Decorative Packaging

Do it yourself reception centerpieces can be very elegant and easy to make.  The flowers are already beautiful so you don’t need a lot of frill.  Many times less is more!

Once you have decided on your wedding colors, buy flowers and ribbon in exactly the same colors.  The only other thing you will need is clear cylinder vases in varying heights.  A tall narrow cylinder vase looks incredible and requires fewer flowers.  It gathers the long stems and allows the full blossoms to burst out the top.  Adding the wide satin or taffeta ribbon around the top the vase adds volume to the flowers.

If you want to accent another color of your flowers, use the other color flowers and add the accent color of ribbon around the middle of the vase.  The short stem roses stand alone in all their glory in a short fat cylinder vase.  Purposefully position the stems in a fanned out manner to add an artistic flair.  If you want to have very full bouquet centerpieces and are on a tight budget, you can add greenery like ferns and leaves to the vases and save money.

Indoor weddings or outdoor weddings would both benefit from this style of decorating.  I love an isle that is candle lit, but it also bothers me that a catastrophe may happen with all that fabric and fire.  These little galvanized buckets make beautiful little floral arrangements to decorate the center aisle for a wedding.

If you are a do it yourself bride, you can pick these mini buckets up for as little as $2.00 each. Place a floral oasis in the bottom if you choose to use fresh flowers like these lovely carnations.  Add the flowers and some greenery with baby’s breath of course then.  These country white chairs look so sweet with the satin ribbon or taffeta ribbon bows that attach the buckets to the chair.

If the budget is small, then you could put them on every other row, or every two rows.  You may even choose to use this for the first few rows where immediate family will sit, and then tulle bows on the other chairs.

Are you planning a wedding in the fall?  Is the groom to-be and avid hunter?  Her is a cute way to add a little surprise for him and still keep with the tradition of the groom tossing the garter.

This doesn’t have to match your wedding colors, no one will see it until after the wedding, but the groom will appreciate the fact that you are aware of his hobbies and interests and included his favorite hobby into your wedding day.

When you choose your garter, pick up some camouflage ribbon and add it to the embellishment of the band.  You can sew it on with little gathers and ruffles.  It will only take a few minutes.  But He will remember it for a life time!

Wow, this is perfect for a fall wedding and reception!  I love the deep chocolate brown sheer wedding ribbon with this huge orange Shasta daisy.  Imagine how the reception room will look when the guests walk in and see all the tables elegantly decorated, and all the chairs are draped in white with this striking bow around the back.  Gather your fabric or use ribbon and wrap around the chair back mid-way up and tie a bow in the back and slip one daisy in each bow.

Perhaps you don’t want to do all the chairs in the reception, due to time, or money, you could do the wedding party table and it will help accentuate that table.  This is a great color combination for a ribbon around a candle also; just place a flower blossom into each bow.  If you check out our ribbon selection and don’t see the type or color you are looking for call the number on the website.  We add new ribbon all the time as it becomes available to us.

Fall mums placed around strategically would be perfect for inexpensive decorations too.  With the brown and orange in the ribbon and flower, you can add a deep burgundy or wine color mums would make it a very warm and inviting room.  Mixing groups of brown, orange and wine mums could help fill up corners in a large room, they can line a hall way.  With all the warm fall color, the bride will definitely be the bell of the ball in a gown of white.  She will glow as she walks down the aisle.

I just found the cutest idea for a wedding favor.  Today’s bride is involved in the personal details of her wedding and this is a great way that she and her BFF’s can spend quality time together while making these.

I like this idea because this is a gift that will not be just a trinket to sit on a shelf to be dusted or added to the many other little thoughtful things from other weddings.  This can be used as a Christmas tree ornament.  Each year as you hang your precious ornaments on the tree, you can be blessed all over again by this little gift and the memories of that special couple on their wedding day.

Buy miniature ornaments in your wedding colors.  When you buy in bulk, you can get them at whole sale prices, just like wholesale ribbon.  Then use personalized ribbon to tie little loops for hanging the ornament.

I make a lot of ornaments at Christmas time for gifts.  I like the custom printed ribbon idea because that would allow me to put the year on the ornament without writing it on there.

I have seen many diaper cakes for a baby shower.  But I think this is such a sweet idea for a bridal shower.  Instead of using diapers, use fluffy new towels.  You can never have too many towels.  It would be fun to do them in themes too.  You could do a kitchen one and add kitchen utensils to decorate it.

This lovely bridal shower towel cake is so pretty.  The roses and pearls are so delicate and pretty. The gathered tulle at the top with a bouquet of roses imitates a bridal veil and a bouquet.  The wide satin ribbon beautifully embellishes each layer of the towel cake and helps define it.  Adding a velvet ribbon would change the look completely but just as beautiful.  You could do this same design with high quality sheets if you knew the size of the bride to be future bedroom suit.

When making diaper cakes, you would roll many diapers into mini rolls and hold them together with rubber bands or whatever until you complete it and add ribbon and accessories.  But this cake is much simpler.   You will need at least four luxury bath towels, four hand towels, and four wash rags.  If you want to make it four layers, you can use four bath sheets for your bottom layer.  Splurge for the high quality towels since this will be your gift.

The pearls are swaged and pinned with a pearl pin at each peak.  The ribbon can be held secure with double stick tape squares since it is just ornamental.  As you roll your towels, use pins to secure each roll so it stays firm.  On the final round, hide the pins or use ornaments to hide the pins.  Place the centerpiece on a crystal plate as if it were a cake and add flowers to complete the wedding look.

This will be a beautiful centerpiece for any bridal shower! And the bride will love the new towels too! You can also make one of these for a new neighbor as a welcome to the neighborhood gift.  You can use some hand towel, dish towels, and a few neutral bath towels to make it.  It would be a great idea to decorate with some coupons for local restaurants.  Maybe a current telephone book, a city map, notes with hints for stores with the best prices, a directory of churches in the area and any other items you think would be useful for your location.  When I was recently out of my element, and relocated in a big city,  I was at the hospital with my husband and could not find a laundromat anywhere.  I was at the mercy of strangers who were helpful.

Party favors are always a good idea.  It is expected that guests will receive some small token as a thank you gift for attending weddings.  In today’s economy, saving money is essential and while a bride won’t want to cut corners on her wedding gown or her photographer, you can save a lot of money if you make your own favors.

Votive candles are very inexpensive and can be purchased in bulk for an even greater savings.  Everyone loves candles; some prefer scented candles while others are just as happy with the warm glow of a candle.  You can order candles personalized and packaged for a fee but your guests will appreciate your added effort to say thank you to them.

This type of candle is a great thank you for weddings, bridal showers, or baby showers.  Anytime you go to a lot of effort to plan a large party or function, it is appropriate to give a small gift just to say thanks for fitting my special day into your busy schedule.

The glitter design can be placed on the glass votive jar by using a stencil and glitter paint, or free hand a design on to them with glitter glue. Decorative packaging is an important part of any gift.  The clear plastic boxes can also be purchased in bulk.  They will come flat and you have to fold them.  A lovely ribbon bow will complete the gift packaging.  Add a decorative gift tag and select the ribbon to fit the occasion.  You would want to use baby shower ribbon if that was the function.  I love the gold metallic lame’ ribbon that matches the gold glitter stencil on the candle, Choose the ribbon to fit the occasion.  You can buy the candles in colors and glass holders in clear or frosted.

Your guests will love the little gift and either save it as a memento of the occasion or burn it.  It’s a great idea to order bulk items at whole sale prices because once the wedding events begin its one party after another.  You can also order your ribbon in bulk at whole sale prices.

Wedding Ribbon Wreath

This wreath would look amazing as part of the decorations at a wedding reception. A wreath like this is very easy to make and could be used in very formal settings or even to decorate in the home.  This is a creative way to add just the right color to a room that needs a bit of a change.  You can change the color to fit any holiday or occasion.  You can change the ribbon to fit any style setting.

This wreath is made from grosgrain ribbon.  If you changed the ribbon to a shiny satin ribbon, it would take on a completely different look.

If you were using this as decorations for the church or reception, choose the colors that the bride has chosen to be her accent colors and alternate her colors.

To make this wreath, the only thing you need is plenty of grosgrain ribbon or your ribbon of choice.  You will also need a wire hanger and a pair of pliers to help bend the hanger into a perfect circle.  You can trim off the hanger part as you will not need it since you will be using ribbon to hang the wreath to hang it.

Depending on how large you want your wreath, cut approximately one hundred 6” strips of grosgrain ribbon.  You will want to dip the ends in ribbon glue or fray-stop or cut with a hot blade to prevent the ribbon ends from raveling.  Begin tying knots around the hanger, making sure the knot is in the center of the ribbon. Continue the knots and keep scrunching them closer together until you have the look you desire.  Attach a length of ribbon that is approximately 36” long with a knot on each end to the hanger.  Be sure to keep the ends as long as the rest of the strips. This will give you an 18” loop to hang your wreath.  Adjust the length accordingly to fit your décor.

Years ago, most people only decorated with wreaths at Christmas time.  Modern decorating uses wreaths in almost every room for any season.  There are so many unique ways to accent a wreath to customize it to anyone’s taste.

I adore the look of this white feather boa wreath.  In many cases, less is more! This wreath is simple yet elegant.  Pristine white feathers hung with a beautiful taffeta ribbon in a color that can be changed to fit the season or room.

White feather boa wreaths also look incredible as wedding reception decorations.  Use ribbon in the bride’s colors alternating.

You will need a hot glue gun, thin floral wire, a foam wreath base, and U shaped pins attach the boa. Spray glitter can add a nice sparkle to the wreath too.  They make white glitter spray and you can spray the white boa to resemble snow. White wreaths look amazing hung on a mirror.

If you use white, and decide you want to add a few decorations, you will find that blue and silver will look awesome.

Hot glue the end of the first boa to the foam base, and begin to wrap the feather boa around the foam wreath pinning it as you go. If you want to add small clusters of ornaments, hot glue them after the boa is completely wrapped.  You may need several boa’s depending on the size of the form and length of the boa.

Have you considered how beautiful that an all-white bridal bouquet can look?  The natural assumption is that if your gown is white, then your bouquet should be full of color.  Many brides will combine her wedding colors into her bouquet.  I have never seen an ugly bouquet or ugly bride but check out these all white bouquets and see if one will be what you are looking for in your special day.

The total white flowers, accented with baby’s breath and lots of green leaves are gorgeous.  Adding beautiful white satin or taffeta ribbon to the bouquet is the perfect choice.  I love the top photo of the one with the fluffy sheer ribbon on the bouquet of tulips!

The important thing to remember is that this is YOUR day and you can have whatever you like in your wedding!