: baby shower, cake, candy land, candyland, centerpieces, cookies, decorations, favor boxes, favor tags, favors, hot chocolate, labels, theme

Theme Thursday – Silver and Gold

January 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

I used to think I was a little weird because I loved the combination of silver AND gold together, but I’ve since realized I’m not the only one. (I’m know I’m weird for other reasons, but we won’t go there). Today I bring you inspiration ala “Silver and Gold”… because really, you can never have enough sparkle!

From Style at Home, a lovely idea for table centerpieces… with silver and gold. (And yes, I realize they discuss it as a holiday option, but I do think these would be perfect ANY time of year for wedding reception centerpieces).

Here is a lovely silver wedding cake from Love Wed Bliss, that I think would be FAB with a touch of gold… maybe with the flower or with one of discs?

And even Martha Stewart agrees with me about silver and gold… check out an entire show dedicated to using the lovely metals for your party:

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, DIY Diva, Theme Thursday Tagged With: centerpiece, decorations, gold, metal, metallics, party, silver, silver and gold, theme, wedding cake, wedding reception

Purses and Bags and Totes, oh my!

January 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

If you are planning a bachelorette party or birthday party or.. well, any get together where women are involved, you can bet that a “purse” theme would go over BIG! I’ve got some fun and fab ideas that all include purses in one way or another!

First, from one of our recent customers, we received this fabulous photo of our Cork Purse Centerpiece. They used these at a bachelorette party, and our customer’s note said, “Over 100 guests (all women) admired the purse cork cages!”

From Parenting.com, an adorable how to make a Purse Cake tutorial that could also be “glammed” up, with rhinestones, edible glitter, and more. The flowers are made by cutting marshmallows up, the zipper are M & Ms, and the handle is a Tootsie Roll. So clever!

From Hand Stamped by Lacey, some adorable purse party favors, with some ideas and suggestions on how she made them:

From Expressions by Devin, a cute variation of cupcake toppers – PURSES on top of the cupcake:

And not toot our own horn (again) or anything, but you really MUST check out all the favors in the Diva Entertains Purse Favors section.

Filed Under: Decor, DIY Diva, Events, Favors Tagged With: designer, favors, how to make a, ideas, party, purse, purse cake, purse centerpiece, theme, tutorial

Theme Thursday – Hollywood!

January 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

In case you weren’t aware, February 24th is Oscar night… which means, lights, cameras, glitz, glamor, and divas everywhere! And really, such a perfect theme for a party! So, today’s post is all about the Hollywood glam. Whether you are planning a big Oscar party for next month, or a Sweet 16 Hollywood Theme party… we’ve got some ideas for you!

I found a great “red carpet” theme cake in a photo album over at Catch My Party. Be sure to click through and check out all the photos in that album – some GREAT ideas for a Hollywood theme. L!ove the hollywood star signable picture frame and the red velvet cake.

A seriously gorgeous post about doing a vintage Hollywood theme… check out the ideas from The Sweetest Occasion:

MissParty has a fun idea for using frames and classic photos of stars to decorate for your Hollywood theme party:

From the Hostess blog, a fabulous Oscar Party planning post… with FREE Hollywood printables. (It’s a post from last year, but there ARE blank printables so you can use them for this year too!)

I’m not a huge hot-dog fan, BUT these tuxedo wrapped dogs from Family Fun magazine make for fun Hollywood party food… and I bet your guests would get a kick out of them too.

And finally… do you want to let your guests dance the night away in comfort? Check out the grippy socks a customer purchased for her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah…Hollywood Theme, of course!

Filed Under: Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Decor, Decorations, DIY Diva, Events, Favors, Free Printables Tagged With: food, free, hollywood, idea, old hollywood, oscars, party, printables, theme, theme thursday, vintage hollywood

Peacock Wedding Favors

January 15, 2013 1 Comment

Here at Diva Entertains, nothing thrills us quite like happy customer photos. We love seeing how folks use our items to enhance their event, and when they send us photos, it means we get to share with you! Here are a couple of photos from a fabulous peacock themed wedding, and the customers purchased our AMAZING peacock cookie pops. Love, love how they decorated their cake table:

I found a lovely Peacock Princess Party over at Whimsical Printables, with loads of ideas for a peacock party theme. Just check out these beautiful coffee cups…you can read the tutorial on how to make these at Giggles Galore.

The fun thing about the peacock theme is that you really can choose your favorite color and go with it. You’ve got blues, purples, greens, and even pinks can be used together with peacock feathers. Check out this lovely pink floral peacock centerpiece! The only credit I can find is on pinterest, but I still had to share:

You can see the Diva Entertains fab peacock favors HERE, but below are a couple of our favorites! Fun and unique, we offer Lottery Ticket Holders:

And another of our popular items is our personalized peacock vellum candle wrappers:

What have YOU found peacock-theme that inspires you? We’d love to hear about your party experiences – leave us a comment or send a note to char@divaentertains.com