Eclipse Party Plans

So, this is actually a repost from my guest post on Trixie and Tess last Friday.  The only thing different is that I have added some links to some of the websites I've used.  I thought that some of you who venture over to my blog from other sites looking at New Moon Party stuff might be interested in my new Eclipse Party Plans.  

I'm planning this party with my cousin Allison.  Let me tell you, it has been an absolute BLAST!  We make such a great pair and we just get each other.  It has been so fun having someone to bounce ideas off of.  Without further ado...Allison and Jenny's Fire and Ice Party...

First things first, we set a theme for our party.  We had several ideas running through our heads.  We had talked about throwing a graduation party, like Alice threw for Bella, but that left out a few elements we wanted to include (like the wolf pack), but it would be a great theme for an Eclipse party.  The New Moon party I threw last year was a "Fangs or Fur" party.  That would still be a legit theme for an Eclipse Party. The theme we picked for our party is "Fire and Ice".  There are tons of great ideas.  So, just pick something and stick with it.  It helps to give your party continuity. 

Invitations really set the mood for your party.  We went through several ideas.  We had thought about creating our own, something that possibly worked in the Fire and Ice poem by Robert Frost.  In the end, we decided that we wanted to throw in a little Alice into our party, so we went with a graduation party invite.  (We purchased the ones below from Vista Print and they were super cheap @ www.vistaprint.com. There are also some great hand-made invites on Etsy @ www.etsy.com and just search for Eclipse Invites)

RSVP to Alice Cullen, of course!

Location is huge.  You have to know what area you're looking at before you decide on decorations.  Since we are throwing a premiere party, we are having our pre and post party at a hotel.  It's a nice choice with a blank slate.

You may choose your home or a friends house or even a restaurant would be a good choice.

Decorations are my favorite part of throwing a party!  Here is an inspiration board for our party, so you can get an idea about what I'm talking about.  (a lot of our party essentials like balloons, table cloths, confetti, and other fun add-ins were purchased through Oriental Trading Company @ www.orientaltrading.com and now you can purchase Eclipse Party Ware from Birthday Direct @ www.birthdaydirect.com)

We have had sooooo much fun deciding on the decor. Although, being at a hotel does limit us somewhat, it is still tons of fun!  We have two hotel rooms.  We requested joining king suites.  This is what I did for the New Moon Premiere party and it worked out great!  We are making one room our "Fire" Room and one our "Ice" Room.

In the Fire Room, we are using lots of red...red tablecloths, red paper lanterns, twinkle lights, a La Push sign for the door...and we'll incorporate several wolf pack pictures, framed quotes, and odds-and-ends.

In the Ice Room, we are using silver...silver tablecloths, silver paper lanterns, twinkle lights, and a Forks sign on our door.  We will also have lots of Cullen stuff, like framed quotes and pictures...anything that says "ice".  Last year I hung up New Moon posters over the pre-hung pictures on the hotel walls.  I'll probably do the same this time.

Of course, our party wouldn't be complete without a life size Edward and Jacob there to greet our guests and our piece de la resistance a tent pitched in the middle of the "Ice" room.  We plan on putting a little lantern outside of the tent, with a parka hanging from the post.  We're going to create a couple different photo ops.  To add to the ambiance, we thought we would up the A/C in the "Ice" room and turn up the heat in the "Fire" room.  

Sound fun?  I haven't told the whole story.  I have blog readers who might venture over here that are invited to the party and I want to keep a couple elements of surprise!  Do you have plans for an Eclipse Party at some point...premiere party, movie party, DVD release party?  Any ideas you would like to add?  Tell me in the comments section or e-mail me at jennykate77@yahoo.com!  I would love to hear it all!  

I'll be back next Friday with the details on the food, party games, swag bags, and links to some of my go-to party planning sites!  

~JK

New Moon Party Centerpieces and Goodie Bags

This week has been crazy. I was out of the office yesterday due to Isaiah being sick. I had to take him to the doctor. I've been spending all of my spare time working on party stuff. Even though I started so early, I feel like it's coming down to the wire and I'm scrambling to get everything finished. Part of the reason is that I have too many ideas floating around in my head, and not enough time to finish all of them. I keep reminding myself that there are two more movies to premier, so I can always save things for an Eclipse Party or Breaking Dawn Party (can't wait for that one!!!). Every day this week, I had things I wanted to post, but here we are...it's FRIDAY! (way way early Friday for me...so pardon any grammatical errors) AND it's 6...six...SIX days away from New Moon!!! Woot!

I finally downloaded some pics of a few things I've been working on.

Like these fork arrangements...

I know they're a little different, but I really love the forks! What do you think? These were super easy and way cheap. I just bought some clay pots ($0.50/each), foam oasis ($1.50/each), gold forks ($1.99/24), and moss ($5.00/bag). Then I gathered some twigs to give the pots the "Forks" effect.

I just used my handy dandy hot glue gun and started putting the twigs around the pot, pushed the forks into place (after writing "I ♥ Forks" on them), and added some moss. In retrospect, I should have added the moss first. It was a little difficult getting it down in between the forks.

I'm also making these cute little pocket-size tissues for my goodie bags.

I just measured the tissues (8"x4 1/2" - in case you were wondering) and cut a piece of card stock that would wrap all the way around it. I then made creases at the folds, put a little dab of glue where the card stock meets, and embellished them with ribbon and some New Moon phrases/terminology. TA-DA!

One last thing I wanted to show you guys today...

Bookmarks. These were so easy. I went into Microsoft Publisher and used the bookmark template. I just started changing out the pictures and inserting text...and filling in the background (on some)...until I came up with a few I was pleased with. I think they turned out pretty cute. I was going to laminate them, but haven't...yet. I'll show you the final product, if I end up finding the time to laminate.

My goodie bags are going to include, but not limited to:

• Pocket Tissues (because, let's face it, we're all gonna cry when Edward leaves)


• New Moon Bookmarks


• plastic vampire fangs


• mini vampire teeth soaps


• pocket hand warmers (to represent Jacob's constant 108.6 degrees...He's HOT...literally)


• Ghiradelli's Twilight Delight chocolate squares


• New Moon chocolates

Tomorrow, I'll show you some of my other decorations, the menu, and what I've picked out for the candy bar. 6 DAYS!!!!


Hope everyone is having a FABULOUS Friday!!

New Moon Party Invites and New Moon Party Banner

I have a few more pics of my New Moon Party invites and the banner that I made. I wanted to share them with you guys, just in case any of you are looking for New Moon party ideas. I know I've been scouring the Internet looking for ideas and inspiration! So, I thought I'd pass on what links I have and show pics of what I've done so far. I can't believe the party and movie premier are in LESS THAN 2 weeks! WOOT!

Here's another look at my invites. I purchased a pdf file from Twimom on Etsy (click on her name to see her Etsy page). I bought the whole pdf download for $8! I could print off as many invites as I wanted and it came with 3 Twilight/New Moon games and lots of clip-art and graphics, even some fun bottle labels that I'm going to use at the party. Great deal! She has lots of other printables in her Etsy shop.

I bought some brown and gray card stock at Michael's, along with some embellishments and went to work. I think they turned out pretty cute and they're original.

Here's a look at the banner that I made...I can't wait to find a place for it at my party!!

This weekend I'm going to work on a few centerpieces made out of forks! I'll show you pics as soon as I get them all put together! I'm also working on my "swag bags" and a few other things. Lots more New Moon party planning pics next week! =)

Peace, Love, & Twilight

Hope everyone has a great weekend!