graduation party centerpiece idea
categories: decorating ideas, graduation party
This crafty home decor idea from Martha Stewart arrived in my inbox yesterday – and it immediately looked like the perfect concept for a graduation party centerpiece! You could even recover the stacked books with cool, modern gift wrap in various prints & colors to coordinate with your party’s color scheme – and then decorate the sides with designs and the guest of honor’s name using rubber stamps like they’ve shown here. If you really want to get into the "school" theme – try recovering the books "high school style" with brown paper bags or kraft paper and ink-pen doodles (you know – the kind you used to draw when you were really supposed to be paying attention in class!).
For a thoughtful touch, designate one special keepsake book and ask party guests to sign messages to the graduate on it "yearbook-style" (on the outside and inside covers). If you use a photo album as the covered keepsake "book" – you can even fill the album at a later date with actual pictures from the party!
{image from marthastewart.com}
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Oh, what a genius idea! Thanks for posting it!
Apr 27, 2007 at 11:32 am -
This is a great idea for graduation centerpiece! And I agree about covering the books too. I have done that to a few books in my built-ins and I really love it! One of these days I’ll get around to doing it to all of them though
Apr 27, 2007 at 2:57 pm -
saw this on martha stewart mag yesterday while stamding in line at the checkout….very cute.
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Apr 27, 2007 at 3:24 pm
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I am totally going to do that!
Apr 28, 2007 at 6:56 pm -
Great for book loaning or sentimental gifts. Very clever…
Apr 30, 2007 at 4:44 pm -
What would you cover them with so they look nice?
Jun 14, 2009 at 3:50 pm
