Your Questions About Centerpiece Ideas For Parties

Posted by Susan | Under Centerpiece Ideas Tuesday Jan 24, 2012

Lizzie asks…

Wedding Advice?

So I’m getting married on 7/7/07, and I’m not having a reception or any of that.Instead I’m having 2 parties.A very nice dinner for my immediate family and then I’ll party like a rockstar with all myfriends.Anyway what type of unique center piece can I use for the dinner?There will probably be around 45-50 people and I would like to have some nice centerpieces other than the usual wedding mints I’ve seen.Unique center pieces,fun,any ideas?

Susan answers:

Get a vase with water and out some flowers inside and light some candles around it, the reflection is beautiful and then have some scratch off as favors.. You know 777.. Good luck!

Sharon asks…

Door Prizes And Potato Centerpieces?

A couple of my friends and I are putting together a “potato” themed party! I need some of you guyz to help me out and get creative! I need some potato centerpieces. But my creative thinking has just gone out the door. Do y’all have any ideas? Also I need some ideas for door prizes! For both men and women. Thanks in advance!

Susan answers:

You could put a couple potatoes in bowl and then stick branches in them (with bright colored spray paint on each one and hang ornaments/mr. Potato pieces from them) Or you could get some of the small potatoes (in various colors like purple, red, yellow) and put them in tall glass vases. Or make ‘Potato People’ using buttons for the eyes, straws for arms and legs and magazine cut outs for lips, hair, etc.

For the door prizes, you could do a basket with all things related to potatoes, i.e. Bags of potato chips, frozen bags of french fries, recipes books with potato salad…

Have fun!

Donna asks…

Decorations for a “Rockstar” Sweet 16?

I am throwing a rather large party themed, “Rockstar,” and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for appropriate decorations, even things I could make on my own (such as centerpieces, wall decorations, etc…)

Thanks !

Susan answers:

Trace little guitars on black paper and tack on walls
have a little “lyrics” book for guests to sign in
have rock mags like rolling stone out
posters of cool band
cds, cassetes on table
if you have equipment, let guests record own music, collaborate
set up beads over doorways
have pen and paper out
have then dress up,
you can set up ash trays for grunge look (probably not best for miley fans)
have a cooler with cokes
set out cushions or make the area look like a tour bus