Thursday, April 21, 2011

Thursday's Theme: A John Deere Birthday

I made my first plaster piece yesterday!

I actually made the tractor because it was the only mold I have at the moment. I'm waiting (impatiently) on my mold order.  However, I ended up loving the design so much it inspired me to create a John Deere party inspiration board.

Here's a little inspiration to help plan a John Deer birthday party. All of the following items are available to purchase online, and a few of them are from the same websites. Shopping as much as possible from the same website will get you the most out of shipping costs. Many websites will offer combined shipping or even free shipping with a minimum purchase amount.

Unique John Deere Party Decorations
1. John Deere Pennant Banner - $29.95 for 50 Feet - Green Fun Store

2. John Deere Balloons - 10 for $3.50 - GreenToys4u.com 
This site has a lot of other items you could use for your John Deere birthday party - definitely check it out!

3. Green Vintage Style Tin Party Tub - $5.25 - DPCIWholesale.com

4. Tin Utensil Caddy - $4.25 - DPCIWholesale.com

5. Yellow Vintage Style Tin Tub - $12.95 - Tractor And Country Store
Find more John Deere items from Tractor and Country Store here

The utensil caddy would be perfect on the food table holding napkins and plastic utensils and the tins would be great filled with ice and personalized water bottles. The unfortunate catch to this website's very low prices is that they are a wholesale website, so you have to order a minimum of $50.00. However, they also have some vintage tin signs that could be used as unique decorations at a john deere birthday party. Just go to DPCIWholesale.com/Farming or search their website for "john deere". If you don't want to spend $50.00 on this site, I'm sure they can be found elsewhere for retail prices.

Fun John Deere Party Favors
6. Green and Yellow Tractor Crayons - $24.00 for 20 - Ivy Lane Designs

7. John Deere Chocolate Button Favor Bags - $1.69 per 2 bags - Green Fun Store

8. John Deere Pencils & Erasers - $1.99 per Set - GreenToys4U.com

Some Cake Inspiration!

9. John Deere Cupcake Toppers - by Clever Cupcakes

10. 3 Tier John Deere Cake - Musings of a Crafty Mom