M&M Birthday Party Ideas and Supplies

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin
If you have decided that your next birthday celebration will be M&M themed, you have chosen wisely. The M&M colors are nice and bright for a birthday, and you won’t have trouble finding them. Not to mention, those adorable spokescandies will add an extra element of fun to your event. Read on party planner, because boy, do we have some great M&M birthday party ideas and supplies for you.
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Decorating your M&M Birthday Party

For our M&M party, we abandoned flower centerpieces and opted for a more creative display. Why not use colorful M&M’s to create a design or mosaic on your table? The sky is the limit for creative party planners.

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Not only are these M&M place settings budget friendly, but they are simple to create.

Napkin Rings: Cut off the top and bottom of an M&M’s mini package and then slide the napkin of your choice through the ring.

Plates: This can be done with clear plastic or glass plates. Get some construction paper and cut out a circle that fits the size of your plate. Then overlap your circle with a letter m and simply place your plate over the circle. TADA! You have yourself an M&M plate.

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""Our officially licensed M&M’s candles add the perfect touch to any M&M birthday party. Just the presence of these candles will bring a glow to your guests’ faces.

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More M&M Birthday Party Ideas and Supplies

Have your party guests write two adjectives that start with the letter M and describe the birthday guy/gal. When the festivities are over, you can place these notes in a scrapbook and enjoy them for years to come.  We used paint sample cards for our guests to jot their adjectives on, but you can be creative and use whatever you like.
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M&M Party Favors

Don’t forget to thank your guests for coming. These M&M candles will allow them to remember how much fun they had at your M&M themed birthday party. They’d also make great name card place holders (when not lit of course).
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m&m party supplies

M&M Pretzel Recipe

These snacks could not be easier to make, and did we mention they taste divine? Place Rolos over pretzels and pop them into a 350° preheated oven for 3 minutes. Once the Rolos have melted, press an M&M into the center and allow them to cool.
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M&M Desserts

Cupcake cones are all the rage. The instructions for this sweet treat can be found on our Pinterest M&M Birthday Party Ideas board.
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M&M Birthday Party Games

Our list of M&M birthday party ideas would not be complete without some great games to keep your company entertained.

Pin the M on the M&M – Lucky for us, these M&M characters are not too difficult to sketch. Just grab a piece of tag board and sketch away. Then cut out additional letter M’s for the participants to pin.

M&M Bingo- Replace regular ole’ bingo counters with M&M’s. WARNING: You’ll have to advise your guests to not eat all their counters before the game is through. If you don’t have any bingo cards, Martha Stewart has a great, free bingo card template.

M&M Guessing Game – Attractively display your M&M’s in a jar and let your guests take a stab at guessing how many there are. Be sure to have door prizes for the winners. If you want to recreate the M&M candy wrapper flowers in our jar, follow the tutorial below.

M&M Bean Bag Toss – Substitute bean bags with packets of M&M’s and toss away. Use either a traditional bean bag toss or purchase colorful pails for the M&M packets to be tossed into.

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Candy wrapper ideas

More great M&M birthday party ideas include, having your guests create M&M butterflies, or using them to decorate at your party.  All you need is a pipe cleaner and a bag of M&M’s.

Remember…..

M&M themed parties are not just for birthdays. How about throwing an M&M themed anniversary or engagement party for couples whose names both start with the letter M?

We hope you enjoyed our M&M birthday party ideas and supplies. If you found our ideas useful, be sure to share them with your friends, and like us on our unique home décor Facebook page.

Vendor Credits:

M&M Candles: Deco GLOW
Party Equipment: Chair Rental
Event Design: Mary Mascareñas of Findability Group; Internet Marketing Denver

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Beach House Decorating Ideas: 5 Steps to Decking out your Costal Haven

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

What’s better than sinking your toes into warm, sugar-white sand, delighting your eyes with glimmering blue waters and being lulled to sleep by a sea symphony? Take off your swimming thinking cap. We know the answer to that question is beach house decorating ideas that make your home décor as inviting as your outdoor surroundings.  Follow these beach house decorating ideas to create a beautiful beach bungalow that’s uniquely you.

  1. Choose your colors – Beach houses are known for their clean, breezy and simple style.  If you wish to stay true to traditional beach house vibe, use calming colors like powder blue, sea green and earthy tones that mimic the beach.  The real key to a beach house feel is white, white and more white.
  2. Beach House Decorating Ideas _ Fish FanDecorate with seashells – The most cost effective of beach house decorating ideas is to incorporate the shells that you pick up on your long walks on the beach into your home décor.  They can be placed in a jar with sand, used as paper weights, bookends or made into wind chimes. There is no limit to what you can do when decorating with seashells!
  3. Display one-of-a-kind beach home décor – What really makes a beach home interesting is the home accessories placed on shelves, walls and countertops. The beauty of unique pieces is that they make for great conversation starters.  Imagine a tropical fish fan swimming on your mantle or a lobster on your countertop protecting your wine with his mighty claws.

    Beach House Decorating Ideas - Lobster Wine Holder

  4. Experiment with textures and patterns – You can really punch up your home décor by using stimulating patterns and textures.  Consider using burlap, stripes and nautical patterns.  These patterns can appear in accessories like accent pillows and rugs.

  5. Add the perfect touch with beach scents – Why not go all out and add the scent of a fresh, clean spray of water? Not only will candles perfume your room with the fragrance of ocean mist, but they’ll make a design statement too.

Seashell CandleWe hope you found our beach house decorating ideas reef-freshing. For more bold beach house decorating ideas, visit our Beach Home Décor Board on Pinterest.  Don’t forget to follow our pins.

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Pineapple Fan a Big Hit with CAHM Fundraiser Guests

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

As employees of Global Product Resources, we love what we do. Perhaps, one of the greatest rewards of the job is seeing the smiles that our products bring to people’s faces. That’s why we were thrilled when Marsha from our sales department attended a fundraiser where one of our fans was raffled off . She shared her experience and explained how excited everyone was about our Pineapple Figurine Fan! This is what Marsha had to say about the event:

“Recently, Jeff graciously donated one our great Pineapple Figurine Fans to a fundraiser for the annual CAHM Forum last weekend.  (www.cahmsd.org/our-story).   It was one of about 30 items and/or services being raffled off, and they saved it for the very last drawing because of the huge response it generated and the popularity of the item.  A very happy guy walked off with it, and it made many more people aware of our great fans.  I overheard a number of comments from people saying they had ‘never seen anything like it’ and asking where they could find them to buy.  There were a lot of groans from people who didn’t win it.  It was fun to see so much excitement about the great products we offer and amazing how many ‘first time viewers’ there were.”

We were honored that our product was part of the Community Alliance for Healthy Minds Forum. It’s a great organization that exists to engage the community in raising awareness of and support for mental health issues and suicide prevention, and we are happy that we could help.

Luckily, those who were groaning about not winning the pineapple fan, still have an opportunity to snatch one up on our website. You too can browse our unique home décor site and find figurine fans that look like anything from pineapples to drum sets.

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Facts about Candles: Fun Candle Facts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

Have you ever been in a store with an endless sea of candles? Each one perched on its shelf, strategically arranged by size, shape color and aroma. While admiring the beauty of it all, has your inquiring mind wondered: who buys all these candles? Question no more, because we have all the facts about candles!

After viewing facts about candle facts, feel free to share them with your friends, and be sure to visit DecoGLOW to see the unique decorative candles we have to offer.

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Creative White Elephant Gift Ideas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by admin

Gifts that everyone will fight over and strategies to win the best gifts

Why are white elephant gift exchanges so much fun? It could be because this popular gift exchange occurs during a holiday that obligates us to be merry and emanate peace on earth and good will toward men.  We’re not saying we don’t love this about the season, but it’s relieving to take a break from all the “niceness” and participate in a game that encourages rivalry, thievery and lots of shenanigans.

Coming up with white elephant gift ideas that will make everyone smile and envy your gift can be a challenge. Our apologies for the lack of gift wrap and shiny bow, but our present to you this Christmas is a list of creative white elephant gift ideas and some advice on how to come out on top in this game of mischief.

Funny, Fun Creative White Elephant Gift Ideas:

Figurine Fan with Swivel Top Cows

Imagine the excitement in the room when this little number is unwrapped. This fan puts the fun in functional and will trump all the other white elephant gift ideas. What else can we say about it other than it’s a gift that’s worth the MOO-la?

Strawberry Cupcake Candle

This adorable strawberry cupcake candle is great for games where white elephant gift ideas are restricted by a specified money limit. Whoever ends up with this gift will love its mouthwatering scent. Just make sure they don’t try to eat the candle, and include a cupcake mix with it, too!

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Party guests will be so enamored with these wine holders, that they won’t even notice the Two-Buck Chuck nested inside. They’ll be more inclined to question how you come up with such creative white elephant gift ideas than your choice of wine.

Elephant CandleElephant Candle

Have you ever noticed that there’s a lack of elephants at white elephant parties? Why not liven up the party with a playful pachyderm? Unscented, with a 100% cotton wick, this classy candle with elephant is perfect for people with a fragrance sensitivity. We also carry an elephant fan and an elephant luminary that would also serve as great white elephant gifts.

Tips on Winning: Disclaimer: We cannot be judged for the advice we are about to bestow upon you. This game’s nickname is Dirty Santa for a reason.

# 1 – The best way to go home happy is to pick your own gift! Let’s be honest. Can you really trust the other party guests to have as creative white elephant gift ideas as you do? No, you can’t! Chances are they didn’t do their prep work and read this article, so their gifts won’t be nearly as fabulous as yours.

# 2 – It’s imperative that you draw a high number. If by chance you do not pick a high number, no worries. Find a victim to swap numbers with. There will always be someone at the party who is new to the game or has had too much eggnog and will be easily convinced that lower numbers are better than higher ones (wink, wink).

#3 – Acting will improve your chances of winning the best white elephant gift ideas. If you unwrap a gift you really like, act disappointed so that no one is tempted to steal it from you. On the contrary, if someone unwraps a gift you really like, say something like, “Oh, that’s the gift that Daisy brought. She got a bad bug and has been vomiting all week!”

Now that you are a trained expert in white elephant gift ideas, and dominating the game, we wish you the best of luck. Remember, take mercy on nobody and be sure to visit Deco Breeze and check our blog for more helpful advice and decorating ideas. Merry Christmas!

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Welcome to the Official Blog of Deco Breeze!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin
Hello. You’ve made it to Deco Breeze’s official blog. Here you will find loads of useful information about the latest trends in home decor, gift giving, home accent tips and much more.

Our three product lines – the DECO BREEZE® Decorative Fan Collection, the DecoFLAIR® Home Accent Collection and the DecoGLOW® Decorative Candle Collection – give unique home decor a whole new meaning with items that are as trendy as they are functional.

You won’t want to miss all that we have to share on this exciting topic, so be sure to check back often and subscribe to our blog.

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