Photo Booth

If you're on a budget or if you don't want to hire a professional photo booth company, you can make your own photo booth like we did.

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For the backdrop you can use fabric or a sheet but for this I used two plastic tablecloths I found from Walmart (in the party aisle). While there I saw some iridescent fringe door curtains which I cut in half and added it to the sides. I just draped all of it over the top of the PVC pipe and taped it down in back.

I used my Sizzix Eclips machine to cut out various sizes of flowers and "2014" out of cardstock, attached some ribbon to the back and hung it from the top of the booth (you can tie it on but I just taped it to the back of the booth).

I also made little cards to leave for guests with information on how to view the photo's we took. I just uploaded the photo's to a photo sharing site, and added the url to the card. You can also use a QR code generator to make your own QR code for guests to scan, which will take them directly to the site!

Mason Jar Centerpiece

There are many variations for mason jar centerpieces, here's my take on it. 

The cover was the hardest thing to paint! I used a self-etching primer, then painted with a metal spray paint then a clear.

I painted inside the bottom of the jar with Mod Podge, poured glitter in the jar then shook it to cover the glue. I also added another coat of Mod Podge over the glitter to seal it. I HATE loose glitter! They get on everything!

I glued a flat back volleyball resin to the center of the daisy (she played volleyball) I gathered up some black sparkle tulle and glued it on the cover, drilled a hole in the center and stuck in the stem of a gerbera daisy.

Added some pictures of the graduating senior on a strip of paper big enough to roll in the jar. I used young and current photos. (I printed it in grayscale only because I wanted the colors to be black, silver and pink...very vintage and classic)

Here's the jars with the photos taped to the inside.

You can't tell from the photo but I have a tea light inside the jar...

Here's the finished project!