These chic DIY projects will give your Oscars viewing party a serious boost in the chic department.
Already amped up for the Academy Awards? If you're like me, you've long been dreaming of who will win what and, maybe even more importantly, who will wear what, at Hollywood's most exclusive award's ceremony. (I'm also just giddy to see Leo in a tux!!)
I'll be throwing my fourth annual Oscars viewing party on Feb. 28 and have already started scouring the internet for awesome DIY party decor ideas.
Thankfully for me and you, New York event designer David Stark (he's worked with everyone from Louis Vuitton to the Metropolitan Opera to Target) has created a series of chic DIY projects to take your Oscar night party to the next level of glam.
“Since the main attraction of an at home Oscars viewing party is the show itself, there's no need to transform your home into a ballroom,” Stark told Lonny. “Instead, a handful of clever ideas —that are easy to make — will transform your night on the sofa into a walk on the red carpet.”
“When entertaining at home, it's the small details that people remember,” he added. “It's never about how much you spend, but how much ingenuity you dispense.”
Read on for Stark's glam-tastic ideas!
Four Fab DIY Projects to Glam Up Your Oscars Party
1. Cocktail Napkin Envelope Fold
What you'll need:
• 10″ cloth cocktail napkin
• iron and ironing board
Start by ironing your napkin flat, fold up about 1″ of the napkin from the bottom edge and press with your iron. From there, fold both sides to meet together in the middle, press. Next, fold the top to corners down to also meet in the middle, creating a point. Press. Fold up the bottom portion of the napkin and fold down the point creating the envelope shape. Press with your iron one last time.
2. Cocktail Napkin Ribbon Pin Closure
What you'll need:
• gold glitter paper
• white card stock paper
• brush tip black marker
• glue gun and sticks
• scissors
• pin components
Use your brush tip marker to draw the medallion part of the ribbon. It should be about 3/4″. Don't be worried about being perfect with this. Take inspiration from the Oscar's ads this year – the loose line quality is nice. Cut 2 tails out of the glitter paper, approximately 1/2″ wide by 1.5″ long. Use your glue gun to attach it all together. Once the glue has dried, add your pin to the napkin envelopes.
3. Mini Champagne Bottle Award Statue Favors
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What you'll need:
• gold glitter paper
• white card stock paper
• black text weight paper (Papersource)
• scissors and craft knife
• hole punch
• gold string
• gold straws
• brush tip black marker
• uhu glue stick
• ruler
• Oscar statue silhouette (Google it!)
Start by measuring your bottles. Each brand is slightly different, so measure the height of the bottle from the bottom to just below where the neck thins – or where the cap is. Cut your black paper to that measurement. Next cut the statue silhouette out of the glitter paper and adhere to the black paper using the glue stick. Wrap the paper around the bottle and note where if overlaps. Add a line of glue with the glue stick and secure snuggly around the bottle. Cut a circle out of the white card stock paper and add your pal's name. Punch a hole in the top of the circle and tie to the bottle using the gold string. Add a gold straw to finish off the look.
4. Award Night Spritz for Two
What you'll need:
For the rim of the glass:
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• edible gold glitter stars
For the drink:
• ice
• 2 ounces mango juice juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Champagne or Prosecco
Lightly wet the rims of 2 champagne flutes, dip the rims into the mixture of sugar, cayenne, and edible stars. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the mango juice, simple syrup and lemon juice; shake well. Strain into the flutes, then top with champagne or prosecco, whichever you prefer.
Article adapted from this post on Lonny.com.
