Host a Silver Lining Party to Look on the Bright Side of the Economy

The economy may still be rocky and everyone’s a little nervous, to say the least, but that’s no reason to keep you from partying! Host a silver lining party to emphasize the reasons to celebrate in life—friends and family.

Start your silver lining party by sending out personalized foil-bright invitations. We’ll print nine lines of your custom wording on the elegant invitations. Be sure to send out invitations at least a month in advance and expect about a quarter of the RSVPs to come back as regrets.

Welcome guests to your party with the Silver Anniversary Personalized Banner. We’ll print your custom wording on the heavy-duty, weather-resistant banner. Our banners are available in seven sizes with or without metal grommets for easy hanging. Plus, our new Peel N’ Place banners are even easier to use.

At the door, hand out silver party apparel, like one of our New Year’s party ensembles with silver top hats, tiaras, party hats, and noisemakers. The chic party apparel kits will get guests covered in silver and ready to party.

Create a great backdrop for your party with silver flat paper or silver metallic gossamer. Flat paper is wonderful for covering walls and floors. Gossamer is easy to work with and makes beautiful drapes, swags, curtains and other decorations (Check out our Gossamer TipZ for more ideas). Use gossamer with our classic columns to create a beautiful focal point for the party. Twist the gossamer around the columns or swag gossamer between several columns.

Use silver star milky way garland to accent your room. Twist the garland around banisters or loop it around the borders of the room.

Serve your party food on beautiful silver-themed tables. Cover the tables in silver tablecovers with matching metallic table skirts. Edge the table in silver milky-way star garland.

Set the table with silver plastic tableware and matching cutlery. Create cutlery bundles using silver personalized napkins wrapped around silver cutlery. Tie the bundle closed with silver toss beads or silver star garland.

Top your table off with silver moon confetti and a Silver Stargate Centerpiece.

Send guests home with favors to remember the party by. Fill silver tote bags, such as our gold and silver gift bag with marabou trim, with candies, baked goods or other prizes. Silver body glitter is a great addition for girls and women. The Silver Snap Favor Box Kit pictured above is another elegant favor packaging idea. Add a silver metallic rose to your party favors for a big finish.

Check out all of our Party TipZ and tell us about your party!

Beat the Market Blues with a Wall Street Party

It seems like every day the stock market is climbing or diving…or both. All the unpredictability is really stressing everyone out. Now is the perfect time for a party to fend off the anxiety. Here are our tips for hosting a fun, relaxing Wall Street Party.

Welcome guests to your Wall Street party with a Dollar Days Personalized Vinyl Banner. Have your custom wording printed on the heavy-duty, weather-resistant vinyl. Plus, our banners are available in seven different sizes to fit your decorating needs.

Create a fantastic entrance to your party using our Dollar Sign Arch. The arch is supported by two corrugated cardboard dollar signs with an arc of balloons over top. In addition to making a wonderful welcome, the arch is perfect for taking commemorative photos under.

Make your guests feel like their on Wall Street using a backdrop of black and white seamless paper or gossamer and our skyscraper columns. Another option is to cover your walls with our cityscape wall murals and accent the room with a skyscraper boarder roll.

Create a funny focal point for your event using our classic column decorations. Set up several of the columns and use red crepe streamers attached at various points between them to show the ups and downs of the market!

Balloons are a classic party decoration. For this party we suggest the elegant touch of clear balloons. Create balloon bunches in odd numbers (3, 5, 7…). Tie them together with black or white curling ribbon and anchor them in place with an iridescent foil balloon weight.

A well-dressed table is an essential for this party. Decorate your party tables like a business luncheon. Cover them with black or navy table covers and sprinkle some simple star confetti over the top. In the middle add our skyscraper centerpiece. For a funnier look, try our slot machine centerpiece. Accent the table by adding a metallic table skirt or a dollar bill garland boarder.

Set your table with simple, elegant black and white plastic tableware. You can add a wonderful touch with personalized napkins embossed with your party slogan and logo. Make cutlery bundles using the napkins and contrasting curling ribbon. Slip a simple favor like a personalized pin in the bundle for a finishing touch.

Keep party favors for this event simple, along the lines of keeping with the economy. Our Dollar Pad favor is a fun item. You can even call them “Bailout Bucks.” Simple items such as favor bags filled with baked goods, gift certificates and candy are also nice to send guests home with.

Check out our City Theme Party TipZ for more ideas and tell us about your Wall Street Party!

Decorations and Supplies for a Fantastic Business Party

You won’t have to wait for the end of the year to experience the thrill this business party is sure create!

We’ve gathered everything you’ll need to decorate and celebrate executive style, and to guarantee fun for everyone!  Decorating for this party can be fairly simple if this party will be held at an office, or in a backyard.  Try to greet your guests with a festive welcome, and create over-the-top tables for eating, and for food display!

Outdoor decorations:

Line a walkway with our red Shimmer Stars, writing each guest’s name on a star.  Tape the stars with masking or duct tape to the sidewalk, walkway or exterior walls leading to the site of the party.  The stars can also be used on the food table and as place cards.

Attach a bouquet of helium filled Balloons to a light post or mailbox so there will be no mistaking where the fun will be that day!

Indoor Decorations

Our Orange Cheer Phones (sport cones) are great for party activities, and they will also add a great splash of color to any party location!

Stand life-sized stand ups of people around the table…all employees would be welcome guests!

Balloons can economically transform any room or yard into a festive space in a matter of minutes by using some of the following ideas:
*If you are trying to fill a large space, or create a fun photo backdrop, try a Balloon Arch or Column.  You can select the colors to match your color scheme.
*Your guests will be impressed with our Star Balloon Drop.  You can use it as a huge decorating focal point, and then release the balloons at your own perfect timing!

*Use a Helium Tank to fill balloons.  Tie Curling Ribbon to balloons, and group them together. (Odd numbers look best: 3, 5, or 7) Place groupings of balloons around the party site.

If your party is indoors, or if you are eating in a separate room, Streamers offer an economical way to splash lots of color around the site of the party.  They look terrific hanging from doorframes or cascading vertically down walls.

Table Decorations & Napkins:

Setting a table with the party ware, including the tablecloth, cups, plates, napkins, and cutlery is the fastest way to create a focal point in a room.  If you are serving your food buffet style, simply lay out the ensemble pieces on a side-board or serving table. Add one or a few of the following touches to personalize your tables:

Hang personalized signs down the back of each chair around the table.  A treasured sign will hang in your garage, office or basement for many years to come!

Set a personalized Cheer Phone at each place setting as a place card.

If you have a water cooler, put it in the middle of the room so you can socialize “around the cooler.”

Add other personalized items, such as a Stadium Cup to each place setting to let the honored guest know just how special he/she is.  These items will stir fond memories of the “best party ever” for many years to come.

Order Napkins and have them imprinted with your party slogan and the design of your choice.  Select a metallic or foil imprint.  The napkins will serve several purposes…great decorating in disguise and a treasured memento for a scrapbook.  Try one of the following ideas to liven up your table:

The napkins can be laid out on a serving table, or can be displayed at each place setting.  Place napkins in the center of each place setting at an angle.

Unfold the napkins, pinch each in the center of the napkin and place the center point in the bottom of each cup. This adds a festive touch while the cups are still empty.

Tie napkins with Curling Ribbon and place in the center of each plate at an angle.  Add a Pen to the top of each bundle.  The cutlery can also be added before the napkin is tied with ribbon.

Business Party Supplies

For every party there are a few basic elements that you need no matter what your theme. All of these items will work whether you are hosting an intimate family gathering or a blowout bash for 200 guests. The quantity you will need, of course, depends on your budget and the number of guests you expect.

• Balloons
• Centerpieces
• Confetti
• Curling Ribbon
• Beverages
• Favors
• Food
• Appetizers
• Main Course
• Desserts
• Cake
• Glassware
• Gossamer – a terrific lightweight decorating material!
• Invitations
• Luminaries
• Party Lights
• Twinkle Lights
• Music – background or dancing
• Personalized Napkins
• Placecards
• Punch Bowl or Pitchers
• Serving Trays
• Plastic Cutlery
• Streamers
• Table Covers and Skirting
• Tableware
• Tables and Chairs

and most importantly…an attitude of fun! Take the time to enjoy the planning as much as the party.

Invitation Ideas for a Business Party Blast

After selecting this theme for your party, choose a slogan to use in your invitations, and to use in tying in decorations and personalized favors to your business theme.  Try one of the following if you don’t have one in mind:
• ”Rock Out After You Clock Out!”
• ”Shout Out ‘Cause Work is Out!”
• “Business Bash!”
• ”Loosen Your Tie, Let’s Eat Some Pie!”
• “Drop the Pen, Let the Party Begin!”

Invitations:

Choose one of the following invitations to let your guests know what a blast they will have at the party:
• Treat your guests to an invitation that will transport them straight to the party.  Start with a personalized clock invitation, which can be imprinted with your slogan and any wording you wish.  Attach a pen or mini calculator to the invite with curling ribbon, and you could paraphrase the wording to create a very clever invitation.  For example, “Clock me out Boss, I’m ready to party!”
• Throw a sprinkling of confetti into each envelope to give guests a sneak peak of the fun that awaits them!