cicus things, circus things...

I'm behind on posting my circus party ideas. I've been preparing for our cupcake tea party that's in A FEW days!! Be sure and check back soon for more on that...
I have a lot of circus/carnival things that I've been collecting over the past 6 months (I know, I'm crazy...but I think a lot of you who look at my site understand how obsessive we can be..hehe!). I'll get pictures of some of the items/ideas I have..but am going to leave some as surprises for the big final birthday event post! Above are pics of some of the banners I have for the booths...I also have a cotton candy one, as well as a few others that aren't pictured. There's some games that I've found too..but again, among those aren't pictured is a circus golf game, ball toss, circus body boppers, and more. Fun stuff. Oh, and you can also see the circus candy I found. I love that the candy boxes even look circus-y :).

Here's my boys' shirts that I made. I cut the circus scenes out of fabric...glued the fabric pieces onto the shirts (spray and stick fabric glue), and then sewed around the edges for a firm bond...So I've been searching all over for last seasons pottery barn 'fair' collection...but it's sold out everywhere :(. Look what I found though...a game that is VERY similar to pottery barn's! I was so excited when I found it! It's all fabric/canvas, very durable, and oh so cute!

And here's my make shift photo booth I just finished. The guests will get their picture taken in it with a clown nose on.

I made it out of 2 science fair display boards that I purchased at hobby lobby, some bright polka dot fabric (hemmed and glued on with craft spray), and paint...And here's a fabric photo op I found! Love it! I have a plastic one that I used last year for a church carnival..but I like this one a lot better I think...

And here's my carousel poles! I cut pvc pipe into 6 ft lengths and wrapped colored ribbon around each one. I'm going to use rebar and stick them into the ground around my back yard. The plan is to hang streamers from pole to pole (hence, 'carousel' poles).

Stay tuned for the cupcake tea party!! I'm counting down the days...which reminds me, I've got to go make some cupcakes!