Striped Paper Straws :: Not Just For Drinking

I love the look of these paper straws. They come in all kinds of different colors and are perfect for parties.  But did you know they are as versatile as they are cute? There are so many uses for them other than drinking. Here are a few ideas:

Use them instead of a lollipop stick for cake pops

Use them to hold up your photo booth props

Make a magic wand with them, or use them to make cupcake toppers

Add a printable flag to the straw to make your drinks a bit more special. OK, this one is related to drinking, but it's still something a bit different!

Can you tell we're getting ready for Christmas over here? ;-)

Do you have any other ideas?  I'd love to hear them!

P.S. If you want to purchase some of these straws, we have lots of colors in our shop!

Paper & Party Love Happenings

Since we just got back from our summer vacation, I thought I would write a post to update everyone on what's been happening here at Paper & Party Love.

Vacation was lovely and spent in the south of France by the sea with my family. Our days were spent paddleboarding (my new favorite sport), swimming, soaking up the sun and just being together. It was great to reconnect with my family without all of the distractions of daily life.

We returned home and I had an email saying that one of our parties was featured on Catchmyparty.com's homepage.  Yay! Very exciting and great news to come home to.

I also recently joined Instagram and am enjoying it.  Have you signed up yet?  If so, follow us.  My username is paperandpartylove.  I hope to give you more of a "behind the scenes" view of the parties we are involved in and the running of the online shop there.  Right now, there are pictures of our vacation :-).

And for those of you in Zurich, we are going to be at the Expat Expo on September 1st. Admission is free and it will be held from 11am - 5pm at the Kongresshaus. I'll bring lots of party products for you to see. I hope to meet some of you there!

To celebrate coming home and school starting soon, I am offering 10% off all orders in the shop between now and September 1st.  This will also work for our Etsy shop.  You can get 10% off by typing in the code WELCOMEBACK.  Happy shopping everyone!

Flamingo Party Ideas

Have you noticed flamingos everywhere lately? They are mentioned in many of the blogs I read and I have seen a lot of products around with flamingos printed on them. I thought it would be fun to put together an idea board for a party featuring flamingos.  This theme would be great for a summer party, a little girls pool party, or even a girls night in with your closest friends.  I can see the pink drinks now. Yummy! 

Picture Sources

1. DIY your flamingo invitation like these from Jacinda Haye-Leah.

2. Snack on beautiful pink and turquoise macarons like these from Sweet Style Blog.

3. Put pink popcorn in these polka dot bags and write a message in gold. By 100 Layer Cake.

4. Serve your drinks in these cute flamingo cups from Ikea.

5. Why not match your phone case to your party? From ShopLaBellaVia on Etsy.

6. Give your guests something to take home in these favor bags from Oh Happy Day.

7. Eat off of these pink and white striped paper plates from our shop.

8. Decorate around your house with these yard ornaments from Oriental Trading.

For more ideas, take a look at my flamingo party ideas Pinterest board.

Enjoy!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone! How are you celebrating today? We are having some friends over and we are firing up the grill for a traditional barbecue.  To celebrate some more, I made this snack for my daughters today.  It's watermelon cut in a star shape on a striped straw, and some blueberries.  Hope you get to enjoy this holiday!

And The Winner Is...

Comment number 2 from LisaD! I used Random.org to get number 2.  Congratulations Lisa! You will be receiving the set above shortly.  Hope you have a great ice cream get-together!