Party & Wedding

Party and Wedding Tutorials show ways that you can have a

great-looking party or wedding but not spend a lot of money.

Hand-Tied Bouquets details how you can make bouquets

for weddings, presentations, or hostess gifts.  They are

very expensive to buy but not that hard to make yourself.

Another blog post about wedding flowers shows how to make

Flowers For A Small Wedding  for about $40.

Table Runners Add Pizazz shows how effective simple

table runners (with an easy tutorial) can be to

add color and even carry out a theme at

 a party or wedding. 

Fun Party and Vignette Ideas shows photos of a

relatively inexpensive cocktail buffet done by one of

the premier caterers/floral designers in

Birmingham, Alabama.  Although this company

ususally stages extravagant events for it's clients,

this smaller event shows how to get fun, classy looks

that are within the reach of any of us.

Steal-Worthy Party Ideas is a blog post that shows photos

of an after-rehearsal party, a post-toast party, and a

wedding reception that all had creative and lovely decor.

It has some ideas that you might like to try at your next party.

If you already have some glass containers (or can

borrow some) Submerging Flowers in water makes

your party/wedding flower budget go a long way.

Another blog post done on submerging flowers 

(in which I try to make the "sinkers" for the flowers

easier to prepare) has more ideas on this unique and 

economical way to use flowers at parties or weddings.

How To Submerge Flowers

One of the least expensive and fun centerpieces for a

party or wedding reception table is to grow real grass.

Here are several posts on that subject:

Growing Grass For Decorating is more of a "how to" post

showing the grass growing process and tips.

More Grass Centerpieces shows creative ways to use the 

grass after you have grown it. 

                                   

Dr. Woody's Party shows ways that grass was used as the

main decorations at a party when a guy is the guest of honor.

Grass is a unique decoration that folks don't see everyday and

 is an alternative to flowers when you don't want a "girly" look.

Pushing Up Daisies shows how you can combine hardy 

flowers in with the grass in containers. 

In the blog post Is Her Grass Greener Than My Grass? I 

show you the difference between growing wheat grass and

rye grass.  There are also more ideas on using the grass at

parties and cute pictures of the grass growing.

Pretty Poms For Pennies shows how to make poms for

party or wedding decorations for only pennies a piece

using paper napkins. Using napkins helps not only you be 

able to tie your party colors together but you can find much

richer shades of napkins than the traditional tissue paper

way of making poms.   

When faced with decorating a party on a small budget you

can make really cute pennants and other party items with

scrapbook paper.  Paper Party Pennants blog post shows

how to make not only pennants but printed signs, etc. to 

match your party theme colors. 

Pennants can also be made into eye-catching but

inexpensive party invitations to be displayed in an work

situation or be mailed to party guests.  See how easy it is

to make them in Pennant Party Invitations.