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Centerpiece Ideas for an 85th Birthday?

Please help me with centerpiece ideas for my father in-law's 85th birthday. The colors I am using are teal, brown, ivory, and gold. I will have balloon clusters hanging from the ceiling with gold star balloons in between the clusters. I don't really want balloons for centerpieces. We are having a casual buffet. I would appreciate your ideas.

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By Charlotte from Boise, ID

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May 13, 20100 found this helpful
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You could buy some teal paper gift bags, put some gold tissue paper inside and add some large silk flowers in ivory. I would add weights of some kind to the bags so they don't easily tip over.

 

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What are his special interests? Is he still active at a hobby? You could decorate the tables with new garden tools (tied up with bows), sports equipment, art supplies, etc.

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That way people will know what to get for him, and he'll get to enjoy them afterwards.

 
May 13, 20100 found this helpful
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If there are photos available from throughout his life reproduce these and use a wire photo holder (weight of some type at the bottom with several wires sticking up. Top of each wire is like a paper clip and will hold a photo.) and place one in the center of each table.

 

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You could use 3 chunky candles in different heights in the color theme and place them on the tables with fern laying flat around them and a few flower tops, sea shells and/or those one sided glass marble like stones. If the tables are long, you can run ribbon down the table and add ivy, fern, and flower tops, like carnations. Have a great party.

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GG Vi

 
May 13, 20100 found this helpful

I agree with the photo theme.
Frames can be found on clearance racks and thrift stores everywhere. You could even paint them with neat color coordianted designs.
Or use a painted wooden block (saw down a piece of yard timber) and adhere photos to it, with a neat ribbon or bow topper.

 
May 13, 20100 found this helpful

Flowers in the theme colors of the party.
Fruit flower bouquet.
Here's the link to edible arrangements:

www.ediblearrangements.com/

 
 
May 26, 20100 found this helpful

I had a party for my mother-in-law's 60th and we did photos of her "through the years". Anything we could find. We copied them, so we didn't damage any of her old photos and a lot of family and friends were in pictures too, so they like that too.

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I saw people already suggested that, so I think that's a great idea:)

 

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