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Bugs-n-Blooms Helps Parents Create Amazing Nurseries on a Budget

2010-04-14T07:47:00.002-05:00

DESIGN COMPANY FEATURED IN "ORLANDO SENTINEL" NEWS PIECE
Bugs-n-Blooms Helps Parents Create Amazing Nurseries on a Budget

April 13, 2010 – Prosper, Texas – Bugs-n-Blooms, the premiere retailer of butterfly nursery decorations, has recently been featured in an Orlando Sentinel article aimed at helping parents decorate nurseries on a budget.
Although it costs between $2,000-$6,000 to outfit the average nursery, savvy parents can save thousands by using online retailers to find great deals on everything from basinets and cribs to nylon butterfly decorations. Jennifer De Vol, owner of Bugs-n-Blooms, is also happy to assist parents as they choose the perfect decor accents.
“Decals from Bugs-n-Blooms.com add inexpensive, and removable, accents to infant and toddler rooms,” the Orlando Sentinel article reads. The butterfly decorations (and almost all other wall accents) purchased from Bugs-n-Blooms are easily removed from nursery walls, enabling the nursery to grow with the child.
Of course, this isn’t DeVol’s first time making major news. Her decorations have been wildly popular with parents (celebrity and otherwise) ever since she launched her company. Products from Bugs-n-Blooms have also been featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and in a March issue of OK! Magazine. For parents looking for something specific, DeVol’s team can also create custom designs.

Bugs-n-Blooms is the premiere supplier for children’s wall applications, bug and flower décor and dress up accessories. With a wide variety of products and price ranges to choose from, every parent (and kid!) is sure to find something special at Bugs-n-Blooms!

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To learn more about Jennifer De Vol or Bugs-n-Blooms, please call 972-837-6646 or email sales@bugs-n-blooms.com. You can also check out the Bugs-n-Blooms website at http://www.Bugs-n-Blooms.com.

Bugs-n-Blooms Storewide Sale - Coupon Available

2010-04-13T13:21:00.000-05:00

Bugs-n-Blooms is having a store wide sale going on now. Be sure and grab all of your butterfly room decor and fairy princess dress-up costumes now before this special offer ends. What a perfect way to start summer off by decorating her room to make it a special place she can call her own. Or, let her be a princess as she will love to play dress up with our beautiful butterfly wings, fairy wands and princess tutu skirts. These savings won't be around too long and items are selling out fast, so be sure and stock up today! Be sure and join our newsletter or subscribe to our blog for more great coupons.

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Beautiful Butterflies - Perfect Girls Room Decor

2010-04-06T14:34:00.007-05:00

Pink. Floaty. Sparkly. Butterflies.

There is absolutely NOTHING there that is not to love!

"Meet Bugs-n-Blooms, a darling little e-boutique of whimsical flutterbys and girly-bugs. When I saw them in a gift shop years ago. I bought some lovely lavender and green ones on the spot, (a baby gift). Years later again for my neice's "Big Girl Room" (pink and black it was, so the ladybugs and dragonflies in varying sizes were just the ticket ). And just this week a few sparkly friends are on their way to bless a wee one just about to make her arrival in the world.

If I could come up with a valid excuse, I'd buy some for myself, too. *sigh*

Such is the life of a mom of boys!

Dragonflies, bumblebees, daisies, butterflies in an array of on-trend colors, glitter, fur and sequins (again, isn't everything in that sentence just delish?) there's a bug for every little bloom! Oh, and they have wings and tutus, too."

Oh to be five again!

Above information provided courtesy of Adelle Gabrielson,
Thank you for your wonderful comments about us, and we are so happy you enjoyed your orders.

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2010-04-05T08:41:00.002-05:00

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2010-04-01T13:27:00.001-05:00

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Decorating Ideas for Nylon Hanging Butterflies

2010-04-01T08:04:00.002-05:00

Butterflies signify peace and tranquility, leaving children and adults in awe of their beauty--why not use them to accessorize and brighten up a room or event? There are many ideas for decorating with nylon butterflies and there are tons of wonderful things you can do with them to add flair to your home or any place you want to have a peaceful setting.

Sprucing up your living space is possible without spending a lot of money. Adding one or two things can create a drastic change, particularly in a small space like the bathroom. A few nylon butterflies can transform your private space into a serene area to take a long bubble bath. Because they are bendable, nylon butterflies can be affixed to the wall, put on a shelf, or hung for a dramatic and calming affect.

How about using the crystal beaded butterflies for your dining area? Are you planning a dinner party? A table setting with soft pastel colors and mini butterflies for napkin holders changes your plain table into a fun place to sit down and enjoy a meal with friends. You can dangle a butterfly or two from a ceiling fan, chandelier, or even the ceiling to add an extra special touch to the room.

Are you searching for a great party theme? The handmade decorations with sequins and matching glitter will bring life to any baby shower, wedding shower, or even a birthday party. Decorating can be as simple or elaborate as you'd like. How about butterflies on the cake to match the hanging decorations?

When considering decorating with butterflies, don't leave out the little boys. No room with an outdoor theme would be complete without the beautiful little bendable creatures. With so many different colors to choose from, the room won't be too "girly" for your little man.

With Mother's Day coming soon, why not fix breakfast for mom and add little butterflies to the breakfast tray? Your mom will feel extra special that you took the time to give her a little something that she will remember. It does not matter how young or how old you are, because the charm of butterflies is timeless. Who doesn't love the beauty and serenity of a butterfly in spring?

Nylon butterflies can be used for decorating throughout the home as well as parties, but they also make special gifts. For the mom-to-be this can be an addition or inspiration for a nursery idea. For grandma this can be a gift that she will never forget. No matter how you plan on using these sparkly little bugs, they will create a lasting impression without breaking your budget.

Baby Nursery Wall Murals

2010-03-30T08:23:00.002-05:00

Tools and materials needed to paint your own DIY baby nursery wall mural:

picture to use as your wall mural printed onto clear vellum
an overhead projector
a pencil or two, and some assorted colored paints
an assortment of paint brushes in different sizes
a drop cloth

To get started you will want to apply a fresh coat of paint to your baby's nursery. You'll want a nice background to start with.

The next most important task is to find a good picture to use to base your baby nursery wall mural on. This can be one single graphic, or even combine a few different pictures. It can even be a complete scene which will cover an entire wall or two.
I would recommend hitting a local library to find the picture you are looking for. Cruise through the children's books section and just start nosing and thumbing through the books. Use the library's computers to search out books that may be appropriate to your theme. Many of these computer systems will perform a keyword search. If you are doing a jungle theme, for example, just do a search for "jungle" and see what pops up.

Once you find a picture take it on over to a local copy shop. They will color copy the image for you onto translucent paper. It will probably run you under $2.50. I would recommend even getting two copies just in case.

Hopefully you have an overhead projector available to you. If you do not, just ask around. You never know if any friends or family will have one available. I would also inquire about borrowing or renting one from your local library. Don't forget to check local schools or even just plain go buy one.

The idea is simple. Use the overhead projector to project your chosen baby nursery wall mural image onto the wall. Use pencils to trace the pictures exactly as they look. Once the outlines and whatnot are traced on you can turn the projector off and then paint the mural using your pencil lines. Use your original picture as a reference for color and shading. You really can pull of some amazing wall art with this technique.

Make sure you have an array of paints available to you. I would buy larger cans of the colors that are most prominent, and smaller jars for other colors. You can even just buy a few primary colors and mix them together to get the results you want.
Having an array of different sized brushes is key. You will want some very fine and thin brushes for areas of detail, and larger ones for shading in large areas. Always buy quality brushes. It is tempting to buy the cheapest brushes available, but these brushes always end up loosing bristles straight into your artwork. Avoid picking these bristles out and ruining your work by simply buying quality paint brushes.

Above information provided courtesy of make-your-own-baby-stuff.com

Sold Out Items - Bugs-n-Blooms

2010-03-26T10:29:00.001-05:00

"Sold Out" Items Have Arrived

3/26/10 = Our 'Sold Out' items finally have arrived. We are packing up all of the 'back order' shipments today and you will be sent your tracking numbers as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the unexpected delay :-).

Butterfly Wings

2010-03-22T08:05:00.004-05:00

Our beautiful princess tutu skirts are just simply stunning. Your little one will enjoy wearing our butterfly wings, butterfly tutu skirts, and our fun butterfly fairy wands. She will enjoy hours of fun and excitement as she dances around pretending she is a fairy princess. These beautiful princess costumes are perfect for imaginary dress up play, birthday parties, costumer parties, photo shoots, weddings and recitals. Our princess tutus all have elastic waists so you child will be able to use them for several years. The skirts are accented with ribbons, butterflies, bows, flowers and so much more that will make them unique and sure to be her favorite. Our butterfly wings have soft elastic straps that will allow your little girl to flap her wings and fly in total comfort. We offer several styles of tulle tutus, butterfly wings, and fairy wands that you child will enjoy and you can create ever lasting memories of her childhood.

Butterfly party dress up apparel are so adorable that any little girl would love to have a "Butterfly Birthday". You can create a special birthday and give pretty butterfly wand party favors which your guests would love to take home. She will love to celebrate her birthday with these adorable butterflies. Have her dress up in a princess tutu, butterfly wings and carry a magical fairy wand. Add a butterfly to her cake, and decorate the place settings, flower arrangements and even hand out magical butterfly party favor wands for all of her friends.

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Easter Butterfly Decorations

2010-03-17T07:52:00.001-05:00

Easter is coming! For the spring lover, there is no better time of year. It's time to celebrate the new growth and beauty of the season. The cold weather is breaking and before you know it, light jackets and short sleeves will make their entrance from the dark recesses of the closet. The delicate air and young blossoms call you outdoors. The feeling is unlike any other time of year.

Decorating for Easter is a yearly tradition and rite of spring. When that spring fever hits, I know the time has come to transform the inside to match the outside. I start by pulling out my favorite plants and placing them more prominently in the room. Spring isn't spring without flowers and butterflies, so they follow the path of the plants. The exquisite little nylon butterflies attached to craft wire and placed into the plants appear as though they have elegantly paused mid-flight to rest.

I like to make new fresh flower bouquets and arrangements for the season and I add the smaller nylon butterflies among the blossoms. The smaller nylon butterflies give it a similar yet different feel, so that they tie into my theme but are not repetitive. For example, in one area I will use nylon butterflies gracefully adorned with sparking jewels or crystals to catch the sunlight. In another, I use the sequined type. On occasion, I'll hang beautiful daisies or ladybugs among the butterflies for a truly magical feel. Close to Easter, we add bunny decorations and eggs into the mix for an egg hunt.

During the Easter season, we celebrate love and beauty of the soul. Pulling Easter in through the though of life renewal carries special meaning for our family and we all look forward to the season. I was thrilled this year when my daughter asked me to help decorate the kids' game room, too. Her love of my butterfly collection, especially the nylon butterflies with the jewels and sequins, led me to know exactly what we would do for the kids' game room.

We added not only the nylon butterflies and springtime decorations but also cloud wall stickers and even some beautifully decorated alphabet letters in a springtime theme. The room now shines. We created an inspiring and exciting place to enjoy the wonder and newness of spring and get ready for the fun and renewal of Easter.

Bugs-n-Blooms To Be Featured In OK! Magazine

2010-03-15T09:09:00.005-05:00

Bugs-n-Blooms To Be Featured In OK! MAGAZINE

Butterfly decorations used in April 3 issue

March 15, 2010 – Prosper, Texas – Bugs-n-Blooms, a retailer of everything from children’s tutu skirts to nylon butterfly decorations for nursery rooms, will be featured in an upcoming issue of OK! Magazine, set to hit newsstands April 3.

The article, which is centered on Trista Sutter’s daughter’s upcoming Wonderland-themed birthday party, will highlight some of the products supplied by Bugs-n-Blooms. “I sent all kinds of things over for the party and photo shoot,” said Jennifer De Vol, owner of the company. “Pink crystal butterflies, pink and green two-tone flowers, pink shimmer wands, mini butterflies, triple layered flowers – I sent a lot,” De Vol continued.

This isn’t De Vol’s first national feature. Her decorations have been wildly popular with parents (celebrity and otherwise) since she launched her company. Products from Bugs-n-Blooms were also featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. For parents looking for something specific, De Vol’s team can create custom designs.

Bugs-n-Blooms is the premiere supplier for children’s wall applications, bug and flower décor and dress-up accessories. With a wide variety of products and price ranges to choose from, every parent (and kid!) is sure to find something special at Bugs-n-Blooms!

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To learn more about Bugs-n-Blooms, please call 972-837-6646 or email sales@bugs-n-blooms.com. You can also check out the Bugs-n-Blooms website at http://www.Bugs-n-Blooms.com.

Ladybug Decorations: Not Just For Little Girls

2010-03-12T08:19:00.001-06:00

When you think about little boys playing outdoors on a spring day--picking up bugs and trying to catch butterflies -- it is a moment of precious childhood that you never forget. Consider bringing the outdoors in by decorating your son's room with bumblebees, butterflies, and ladybug decorations so your little one can let his imagination soar.

Mini ladybug decorations are adorable little creatures, covered in nylon with a wire frame, that are soft and bendable. You can put all the mini bugs on the wall or scatter them throughout the room. They can be put on a doorknob with a loop or dangled from the ceiling with a piece of fishing line. They can be mixed and matched with other little bugs to convert a little boy's room into an (indoor) outdoor wonderland.

Hanging ladybug room decorations are larger than the mini bugs, but they are also soft and bendable with hand-painted black dots and glitter on the wings for a special touch. Your little one will welcome the smiling ladybugs into his collection. Put them on the wall or hang them from the ceiling.

One great decorating idea is to create a 3D outdoor wall mural. Start with a bright blue sky background adding clouds, green grass, a bright smiling sun, and even a pond. You can add a huge 3D tree, and don't forget the little bugs that all boys love, as well as frogs, reptiles, and birds. How about including a picture of your little one sitting on a tree swing? This idea can be as exciting as you make it. Ask your little man to help with the painting. Adding his special touch will make it a fun time to spend together and he will be excited and proud of his accomplishment.

Another great addition is to add stuffed birds, frogs, and other soft and fuzzy animals. Stuffed animal shaped chairs make a cozy little area for your young man's personal space.

No room would be complete without coordinated bedding. Bright, cheerful colors with matching throw rugs and curtains can transform any room without much effort. Big fluffy comforters with matching curtains are a must to complete any boy's room. Ladybug curtain tiebacks add pizzazz to an already amazing room. This little accessory can even make a plain set of curtains fun and exciting.

Consider adding different animal wall stickers, hanging bugs, or bend the ladybugs so they can sit on a shelf or a nightstand. You can affix them to the headboard or sit them on the dresser. Let your imagination go to work as you create the perfect space for your special little boy.

Flutterby Butterfly Party

2010-03-09T13:52:00.001-06:00

A butterfly birthday party is a perfect idea for a little girl. You can create a magical birthday party with a fun butterfly theme that she will never forget with these fun creative ideas.

Get Ready to Flutter
Begin by stocking up on all the necessary birthday party supplies – plates, napkins, balloons – all with a butterfly theme. Check your local dollar store for these supplies at a fraction of the cost of other places. Then get your invitations ready. Cut out butterfly-shaped cards the size of a post card, and let your child decorate them with stickers. Tape the actual party invitation to the back on one side, and then mail it off.

Butterfly Decorations
Draw and cut out large butterflies from poster board. Color and decorate the butterflies and hang them from the ceiling. Make large flowers to tape to the walls. Decorate the tables and walls with pastel-colored crepe paper and balloons. For a table centerpiece, fill a large vase with colorful flowers, and add tiny butterflies to the flowers. Butterfly magnets make great place holders the kids can take home.

Butterfly Party Activities
A fun activity for your butterfly birthday party would be to make coffee filter butterflies. You need a clothespin, coffee filters and markers. Have the kids color sections of the coffee filters. Spritz them with water, and the colors will run together. Let them dry, and then pinch the middle of the flat coffee filter and push it up into the clothespin so that two wings seem to puff out. Add wiggly eyes and chenille stem antennae.

You could also cut out wings that are large enough for the party guests in advance. Use paper bags, and cut wings from the large sides of the bags. Tape them together, and punch holes near where the wings meet so you can tie the wings on the children. Then, the guests can paint designs on the wings, and you can attach the wings to the children’s backs so they can fly around.

Butterfly Birthday Cake – It’s Easy to Do

Bake a round cake according to the directions on the cake mix box. Cut the cake in half. Turn the two halves around on the cookie sheet so that the round sides touch in the middle and the wider, flat edges are pointing out. You can leave it like this, or trim the rounded edges for a more triangular look. Ice the cake in pastel colors, pipe an icing body down the middle, add licorice antennae and you have a beautiful butterfly cake. Pastel-colored ice cream completes the party.

Party Food
Everyday food becomes fun when you give it a new name and add a twist. Try serving these fun foods at your butterfly party.

Butterfly Nector – Combine equal parts apricot nectar (in the juice aisle) and 7-Up. Float rainbow sherbet on top.

Butterfly Jewel Sandwiches – Make jelly sandwiches in a variety of colors. Use flavors such as grape, strawberry and peach. Remove crusts and cut in half on the diagonal. Place sandwiches on a small plate with the wide side facing out like wings. Add a baby carrot in the middle for the wings, raisins for eyes and licorice for wings. “Glue” in place with small dabs of jelly or icing.

Garden Goodies – Celery sticks, baby carrots, mini tomatoes and tiny radishes along with dip are the perfect accompaniment to this part.

Goody Bags to Go
Send the kids home with goody bags decorated with butterflies. Include items in the bag such as butterfly-shaped toys, butterfly and flower stickers or a small book on butterflies. Wrap up your party by having your child send out butterfly-themed thank-you notes.

Above information provided courtesy of Judy M Miller

Springtime School Room Decor

2010-03-08T10:29:00.003-06:00

Springtime is on it's way! The sun is coming out to warm the world around us and a myriad of new life is awakening. The birds are beginning to chirp and the flowers will soon be blooming. Children will be watching beautiful butterflies that have emerged from their cocoons, flitting from bloom to bloom performing the tasks that will spread the pollen from flower to flower and bring spring into the full bloom of summer.

We celebrate the new life that blossoms every year and implores us to refocus and start anew. More than any other time of year, we can feel the hope and promise that the future holds. What better way to celebrate a new beginning than to welcome it into our spaces? From the home to the schoolroom, spring decor will bring liveliness and bliss into the atmosphere.

Schoolrooms can be turned into a wonderfully enchanting springtime garden oasis by using various types of easily applied items to invoke the feel of spring. Wonderful touches like sun and cloud wall stickers, flowers painted on the walls or applied with wall stickers, and even beautiful nylon butterflies in magical flight can make the space perfect.

Decorate your walls with butterfly or springtime alphabet wall stickers for the younger grades, to engage their imaginations while still learning the basics. The children can be involved in the decorating by helping to either decide the location of the letters or helping to place the decor for a feeling of accomplishment in creating such blissful elegance.

In the study of springtime happenings, butterflies are perfect. Butterflies are great way to introduce several science lessons, a variety of art projects and even field trips. From simple sparkling wings, to enchanting and brightly colored jewels adorning the wings, you can find a variety of beautiful, elegant and graceful nylon butterflies to use in your classroom. They simply add a magical and enchanting feel. The children can each make their own nylon butterflies and add them to the decor of the room. Mixing them in with nylon butterflies you've purchased and attaching them to clear fishing line stretched across the room invites ownership from the children as they have assisted and personalized the room.

Bringing spring into the classroom through topic selection and decor, especially with a butterfly theme, will literally transform your learning environment into a fairytale world that that captures young imaginations. Activating the imagination will bring more focus and enhance the learning experience. Children respond to this environment and will learn more freely, as well as remaining happy and enjoying their classroom atmosphere.

Freebie Friday: Bugs-n-Blooms Product Review and Giveaway

2010-03-05T08:21:00.009-06:00

A wonderful customer wrote this review about Bugs-n-Blooms and we thought we would pass it along:

"Happy Friday, loveys!!!! Raise your hand if you like free stuff! Oh, you do too? Nice. Nothing better than something for free. Well, here's the deal. Because I love you soooo much, my favorite regular post is going to be Freebie Fridays. All you have to do is click over here for a fun promotion or contest and a chance to win something really awesome....for free. Cool, right?

I am not an artist. Not at all. The closest I come to anything remotely creative is writing, and yeah, unfortunately, I can't write up a cutely creatively decorated room for my daughters. So last year, when I decided I wanted to redo their bedroom, I found the perfect company to help me with my vision.

Bugs-n-Blooms is a company specializing in little girls' room decor. They create the most exquisite flowers, butterflies, and other various creations to embellish the boudoir of your little princess.

In addition to wall decor, they also create mobiles, curtain tie-backs, wall stickers, beaded garlands....

.....and my personal favorites, wall alphabet stickers.

The Little One's nursery

The Curly Haired One's room

Some new products from Bugs-n-Blooms are their wearable butterfly wings, tutu skirts, wands, and headbands, which can all be put together into quite the amazing costume for your little one who loves to dress up.

We love the decor that we got from Bugs-n-Blooms. We've had it for well over a year, and it even withstood a move from our old apartment to our new house! The butterflies and flowers are incredibly well made, and the stickers came right down with no paint damage whatsoever, and stuck right back up in the new room! I was personally amazed by that.

And if you're anything like me, which is not creative and a decorating failure, Bugs-n-Blooms has you covered with an entire section on their website filled with decorating ideas, how-to, and step by step instructions on how to hang your decor and bring it to life.

My opinion? I think Bugs-n-Blooms rocks! They have so many different colors, styles, and creations that no matter what you are going for in the room you are decorating, you can get it and make it happen with Bugs-n-Blooms. And wearable butterfly wings? What little girl wouldn't want a pair? And I'm not the only one who loves them-they were featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as a provider of room decor! Because we want you to see how much Bugs-n-Blooms rocks as well, B-n-B is offering an awesome giveaway to one lucky reader!!!

The Giveaway: One Small or Medium Sized Butterfly of your choice !! (up to a $6.95 value)

To Enter:

Mandatory Entry: Head on over to the Bugs-n-Blooms website, and pick out your prize! Then go to Facebook, Our Blog and/or Twitter and post your favorite and tell us which butterfly you would like if you win!

*** Don't Forget ... Additional Entries:

-Become a Fan of Bugs-n-Blooms on Facebook

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Have fun, and good luck!!! This giveaway will be ending Thursday, March 11th at 10 pm, with one winner chosen by a random number generator, notified by email, and posted shortly thereafter! Thank you for supporting Bugs-n-Blooms."

Thank you Kisha for your wonderful comments and for being a loyal customer for years!

Butterfly Decor for Formal Occasions

2010-03-02T10:24:00.001-06:00

For those of us with a love of butterflies and garden decor, the perfect time of year is approaching! The imminent arrival of spring energizes the air with happy thoughts of shedding our jackets and starting the spring rituals: opening the windows to feel the fresh air and the planning special events, anticipating the warmth and sunshine, invoking the desire for all things lovely and fresh.

Spring is the perfect time of year to plan bridal showers and receptions, and, of course, celebrations for the graduate in your life. Whether you are planning to have these celebrations indoors or outdoors, a garden theme or celebration of spring is in order. Using butterflies in your decor will bring these to life. How perfect for the butterfly lover in us all!

For bridal showers and receptions, you can make beautiful centerpieces and attach bejeweled nylon butterflies to the side of a vase. You can also make a nice water feature by filling vases or bowls with water, adding colorful marbles on the bottom, and a beautiful butterfly landing onto the edge of the bowl. Any attendee will love receiving one of these gorgeous signs of spring as part of a door prize arrangement or as a gift for the many games we play.

Any arches or flower decor can instantly achieve another level of elegance and fantasy by slipping in an occasional butterfly in among the petals or wired to the arch. Butterfly decor touches the imagination and allows the mind to achieve sublime enjoyment of your festivities. There are many ways to implement butterflies into your wall decor, from wall stickers to flowered displays, where butterflies are float from one delicate bloom to another.

Your high school or college graduate will be delighted to see her favorite butterfly theme added to her graduation celebration. For an outdoor celebration, attach some clear or sparkled wiring (at a safe height) between trees and allow beautiful, magical butterflies to enhance your garden celebrations. Even in evening, the lighted array of colors sparkling through the night will delight your guests.

Butterfly Themed Nursery Ideas

2010-02-18T09:39:00.035-06:00

Decorating your baby's nursery in a butterfly theme is a beautiful way to brighten the room for your baby girl. Butterflies are delicate creatures, each unique in their intricate designs and colors. There are creative ways you can bring the beauty of butterflies into the nursery in an elegant way that looks well put together and enhances the feel of the room.

Choosing Items

Choose a few key butterfly items for your nursery rather than overwhelming the room with everything butterfly-themed. Additional items can be coordinated to match the butterfly's colors. Your colors should be bright, as babies prefer these over pastels. Newborns, however, prefer black and white due to the contrast of shades, which is easier for them to see.

Hanging Butterflies

Take small hooks and screw them into the ceiling. Find large butterflies at Bugs-n-Blooms that can be hung from the hooks using fishing line. They'll fly around as the breeze hits them and delight the baby from her crib.

Wall Decals

Use butterfly wall decals to decorate the walls. Bugs-n-Blooms has vinyl wall decal stickers that are custom in your choice of colors. With a large color palette, you can match the decals to the colors in your baby's nursery. You can pick up other decals that work well with the butterfly theme, such as clouds for the ceiling or flowers for the butterflies to sit on.

Crib and Bedding

Decorate her crib with a few butterfly items and solid colors to coordinate. The bedding should be simple with a few butterfly items standing out from the rest. While the crib sheet can be a solid bold color, the blanket can be a colorful array of butterflies. The mobile is a great way to showcase hanging butterflies. Since butterflies are one of the more popular themes for babies, you'll be able to find several selections of butterfly mobiles available at their store, both online and in-store.

Butterfly Rug

Complete the room with a large butterfly rug or several smaller ones. You can find rugs that have an assortment of butterflies on them to rugs that are in the shape of a large butterfly.

Above information provided courtesy of ehow.com

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Butterfly Birthday Party Ideas

2010-02-15T13:25:00.004-06:00

Butterfly Invitations

You can use a large colorful picture of a butterfly for your butterfly birthday party invitations. Make photocopies and cut out the invitations. Include your party details on the butterfly wings.

The wording of your butterfly birthday invitations can say: "Butterflies are pretty and fly so free - come to (name of your child)'s 6th (7th, etc.) birthday tea. There will be games to play and wings to make. We will enjoy a butterfly cake. So dress up as pretty as you can be, and join the fun at (name of your child)'s Butterfly Tea." Then include all your butterfly birthday party details.

You can make butterfly party invitations more personal. Draw (with a help of your child) a butterfly on the front of the invitation card (make sure the butterfly is big enough). Then make color copies of your picture for the rest of the invitations. Write the above wording inside you invitations and mail.

Butterfly Decorations

You can create a special atmosphere with your butterfly party decorations.

Decorate a gate (or any other area in front of your house) with a banner "The Butterfly Birthday Party is Here!" Tie balloons (mylar butterfly balloons are best) to pinwheels, and then stick the pinwheels in the ground by the walkway leading to your house. Have colorful paper streamers everywhere around your backyard.

Hang nylon butterflies on strings from the ceiling inside the house. Place any butterfly related toys (e.g. flowers, bugs, etc.) around the butterfly birthday party area. Attach butterfly posters to the walls for colorful effect.

Cover your table with table cover with mini butterflies on it. You can attach colorful ribbons to flower pots, and have one or two of them for table centerpiece.

Tie a large butterfly mylar balloon to birthday child's seat. Make a huge banner "Happy Birthday (Your child's name)!", and hang it by the table area.

Butterfly Favors

For your butterfly party favors you can have such items as butterfly stickers, bean bags, butterfly hair clips, sunglasses, toy butterflies, flower seeds, gummy caterpillars, and butterfly shaped rings.

If your butterfly birthday party is strictly for the girls - then you can give out butterfly costumes which includes a pair butterfly wings, butterfly tutu, and a butterfly wand.

Butterfly Birthday Cake

Butterfly Cake: Bake 9" round cake and one cupcake.

Cut cake in half. Place curved edges of the cut halves side by side. This should resemble butterfly wings. Frost the cake with white icing and decorate it with candies and gumdrops.

Place the cupcake above "the wings" to resemble butterfly's head. Place licorice for antennae and gumdrops for eyes.

Butterfly Food Ideas

Butterfly Bagels: Slice bagels in half. Split the halves again in the middle resulting in four half circles per bagel.

Butterfly Sandwich: Cut bread in the form of butterfly wings. Add a celery stick body, cherry tomato and carrot stick antennae. Put veggie pieces on the bread for "spots".

Butterfly Treats: Cut celery into small pieces. Fill them with peanut butter, cream cheese or other spread. Put a pretzel on each side of the celery to form wings. Use broken pretzel pieces for antennae and raisins for eyes.

Caterpillar Gelatin: Prepare gelatin according to directions on the package. Add gummy worms - so every gelatin cube has a caterpillar. And then refrigerate.

Above information provided courtesy of kids-birthday-party-guide.com

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Butterfly Wedding Cakes Symbol of Love

2010-02-11T10:24:00.000-06:00

The butterfly is just a perfect symbol for love, how? The answer is butterfly is the transformative creature. Its life begins as ugly duckling and converts into a very beautiful thing which liked by everyone. So, butterfly is the most preferred one. It is a transformation, passing through dreadful phases to reach at most beautiful end, which concludes in a final commitment Marriage.

Therefore, the butterfly wedding cakes are more perfect for you. It is one of the most exclusive ideas that you can take on. But there is only one challenge to face once you have fixed on to go with this specific kind of wedding cake is to find a capable baker. This is for the reason that you wish for your wedding cake to be the best wedding cake.

Above information provided courtesy of eweddingcake.com

Tutu Skirts - Cultivate Your Daughters Imagination

2010-02-09T08:03:00.001-06:00

Nothing is sweeter or more delicate than your little girl and what better way to make her feel special than to dress her up than in a delightful tutu skirt.

If you are like most parents, you probably spend an inordinate amount of time looking for ways to entertain your children. While children are easily amused, they are just as easily bored and need a constant flow of activity to stimulate their imaginations, which we all know is so important in the early years of a child's development.

Too many children today have lost that sense of imagination that children in years past used to display. Blame it on video games and television taking up so much of their time, but kids today have forgotten how to entertain themselves playing make believe.

While little boys spend a large part of their day on their knees trying to put holes in their new pants or playing army in the mud, girls are captivated with frilly tea parties, dolls, and dressing up in mommy’s shoes.

What better way to preserve your daughter's child-like sense of wonder and cultivate her creativity than with a butterfly costume, or helping her throw a princess party for her friends. Make her feel like the special princess that she is when she dons her new tutu skirt. No doubt her friends will want to put on a pink tutu and a pair of butterfly wings as well. They will have countless hours of fun running around in their tutus and butterfly wings while transforming one another with their magic wands.

After they have exhausted themselves running around spreading fairy dust throughout their kingdoms and looking for their prince charmings, they will no doubt enjoy a princess tea party and will be properly dressed for the occasion.

Her tutu can also be worn at birthday parties, ballet recitals, photo shoots, or even holidays. The waist bands are adjustable up to twelve more inches at the waist so your little sweetheart will have the perfect dress up costume for years to come.

You can purchase an individual tutu or as a complete party set, including a matching headband, butterfly wings, and a magic wand. Whichever combination you give her, in no time your daughter will be swept away to a world of make-believe where she is the fairy princess in her imaginary kingdom.

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Butterfly Fairy Wings, Costume Dress Up Wings

2010-02-07T11:26:00.002-06:00

Butterfly wings and fairy wings are a wonderful accessory for any little girl who loves dress up. It is amazing how much joy a little girl can get out of a simple inexpensive item such as fairy dress up wings. Her imagination will take flight as she lets her dress up wings carry her away into her Neverland. She can pretend to be a fairy or even a fairy princess and her adventures never seem to end.

Perhaps you remember what fun it was to be able to spend your day in imagination. What freedom it gives to anyone's mind to take that time and pretend. Our little ones seem to have it down pat. It's nice to know that small and simple things can add that important element to her growth. Whether it is a new set of wings for a Halloween dress up costume or just for everyday play it seems fairy wings are a hit that will last forever. There are so many different styles and colors with the butterfly wings and fairy wings these days that you can offer for your little fairy princess. Pink is of course a popular color for little girls but there are many who like rainbow fairy wings or even lavender or purple wings for their dress up costume. Perhaps they already want a variety so they have a color for each outfit. We all know that desire to have the right accessory for each outfit will start all too soon.

Think of the smiles you get to enjoy when she dawns her favorite butterfly wings and seems to fly off into her play land. A little boy might spend hours watching the bugs and exploring to see the butterflies in their element but your little girl will take it upon herself to become one of them at every opportunity dawning her wings often as soon as she wakes and perhaps changing her outfit several times a day. She will want to wear them to the shopping mall or even on a trip to the grocery store and why shouldn't she? She only gets to be a kid once. The rest of her life she will spend remembering the time and wishing she could go back.

Above information provided courtesy of Mike Wood

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Girl Room Decorating Ideas, Garden Theme Bedroom Decorations

2010-02-05T10:20:00.004-06:00

Whether you opt for a room full of flowers or butterflies or go with a garden or tea party theme your daughter’s room – it’s easy to create the room of her dreams with a few creative touches.

Following is a collection of garden and butterfly related theme ideas. I hope the following ideas inspire some girl room ideas of your own.

Flower Power

For a cool retro look think bright oranges, sunny yellows, lime greens, and watermelon pinks. Look for vibrant wall borders and fabrics with simple flower shapes.

Team girl room colors up with solid colored bedding and window treatments. Use flower prints again on throw cushions and in an area rug.

Go one step further and trace some of the flower shapes from the border or fabric and create random floral patterns on your child’s wall and then paint to match the colors elsewhere in her kid room. Or you could display the tops of some bright and colorful flowers in simple frames and use to bring her girl room theme together.

Butterflies

When it comes to girl rooms - butterflies are big! Since butterflies are a popular theme room idea for girls, the kid room decorating market offers many fun fabrics and accessories that will easily bring a butterfly theme together.

A kid room mural featuring a garden and butterflies is a great place to start or you could opt for summery pink or yellow painted walls and make a butterfly comforter or quilt the focal point of the room instead.

A decorative border, some reusable wall stickers, a butterfly mobile or some butterflies hung by a screw eye and fishing line would go along way to bringing all the room elements together.

Other girl room theme ideas include painting butterflies or using reusable stickers on furniture and accenting a lampshade, curtain, thin picture frame or bulletin board with butterfly hair clips.

Garden party

For another take on a feminine girl room consider soft pinks, gentle violets and mellow yellows to create a garden party theme your daughter will cherish for years to come.

Consider airy curtains and soft floral or thin striped fabrics.

For a custom look hang your child’s curtains from a wooden dowel (painted white) to which the ends of dollar store hand tools have been affixed (remove the handles first).

What about a garden trellis, a picket fence or lattice headboard? Hanging artificial flowers and butterflies from the ceiling (use fishing line and a screw eye) is also a great idea.

Or how about using white lattice on the bottom half of your child’s wall and painting the top part of her walls blue and sponging on some white fluffy clouds?

Alternatively you could try your hand at painting a wall mural or simply put up a ready-made one. Reusable wall stickers and a decorative wall border would also be a good way of bringing her garden party theme together.

Creative storage ideas that tie in well with this girl room theme include using three extra large terra-cotta-looking plastic pots to throw toys into and a variety of individual white painted wooden pegs or peg racks for storing items in mesh bags.

White painted furniture and a child’s table and chair set in a corner would be the ideal spot for a tea party with friends.

Above information provided courtesy of decorating-kids-rooms.net

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Kids Butterfly Party Ideas

2010-02-03T09:47:00.024-06:00

If your child loves butterflies, give her a party that centers on her favorite insect. Let the guest of honor participate with planning, choosing treats for the party favor bags, activities and cupcake centerpiece or butterfly cake. Make this a celebration that guests will say was over much too soon.

Invitations

Pass out or mail colorful invitations in the shape of butterflies with information on date, time and place of the party. Attach or include a magnetic butterfly to keep the invitation posted on the refrigerator as a reminder and let the birthday child decorate the envelopes with butterfly stamps.

Party Decorations

Cover the party table with butterfly-themed paper table cloths or a few yards of fabric printed with colorful butterflies. Table decorations include butterfly-shaped paper plates and butterfly-printed cups and napkins. Place cone-shaped butterfly printed hats and attach a butterfly-themed balloon at each chair at the table. Wall decorations can also include giant butterflies, butterfly streamers and nylon butterflies suspended from the ceiling. If the party is held at home, decorate the front door with a butterfly party door cover.

Party Favors

Create party favor bags with butterfly-themed goodies such as butterfly sunglasses, sun catchers, butterfly jewelry kits, rings and necklaces, butterfly wings, butterfly shaped lollipops, butterfly wands, temporary butterfly tattoos, fans and little butterfly bottles of bubbles. The guest of honor can hand the favor bags to each guest as they leave to go home at the end of the party. Have the guest of honor dress up in a beautiful butterfly costume which includes butterfly wings, butterfly tutu skirt and a butterfly fairy wand.

Refreshments
Place decorated cupcakes with pastel colored frosting on a tiered serving tray with butterfly candle toppers as the centerpiece guests will enjoy last. Serve finger foods such as "Caterpillars in a blanket" (hot dog halves wrapped in a biscuit) with dipping sauce like ketsup or mustard and "Butterfly Pizza" (pizza cut with butterfly cookie cutter).

Activities

Have a few craft projects ready for young guests to make. These include a Butterfly Life Cycle art kit with embellishments, painting ceramic butterfly pots, decorating giant butterflies with stickers, making butterfly magnets or coloring fuzzy butterfly pictures. Add a little physical activity with a butterfly piñata filled with candy and treats guests can swing at with a stick.

Above information provided courtesy of ehow.com

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Sale on Butterfly Decorations, Butterfly Wings, Wall Stickers

2010-02-01T05:26:00.002-06:00

Bugs-n-Blooms, LLC is pleased to announce their upcoming 10% off sale, just in time for spring.

The Texas based company is the leading supplier in nylon butterflies, ladybug decorations, adorable dragonflies, bumble bees, and daisy flower decor for your little princess’s bedroom. Bugs-n-Blooms customers will receive 10% off their entire purchase when they use the coupon code in the bottom left column of their website, http://www.bugs-n-blooms.com .

The company has been busy creating a new line of wall letter stickers. The new stickers will be three tone (light pink, light green, and light purple) butterfly wall sticker letters to match their triple layer butterflies.

In about two weeks we will have available our new triple layer flowers created to match our exclusive triple layer butterflies and our unique butterfly decor. Our triple layer hanging flowers are made with the same soft wire frames and covered with nylon material. The flowers are nicely embellished with sequins and glitter, similar to that of their two tone daisy which is already available. Both of which are perfect for your little girls butterfly and flower themed bedroom decor.

Triple Colored Butterfly Wall Stickers - Match Triple Layered Butterflies:

Whether you’re putting up just a few butterfly stickers and some wall letters, a mural, or a complete nursery or bedroom, Bugs-n-Blooms are here to help. Personalize your girls bedroom with our unique wall letters, and a swatch of swirling tri tone butterflies and sequined flowers and watch your daughters face light up as she sees her bedroom for the first time.

Remember you are getting 10% off on all purchases so get your orders in while the sale is on. Look for our new letter stickers designed to enhance our beautiful hanging three tone butterflies. We offer only quality products and our designs are handmade to perfection, using soft bendable wire, nylon, glitter and sequins. Spell out your girls name with our unique wall letters or our mural stickers which tie in nicely with our butterflies, dragonflies and ladybugs.

Jennifer De Vol is proud of her growing companies ability to take into account her customers wishes and come out with new product lines to fit Bugs-n-Blooms client’s needs. Their amazing line of unique products makes them the perfect choice for nurseries, bedrooms, birthday parties, and even weddings. The company’s designs feature ladybugs, dragonflies, bees, and flowers as well as accessories to make your little girl feel special. You can choose from and array of butterfly wings, tutu skirts, fairy wands, and hair accessories.

For more information please visit Bugs-n-Blooms on line at http://www.bugs-n-blooms.com

Butterfly Nursery Decor

2010-01-30T09:31:00.003-06:00

The nursery is where a baby sleeps, plays and spends a lot of time with his parents. Because of the amount of time spent in the room, decorating the nursery is important. As she grows, she'll begin to notice the things that surround her. The decor of the nursery should be comforting, relaxing and nice to look at. Butterflies are a soothing decor theme for a nursery that is appropriate for boys and girls.
Walls:
Nursery walls should be given a coat of lead-free paint. Select colors that go best with the furniture and theme of your butterfly decor. For example, if you'll be painting butterflies in flight, first paint your walls light sky blue as a background. Alternately, paint walls light pink, yellow or light green. On one wall, paint a mural of a field of flowers, then add construction-paper butterflies to give the wall a three-dimensional look. Put the butterflies up high enough that little hands can't get them. Or use a projector to light up the walls with butterfly images.
Refurbished Furniture:
To continue the theme, decorate the nursery's furniture with butterflies. Recycle an older child's bed or find a new bed at a yard sale or flea market. Wash down the bed and let it dry. Paint the frame in a light color such as white or cream. Stencil or decoupage butterflies all along the bed. Put a few on the inside so the baby can look at the butterflies. The same can be done with an old dresser.
Ceiling Butterflies:
Large nylon butterfly purchased from Bugs-n-Blooms can be hung from the ceiling using the included fishing string and eye hooks. Paint the hooks the same color as the ceiling so you can't see them. Spread the butterflies around so if the wind blows, the strings won't get tangled. Also keep them high enough off the ground that kids can't pull them or hurt themselves with them. Add some over the baby's bed in place of a mobile. Use butterflies in a variety of colors, styles at varied heights.

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