Y’all remember my Hot Cocoa Bar right? // here // Well for NYE I wanted to do something fun so I create a backdrop for our champagne / cocktail bar, and decked-out some of our plates and shakers for the occasion. Using the magic of my Cricut Explore Air 2, paper, and vinyl I created a colourful NYE Party Backdrop + Cocktail Bar that is sure to WOW at our NYE celebrations.
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This NYE Party Backdrop + Cocktail Bar is actually super easy to set-up, you just need a few things and a little bit of time. I would not be exaggerating when I say that I put this whole thing together in an hour while we cleared-out my home office and moved it to a new location. I was literally weeding vinyl in the truck while Dan drove, and was sewing while the guys brought everything in. If that’s not amazing I don’t know what is!?
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Materials for NYE Party Backdrop + Cocktail Bar
- Cardstock of all kinds – I actually used the left over pieces from previous projects. I have a whole bin of scraps, so they were the stepping off point.
- 1 Roll of Wrapping paper
- Sewing Machine
- Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine
- Cricut Cutting Mats
- Cricut Tools
- Cricut Vinyl
- Plastic Plates & Serving Dishes
- Happy New Year Cricut Files (#M1C6A820) + Atomic Starburst Cricut Files (#MD7EB08) + Star Shape all loaded (#M36989A) // here //
To Make the backdrop:
Step 1: Start by using your Cricut Explore Air 2 to cut a whole bunch of stars. I used the generic star available in the shapes, and just scaled them to various sizes to fit the scraps of cardstock I had. I used everything from standard card to heavy glitter, and the machine cut through them all perfectly.
Make sure you change the settings dial on your machine accordingly. Like I said above, the heavy cut blade makes all the difference when cutting through heavy cardstock and glittery cardstock – we all know how much I love my glitter, so having the extra blade // here // makes all the difference.
Step 2: Using your sewing machine – YES your sewing machine – start sewing the stars together in a length. I lined them up one after the other and made sure that I alternated between sizes and colours so that it would look like a cascading stream of beautiful stars. Make sure you leave a length of thread at the end of each strand so that you can easily tape them to your backdrop.
Step 3: Hang a roll of wrapping paper for your backdrop. You can hang the entire sheet or just unfurl a roll until it hits the floor – up to you!
Step 4: Start taping the strands along the top of the paper. I used little bits of vinyl that matched a colour on the paper.
Step 5: You can stop at this point, or add a whole bunch of fun clock faces to the backdrop. I had purchased a few ornaments with a clock face, but you can actually make some using your Cricut and file # XXXXXXX
To embellish your plates and servingware
Step 1: Pick a few images to cut and use for embellishment. I chose the “Happy New Year” file, and my favourite “atomic stars” file.
Step 2: Cut and weed your vinyl before using transfer tape to apply them to your items. I used some Christmas plates that I had purchased for our Christmas party, and some little mini cocktail shakers that I found for just this occasion.
Step 3: Enjoy! This part of the NYE Party Backdrop + Cocktail Bar is actually the easiest.
With a little bit of styling and some cocktail mixings, I put together our NYE Party Backdrop + Cocktail Bar in a flash! It’s colourful, unique, serves it purpose, and was super budget friendly. You can’t beat that!
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Angie says
Awesome!!!Looks great!
Ainsley says
I like it! What a smart thing to do with the wrapping paper!!
First official shoot in the studio?
Brooke says
I love the idea of using wrapping paper and using the roll to hang it! Genius! Great project, I love your style.
Luis Alves says
Fantastic!!
Gillian Garneau says
Nice way to accent your bar area. I love the garlands of stars!!
Gina Kleinworth says
So many great ideas!!! LOVE IT!
Kathy says
Now I’m in the mood to party!!! LOVE this Ariel!
Blanca says
Your backdrop is so cool….love the colors you used!