Bar Mitzvah hotel boxes

We recently created these adorable out-of-towner boxes for a green/white/black themed Bar Mitzvah. We created an itinerary of events, along with directions to the temple, reception locale, etc. We also made personalized water bottles and pistachio nut packets, each coordinating with the theme colors. These items, along with other snacks, were neatly packed into a glossy black gable box, tied with black and white grosgrain ribbon. All the guests loved them!

 

Inexpensive Canvas Tote Bags

If you are looking for cheap tote bags to use as giveaways, goody bags, or for your out-of-towner guests, check out CheapTotes.com. They stock canvas bags in various colors for only $1.19/each. You can print out a personalized design on inkjet transfer paper, and iron your design onto the bags for a custom touch (just make sure you print out any text on your transfer in mirror image!). 

Website: Cheaptotes.com

Nutty Favors or Treats

While working on assembling some hotel boxes for a client's out-of-town guests, I was looking for some personalized items to put inside. Problem: budget of only $10/box!!  So I purchased a $10 bag of pistachios from Costco, then divided the bag among 25 small cellophane bags. I created a 3 inch wide by 2 inch high tag for the nuts out of card stock. Simply fold the tag in half, and staple to the cellophane bag. How cute! A very inexpensive way to make an expensive looking personalized item for your guests!

Photo courtesy of Party Perfect, Orlando, Florida.

Out-of-Towner Welcome Boxes

If you have friends and relatives coming in from out of town to attend your Bar or Bat Mitzvah, it is a thoughtful gesture to deliver a little bag of goodies to welcome them! Enlist a friend to deliver these to the hotels for you the day that your guests arrive. I just made up one for an upcoming event, and I'm so pleased with the way it turned out! This is a white gable box, tied with ribbon, with a label on the front and a tag on the top with the guest's name on it... So cute!

 

Photo courtesy of Party Perfect 

 

Dale and Thomas Mitzvah Stuff...

The people at Dale & Thomas popcorn have just come out with these single serving packs of movie popcorn and kettle corn. When I saw them, I thought they would work great as a favor for a movie-themed Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or in out-of-towner bags (otherwise known as OOT bags)! Great for school lunches too! Click on "Popcorn Indiana" on the left navigation bar of their website. The packs are only about $1.00/each (with free shipping).

Dale and Thomas Popcorn as Seen on Rachel Ray!

 

Also, their Special Events Coordinator just emailed me with this info about more elaborate popcorn presentation options: POPRAGEOUS POPCORN BAR FEEDS UP TO 400 PEOPLE: $5,000.00 ($1,800 for up to 200 people plus shipping/messenger) All You Can Eat Popcorn Bar Full Service Popcorn Bar (including 5 Flavors listed below) Hall Of Fame Kettle Corn Dale's Caramel Chocolate Chunk n' Caramel-Please substitute with one of our other flavors offered on the web at this time Movie Popcorn Southwest Chipolte Cheddar 2 employees dressed in our Dale and Thomas attire to serve your guests Miniature store display created on the premises of your party

Do it "Yourself" Popcorn Bar Kit ( $1,100 up to 200 people plus shipping): The full service bar/kit includes the following: Five Flavors to serve your guests as they are leaving your affair Kettle Corn, Dale's Caramel, Chocolate Chunk 'n Caramel, Movie Popcorn, Southwest Chipolte Cheddar (5) 6.5 gallon tins with canvas bags will be used to store and serve the popcorn 5 Plastic scoopers 6 popcorn canisters to decorate table Dale and Thomas wholesale bags

POPCORN TRUCK ($2500) Newest and latest addition. Creates the WOW affect Five most popular mouth watering flavors Truck holds up to 400 bags of popcorn

If you are interested, you can reach them at: Email: specialevents@daleandthomas.com Phone: 1.800.POPCORN (prompt #5)

Latke Crisps

 I read about Latke Crisps in this month's issue of EveryDay with Rachael Ray magazine... It looks like they are a snack chip that tastes like a latke!  With Hanukkah coming up, I thought it deserved a mention! For all you with Bar/Bat Mitzvahs coming up around Hanukkah-time, wouldn't these be a cute addition to your party or out-of-towner bags? I haven't gotten to taste them yet, but I bet they would be great dipped in applesauce!

Latke Crisps

Gal to Gal Walk/Design-her-Gals 30% Discount

Here is some info from the ladies from Design-Her-Gals:

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2. Then come back to Design-her-Gals and receive 30% off any stationery or gift items this weekend only for all gals who join the walk!

PROMO CODE: THIRTY

This is truly a WALK WIN Weekend! Help us reach our goal for our Gal to Gal Foundation and we will help you get a jump on your holiday gifts at a deep savings!

DISCOUNT OFFER expires at midnight Sunday, October 21st.

Please join the walk today!! $3 dollars and less than 3 minutes and you will make a BIG difference.

See you at the finish line -

Faithfully yours,
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Founding Gal

Personalized Kleenex Boxes

The people at Kleenex have really come up with something unique: you can personalize your own Kleenex boxes! Their super-cool interface at Mykleenextissue.com allows you to add your digital photos, clip art, and text to your box design. Wouldn't these be an amazing addition to an out-of-towner bag? You could actually personalize each box individually for each guest. Aunt Gertrude's tissue box could say "Aunt Gertrude: The fact that you came to my Bat Mitzvah is nothing to sneeze at! We're glad you're here to celebrate with me!" They cost about $5.00/box.  Even if you don't order, you have to play with their website and see how it creates a rotating 3-D preview version of your designed box!

Website: MyKleenextissue.com