* Note: a party update:

Thank you for everyone who has submitted their parties to the contest. I was planning on hosting a few of my favorites in the coming weeks but I’ve changed my mind. There are simply too many amazing parties. Scroll through them here for a massive dose of inspiration. Instead, I will be choosing 5 parties as finalist to showcase and then allow you, my wonderful readers, to vote on who should be the grand prize winner of the $100 Anthropologie card.

There is still plenty of time to submit your party- HERE are the details.

For everyone planning along with the contest you should be well on your way to the makings of a lovely event.

With inspiration sought after, and the invitations sent out- this week we are focusing on what will make your party extra lovely. Adding a little flair, something funky, a special unexpected twist to your party’s decor.

After falling head-over-heels in love with the plastic bottle wreath earlier this week, it quickly became my something funky for the bloom party. I wanted to take it a step further and so…

I made a whole bunch of extra flowers, and turned them into vases.

A very funky centerpiece indeed. I will be placing multiple vases of varying heights throughout the table.

To make I simply stacked the flowers, and glued them together as I went. The bottom flower kept it’s bottle cap on to seal in the water and all the others went cap-less, allowing one simple bloom to pop out of the top.

Bloom.

I love the imagery of a single wild flower blooming amidst the recycled, sprayed bottles. That is our hope for the charity auction, a bit of blooming amidst the tragedy of Haiti.

How can you add a bit of unexpected flair to your party? A little something funky will remind you how lovely it can be when things turn out imperfectly beautiful.

PS. If anyone has a product they would like to donate to our Bloom Haitian Charity Auction, please email me. I would love to feature you.

blessings.