Celebrations: new year’s countdown and confetti

Once Christmas is over and you know what that means... the new year is around the corner. This year has flown by so quickly but I guess I say that every year.

CELEBRATIONS: New Year’s Eve Confetti Bottles

The New Year is just around the corner – can you believe it? Every year I like to come up with a fun way to count down the new year before midnight. Somehow, it always winds up with a lot of confetti and vacuuming. Oh well, it’s not a New Year without confetti in my house.

TRENDING: Delightful Dots {Polka Dot Round Up}

I don’t know about you but I have always had a passion for dots. Polka dots, confetti dots, Dalmatian dots, you name it and I love it. To me, polka dots are timeless and so fun to use when creating a craft project or adding some fun to your décor. I rounded up 15 Delightful Polka Dot Projects to inspire you.

CELEBRATIONS: New Year’s Eve Confetti Straws

Every year I try to come up with a new way to package up confetti for New Year’s Eve. That way, everyone just gets a small handful and the confetti and glitter clean up is somewhat manageable. Besides, the package makes it all the more fun.

Inkling: paper mache confetti bowl

I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s very hard for me to throw away scraps of paper. I wouldn’t exactly classify it as hoarding but it could become a problem if I don’t use up the bits and pieces. This bowl wasn’t made out of paper scraps but paper catalogs. When I attended CHA in January, I came home with a lot of catalogs. The paper catalogs have pages and pages of pictures of pretty paper. How could I throw those away?

Inkling: black & white new year’s party – confetti

The black and white party ideas continue from yesterday. A New Year’s Eve party wouldn’t be complete without confetti.

At midnight, besides a glass of champagne or sparkling cider, every guest should have a packet of confetti to ring in the new year.

You can buy little glassine bags or make your own. I made these little packets out of wax paper. Just cut a piece of wax or parchment paper and use a glue stick to close up the edges. Fill with confetti and staple closed.

Check back tomorrow for more black and white party ideas as we count down to 2011.  

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