Everyday Celebrating

Oscars!

The Academy Awards are this weekend!  Planning an Oscar party?   Spray paint the Barbie Dolls for centerpieces!  And other ideas on a previous Oscar post of mine.

Also, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offers an online Oscar party kit featuring recipes, Oscar bingo and crossword puzzles and even downloadable ballots for your guests!

Glaming it up for the Oscars!

I've had a few people email in to ask if I have any ideas for Oscar parties.  With the Oscars airing this Sunday, I thought I'd throw out a few ideas I saw that are totally doable before the end of the week.

Back in October, Family Fun magazine did a spread on several fun Halloween themed parties - one being "Hollywood Halloween".  The party was super cute and creative and some of the ideas would work brilliantly for the Oscars.  Let me show you....

First, you need the coveted Oscar.
Easy!  Go buy a cheap, MALE barbie doll and spray paint him gold. 
Then hot glue him to a stand you've painted gold as well.  It will have to be something weighted like a tuna can.  Make sure you buy the lightest male barbie you can find.  Maybe even get one at the dollar store, Big Lots, etc.  You know, where the cheaper versions are.

It works beautifully, see?

And see how they used him as a centerpiece by having him hold a ball or roses?
Easily done.  Pick up a ball of floral oasis and stick in flowers that match your color scheme.

Another decoration is the director's clap board.
Grab some black foam core and either draw out the layout with chalk or paint pen and get stick on letters.  Add a foam core hinge with a brad.

Food!
One of the easiest things they showed was using a coffee mug tree to hold pretzels.

Then purchase a used reel, spray paint it gold and use it to hold dips for your pretzels.

A couple things that are more time consuming and detailed would be to wrap up hot dogs in tissue paper tuxedos.

And also dress up your champagne with felt!

A few great ideas to get your mind working on what is doable for your Oscar get together!
If you throw a party, I'd love to show the post photos on the blog!  Contact me!

Etsy Entertaining! Etsy details of the airplane party.

NOTE:  If you're looking for all the main photos from the airplane party, make sure you see the post below this one!  :)

A few Etsy sellers provided some amazing product for my party and they really added some beautiful and fun touches!  I wanted to make sure I noted them here so everyone could check out their stores and make note of them when you are hosting your next get together.

Interested in the template of the airplane invitation or logo?  Visit my Etsy store!

REMEMBER:  Click on any picture to see more detail.

1.  Handmade airplane suckers from Custom Candy Creations
Summer from Custom Candy Creations sent me the most adorable airplane shaped suckers!  She made them in red to match the color scheme and they were too cute!  Cherry flavored, of course!   I have to say that they were HUGE and made a great impact!  And she packed them so well, there wasn't a wing or a tip broken!  Go visit her store.  She sells other candy as well, but you have to see the suckers.  She does Blues Clues, Tool sets, stockings, etc.

Here they are on top of the other favors.  I tied star garland to the sticks to add a contrasting color.

2.  Cupcake wrappers from Yummy Cuppy Crafts
Kim at Yummy Cuppy Crafts designed the great cupcake "cuppies" or holders that adorned some of my cupcakes at the party.  She was so great to work with and even offered to include the logo in the cuppy.  These come flat and and you wrap them around and close them with a sticker she provides.
You have to go see her store and see all the cute themes and animals she can do (the giraffe is particularly adorable!)

Here's a side shot so you can see the back as well:

3.  Mini Banner from Mary Had a Little Party
Kristen at Mary Had a Little Party made this super cute mini banner for the children's table.
These are a smaller take on the huge banners you see a lot now.  She makes those too, but when you need something smaller, these are just the trick!  The letters are about 2 inches wide and she'll even customize the font to match other details of your party, like the airplane logo.

4.  Cupcake toppers from Simple Sensations
Stephanie at Simple Sensations took the time to custom design these airplane toppers especially for this party.  You can now find them at her store and I can't brag enough about the detail these had.
It took quite a bit of time and steady hands to put these together.  And the children loved them!  Not to mention how she made sure to match them to the color scheme.  Visit her store to see gift cards and tags and the cutests gingerman cupcake toppers for the holiday season!

5.  Airplane gift tags by Lori Long Designs
Lori had these great gift tags that I used for the children's favors.  They were the perfect size. Not HUGE and not too small. I love to use a custom gift tag whenever possible, especially at events like these where you want each person to know they favor/gift was especially for them.  Children especially love to have their name on things, ya know?   Her shop if filled with cards and adorable holiday tags all at amazing prices! 

The tags are attached to these coloring books.

6.  Photography Art by Sue Bees.
Sue takes these amazing photographs!  She had provided me with two fabulous photos that I had intended to use as large backdrops for the runway table.  In the end, I my vision was larger than my working space so I didn't get to use them, but they are fabulous and I wanted to make sure she was mentioned here.  Her etsy store is filled with all types of photography.  Think outside the box of what other ways you can use photography besides hanging it on the wall.

One of the photos she provided.  Isn't it dreamy?  Wouldn't it have made a fabulous backdrop?

Keep these etsy sellers in mind when planning your next event!  I've never worked with more generous and accommodating vendors!