Party Name Centerpiece

 In February I hosted my daughter's 2nd birthday party.  I have not gotten around to organizing the pics from the photographers yet, but I thought it would be fun to post a how-to blog with one of my handmade decorations.  I made this custom name stand for the buffet table, and it was very easy.  I started off with cardboard letters I bought at Hobby Lobby for $1.75 each.  I also purchased a package of wooden dowels and a package of wooden circles(both found at hobby Lobby). They were about $2.50 per pack.  The circles have a hole in the middle that the wooden dowels fit down into. I painted the letters with regular craft paint, two coats.  Then, I hot glued the dowels into the circles.  Next, I took the letters and hot glued them to the dowels in various heights and angles for a funky effect.  I found an old glass shelf in my garage, but you could easily use a scrap piece of wood or even a sturdy piece of cardboard, and I hot glued the circles to the shelf. 

To give the centerpiece a little more height I set the shelf on top of 2 hurricane vases filled with colored confetti paper.  Finally, to cover the dowels and to give the name a floating feel, i used a scrap piece of purple tulle and fluffed it around the base of the letters.  It turned out to be a great focal point to the buffet, and after the party I set it up on a shelf in Catie's bedroom.

 

This would be an easy decoration for a wedding using the word LOVE on the cake table or candy buffet, or the word THANKS on a favor table.  Instead of painting the letters, you could trace them onto pretty scrapbook paper and decoupage them onto the front.  There are lots of ways to customize any words you like!

Comments

[Dennis @ wholesale flowers]

This is a terrific idea! I agree it would work great for pretty much any type of event, including weddings. For a more sophisticated grown-up look the dowels can be hidden in flower arrangements.

[Kim]

so cute! I love how you covered it with the tulle - looks fantastic and whimsical!

Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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[Kendall @ LowerOakLawn]

I saw the nine photography logo on your pic...is that the dallas based photography company?! Did they come to midland to shoot your party? How cool if so! I recently did a blog post about an engagement photo session they shot in the Dallas Design District!

http://loweroaklawn.com/spotlight/love-in-lol-julie-scotts-design-district-engagement-photo-shoot/

[Tina]

Hi Kendall,
It sure is Nine Photography from Dallas. Kelli and Brendan have been doing our photos for almost 3 years. We have them do pics of us and our daughter every 6 months. They ROCK!! We actually had her party in Dallas. That's where we are originally from, so luckily for them they didn't have to drive all the way out here!:-)