It was our roommate Marlie's birthday a little bit ago, so Anna and I decided to go all out. She was turning 20 so its kind of a big deal. Luckily her birthday was on a Saturday so that made things easier. Friday Marlie told us she was going to be going hiking all day Saturday, so it was the perfect opportunity for Anna and I to plan a little surprise party and decorate. We spent Friday night scouring Pinterest for fun ideas. And boy did we find some! We couldn't just pick one thing so we went a little overboard, but it was so fun!
The first picture: We took streamers and taped them at the top of the wall and then just twisted them until they curled and taped them at the baseboard.
Top Right: We had white cupcake holders and we dip dyed them in food coloring and water. We had a few technical difficulties with this one. The cupcake holders are waxy so they didn't hold the color as well, so we dyed them and put them in the oven in hopes that it would soak up the color. Well it just resulted in a lot of smoke and a potential fire hazard. We got enough to work to stick them up to make the 20, but I recommend using coffee filters, they will soak up the color much better!
Bottom Right: Obviously we had a blue and yellow theme. We set up our cake and cupcakes, yellow plates and napkins with a fun blue and white zebra table cloth.
Top Left: The finished kitchen portion!!
Top Right: Chocolate cupcakes and a yummy chocolate cake. We were actually able to frost the cake to make it look like it had an ombre effect. We were pretty proud of ourselves.
Bottom: To add more we strung balloons across the ceiling in our living room. We just strung the thread through each balloon in the knot and then taped the thread to the ceiling.
Top Left: The ombre cake. I made the Happy Birthday banner. It was super easy. I just cut out each little flap, colored them yellow and then just used Elmer's glue and blue craft glitter for each letter. Then I just taped each flap to a thread and attached it to the skewers.
Bottom Left: All six roommates with the birthday girl in the middle.
Top Right: Some of the party goers. Marlie's cousins were able to come and celebrate with us.
Bottom Right: The birthday girl waiting to indulge in some chocolate cake.
It was a successful night! Marlie was surprised and Anna and I had such a fun time planning and decorating the apartment. It was fun for us to make her big birthday a little more special. No one likes to not celebrate their birthday and being away from home it can be hard, but not when your roommates with Anna and I!! We are always ready and willing to plan a party!
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