Towel Cakes - What a Great Favour Idea!

Towel cakes are a trendy and practical guest favour. Rolled neatly, towel cakes can be styled into anything from the usual tiered cake, to a cute cupcake or a fun towel sundae! To make your own towel cake, simply purchase thin wash cloths or face towels in the colour of your choice. Roll the towels into the delectable dessert you are trying to replicate. Secure then with safety pins or long straight pins and finish with ribbon, satin or organza. To complete the image, add artificial cherries, pieces of chocolate, flowers, appliqués, or accessories. A great cost effective Do It Yourself (DIY) project!

Towel cakes are ideal favours for baby showers, bridal showers, weddings or parties. If you aren’t looking for a DIY project, a cost effective way is to purchase them already prepared in gift packaging with a thank you tag and organza ribbon. To match your cupcake theme, try a Cute and Sweet Cupcake Towel Cake. If you are going for a summer or outdoor theme, how about a Sweet Sundae Towel Cake? Want to express your love? Try going for a Sweet Heart Cake. Word of caution...these dessert favours look so good your guests will want to eat them!

Turn a hand or face towel into an exciting gift by giving your guest a charming creation with an undeniable appeal. These cloth confections are clever spin on a functional product, and are bound to delight your guests. Towel cakes offer good, clean fun!

Wedding Colours - What to Choose?

After the proposal, an important question when planning a wedding is the colour scheme. Choosing your wedding colours is a decision that will need to be made to help you plan the special day. The colours you choose for your wedding day set the style and tone for your entire event. You can use colour in decorations, the cake, bridesmaids’ dresses, flowers, table linens, favour wrapping and invitations. Choose colours you love but also be sure to consider the following:

1. What season will you marry in?

Silver, ivory, blue and white all make great choices for a winter wedding. Add touches of platinum or cranberry to create a magical look. Green and pale colours, such as pale blue, pink or pastel yellow, are excellent for a spring theme. Blue, yellow and coral are excellent colours for a summer wedding or a beach themed event. Orange, brown and striking red are excellent for fall.

2. What mood or atmosphere do you want to create?

Stunning colours like royal blue, scarlet and gold are great for showy affairs. Chocolate brown, pink and coral tend to work for smaller weddings that take on a unique flair. Green is good for an energetic feel, as well as an environmentally conscious wedding.

3. What type of theme are you looking to create?

The classic of weddings is diamond white, traditional and suited to both elaborate and minimalist weddings. Black is a sophisticated colour that makes for sharp, elegant designs that call attention to detail with spots of colour. Some other colours that add a touch of sophistication are gray, silver and champagne – the former with a modern feel, and the latter adding a vintage vibe, refined and rich.

Tip: Try to limit your main colours to three maximum to ensure your colours stay consistent and eye-catching. A little bit of colour goes a long way. Wow your guests with touches of colour in unexpected places like place cards and favours.

Popular Baby Shower Games

Baby showers are a great way to celebrate the soon arrival of a bundle of joy. Your baby shower guests will be sure to enjoy the day with some fun and interactive games. Occasion Giftware would like to give a ‘thumbs up’ to these popular baby shower games:

How Big Is Her Belly?
All the guests are given a length of string or yarn and are asked to cut a size that they guess will fit around the pregnant mother’s stomach. The one closest to the correct length will win a prize.

What’s in the Bag?
Several baby products are put in a paper bag and passed along. The guests must feel the bag and guess the contents. The one who has the most correct guesses wins the products. Add some creative ideas like baby food, baby powder, diapers, teething ring, syringe, etc.

Changing Baby and Distractions
A particularly fun game is to hold an interactive game with a life-size baby doll. The guests take turns powdering and changing the doll’s diaper, while the others are given instructions on distraction items to call out such as a doorbell ringing or food burning in the oven. The guest who can undress the baby, change her diaper and re-dress her in the shortest amount of time, wins.

Clothes Pins
Every guest is given a clothes pin. Whenever someone says “Baby”, the first to catch it gets their clothes pin. The winner at the end of the party is the one who has the most pins. This game promotes creative and inventive ways of talking without using “Baby”.

Matching Socks
Purchase a bunch of baby socks and throw them all into a box. Ask for a few volunteers to participate in this game one at a time. Have each participating guest match all socks while timing them. The person that matches all the socks in the shortest amount of time wins.