Nine Island Shapes
Palm trees, surfboards, flamingos, tiki masks, hibiscus blooms, pineapples, coconuts and a few island characters make up the run. Spread down a table they read as a scene rather than a set of matching props, and they are large enough to register from the far end of a yard. Guests tend to pick them up and move them, which does no harm.
Peel, Unfold, Press
Setup needs no tape, glue or tools. Peel the backing off the adhesive, open the honeycomb fan and press the two printed faces together until they hold. One person can build the whole set in about the time it takes to fill an ice bucket, which is usually all that is left of the last hour before the first guests arrive at the door.
Cardstock Over Honeycomb Paper
The printed faces are thick double-sided cardstock and the expanding middle is honeycomb paper. That combination gives the shapes body without weight, so they sit on a table and hold their form through an afternoon. Print detail stays crisp, and the bright summer palette of pinks, greens, oranges and blues resists fading under a few hours of direct sun. Once a piece is standing, nobody has to handle it carefully.
Dessert And Drink Stations
The obvious spot is the middle of the dining table, but they also break up the empty stretch behind a drink station or between trays of food. Several clustered together make a photo corner without a backdrop, and a couple on a windowsill carry the theme into the next room. Everything folds flat again once the party ends and the tables are cleared.
