Fusing two ideas together?

The theme will art nouveau (1920-30's glamor) with an African Twist. The colors are going to be deep/burnt orange, gold and chocolate. I am looking for inspiration on:

-cry packets
-slipper baskets//bathroom baskets
-Guest book
-placecards
-favors and invites for wedding
-centerpieces
-Monogram (Felicia & Mawuil A)
-Photocube/card box
-Wish bowl
-Unity Candles/Sand ceremony
-Programs
-Menus
-Pew Markers
-Broom
-veil (bird cage)
-ring pillow
-flowergirl basket
-Ribbon wands

Below are my general art nouveau inspiration pics

Ghanian Prints that I am looking at.

Any advise or ideas of how I can fuse the two together?

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Posted by hasanatiesinam

The theme will art nouveau (1920-30's glamor) with an African Twist. The colors are going to be deep/burnt orange, gold and chocolate. I am looking for inspiration on:

-cry packets
-slipper baskets//bathroom baskets
-Guest book
-placecards
-favors and invites for wedding
-centerpieces
-Monogram (Felicia & Mawuil A)
-Photocube/card box
-Wish bowl
-Unity Candles/Sand ceremony
-Programs
-Menus
-Pew Markers
-Broom
-veil (bird cage)
-ring pillow
-flowergirl basket
-Ribbon wands

Below are my general art nouveau inspiration pics

Ghanian Prints that I am looking at.

Any advise or ideas of how I can fuse the two together?

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Not really sure what you're looking for but I would just focus on the glamour portion of it and work everything out of that, branching off. Like think the elegance of old hollywood and the time period and nightclubs; everyone was well dressed; white and black alike. So I think if you are doing the art deco 1920's-30's theme, if you focus on the TIME period, everything else will fall into place.

Are you trying for African elements such as those FROM Africa or African American? Because a way to incoporate AA in while keping with the deco theme would be focus on jazz elemnts; jazz song names for tables, or names of famous speakeasies. Pictures of famous musicians on the tables for the table numbers in b*W and washed out.

Things like the broom (jumping the broom right?) and unity candles, etc, I would just decorate in terms of your colors. Doesnt have to be 'themed' so to speak.