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May 18, 2015 By Jenna 15 Comments

Semi-DIY Party Decorations

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Oh. My. Goodness. Stop it! These horse birthday party decorations are just too much! Love this idea for "semi-homemade" DIY Party Decorations!

Did you ever watch that television show, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee?

I’m not even sure that its still on anymore, and I only watched it a few times but what I loved most about it was that she always made a great cocktail during the show, oh and that some of the actual food was already made.

But mostly that she always had a cocktail.

I worked on discovering my inner Sandra Lee with these semi-DIY party decorations for the circus’ upcoming third birthday party.

The circus even helped me with them.

Which explains why cocktails were needed when we were finished. 

Such a great idea! Save yourself time by getting store bought party decorations, but then customizing them with items that fit your party theme! Birthday Party Decorations

Disclosure: This post was a collaboration with Delta Faucet. However, all opinions and kids with duck faces are 100% mine.

Black + White, Bright Colors, Gold + Glitter.

I mean really, could it get any better?

Semi-DIY Party Decorations

To make some semi-DIY party decorations of your own, you’ll need:

    • Store bought party hats (ours are these from Target)
    • Store bought party fans (those came from Target too)
    • Something that relates to the theme of your party. The kid is having a horse birthday party, so we bought the larger plastic horses from the Dollar Tree and the smaller ones from Amazon.
    • Acrylic paints in colors of your choice (all of our colors came from Target)
    • Paintbrushes
    • Mod-Podge
    • Glitter
  • Hot glue

Make your own party decorations!

  • And a cute little circus (duck face optional)

Steps

Step 1:

Paint the horses.

Paint your horses bright colors!

We stuck with pink, purple, and blue for our horse. Those are the kid’s favorite colors and just so happen to work perfectly together.

I swear, her mama didn’t have a say in it at all. 

Paint your horses fun colors!

Most of our horses took a couple of coats of paint, so between coats, we may have had a little too much fun with the paint.

Get messy! Delta Happimess

It may or may not have ended up everywhere…

But that was ok, it was a #HappiMess.

And really if you aren’t making a mess, is it even worth doing? 

Clean up with the Delta Trinsic Touch2O Faucet!

Our shiny, new Delta Trinsic Touch2O Kitchen faucet cleaned up all paint splattered hands, and faces, easily.

Clean up with the Delta Trinsic Touch2O Faucet!

To turn it on, you touch it.

Literally. You just touch it. 

Needless to say, the kid thinks its the coolest thing ever.

Step 2:

After our painted horses were dry, I carefully painted Mod Podge on their tails and manes, then let the circus sprinkle glitter on them.

Semi-Homemade DIY Birthday Party Decorations

That’s her, OMG, she’s giving me glitter again! I can’t believe I get to have glitter again after what went down with glitter last time she handed it to me, face.

We won’t talk about the last time she got glitter…

Throw some glitter, make it rain!

She did a really good job this time though. 🙂

Step 3: 

After the Mod-Podge had time to dry, I hot-glued the large horses onto the fans and the small ones onto the party hats.

Semi-Homemade DIY Party Decorations

She was pretty pumped about them.

Birthday Decoration Ideas - Buy plain party decorations from a store, then customize them to fit your theme!

Ok, even I’m pumped about how colorful and glittery they are. 

So cute! Buy the birthday party hats at the store, but then customize it with your theme! DIY Birthday Party Decorations

If these actually make it to her birthday party in a semi-decent state, it’ll be nothing short of a miracle.

She can’t keep her hands off them.

Get store bought party decoration items, then customize them to your theme! DIY Party Decorations

Are you a semi-homemade party decorations kind of gal? 

Need more easy party decoration ideas?

Don’t miss these simple DIY party decorations on a budget and then be sure to see my full gallery of DIY party invitations, decorations and more.

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Oh. My. Goodness. Stop it! These horse birthday party decorations are just too much! Love this idea for "semi-homemade" DIY Party Decorations!

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  1. Sheila Moore says

    May 18, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Awesome idea!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 19, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks, Sheila!

      Reply
  2. Meg @ Green With Decor says

    May 18, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    What a cute idea – and your daughter is adorable!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 19, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks so much, Meg!

      Reply
  3. Lindsay Eidahl says

    May 18, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    Super cute! Love them! Your daughter is adorable!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 19, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks, Lindsay!

      Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    May 18, 2015 at 3:35 pm

    I have the cutest little niece ever.

    Totally unbiased opinion, she is the most beautiful child in the history of ever.

    Reply
  5. Missy says

    May 18, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    Love seeing her on the blog! I’m going to miss that sweet face this summer and I will say she was the best “crafter” I had!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 19, 2015 at 6:39 am

      She git it from her mama! haha! She already misses school, she’s asked everyday, “I go to school today?” Its going to be a long summer….

      Reply
  6. Katie says

    May 21, 2015 at 11:45 am

    These are so adorable and fun – I can see using them at any party! Semi-DIYs are by far the best! 🙂

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 21, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      Thanks, Katie! I agree – love semi-diys!

      Reply
  7. Andrea Worley says

    May 21, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    these are adorable! love the modern and whimsical take on this decor!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 21, 2015 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks, Andrea!

      Reply
  8. Teri says

    May 24, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    Cute project and extra cute crafter-in-training! FYI, I just saw yesterday that Sandra Lee is fighting breast cancer, so that’s where she is (news said surgery just days ago). Thought you might like to know.

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 26, 2015 at 11:51 am

      Oh know, that’s so sad. Sending good thoughts her way.

      Reply

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