Backdrops

Hi Everyone!

When I first started out planning parties, I searched and searched trying to figure out how people made these gorgeous backdrops for their tables.

If you are planning an event somewhere, you can't use their wall as your cork board and stick tacks all around it to hang your fabric. I never found a great answer to what I was looking for, so I came up with a solution myself.

While making cake pops one night at my sisters house, my brother in law gave me a piece of insulation foam board that he had cut to hold my cake pops up. He told me that he got it at the hardware store and they are very large.

{Light Bulb ON} These would be perfect for a backdrop. They aren't too heavy and the thickness is perfect. I'll just go to Lowes and buy a large one and cut it! Brilliant!

My first trip there I looked like a lost little girl trying to find what I was looking for. Luckily, a worker at Lowes helped me. {yes, he looked at me like I had 9 heads when he asked me what I was using it for} Once I found the perfect one, he offered to cut it for me, because they are HUGE. Of course that didn't cross my mind when I drove my little car there thinking I could just throw it in the backseat.

Of course, my first trip also had me outside trying to shove these boards into my car because he cut them too big! Thank god for the man parked next me who had a box cutter. {Yes, I got a lot of looks that day.}

Now when I go, I know exactly what I want and how big I want them.

So in one large piece, you can get two backdrops and some extra.

I have mine cut 40 inches long and buy two yards of my fabric that I want to cover it.

I use my hot glue gun to glue all around the backside of the board. You can dress up your board with banners, pictures, and so much more! The possibilities are endless.

I hope this helps a few people out there trying to find the perfect way to create a beautiful backdrop.