I just love any reason to gather my friends and celebrate the holidays! So this year I partnered with Minted to host a White Elephant Gift Exchange & Brunch for my small group. I started by choosing the cutest invitation I have ever seen and let that inspire the entire party. I just love the color combination and all of the cute elephants.
I found a large white elephant with a bowl on top and it made the perfect statement centerpiece to hold my favors for my guests. I used these silver glitter favor boxes and filled them with kettle corn drizzled in dark chocolate & sprinkled with sea salt for a sweet treat to send home with them.
Did you know Minted now has fabric by the yard now? Gorgeous designs available by the yard! I am in heaven. I ordered one yard each of 2 different designs. I used the diamond dots pattern to make napkins for my place settings and the red herringbone pattern to make pillow covers for my ottomans. It is such great quality! The possibilities are limitless on what you can do with these fabrics.
I added a striped party straw with a party flag & a white elephant to each place setting. A personalized placecard with a silver peanut was the perfect nod to the elephant in the room. A fresh sprig of rosemary was all that was needed to finish the perfect place setting.
Personalized signs and wrapping paper are a great way to carry your theme throughout your decor. I also found an additional way to use the wrapping paper I ordered. I cut lengths of the wrapping paper and taped them to my lamp shades! So easy and I just love how it added a pop of color on my table.
One of the girls in my small group is an amazing artist! She painted a custom sign for our party and I just adore it!!!
For our gift exchange, I used personalized gift tags tied with aqua ribbon and added a printable number on the back of each one. The standard rules to play the gift exchange calls for each person to choose a number. Then the gift opening follows the number order. The first person to choose is also the last person to choose. And each person following has the option to open a new gift or steal one that has already been open. We had a few rounds of stolen presents during our exchange. So fun!
I hope you got a little inspiration on how to host your own White Elephant Gift Exchange this season! And I have an extra special treat for all of you too! Minted is giving away a $200 credit to their store for one of my readers! You can use it for anything on their site from party decor, invitations & cards, to fabric & art. So much to choose from and just in time for holiday parties or gifts! So be sure to enter to win and share it with your friends. But hurry….only 5 days until the winner will be announced. Good luck!
shanna Uptergrove says
There is such unique wrapping paper!!!! I would also get silver foil pressed paper ornaments and maybe the modern lacework day planner!
Heidi Robbins says
I’d love to order the Winter Brush Christmas cards! The lettering and gold foil are so classy!
Nicole says
I would love to order new stationery!
Margaret Smith says
I’d like to get some note cards/stationary. I love the Colcha Greeting Folded Personal Stationery.
I’d also like to get some thank you note cards.
Katherine S says
Out of everything in this wonderful party, I absolutely love the details of the silver peanuts <3 Beautifully done! If I win, I'm heading straight for the baby shower section…we're adopting and will be throwing 3 showers 🙂
Autumn says
I am in love with that elephant!
Keisha - Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams says
This looks great, Amy and I love that elephant any the fabrics!!!!
kimberly michelle says
I’d splurge on wrapping paper!
Kristen says
I’d get the Shauna Stripe Business Cards.
Alison P. says
I would purchase foil-pressed wedding invitations with my Minted gift card!
LunaRaven says
I would get some personalized stationary!
Liz says
I would purchase my wedding invitations
Matt says
I would get Christmas cards
valerie sobus says
While their holiday cards are adorable….i’d definitely use it on some birth announcement post cards! My baby boy is due in january and their selection of birth announcements are just awesome! 😀
Lyka Walton says
I would get birth announcements and also some art prints!
Laura C says
I would buy the aglow Christmas cards!
Kristal - Atutudes says
I would definitely order custom stationery. This party is so pretty!
Elisa says
I really want to gather old family photos, including generations past, and use them to create the Heart Snapshot Mix photo art from Minted. I think that would be so special. Thank you.
Tarah says
I would get the hung with care art work
Colleen Boudreau says
I would get business cards.
sarah hirsch says
I would love to win the gift card to get invitations for my daughter’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah
Sahra Altaha says
I’d get Baby Shower invitations and decorations for my sister-in-law that’s expecting!!
Marlene V (Enelram) says
I love the sway
limited edition print by lulu and isabelle
Bronwyn Cole says
Wrapping paper! I love all of it!
Holly Wright says
I am getting married in July 2015 so this would be amazing to win! I would get Wedding Invitations, maybe the White Shadows Invitations
Karen N. says
One of everything Please 😉 so much great stuff I would get wrapping paper, Holiday and party decorations some personalised gifts
Wehaf says
I love their foil-pressed stationery; I would get some for myself and some for my mom.
Karla Sceviour says
I would buy some stationary and Christmas cards~
Natalie says
I would love to get wrapping paper and lots of art prints.
Mary Warner says
I love the large elephant with the bowl on top!
Dana says
I would get some art prints
Donat Plotkin says
You can never go wrong with x-mas cards!
Petra Varsányi says
I would buy Christmas and birthday cards, wrapping papers and vintage glass ornaments. 🙂
Tracy says
I would buy fabric by the yard, Doggy Antics for sure, not sure what else. My daughter who is ten is getting a sewing machine for Christmas (it is all she wanted) and this would be well used, and loved by her!
April T. says
I know it’s last minute, but I still need to do my Christmas cards – so yeah, that. I’m planning on taking pictures of the kiddies this weekend and this would be so perfect!
Leanne Godfrey says
One of my selections might be the B – Within Letters of You item. What a great idea!
Stephanie Larison says
I would get Christmas cards for this year and next!
Kiersten says
i would get lots of christmas cards!
Bridgett Wilbur says
I am not sure ,,, I haven’t narrowed it down to just one thing yet…
Vikki Billings says
I would order some Christmas cards for next year and personalized books for my grandson and granddaughter.
Mindy Bel says
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I would like to get some stationary and holiday cards!
Sarah Cool says
I would love the Blushing Owl Party Decor
Veronica Hay says
wrapping paper!! I have presents but their in the closet, not yet wrapped!
Tracey Flattes says
So much to choose from – either christmas cards or really awesome stationery!
Angela P. says
I’d love to get some unique photo gifts for my best friend and a children’s room sign for each of my kids.
Richard Hicks says
I would get holiday cards, birthday cards and more
AEKZ2 says
I would order the Painted Flowers Day Planner and Sweet Florals Thank You Cards
Michael Tymko says
Definitely Christmas Cards!!!!
cassandra says
i would pick out christmas and birth announcements