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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Surprise Birthday Party

Last Saturday we pulled off the party of the century! After many white lies and subterfuge, we managed to surprise my Mom for her 70th birthday. We had almost 60 of her friends and family at our house.  I still can't believe that she didn't know about it.

And to top it all off, 2 of her brothers and their wives, her sister and her husband and her cousin all flew in from South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia! We let her friends surprise her first, then at 10 minute intervals the family started ringing the bell.  She was surprised enough by the party, but when her family started arriving it was truly spectacular!!! Lots of tears of joy!

 We have lots to share from the party starting with this awesome
Martha Stewart inspired photo collage.

Crafty In Crosby Photo Collage

First we cut out the numbers from foam core board. Then printed out black and white photos and hot glued them on to the letters. 


The backdrop was about 3 yards of $1 a yard fabric from Walmart.  We cut 2 inch strips and tied them on to a tension rod.  The rod fit nicely into the art niche near our front door.  You could also use command hooks to hang it on a wall.  The numbers were hung from the rod with fishing line.



70th Birthday, Photo Collage, Happy Birthday, Party Decorations

We had such a great time at the party and I'm so grateful to everyone for making my wonderful Mom's Birthday such a fabulous day!


Happy Birthday to the best Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma, Sister, Aunt, and Cousin in the world!  We love you more than you will ever know.

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12 comments:

  1. Miranda @ Someday CraftsSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    What a cool idea! I love the photo collage and think it would work great for any occasion! We'll be featuring this over at Someday Crafts tomorrow :)

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  2. JeanetteSeptember 3, 2013 at 12:43 AM

    Thanks so much Miranda! We are honored! I just love how great the collage turned out and like you, I think you could do it for any age.

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  3. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.comSeptember 3, 2013 at 10:39 PM

    Thats so awesome! It sounds like your mom really enjoyed her party! And the photo collage is just too cool! :)

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    1. JeanetteSeptember 6, 2013 at 9:32 PM

      Kelley, she was completely surprised and we all had a ball! The photo collage was the hit of the party! Thanks so much for stopping by.

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  4. Ana Love CraftSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:50 AM

    What a lovely idea!LOve it!Thanks for sharing!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Hugs and love from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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    1. JeanetteSeptember 6, 2013 at 9:34 PM

      Ana, thanks so much for stopping by! Your blog is so lovely and I love your reversible bag!

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  5. Crafts a la ModeSeptember 6, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    I love this. I'm over from Create and Inspire Party. Pinning also. Linda
    Come over and share if you can.

    http://www.craftsalamode.com/2013/09/what-to-do-weekends-36.html

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  6. AntonellaSeptember 6, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    What a great idea and way to honor your mom/grandma/etc... Definitely can use this in so many ways, maybe even for a graduation and using the year they graduated!
    I linked over from the Homemade By You Link Party where I am participating too and would love it if you'd stop by.
    Hugs, Antonella :-)

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  7. UnknownOctober 29, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    What a great idea!

    How did you cut out the numbers so nicely?

    Thanks!

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    1. JeanetteOctober 31, 2013 at 8:37 PM

      Alyssa, we used an Exacto knife. It cut the foam core board really well. The trick is to make several shallow cuts to keep the foam from tearing.

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  8. UnknownMarch 5, 2014 at 2:28 PM

    How big did you make the numbers

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    1. JeanetteMarch 5, 2014 at 9:04 PM

      They were cut from a 20 x 30 sheet of foam core board. We made the numbers cover as much of the board as possible. Very easy to cut with an Exacto knife. Thanks for stopping by.

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