We have some friends who moved for work, by work, to Paris (including a paid for flat in the St. Michel area!). I know, right? Whatever! But, let us set aside our jealousy for a moment because;

1.       It couldn’t happen to better, more deserving people.

2.       This blog entry isn’t about overcoming jealousy, remember? Oh right! On to our project…

So I hosted a party to send them off in style! I had just been to Paris a couple of months before so I printed out on plain ol’ paper two photos that said “Paris” to me,  took some random glasses and bottles that I had, and put them together for the display you see in these photos.

Photo Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paris Party Decorations

 

 

I just slid the photo in between the inside jar with the flowers and the outside glass/jar.

My favorite thing is making decorations out of nothing (i.e. FREE) and this really was.  The velum was the only thing I bought.  I bought four different sheets of printed velum and turned the right side in so that you just saw the outline of each design coming through.  I cut each velum into strips the height of whatever glass or jar I was covering and then taped it into a cylinder.  I then wrote French words or phrases (found on the internet – sadly I don’t speak French) on strips of paper and taped that over the velum.  Dropped a votive it and, well, voila!

Another quick note:  I didn’t have enough fruit to fill the bowl so I took a smaller bowl and turned it upside down in the big bowl and piled the fruit onto so it looked like it was full.  See, I’m really cheap!

Adieu!

 

Paris Photo Decorations