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My friend, Lara Shriftman;\u00a0Lifestyle, fashion, luxury and entertaining expert, asked us to create some designs for her to use for an Origami Owl “jewelry bar” party she was hostessing for her friends.\u00a0 Lara has told me about Origami Owl and I was SO excited to see the party she had.\u00a0 I just knew this event would be full of style and class!\u00a0 I want to make my own Origami Owl charm bracelet after seeing what these ladies put together!
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Read on for the party details, as told by Lara herself!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a Charmed Life: Origami Owl, Sprinkles Cupcakes and Kreation Kafe Pressed Juices\u00a0Afternoon Soiree<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As a host, I am constantly looking for fun and unique ways to entertain. I love to get creative and\u00a0I love doing anything to spice up just your normal party. Origami Owl is my new favorite thing to\u00a0do at any party.<\/p>\n

Origami Owl<\/a> is a jewelry company launched in 2010 by fourteen year old Isabella Weems. Bella\u00a0started brainstorming ways to earn money and decided to make and sell jewelry. Her parents\u00a0matched the $350 she had earned for babysitting and she enlisted her friends as buyers. She\u00a0began selling her signature jewelry items – which she now calls \u2018Living Lockets\u2019 – at every\u00a0opportunity including house parties, boutiques and local jewelry shows.<\/p>\n

Origami Owl encourages ladies to host \u201cjewelry bars\u201d where friends can mix and mingle while\u00a0working with designers to create \u201cLiving Lockets\u201d that are fun, fashionable, and meaningful.\u00a0Origami Owl has bracelets, necklaces and earrings.<\/p>\n

I love the necklaces and the charm bracelets. Making them is the most fun part, it is a great way\u00a0to interact at a party with people you don\u2019t know or get creative with some of your besties. First\u00a0you pick your locket. They come in various colors and sizes, gold, silver, rose gold and matte\u00a0black. Then you pick your chain and after that you pick what goes in the locket. You can put\u00a0plates in the necklaces such as \u201cFamily,\u201d \u201cLove,\u201d and \u201cHope.\u201d There are hundreds of charms<\/a>\u00a0of all different themes including birthstones, religion, hobbies, animals and travel. All these\u00a0different options allow you to create something that is meaningful to you and no two people will\u00a0have the same locket.<\/p>\n

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Customized Origami Owl lockets<\/p>\n

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Origami Owl founder, Bella Weems<\/p>\n

Origami Owl is my new go to gift and a must have gift for my friends.<\/p>\n

It all started when I brought my son, Lucas, to the Hamptons and thought what would be\u00a0the perfect hostess gift for my two friends, Ava and Sophia Schrager. Instead of giving them\u00a0something bought at the store, I decided to put together a mini travel kit and custom create\u00a0lockets with them. It was the most fun afternoon. They loved them so much they asked if they\u00a0could have some friends over and get creative.<\/p>\n

Then, I made one as a baby gift to my friend, Kelly Rowland, when she told me she was having\u00a0a boy. I put in it all the charms<\/a> having to do with a baby boy, a blue heart, baby feet, \u201cMom.\u201d\u00a0When I gave it to her, she loved it so much she then came over and made lockets for her\u00a0friends.<\/p>\n

I was in Laguna Beach with my friend Lara Flynn Boyle, who saw the necklace Lucas made me\u00a0for mother\u2019s day and insisted she must have one too. Lara is big on her initials, so we made her\u00a0a custom one with her initials and four leaf clovers and everything related to her.\u00a0Every time I wore my locket, people always ask me where they could get one, so I decided to\u00a0host a cupcake, juice and locket making party at my house and invited all the people who told\u00a0me they liked my locket. I had about 15 people over for Sprinkles Cupcakes and Kreation Kafe\u00a0pressed juices. Everyone who came made different lockets and it was an afternoon of meeting\u00a0new people.<\/p>\n

Guests included art photographer Tierney Gearon and her daughter Grace, Insider\u00a0host Thea Andrews and her sons, Jack and Tucker, Ava MD partner Christine Nell and her daughter Avery, actress Maeve Quinlan, TV and fashion expert Rachel Zalis, Marvivi Garcia,\u00a0celebrity fitness author and guru Andrea Orbeck, pregnancy doula Lori Bregman, Natalie\u00a0Bloomingdale and Carolyn Trattner and her son, Spencer. Everyone made different necklaces\u00a0and stayed for hours.<\/p>\n

At a recent event we went to, The Planes of Fame Airshow at the Chino Airshow. We set up an\u00a0Origami Owl jewelry bar at the Horsemen Flight Team party. It was a great activity in between\u00a0the airshow. Almost everyone was interested in making lockets. We had a similar jewelry bar\u00a0set up at the Planes of Fame Airshow when the Horsemen Flight Team, the world\u2019s \u00a0only P-51\u00a0Mustang formation aerobatic team, returned to the Chino Airstrip. There, Matt Damon\u2019s kids,\u00a0Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber\u2019s daughter, Kaia and Marvi and Andy Garcia\u2019s son, Andres,\u00a0all made lockets for their moms for mother\u2019s day.<\/p>\n

How to Host an Origami Owl Jewelry Bar at Home or at a Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Set a Location:<\/strong> Consider your guests when choosing party site. Your home can provide\u00a0an intimate setting for a group of close friends. Make sure the space you choose is\u00a0comfortable and equipped with large tables for friends to design their lockets!<\/p>\n

2. Create a Great Guest List<\/strong>: Invite interesting and creative people. This will allow guests\u00a0to mingle with old friends, while hitting it off with new ones. Also try to request specific\u00a0charms from your Origami Owl designer if you think your friends will like them! Always\u00a0over invite and confirm with all guests the day of the event!<\/p>\n

3. Keep the Menu Light:<\/strong> Hold parties after lunch, but people arrive at parties hungry so I\u00a0always provide bites for guests to nibble on. For this party I had Kreation Kafe pressed\u00a0juices, Sprinkles cupcakes and sandwiches from Joan\u2019s on Third.<\/p>\n

4. Customized Labels:<\/strong> A great way to mix it up is customized labels from Anders Ruff.<\/a>\u00a0I went to Trader Joes and bought water and switched out the labels for Origami Owl\u00a0branded ones. I also used branded labels on the Sprinkles cupcakes.<\/p>\n

5. D\u00e9cor<\/strong>: Origami Owl colors are blue, pink and white. I got pink peonies and pink\u00a0lemonade from Kreation Kafe. I recycled things around my house like pink lamps that\u00a0matched Origami Owl\u2019s color scheme. I also styled the table so guests had room to\u00a0create their necklaces.<\/p>\n

6. Help a Cause:<\/strong> Origami Owl\u2019s mission is to be a \u2018Force For Good.\u2019 In January 2014,\u00a0Origami Owl partnered with Childhelp\u00ae, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to\u00a0meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and\u00a0at-risk children. Origami Owl pays a portion of profits to Jewelry Bar hosts. Opt to donate\u00a0your commission to a good cause. This is an especially nice touch, as your friends will\u00a0be able to shop guilt-free, knowing that they are doing good.<\/p>\n

7. Become a Designer:<\/strong> As an Origami Owl Independent Designer, you make your business\u00a0whatever you want it to be. You can create fun, personalized jewelry bar experiences\u00a0with hosts. This is a great way to earn money as you work the hours that work best\u00a0for you and tailor your business to reflect your life priorities. To apply, visit here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Anders Ruff<\/a> my favorite design duo created a cute invite with the same color palate as Origami Owl.<\/p>\n

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The gorgeous Origami Owl Jewelry bar at my house<\/p>\n

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Each guest made lockets. Many stayed hours crafting the perfect locket to tell their story.<\/p>\n

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Christine Nell, Suzanne Trott and Thea Andrews<\/p>\n

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I created custom water bottle labels. I bought the bottles at Trader Joes and had Anders Ruff<\/a> create the\u00a0labels. I took off the original labels and double-stick taped<\/a> these on.<\/p>\n

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My son, Lucas Bacardi Shriftman, making Origami Owl Living Lockets<\/p>\n

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Thea Andrews in Jeannie McQueeny and her Origami Owl Living Locket<\/p>\n

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Everyone loves Sprinkles<\/a>. I ordered vegan, gluten free<\/a> and assorted flavors. Anders Ruff<\/a> made adorable\u00a0Origami Owl flags for the Sprinkles cupcakes. None were left after the party.<\/p>\n

Origami Owl has become one of my favorite gifts to give and I think it is the best way to create\u00a0something unique and personalized for the people you love.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Origami Owl<\/a> you can visit their website.<\/p>\n

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\nThanks so much, Lara, for sharing your gorgeous party with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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