I love hearing from each and everyone of you, my readers. I also get questions regarding parties, and I thought it'd be fun to share some of my responses so you can each benefit from it as well! So we've started a new series of blog posts with your questions and our answers!
Hi Julie.
I was wondering if I could "pick your brain" (which
is a terrible expression, isn't it?) about decorating ideas. I am in
charge of decorations for the Woman's Conference. Our
theme is "come away with me". When I thought about the theme, it made me think about the
old hymn about "coming to the garden alone" basically to "come away"
with God. One thought I had was a Garden theme.(Every year they set up
the stage with decorations and I was thinking of getting plants and
maybe a little chair with a small table and a Bible on it like a garden
escape). When I told the committee, they loved the idea, but now I am at
a loss for how to do it on a very tight budget. I guess my question is: do you have any immediate ideas for a tasteful
garden idea (I've loved looking at all the parties you have done). Any
ideas would be helpful. I usually need some inspiration, and then I can run with it. I don't want it to be too "theme-y". Each of the
cabins usually have something in the way of decorating on a table in
their room and then there will be the registration table, and some of
the ladies are even thinking something for each of the tables we eat
at... We shall see. Anyway, I would LOVE any advice. Thanks so much!
Kim
Hello Kim! My advice on doing a garden themed party
on a budget is to look around you. Shop your home and have your friends
shop their homes. Or you shop their homes. Think outside of the box as
to what can be incorporated into a garden themed design to be used as
props. Things like bird cages, even old books, vintage suitcases or
bags... You just want to make sure that everything flows and is cohesive
which can be hard if you're getting a bunch of random stuff from
different homes. I always use the rule of thumb, that just because you
have it does not mean you have to use it. You could also use random
recycled glass drinking bottles with the labels taken off and have a
single bloom or something green in each bottle. Cluster or line three to
five (always use odd numbers) of them up together. They can be placed
in cabin rooms and on the sign in table. This way it will tie the whole
look together from one location to another. If you wanted to decorate
the bottles you could tie a neutral colored fabric around the bottles.
Hope this helps you some. Let me know if you need more help!!!
