Posh Paris Party Decorations
Bonjour à nouveau (hello again)!
As promised, today I will share the ideas or techniques I used for creating the Paris themed party feel!
Birthday Sign
The birthday sign was created using the Cricut Storybook Cartridge. I did a shadow of each letter in black and then did a regular sized letter for each using this pretty black and white paper pack I had. I added grommets to each letter so that I could easily string the letters together and keep them from tearing at the same time.
http://www.chickabug.com/blog/2012/12/how-to-make-paper-rosettes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Chickabug+%28Chickabug%29
Pictures of the Eiffel Tower
I am fortunate to have a friend who visited Paris in the fall. She shared her picture files with me and I framed them using frames I already had or after Christmas finds (the chalkboard frame pictured below).
When I stumbled upon the paper shoe idea I was so excited because I wanted to try and make them, plus I thought they would go along great with the Paris theme. I used two different templates to create the shoes. I never finished adding details to them (especially the black one) but they still looked pretty displayed on the table.
Shoe template from: http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/2010/12/paper-shoe-template.html
The template for the black shoe was from http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/10/28/paper-witch-shoes/ (the original idea was from: www.ellenhutson.com )
Other decor and party goods!
The paper lanterns, plates, napkins and cups were ordered from www.birthdayexpress.com . I am always happy with the party supplies that I purchase from them! My daughter used her Harumika dress forms to create some decor with style with fashions she designed. http://www.harumika.com/
The Eiffel Tower (last but definitely not least)
The idea came from many images I saw of cardboard Eiffel Towers. My husband and I have been creating birthday party decorations with cardboard boxes for years now. (castle for a princess themed party, Mr. Hooper's store for a Sesame Street themed party - her birthday is right after Christmas - there are always tons of boxes available). I was determined to make an Eiffel Tower.
1. Using some math, a yardstick and pictures of the famous structure, I began to draw it out. There I am working on the masterpiece. I also included a picture of the two parts sketched out (bottom and top).
As promised, today I will share the ideas or techniques I used for creating the Paris themed party feel!
Birthday Sign
The birthday sign was created using the Cricut Storybook Cartridge. I did a shadow of each letter in black and then did a regular sized letter for each using this pretty black and white paper pack I had. I added grommets to each letter so that I could easily string the letters together and keep them from tearing at the same time.
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Paper Rosettes
The rosette idea came at a perfect time in a post from Chickabug Blog. When the post arrived in my inbox, I knew I needed to use this idea for the Paris party. I added 10's, Fleur de lis and Eiffel Tower pictures to the center of my rosettes to emphasize the theme. I displayed the rosettes in front of the kitchen window and along the fireplace. http://www.chickabug.com/blog/2012/12/how-to-make-paper-rosettes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Chickabug+%28Chickabug%29
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Pictures of the Eiffel Tower
I am fortunate to have a friend who visited Paris in the fall. She shared her picture files with me and I framed them using frames I already had or after Christmas finds (the chalkboard frame pictured below).
Paper Shoes
Shoe template from: http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/2010/12/paper-shoe-template.html
The template for the black shoe was from http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/10/28/paper-witch-shoes/ (the original idea was from: www.ellenhutson.com )
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Other decor and party goods!
The paper lanterns, plates, napkins and cups were ordered from www.birthdayexpress.com . I am always happy with the party supplies that I purchase from them! My daughter used her Harumika dress forms to create some decor with style with fashions she designed. http://www.harumika.com/
The idea came from many images I saw of cardboard Eiffel Towers. My husband and I have been creating birthday party decorations with cardboard boxes for years now. (castle for a princess themed party, Mr. Hooper's store for a Sesame Street themed party - her birthday is right after Christmas - there are always tons of boxes available). I was determined to make an Eiffel Tower.
1. Using some math, a yardstick and pictures of the famous structure, I began to draw it out. There I am working on the masterpiece. I also included a picture of the two parts sketched out (bottom and top).
2.My wonderful husband cut out all the little pieces and then traced through to the other piece of cardboard ~ the other side of the box (we left the box intact). He then cut out those pieces. This gave us a front and a back to our tower.
3. Now of course, I thought it would stand up, no problem. My husband knew better and reinforced the structure with wood.
4. We painted it black and then added lights for effect! Voila ~ The Eiffel Tower! Great as a prop for taking pictures!
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Hope you enjoyed learning how I created our party decorations. Comments are appreciated ~ would love to hear your "posh" thoughts.
Happy decorating!
Leslie
Thank you Lenny! I am one of those mom's that goes ALL out! Have fun making the paper rosettes. Would love to see how they came out. Please share.
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Thanks for follwoing. Will check out your blog soon! Thanks for visiting. Glad you will come back.
DeleteYour rosettes turned out just perfectly! I love the papers you chose, too : )
ReplyDeleteHi Heather. Thank you for checking out the rosettes and sharing how to make them. So glad you stopped by.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fun party! That Eiffel tower is quite amazing - what an awesome photo prop. My daughter still talks about her Paris party - it was her fave! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Amy. I apologize if I haven't responded to this. Thank you for stopping by and for your inspiration.
DeleteAll these party decorations seems ideal for my forthcoming celebration. I would like to organize a get together with my buddies. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter was looking for a replica to make! after googling ideas we came upon yours!! Very Very cooL!
ReplyDeleteyour pictures are misleading.
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