Photo Booth Back Drop Tutorial

After hunting for weeks for a sky back drop, the perfect cloud print sheets, or anything else that would make our party guests take flight, I resorted to making my own sky. I used a roll of plastic table cover left over from a baby shower a few years ago, crepe paper, pom pom fringe (an obsession inspired by Sarah Richardson), and painter's tape. In total, this project set me back about $20 and an hour of my time.

You can see more of the pictures here. But the real gem is the late night, poorly lit, zoomed out view showing how everything held up.

How about that? Another bold impact that was easy as pie! And didn't even have to look pretty, although I might have trimmed it out in painter's tape if I had thought of it at the time. You may also notice that we needed to widen the streamers after the first round of pictures. 

Balloon Garland Tutorial

 

a few extra minutes and common household goods can bring life to your party or your valentine's day!

begin by blowing up your balloons

pull a long piece of twine, one and a half times the length you desire

and tie about half of the balloons down the length of twine (be sure to leave room at the ends) until you have what you think you need. test it to be sure.

 after you have tested your single row of balloons and confirmed the placement, secure the twine.

then gather your twist ties and remaining balloons

alternating up and down, fill in between the twine tied balloons with twisties 

it is important to alternate up, down, high, and low to give you garland a full look

step back and examine your work, filling in any remaining gaps

it only takes a few minutes to give your party and extra boost of excitement

just in case you don't have these items laying around, 

check out Olive Manna, my new favorite stop for all things home!