The holidays certainly do bring out a fun festive side in all of us. The new explosion of glitter in décor and wedding decorations is proof of that. We’re chalking it up to Christmastime and New Year’s Eve festivities. Nothing is more fun that sparkly glitter cupcakes and gleaming glitter heels. Snowflakes even seem to have a bit of sparkle in them, don’t you think? Decorating with glitter seems to be destined to happen.
You can create glitter candles by spraying them adhesive and rolling them in glitter. Or peel off a strip of glitter adhesive sheets and ho hum place setting table numbers just became a little more sparkly. You can wrap your glass vases with these adhesive sheets to match the rest of your décor. Don’t forget our glitter cupcake wrappers for a unique cupcake display that will add a little oomph to your dessert table. Our sequin willow branches are perfect for dressing up your centerpieces and table décor. They can be placed in a stand up vase with foam. We have glitter manzanita trees in both silver and gold that make stunning centerpieces for a reception table. You can light them up with hanging crystal candle holders to make them reflect the light. If wedding blogs and Pinterest boards have are any sign of 2012 wedding trends, next year weddings are certainly going to have a lot of glamour and glitter to them! Thanks to our glitter adhesive sheets you can have affordable DIY wedding décor a la glitter in no time!
What is going to be Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year? Stay tuned to find out! Pantone is a classification of colors used for printing newspapers and magazine articles. Pantone colors have been used for decades to make orders for newspaper men and printing companies. When the paper would go to print they would put out pages with the Pantone numbers so that the printers would be able to properly identify the colors on a uniform color scale. Nowadays Pantone has become the go to for color classification. Every year Pantone comes out with it’s official color of the year: 2010 was turquoise and 2011 was honeysuckle. This year, Thursday December 8th Pantone will annouce it’s 2012 color of the year. Honeysuckle was a huge hit for trendy wedding colors. Honeysuckle is a “dynamic reddish pink”. According to Pantone, “when we need something to lift our spirits, honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going”. The perfect color to ward away bad luck and the blues.
Speaking of blues, Koyal color predictions would lead us to think purples and blues will be Pantone’s pick for 2012 color of the year. Purples are a bold statement for winter weddings with white and black accents. But blue has always been one of our most popular wedding colors. Blue can match with greens, pinks, yellows and reds for any unique wedding theme. Easily the most versatile blue can decorate any theme or season. Pantone 2012 Color of the Year should definitely be a bold navy blue or rich sky blue. These colors are rich bold tones that are popular for any cultural or religious wedding tradition as well. And they definitely add a touch of “something blue”! Then you can decorate with any of our blue charger plates or blue tissue paper pom poms for special blue decor.
For a winter wedding, instead of decorating with all white, we’re noticing a trend in pink and gold weddings. These rose gold color combinations are perfect for an elegant romantic New Year’s Eve wedding. And don’t worry; there are plenty of ways to decorate with pink without being too feminine. Choose a light pink that goes with gold and white. You can decorate with white and pink using gold as an accent color. Pink and gold wedding cakes are really in style right now for a dramatic alternative to a traditional white wedding cake.
 Photo Courtesy of Corbin Gurkin Photography featured on Style Me Pretty
There are plenty of DIY wedding ideas that you can incorporate into a pink and gold wedding palette without breaking the bank. Gold charger plates are a great option if you already have white dining plates. They will help to add a touch of color to your table settings. Then use white table linens with pink accents for a simple subtle décor. If you’re using china, stick with gold rim plates without any large prints. This will leave an understated place setting so that you can create a stunning centerpiece without a cluttered looking table. Blush peonies are a subtle light pink flower that compliments gold very nicely. Unfortunately they are a late spring flower but some florists can get them year round. They are a round flower and can be combined with other filler flowers. Use these gold vases to create a full floral arrangement.
Decorate a pink dessert table with macaroons and cupcakes. Gold glitter cupcake wrappers are perfect for adding a touch of glitter to the display. Use gold ribbon to hang pink and white tissue paper pom poms over your tables for romantic décor. Using striped décor and gold accents is a great way to create a romantic feel. This wedding trend is really popular for a mid-winter wedding because it works with snowy backgrounds. Log cabins and deep wood accents are a great complement for light pink and white color combinations. What do you think of this wedding color trend? For a fun gold accent try ending the night with gold sparklers for a romantic grand exit!
Celebrating a new baby is a big milestone for a new mom and dad. Planning the announcement and introducing the baby can be daunting and stressful for new parents. Traditionally close friends or family members would put together a special baby shower to celebrate the new bundle of joy. New traditions are starting to occur where parents announce their own future family member and invite guests to share in their happiness with them. Baby showers have become a unisex party for both men and women to enjoy.
Here are the new trendiest top 10 popular baby shower decorating ideas for your future bundle of joy!
- Gender Reveal Cupcakes: These cupcakes are a great way to surprise your guests with the sex of the baby. The sex of the baby is revealed with pink or blue frosting filling inside the cupcake. Use a neutral cupcake wrapper like green and yellow to confuse guessers.
- Baby Theme Food: Invite guests to drink from large baby jars or milk cartons for a fun “be a kid again” feel! Pop bright colored retro paper drinking straws for a grown up way to avoid spills! Mini treats and mini cupcakes are the perfect excuse to serve finger food instead of an entrée.
- Diaper Cakes: This trend has been on the rise for some time now. The honored couple is supplied with diapers rolled up in the form of a cake. You can wrap cake with coordinated ribbon to make the cake match the rest of the baby shower décor. Decorate a cupcake stand with similar theme cupcakes for a matching presentation!
- Book Theme Baby: This theme is great for the avid reader parents. Guests are invited to bring a copy of their favorite childhood book they read themselves or read to their kids. Ask them to write an inscription on the inside cover for your child.
- Sprinkle Party: This term is used for moms who are having their second or third child. Since the assumption is they already have everything they need from the first baby shower, a simple sprinkle is the perfect party for giving diapers and other goods that a second time mom might need for a new gender different than the first baby.
- Jack and Jill Reveal: This is a super simple idea that won’t take a lot of time or energy. When inviting all your guests make a note to inform them to wear a blue or pink shirt to symbolize their guess for whether the baby is a girl or boy. Guests can receive baby party favors in blue or pink to reward them for their correct guess!
- After The Arrival: Some parents prefer to have the party after their big arrival comes so they can host a “see and sip” party where guests are invited to an open house style baby shower to see the baby and sip on drinks.
- Bring A Letter: This party theme really works well if you have a lot of guests attending. Assign each guest a number or letter to bring. They decorate a large wooden number or letter any way they’d like and they’re hung in the baby’s room for future learning tools!
- Onesie Decorating: This time honored tradition of decorating onesies for the new baby is a great way to incorporate different styles into your baby’s wardrobe. Buy bulk baby onesies for each guest to decorate and craft supplies from your local craft store. Onesie parties are all the rage!
- Guessing Game: This is another familiar tradition that is still in existence. Guests are asked to bet on what the baby will weigh. An alternative to baby weight (such a sensitive subject) is to have guests guess the baby’s eye color- though this only works if the parents have different eye colors. Create a little baby face drawing pad and each guest can take a crayon and color the hair and eyes the color that they think they will be.
Every bride focuses on what she’s wearing on her big day. The dress, hair and fingernails are scrutinized to perfection. So it is equally important that the groom, the man of the hour, is looking dapper and elegant as well! What better gift to give your special man is there than a shiny new pair of cufflinks? Cufflinks are the perfect accent for any tux and can be personalized with initials or style. Here are some great DIY ideas for trendy cufflinks to give your man:
- Personalized engraved cufflinks are a very classy touch and come in square or round for your personal preference.
- If you want his tie and cufflinks to match, scope out your local fabric store for a piece of fabric similar to his tie. Then you can put a cotton ball on top of your cufflink backing and sew the piece of fabric tight around the cotton ball to create a puffy ball. Dab a bit of glue on the backside to make sure it stays in place. Voila, you have little button looking cufflinks that coordinate with your groom’s attire!
- Lego Cufflinks are another great way to incorporate your geeky groom’s favorite character. Legos have a variety of small movie themes to choose from and with a little glue you can easily create your own!
- Bottle Cap Cufflinks are great for the avid craft beer drinker. If your husband-to-be loves sampling different types of beer or ciders, snatch up a couple of his favorite brew caps and you have a unique cufflink only he will have!
- Create your own initial scrabble style cufflinks with our letter tiles! With a little industrial glue you can personalize your own message using our alphabet tiles and black cufflink backings.
Any of these creative cufflink ideas will give your man a one of a kind accessory! He’ll be proud to sport his custom cufflinks in photographs and brag to all his buddies about the personalized cufflinks you made! After all, cufflinks for men are just manly forms of jewelry. For more gift ideas check out the rest of our gifts for him!
The Koyal Wholesale’s “Battle Of The Couples: Engaged and Married” kicks off today! We want to see all of our couples, married or engaged, and see who wins the most votes! Who will take home the top prize; will it be a married couple or an engaged couple? We shall see!
The top 3 winners will receive Koyal Dollars, good toward purchases online at Koyal Wholesale. 1st place will receive $50 Koyal Dollars, 2nd place – $25, and 3rd place – $15. Voting starts now! Accepting entries all the way until voting ends on 12/20/11 midnight PST. Winners will be announced on 12/21/11.
COUPLES
The contest is open to all couples who have not previously won a Koyal giftcard or Koyal Dollars.
ENTRY
Entering the Koyal Wholesale Battle of the Couples Contest is as easy as 1-2-3!
- Send the following to claire[at]koyal[dot]com: (1) Photo of you and your partner + (2) your full names + (3) official status [engaged or married] + (4) a link to your favorite Koyal product.
- Become friends with “Claire Martine” on Facebook. This way we can tag your photo so your friends can find you more easily! We will place these photos in a special “Koyal Battle of the Couples Contest” album on Facebook.
- Get your friends and family to follow the directions below to vote for you! The photo that receives the most “Like” votes and “Shares” … wins!!!
VOTING
- First, fan Koyal Wholesale on Facebook.
- To vote, click the “Like” and “Share” buttons under the photo of your favorite couple. The winning couple will be determined by having the most “likes” and “shares” combined. As a bonus, “Shares” counts as two votes! “Likes” count as one vote.
- In the case of a tie for the winner, a winner will be selected randomly from the tied parties. To maximize your chances of winning, encourage your family, friends, and acquaintances to become fans of Koyal Wholesale on Facebook so they can cast a vote for you.
Voting has started, so hurry and email your photos to Claire[@]koyal.com!
Disclaimer: Koyal Wholesale is not responsible for any prizes offered by our vendors and friends. Prizes are offered in addition to Koyal dollars and distributed through vendors separately from Koyal Wholesale contest results.
 She’s finally here! The long awaited daughter of Bollywood superstars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan has arrived home from the hospital. “Beti B” (which stands for “Sweetheart Bachchan”), as she is known, was born on November 16, 2011. As can be expected, awaiting her exit from the hospital was a throng of paparazzi! Prior to the birthday, the family hosted a star-studded Indian baby shower for the parents-to-be. You can be sure that guests went home with memorable baby shower favors.
While the mini starlet does not yet have a name, mom and dad have decided to find one that begins with the letter A, following after her parents, and paternal grandfather, king of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan. The very private baby naming ceremony, known as namkaran, is reportedly scheduled to take place around Christmas time. The newest addition to the Bachchan family will reside with her parents and grandparents, extended family style, in their Mumbai, India residence called Jalsa. You can be sure that the little one will experience a lifetime of love and celebrations! The Koyal family for one is excitedly awaiting the first birthday party for the daughter of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan!
Aishwarya Rai is best known for her work as a leading actress in Bollywood, India’s prolific film industry. Often referred to as the most beautiful woman in the world, she won the Miss World Pageant in 1994.
Did you know that Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights?
What is Hanukkah you ask? The Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight days and nights starting on December 25th. According to judaism.about.com, Hanukkah, which is sometimes spelled Chanukah, Chanukkah, or Chanuk, represents the “Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy was successful when the Temple was liberated and rededicated”. The holiday is in celebration of the accomplishment.
Hanukkah is decorated by blue, white and silver décor. Guests enjoy spinning the dreidel and eating fried foods. Decorating with blue and white dreidel décor is a great way to incorporate a theme. There are easily more than ten ways to decorate for a Hanukkah celebration but here are the top 10.
- Hang white and blue garland from the ceiling and mantelpiece. For a craft activity let your kids create a ring garland by taping rings of different colored blue and white paper together. Then hang from the mantle below the dreidel.
- A white candle wrapped with Diamond Rhinestone Ribbon is a great silver and white accent.
- Place a Jewish Star cookie on each table settling, iced with white and blue piping.
- Fill a centerpiece dish or clear glass vase with different sized dreidels.
- For dessert, set out a stunning display of yummy cupcakes in Star of David Cupcake Wrappers and gift Star of David Bookmark Favors.
- Tired of just using white tableware? Use Blue Charger Plates under your white dishes for an extra blue touch.
- Table runners and table cloths are the perfect way to dress up your tablescape.
- For a winter theme Hanukkah, manzanita branches painted white with white votive candles are perfect for adding extra ambiance. The picture below from blowoutparty.com, shows a great example of how to use manzanita branches for table decor.
- For a homemade Hanukkah Menorah, paint wine bottles matte white or silver and insert blue tall candles. If you’re feeling especially creative let your young ones draw on each with blue and silver paint pens. Writing a special message on each bottle can be a great way to involve kids.
- Put out white bowls with gold and blue chocolate coins symbolizing the modern version of a gelt, which is a Jewish traditional term for money.
Hanukkah is a meaningful celebration that begins December 25th. Plan ahead to have the perfect decorations and table settings for your holiday get together this holiday season. For more ideas, see our “Happy Hanukkah” board on Pinterest!
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