Win It Wednesday, July 1

Welcome to another WIN IT WEDNESDAY! This week our Win It Wednesday prize is an assortment of Patriotic Party Supplies!

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Pebbles: Party line.

Today I have a second blog post to share with you - to show you some of the project ideas we have created using the new Pebbles Party line!

The line comes with four different themes: Mermaid, Super Hero, Rainbow, and Pool - all of which we have in store!! Each line comes with fun coordinating embellishments, stickers, paper bags, etc. We matched a few of these products with pieces we have available in store to create these fun party decorations and supplies!!

Goodie bags: we used the polka dot paper bags and stickers from the Super Hero line.

Cupcake toppers: we punched a scallop circle from a piece of pattern paper, added a layered sticker, attached them to a paper straw and added a piece of twine. This same idea would work with any four of the lines to decorate your cupcakes.

Glass Bottle: For this piece we just wrapped a few coordinating pieces of pattern paper around the bottle and embellished with some layered stickers.

Treat Bags: We filled a treat bag with Sixlets in a coordinating color for our tags. To create the tags we punched a circle from a piece of pattern paper and then added a sticker from the Super Hero line. We then added the tag (and closed the bag) using some blue twine.

Decorated Jars: For these pieces we wrapped twine around the jars and then embellished with a small clothespin and a sticker (you could also add a sticker with a name written in). For the straw decoration we just punched two holes in the stickers and placed the straw through them. We filled them with Sixlets for the display but obviously they would be great filled with a special birthday beverage.

Paper Straws.

Today I have a very fun and super easy project to share with you - plus the end result is adorable!!

Check out this great paper straw wreath that our Floral department created!!
And with just a few steps you can create one too.

Paper Straw Wreath

Supplies:
• 12 in. Green Wire Wreath Form
• 5 yds. Your choice 1 ½ inch satin Ribbon
• 2 pkgs. Your choice paper straws
• 1 pkg. Your choice pom-poms
• Hot Glue


Directions:
1. Wrap satin ribbon around wire wreath form tightly.
2. Hot glue paper straws around at different lengths and to your preference.
3. Glue pom-poms around center covering the ends of the paper straws.




We created our sample using the black straws - but have a good selection of colors available so you can easily chose colors to match your space/party colors/or holiday (I'm thinking a red and white one would be great for Valentine's Day!).

You can find the supplies to create your own Paper Straw Wreath - or just pick up the paper straws to use on their own on the middle endcap of aisle 1 in the Floral Department.

While your there - also be sure to take a peek at the place settings/favor display they created as well - love the jars with Sixlets!

 

Party Straws!

Check out this awesome display our Floral department came up with using our new decorated party straws! Perfect to add a little something extra to your candy bar display, or to use when serving beverages or desserts for a special occasion (or just a fun treat)! You can find this display in the middle endcap between aisles 1&2 - and can also find the party straws there too!

(The green and red straws would also be perfect for plenty of those holiday projects you will be working on in the coming months!)