Scene Decorative Plate

9 Sep, 2004 in art pottery by admin

Scene Decorative Plate

Birthday Balloon Decorations - Making Birthdays Special

Birthday balloon decorations make your party look…well…like a party! To make the party extra special, choose the best decorations based on a unique theme. Instead of a using just a bunch of different colored bunch balloons from the party store, pick balloon decorations that will have meaning to the person whose birthday is being celebrated.

With three growing children of my own and a host of inlaws, I know how party planning generally goes. Your child picks a theme for their birthday party and then you order that theme on a cake, buy a party pack of matching plates and napkins at the party store and then order some balloons with the traditional, large Mylar balloon in the center. It doesn’t get any easier. What if, though, you’re throwing a party for a person who really isn’t into movie or cartoon characters but instead likes piano, or bowling, or karate?

You’d be amazed at what you can do with balloon decorations for unusual themes like these. Instead of using just a selection of balloons in a variety of colors, why not use one or two balloon arches to create a party area and fill that in with some balloon columns

Write down the person’s favorite things to do, hobbies, and passions. Check online for some neat Mylar balloons in designs that match those interests. Build your balloon arches and columns in colors that match those Mylar balloons and you’ll have put together some great looking decorations that focus on that individual.

Another way to come up with some different balloon decorations to do for a birthday party – especially for kids – is to pick their favorite picture book and model your balloon decorations after that book. With the pending release of the movie Where the Wild Things Grow, based on a very popular children’s book, I can see that becoming the next big party idea. You could make some balloon trees with a brown balloon column as the tree trunk and clusters of green balloons as the tree tops and recreate the jungle forest scene from the book.

It may take some time to assemble your birthday balloon decorations but the joy you’ll be giving the birthday boy or girl will be well worth the effort.

About the Author

Erica Stone is a working mom of three boys who has spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to make balloon decorations for the seemingly endless stream of birthday parties in her life.

Decorative plate hangers...?

My mom is doing her kitchen in a rooster theme. She has been collecting stuff for a couple of years now and is FINALLY putting it all together. Last year, someone gave her four beautiful plates with rooster scenes and a checekered border painted on them. They would look great on this short wall above the built-in buffet. I have seen individual wire plate hangers before (in people's homes), but I have no idea where to buy them. Also, the larger one-piece kind that displays all the plates on it would work (I think they are usually wrought iron). I don't want to order online. Where can I find them in a store?

Michaels sells both. And, they sell the individual plate hangers in different sizes so know the diameter of the plates you want to hang before going there (they come large enough for platters). The wrought iron ones can also be found at WalMart but I have found that they aren't as substantial as those sold at the craft stores.

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