{REAL LIFE PARTIES} Happy Halloween!

Happy {early} Halloween, everyone!

We know it's a tad early to wish ghoulish holiday greetings, but we wanted to share the setup Mikaelah prepared for her Halloween party last year in 2011.

The party's color scheme included orange, purple, lime green and black. I just love that little owl Mikaelah displayed along with the party's treats ... and tricks!

The banner was custom made by your's truly. What a fun backdrop for any Halloween party: "No tricks, just treats!"

The party treats included yummy cupcakes and an amazingly good caramel apple dip. {Linked to original source here}

Happy Halloween! And thanks for looking!

Anna

{Seasonal Ribbon Topiary} Saluting the Red, White and Blue

Filled with stars and stripes, this topiary is covered in red, white and blue. It's a custom creation for a great customer, Nina, and it's a perfect decoration to leave out from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July.

I can almost hear the Fourth of July fireworks now!

Thanks for looking!

Anna

{Easter Ribbon Topiary} Pastels and Easter Eggs

We mentioned a while back that we had created a custom Easter ribbon topiary for Nina, one of our sweetest customers. I truly meant to upload these photos BEFORE Easter, but the holiday really came and went quickly this year, and I just didn't quite get to it in time.

I love the ribbon combinations that Mikaelah (aka: "Lala") chose for this creation. Pastels in stripes, polka dots, eggs and more!

I hope the Easter bunny was good to everyone this year! I know he sure left a TON of candy and toys for my little girl.

Thanks for looking, and happy belated Easter!

Anna

{Giveaway Going On Now!} Win This Springtime Banner

We're at it again! Enter now on our Facebook page for your chance to win this banner!

It's a fresh design from Banana Lala, and it's complete with springtime colors and the soft texture of burlap.

If you want to win, all you have to do is 1) Post this as your status on your Facebook page: "I want to win a banner from Banana Lala Party Designs & More!" and then 2) Go back to this photo on our Facebook wall and leave a comment telling us you want to win! 

Contest ends Thursday, April 5 at noon, when we'll draw a random winner. Contest is open to anyone in the U.S. {we'll ship it to you for free!} 

Good luck to all, and let the fun begin!

{Holiday Ribbon Topiary} A Big Pot of Gold for St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! If you can't seem to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, all you need is this ribbon topiary, which is packed with lots and lots of luck. This custom order for Nina is complete with several patterns of ribbon. {My favorite is the rainbow! So cute.}

Thanks for letting us create it for you, Nina! And Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

Anna

{Happy Holiday} A Valentine for You!

{Valentine's Day Topiary} Hearts in Pink, Red and White

I think I'm falling in love .... This Large Double Ribbon Topiary has it all! Hearts, sparkles, polka dots. And PINK.

It's a custom creation for Nina, who always has such fabulous decorations for every season and holiday. Nina, we know it will look great on your entry way table. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Eat some extra chocolates for me =)

Anna

{Hangin' With Santa} Fa Lala La La La La La La!

One our wonderful clients has decked her halls and sent in some photos for us to share!

We really love seeing customers' pictures of Banana Lala {or should I say Santa Lala?!} creations. It's one thing to see them at our desk or when we're setting them out for a photo, but it's a whole other thing to see them in a customer's home or with a party setup!

Nina asked us to create this custom Ho Ho Ho for her, and we were very happy with the way it turned out.  I just love this Santa she has!

Here is our close-up shot:

And here is her display of a custom Santa double ribbon topiary. Can you tell she LOVES Santa? {We do too, Nina!!}

Here are our close-up shots. I love the Santa belt!

Thank you, Nina, for sending us these great photos!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Anna

{Christmas Topiary} This is the One We're So in Love With!

The ribbon. It's the ribbon in this one what we LOVE so much!



And that BOW!

Mikaelah created this topiary as a custom order. Then we fell in love with it, and it was really hard to say good-bye to our dear topiary.

Please excuse my unfinished baseboard here .... With the change in the weather, I've had to move all of my photographing indoors to our breezeway. We get some GREAT natural light out there, but we just need to fix the baseboards =)

I think it's safe to say you'll be seeing some more topiaries like this in the near future!

Thanks for looking!

Anna

{Holiday Banner} Believe With Snowflakes in Red and Blue

We love being able to customize something special for someone. A recent customer on our Etsy shop recently wanted us to create this Believe banner. She loved two of our banners, and wanted to mix the two styles into one, and this is how it turned out.

I'm loving the red polka dot ribbon this holiday season.

We can truly customize this banner, or any like it!

Happy holidays!

Anna

{Christmas Wreath} Peppermints with Silver and Red

There's nothing quite like a good wreath for your front door ... I've found mine!



And you know me, I love polka dots, so this ribbon choice was a natural for me. You love it too? We'll have pricing information on this wreath coming up very soon for those who might want one similar.

Thanks for looking!

Anna

{Holiday Banner} A Very New Orleans Saints Christmas

One Saints fan is sure to have a Merry Christmas this year with this holiday banner! This one was a lot of fun to create, as we've never made anything with a sports theme.

I'm not too sure my Colts fan husband was a big fan of this one. But I think maybe we'll have to make a World Series holiday banner featuring his St. Louis Cardinals.

If you're looking for anything similar to this, or any other color combination for you sports fans out there, let us know, and we'd love to make one for you, too! Thanks, Kathryn, for letting us create this for your home!

Merry Christmas, and thanks for looking!

Anna

{Holiday Decorations} Christmas Wreaths, Banners and More!

LOTS of Christmas items around here lately! It's not even Thanksgiving yet, and I feel like it's almost Christmas. {At least with all the items we're making... }

We've unveiled a lot of new styles and designs lately. Here's a roundup of some of the holiday items we're offering, and be sure to be on the lookout for more very soon!

For a complete list of prices for our holiday items and more, check out our Prices page here on the blog.

Tulle and Looped Ribbon Wreaths

Tulle Wreaths with Large Bow

 

 Holiday Themed Door Signs (Square)

Circle shape also available

Circle Merry Christmas Banners

Circle Jolly Banners

 

Circle Ho Ho Ho Banners

Circle Believe Banners

Now don't those make you want to get into the holiday spirit?

And don't forget, everything we make is a custom order! Some of these items are premade and ready to sell, but most of them were created with a customer's specific requests in mind. Being so, if you'd like to order one of these items pictured above, let us know and we'll create one just like it for you! Availability of some materials may vary, such as tulle, ribbon, and paper selection.

If you're looking for something you haven't seen from us yet, let us know and we'd love to create it as a customized order for you! Colors, patterns, you name it!

Thanks for looking!

Anna