Peter Pan Party
Today’s post is by Brittany from The House That Lars Built.
When I was asked to do the decorations for a party with a Peter Pan theme at my friend’s apartment, designer Maria Helgstrand of Wallnut, my mind was racing which direction to take: fairy dust, Captain Hook ship, London, Indians, pirates. So many themes to choose from! I finally decided to go a bit more simple, which worked out great because it gave me the excuse to finally try out the lyric garlands that I saw at Katie Did’s Christmas party. I took quotes straight from J.M. Barrie’s classic story and had some friends come over to cut out bajillions of letters affixing them to red/white twine. I introduced the guests to the theme with the first quote, “Second star to the right and straight on till morning” and hung stars from the chandelier. I also affixed gold paper stars onto skewers and stuck them throughout the rooms so that guests could take them as a parting gift. My talented friend, Josefine, drew Peter Pan’s shadows that we placed around the rooms in secret corners and not so secret corners. For added bonus, you could play the movie on a projector on a wall. Voila!
All photos by Brittany for Oh Happy Day.
Category: parties + party ideas
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What a fun party! I also made some lyric garlands inspired by Katie Did's example–it was so much fun and all our guests loved the quirkiness of it!
Amazing decoration!, love it!.
Oh MY! I love these lyric garlands!
Another reason for a 1/2 birthday party this summer…maybe 3 1/2 birthday parties!
Great party idea and beautiful decorations!
I realize now that this was actually done by Brittany – sorry! So Brittany, this is brilliant!
What a sweet party. I love the lyric garlands!
I love this!!!
Holy Tinkerbell! that is just perfection, Thanks for posting.
I really must try those garlands-they are fantastic!
This looks like a fantastic little party.
oh i LOVE this! so fun.
What a sweet idea. That green foliage wall goes perfectly with the theme!
Love the word banner and Peter Pan silhouette. Very cool! Thanks for sharing
Amazing, love this! What a great idea for a party theme. Love the shadow silhouettes.
Wow that looks awesome! I love the Pan laying on top of the TV, super creative!
Such an incredible look! I'm filing it in my memory bank!
love this! we just re-listened to peter pan being read by jim dale. magical! i would love those quote banners hanging in our playroom!
I'm speechless! I love Peter Pan… and this is my dream party!
So good!
The shadows on the wall give me chills. I know that's such a weird thing to say, but I LOVED this story as a kid and always wanted to fly and play with my shadow, so I can imagine how a kid would love this party.
so simple & classic… very classy~
I adore this party and highlighted it here on my blog: http://simplysilhouettes.blogspot.com/2011/05/silhouette-party-inspriration.html Can't wait to try the garlands.
Love the party, but must say that I am absolutely IN LOVE with that apartment (or house).
I am in love with this! Peter Pan is my favorite. I'm storing this away for the future!