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Halloween DIY Ideas

by Ismay Ozga October 25, 2016

If Christmas is the most magical time of the year, Halloween is the silliest. And that’s why we love it. It’s a brilliant excuse to get all dressed up and eat a couple (okay loads) of sweets. It’s also a great opportunity to get crafty, so if you fancy trying your hand at a fun DIY, read on for some inspiration. Here’s a round-up of our favourite Halloween DIY ideas from around the internet:

Mr Printables is a fantastic source of free, creative printables, so all you’ll need for these is a paper, a printer, and some glue. Easy peasy. These masks are perfect for little kids who aren’t into super scary costumes.

If you’re throwing a halloween party this DIY is perfect for decorating your table – head to The House That Lars Built to find out how you can make this spooky spiderweb tablecloth.

Make these costumes for your little ones and be the coolest parent ever. These halloween ideas from Oh Happy Day are way more fun than your average witch. Rocket Astronaut + Disco Ball.

Your halloween colour scheme doesn’t have to be all black and orange, brighten things up with these gorgeous ghosts.

These abstract painted pumpkins are beautiful and perfect for lazy carvers. They’re a lot quicker to do if you want to decorate in a hurry, and they don’t create half as much mess.

We love pom-poms! They’re fun, easy to make and so cute. These little pumpkin pom-poms are perfect for popping around the house at a party.

If you’re throwing a halloween party this year, why not make a patchwork to let everyone know the plan. Ask friends to bring a treat, add to the playlist, or help you decorate, then keep track of who’s doing what in your account. See our template party patchworks here or create your own from scratch.

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Party Planning

5 Favourite Party Instagrammers

by Ismay Ozga October 7, 2016

written by Ismay Ozga

Hopefully you already follow us over on Instagram, where we share all sorts of colourful party inspiration. But if you’re looking for even more fun to follow, we’ve got some ideas for you. Here are five of our very favourite party people. These glorious ‘grammers are the life and soul of our feed.

Oh Happy Day is a never-ending source of inspiration for brilliant party DIYs. Always fun, always colourful, and (nearly) always easy to do.

Geronimo balloons create bright, beautiful installations all over LA and beyond. Let them inspire you to create something special for your next party.

BASH is an independent, design-focused party company drawing inspiration from art, interior design, fashion, and party style across the globe. We like their squiggly patterns.

Born out of a shared love of communal celebration and craft-making, the duo behind Confetti System create the most incredible backdrops for parties. Feast your eyes on all the tassels.

Poppies For Grace describe themselves as craft gangsters, joy makers and day dreamers. We agree. Their Instagram is jam-packed full of fun ideas.

Happy scrolling! And check out our party patchworks here if these ideas have got you itching to organise a party of your own.

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Party Planning

Colourful Party DIY Ideas

by Ismay Ozga September 9, 2016

written by Ismay Ozga

We love parties. We love birthday parties, hen parties, wedding parties, even ‘I’m having a party because I feel like it’ parties. Especially those parties. And when it comes to party decoration ideas, we’re all about colour. You can see evidence of our colour love over on our Instagram.
We think the best (and cheapest) way to decorate for a party is to get all of your friends involved and DIY-ing. DIY doesn’t mean you have to do it all yourself. In fact we prefer to DIT. Do It Together. Hey, you could even throw a ‘let’s make decorations for the party’ party.
We’ve chosen 4 colourful DIY party decoration ideas from around the web that we think would look great at any party.

A clever party decorating idea for a centrepiece – if you don’t fancy having flowers on your table, try this instead.

Hang this super colourful hanging vine garland over a focal point in the room – the cake table is a good idea.

This DIY dipped newspaper garland is really unique and would look great at a baby shower. Get everyone to bring a paper and some paint, and get making.

There’s very little DIY involved in this one, but hanging lots of colourful streamers across the ceiling in a big space will have a massive impact. All it takes is a little patience and lots of hands.
Party planning can be stressful, so delegating tasks and getting friends and family involved is a brilliant way of managing it all. If you’re planning a party and want to ask for help, just make a patchwork to show them what you need. Then they can help with the party decorating ideas, making the cake, planning the playlists, and whatever else it is that needs to be done. Send the link out and they can pledge to do their bit, and you can keep track of who’s doing what.

Get some inspiration from our readymade, customisable party patchworks. Or create your own from scratch.

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Party Planning Patchwork Kids

Patchwork Make: Balloon Numbers DIY

by Ismay Ozga July 13, 2016

written by Ismay Ozga

We love balloons. Balloons maketh a party, or something like that. So we love this balloon numbers DIY for a kid’s party – how much fun would this be to do?

Click through to Oh Happy Day to see how it’s done, then get making. Or better yet, include it in your party patchwork and ask friends to help you. Friends can pledge to help make and do everything you need to throw a great party for your little one, whether it’s making the cake, or blowing up a load of balloons.

Get inspiration from our party patchworks, or create your own from scratch.

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