Meteorologist Birthday Party

 Hello everyone, happy Good Friday! 

Today I am sharing photos from my grandfather's meteorologist-themed birthday party. It was basically the same thematically as this weather party from years back, but I would like to think this one was greatly improved or at least more stylish. 

Here are a few key details:

-The rain cloud was made with metallic silver balloons at Walmart along with translucent/iridescent gift straw stuff I came across near the balloons (it was $0.98 though). 

-The blue balloons also came from Walmart. I draped dancing ribbons I had on hand over the board, so that is what the white cloth is. 

-The clouds and words are all made from a bag of cotton (also from Walmart). 

-The donuts and cinnamon buns came from Dollar General. The pottery and dishes I had on hand (handmade years back). 

-I painted the poster with regular acrylic paints and hot-glued the words on. 

-For the party favors, I bought packs of three notebooks for $1 at Walmart, designed different weather and weather forecast templates on Canva to print and cut out, then glued them on as the notebook covers. I added mini flashlights that were bought in bulk on Amazon. 

I hope you enjoyed!

Here is a verse to close with today in honor of Good Friday if you want a powerful word to reflect on: "But He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed." (Isaiah 53:5, NLT). A powerful lyrics quote that seems relevant goes something like this: Even though you may be in a storm, that does not mean the storm is in you. (Mark 4.) 

Thank you for visiting!

-Lauryn 

Jacob's 21st Photography-Themed Birthday Party

 Hello everyone! Below are pictures from my brother's recent 21st birthday. He requested a photography theme. I did a black and white color palette. I fortunately already had vintage cameras on hand as well as all of the photos, dishes and décor. I made the poster and camera. I printed out photos and photography quotes to incorporate. As party favors, I stuck 'Sandwich Cookies' a.k.a. off-brand Oreos to wafers from Dollar Tree to make camera shapes and put them in sandwich bags tied with string. The succulent chocolates were Baker's chocolate and sweetener I melted and froze in a mold. 

I hope you enjoyed! 

-Lauryn 

"Bandtastic" Birthday Party

 Hello! Today I'd like to share a birthday party I did for my grandfather back in March or April themed around bands because I was struggling to come up with themes but knew he liked some bands. We used to play a band game, which kind of gave me the idea. I hand-drew the poster and banner, cut out guitars and instruments to decorate, and used musical-themed objects I found around my home for display. I went for a modern, neutral palette featuring brown, black, white and gold with loose contour-type sketches on the banner and poster for an artsy look.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Lauryn