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Semi-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.

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
- And a cute little circus (duck face optional)
Steps

Step 1:

Paint the horses.

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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…

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.

She was pretty pumped about them.

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

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.

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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May 18, 2015
DIY Birthday Hat…Another reason I’m not the kid’s favorite parent…

There is no doubt in my mind that my kid loves her father much more than she loves me.

That’s ok, and really its no surprise.

With the exception of summer, she’s stuck with me for at least eight hours a day.

Eight hours of random dance parties, eight hours of DIY projects, eight hours of hearing me scream at the dogs, eight hours of reruns of Sex and the City.

Wait a minute, why doesn’t she love me the most? Obviously, I am the most awesome parent alive.

Although, maybe not the most award winning one…

Adding to her reasons of why I’m not her favorite would be this lovely birthday hat I made her.

I find it adorable.

She refused to wear it for more than 30 seconds.

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DIY Birthday Hat

Isn’t it adorable?

Sparkly, yet not too girly with the purple?

I thought so too.

I made this birthday hat with the same template I used for last year’s party hat. Get the details here.

The purple glitter card stock was a great base, and I added a bit more pizzaz with the bright poms. I did use my Silhouette to cut out the “2,” however, you could easily follow this tutorial here on how to cut letters and numbers without a silhouette. I attached everything with hot glue.

I did manage to sneak a photo right after I tricked her into wearing it for a brief shining moment.

At least the birthday hat still looks good by itself.

Have you made any party hats before?

Were you that rockstar mom who actually got your kids to wear them?

If so, please send me your tips.

Now.

Looking for more party decorating ideas?

See how I made the Circus’ first birthday party hat here.

Make the easiest ever party backdrop using this tutorial.

And here’s a super easy DIY party banner here.

You can see the entire Rainbow & Care Bear Party here.

And all of my DIY party decorations are here.

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June 5, 2014
DIY Birthday Hat for less than $5 in 15 minutes
Can’t find the perfect party hat for the big bash? Don’t fret! Make your own DIY birthday hat in no time using this tutorial for how to make a party hat out of paper! It’s super easy using the provided party hat template!

As you all probably know by now, there is a big birthday party to be had. Baby girl is turning one. Of course, she must have a party hat. I would not settle for your typical birthday hat you can buy at a party store. Those are fine and dandy, but no, no, no. I wanted something that she would really hate me for later in life. That’s how I roll. So, along with all the other DIY party decorations, I made this birthday party hat for her.

Yes, this should do. This birthday hat was surprisingly VERY simple to make. Here’s how to do it…

How to Make a Birthday Hat

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Materials Needed:
- Birthday Hat Template (can be found here)
- Scissors
- Cardstock Paper in Color / Patterns of Your Choice
- X-Acto Knife
- Hot Glue Gun
- Items for decorating the hat (optional) – I used a pom pom maker to make pom poms for embellishing the hat.
- Ribbon or Elastic String
Steps

Step 1

Print the party hat template noted above, then cut out the template.

Step 2

Place the template over the paper you are making your party hat out of.

I found this super cute blue glitter dots scrapbook paper at Hobby Lobby.

Trace around the template onto your party hat paper, then cut it out.

Use the X-Acto knife to make slits on the cardstock paper where the template notes.

Step 3

Wrap the scrapbook paper into a cone shaped hat and stick the tab in the slot. I did have to make my slot a bit longer than the template had. I also hot glued under the tab to secure it once it was in the slot.

Step 4

If you want to embellish your birthday hat further, then do so now.

I used my Pom-Pom maker to make pom poms to add to the hat.

Some people make these with forks, but I have always used my makers. I used the large green one for the pom-pom on top of the hat. I also made 6 small poms with the pink one to place around the bottom edges of the party hat. I just hot-glued those bad boys right on the hat.

Step 5

For our straps, I bought some pink ribbon and made a small slit on each side of the party hat. I tied a knot on the inside of the hat to secure the ribbon.

You could also hot glue the ribbon or elastic string to the inside bottom edge to secure the hat onto the party guy or gal.

And of course, we had to give the first birthday hat a test run…

Yep, you can already see the disbelief and resentment in her face. Score.

Any DIY Party Hats in your future?

See another version of this party hat here and loads more party ideas are here. Make sure you don’t miss this easiest ever and cheapest ever DIY party backdrop using plastic tablecloths either!

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April 24, 2013