DIY Fringed Mexican Chip Boxes

I recently challenged some fellow bloggers to decorate some of my blank mini favor boxes. So far I have been blown away by the creative ways they have decorated these plain white or kraft colored boxes and what they have put inside.

The first idea I would like to share is from Brenda of Brenda's Wedding Blog . She used my white petal boxes to create these DIY fringed mexican chip boxes, perfect for a Fiesta!

Here is what Brenda had to say about creating these boxes:

For this mini favor box challenge, I used a Pamela Smerker Designs' white petal box with fringed crepe paper that I glued around the sides, overlapping the colors. I then painted both sides of the petal flaps with matching colors, lined the box with wax paper and placed in corn chips. It's now the perfect individual serving of chips for guests to dip in guacamole or bean dip. This cute little "take-out box" of sorts, is perfect for upcoming Cinco de Mayo parties and especially perfect for taco bars at weddings and pre-wedding events. The colors can of course be changed to match the party.

Thank you Brenda for sharing your creative talents and this fun project!

Have a festive weekend friends!
DFTBA,
PS

*All photos are copyright Brenda of Brenda's Wedding Blog http://www.brendasweddingblog.com

A Little Celebration. Cupcakes and Champagne Included!

What could be better then celebrating with cupcakes, champagne and friends? Here is a little party I put together with my April Ambassador box I received from The Flair Exchange. Take a look...

The Flair Exchange Ambassador kit for April included the "orchid" tassel garland, coordinating 17" confetti balloon and package of confetti. I created the "Dream, Create, Celebrate" poster in black and white and had it printed as a 18" x 24" "Engineer Print" at Staples. The quality isn't meant to be the best, it has a few small smudges, BUT it cost less then $2. I used assorted Copic markers to color in the flowers, framed it and love how it turned out. I also created matching favor tags to go along with my black "Swiss Dots" petal boxes and filled those with the purple foil wrapped Hershey Kisses (dark chocolate). Some other items I used (all found at Target) were rolls of black and white polka dot wrapping paper, white with black polka dotted paper straws, fresh purple tulips & floral decorated cupcakes. I truly love how this turned out and the reason for the little celebration is even better, but I will share what that is later this month.

Thanks for taking a look!
DFTBA,
PS