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traceyd Posted: Jun 22, 2005 08:15 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 08:15 PM

NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Ok in two weeks we are throwing my dad a surprise birthday party-it is at a hall and they pretty much take care of everything except for centerpieces (my mother and i just realized we needed to do something today

) Does anyone have any simple (CHEAP!) ideas? Nothing crazy but something really cute/cool/fun would be great.

I'm counting on your creative ideas!

TIA!

Kris77 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 08:17 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 08:17 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

For my Dad's 60th, we made little putting green centerpeices because he loves to golf.

SFP0214 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:22 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:22 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Go to micheals and get these things.

Round fish bowls/vase things with a fairly wide opening

A tall skinny vase that will fit inside the opening of the bowl...but that is not much taller

Some decorative marble type rocks

Then put the marbles in fish bowl. Fill it with water and insert the fish...

Then put the taller vase inside the fish bowl.

Add some cute flowers in the taller vase and you have a cute centerpiece.

My friend did this at her shower and it was great. She used BETA fish.

AJsMommy122 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:23 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:23 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

what about a photo box with candles all around it??

Like the card box all the girls are making with pics on each side... but without the slot for cards.

Like this one with pics of your dad at all different ages??

pinkstar025 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:23 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:23 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

get vases from michaels or wherever...cheap ones..a few rocks on the bottom and put a goldfish in each

pinkstar025 Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:24 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 09:24 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Posted by SFP0214

Go to micheals and get these things.

Round fish bowls/vase things with a fairly wide opening

A tall skinny vase that will fit inside the opening of the bowl...but that is not much taller

Some decorative marble type rocks

Then put the marbles in fish bowl. Fill it with water and insert the fish...

Then put the taller vase inside the fish bowl.

Add some cute flowers in the taller vase and you have a cute centerpiece.

My friend did this at her shower and it was great. She used BETA fish.

im retarded.....didnt see the fish part

traceyd Posted: Jun 22, 2005 10:13 PM+

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Posted: Jun 22, 2005 10:13 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Loving the different ideas-keep them coming!!

(I'm going to show my mom all of your ideas tomorrow-she's so excited!)

FutureMrs Posted: Jun 23, 2005 09:59 AM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 09:59 AM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

I think candles are always an inexpensive, nice way to decorate a table.

boobobunny Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:08 AM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:08 AM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

get a bunch of large glass bowls...(michaels has them) fill with water...and lite some floating candles on the water...and maybe sprinkle some rose petals on the tables

traceyd Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:40 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:40 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

You ladies are awesome-bumping for more ideas!

designerbride Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:45 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:45 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

BALLOONS? CHEAP, EASY & QUICK. NOT TOO CREATIVE, BUT FUN FOR A B-DAY PARTY.

traceyd Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:46 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 04:46 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Posted by designerbride

BALLOONS? CHEAP, EASY & QUICK. NOT TOO CREATIVE, BUT FUN FOR A B-DAY PARTY.

the place that we are using provides ballons above the dance floor-it looks awesome but I figured we should do something else for the tables so that we aren't on balloon overload

designerbride Posted: Jun 23, 2005 05:00 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 05:00 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Oh, What's he into? Maybe you can tie some of his hobbies into a centerpiece?

bridegirl Posted: Jun 23, 2005 06:32 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 06:32 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

how about a really low, square vase or ceramic box, fill it with a square of moss which you can get cheap at a floral supply, and small flower buds that you can just stick in randomly...it ends up looking like a field(saw this on tv-looked diferent and easy!!!)

holly231 Posted: Jun 23, 2005 06:59 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 06:59 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

Recently, I ws at a fashion show, and the centerpieces were really neat, and very inexpensive

They were candleholders (almost like a hurricane, but it had a bottom) with a blue pillar in it, with some sand and seashells around it. IT looked beautiful. And, it would be great at a birthday party.

David'sbride Posted: Jun 23, 2005 07:52 PM+

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Posted: Jun 23, 2005 07:52 PM

Re: NWR-My dad's surprise party need your expertise!

For my Dad's surprize 60th I went through the family albums and color photocopied pictures from him as a baby through present day... if you put several on one page, it's not a lot of money. You will need two copies of each page

Then I found cheap photo trees (can't remember wheree it was 5 years ago). Cut out the pics and glued each photo's back to the matching photo (so two sided). I had about ten photos in each tree from various stages of his life.

People loved it and it was a GREAT conversation piece.