Last weekend was W's surprise bachelorette party! It was an elaborate undertaking with a carefully constructed diversion, but it came off without a hitch! Good job, B and me.
The groom's bachelor party was coincidentally planned for the same weekend, and at some point we discussed how girls' parties are different from boys' parties. The below details are some good examples of what boys would never bother themselves with. A 24-pack with stripper would do it for them.
Tissue paper pom pom's
I youtube'd how to do this. Martha Stewart charges $15 for a pack! If you DIY, it becomes $2 cheap and fun! I basically kept cutting the sheets in half to make different size pom poms. Then I folded it up like an accordion, with 1 to 1.5" folds. Make sure to fold on the short edge because that makes it poof more. Either round out the corners or cut points. Then use twisties or staples to secure the middle, and then poof! I thought I would like the rounded corners more, but after poofing out the pom poms, I actually like the sharp points better.
Here's what I used.
13 sheets of 16.5 by 12"
11 sheets of 8.25 by 12"
10 sheets of 8.25 by 6"
Goody bags
Ever since I got a heat tool, I've been embossing everything in my path. To go along with the pom pom theme, I got a magnolia stamp and embossed the goody bags. YEAH. We had T-shirts made for all the guests, which I rolled up and put next to the goody bags. I then sprinkled phallic and x-rated confetti all around the bags to class it up a bit. Not pictured here because for some reason I decided to keep this a family post.
I loved working on these details, many of which probably went unnoticed, but I believe every detail adds to the feel, whether noticed or not!
