Nadia's "Chapter 2" Book Themed Party: Decor + Favors.
8:30 AM
Favors
First up, the favors. Forever ago I re-pinned an image of a book wrapped in kraft paper. This was long before I decided to throw a book party but the minute I made the decision, I knew I'd give real books as favors. Warning: wrapping all of these books took way longer than I thought it would! But I loved the end result.
The glasses were such a fun (and last minute) find! I got them from Target's $1 section. And by "Target" I mean the three Target stores in my area to get as many as I could. I'm crazy like that. Or have too much time on my hands. Or am extremely detail oriented. Yeah, I like that last one. The black thick rimmed glasses were another awesome find. I got them from Claire's online for less than $3 each. And they looked so cute on every kid (of course I didn't get a picture of Nadia in them which makes me sad!).
All of this fun wrapping/embellishment was really fun. At first.
I couldn't have asked for a more perfect library card! And I happened upon the fun stamps at Target on clearance. I love "remember this" and "this was rad." I know it's wishful thinking but I hope at least a few kids saved them to use as bookmarks. We did!
Party Decor:
Banners. Balloons. Poms. Oh my.
I was obsessed with this adorable banner using Nadia's 2 year old photos and water balloons.
The background of this banner is the text from a Dr. Seuss book.
Just a simple book page banner made with a dollar store book and card stock I owned already.
These pinwheels were so fun, cheap, and easy. That might be why I made like 50 of them.
See? I used them for centerpieces, on the dessert buffet in pretty milk vases, and any area that needed a little party color scheme love.
The backdrop was a labor of love. I kept planning and re-planning. In the end this picture of Nadia was so perfect it made my decision for me. I used fabric I had on hand and a frame I already had on hand. The banner is made of book pages layered with card stock. It's a good ol' handmade banner like I used to make before I tried to get all fancy up in here.
Loved the book page wreath and poms (one of which was re-used).
This was my first time trying my hand at tissue garland. They're trendy and I can see why. Such an easy and inexpensive way to add color and impact to a party. You can't tell but it was strung on metallic thread which I loved.
Summary/Resources:
Well that's it! This really could have been two posts but I'm getting tired! (Hopefully you aren't!). I have one more to share of the birthday girl, cake set up, and a few party people!
If you want to see all the details and most resources, check out these posts: The invitation. Activities. Dessert Buffet.
Sources and Tutorials: Most resources are already listed in the prior posts but if you see something you have a question about please ask! I tried to link DIY tutorials used within the body of this post so if you're like me and don't really read entire posts (and mine are wordy. I know.) then take a look at the description if you're curious!
Event Styling: Tiffany/ The Taste{Full} Life.
Photography: Captured nh. and Tiffany/ The Taste{Full} Life.
Library Cards + Sleeves: Wrapworks on Etsy.
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Nice Work and Great idea's. I'm sure all your parties will be fun and memorable for all.
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