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Brewing Up Another Bash

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Nothing coaxes me out of a blog-writing stupor more than a new party to percolate on. And boy do I have one to soak in these days! Payam has given me permission to plan him a big 45th bash in Las Vegas! Woo hoo!

Personally, I hate Las Vegas. Ugh. I can’t even begin to tell you how much,  but I can definitely plan a Vegas bash. Ocean’s Eleven, classy whiskey glasses, high rollers, desert landscape, neon lights and debauchery? I’ll design the heck out of it!

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Payam, of course, loves Las Vegas for all the exact reasons I hate it. Somehow, we meet in the middle here. I love a design challenge and this one has captured my interest like no other.

Yes, Payam rolls his eyes when I’m cutting cardboard and ordering special buttons off the internet when a simple text or Evite would handle the whole thing just fine but he’s learning to understand me. I’m just not a solo-cup kinda party girl! I won’t even let him buy alcohol with handles on the bottles! I know. I can be annoying this way.

But I also can kern, pick pantone colors and shave five pounds off your face using photoshop. So there’s that. Not that I did that of course. Payam is just as cute as these photos in real life. I’m just saying, I could.

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Aren’t these buttons cute!!? They’re the little 1-inch ones that kids collect and stick on their backpacks. I think all birthday parties should have seventeen pieces of flair like this. It’s just so fun!

I’m so into these buttons that I really, really, really want to buy a button-maker but the good ones cost $300! And after using the PTA’s big 3-inch button maker that is made out of metal and works like butter, I don’t think I could settle for anything less. I think at some point it might be a good business move for me because I could sell buttons online and at conventions so I’m putting it on my list…someday!

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I sent these out to Payam’s best friends and now we plan everything else. A private dinner, a trip to the Neon Museum, maybe a party on our hotel balcony and a slideshow of embarrassing and adorable little boy Payam pictures on the wall…I can’t wait!

 

6 Comments

  • Courtney

    AMAZING! I need to find an excuse to plan a party!

    I know what you mean about the button maker though… I’m finally getting to buy one for the library. IT’S GOING TO BE BUTTON-TASTIC!

    I’m a bit sad that I can’t get the 1-inch (they are a choking hazard).. but the 1.75 inch is pretty awesome! :D

  • Lauren

    So fun!!!! I should hire you to help me come up with a theme and do all the invites.etc for my husband’s 40th next year, hah! I have time to think about it but I am so indecisive!

  • Tamara

    I love the invites, and the buttons are adorable (as is younger Payam). I hope you find something to enjoy while you are there, especially the fruits of this labor of love

    Go SAJ!

  • Lynne

    These invites look super. Similar to you Las Vegas and I do not get along … I’m always looking for the old style , retro Vegas and never quite finding it. Although the first time I passed through in 98 while practically still a teenager I think I caught a whiff of it in the Pink Pony cafe ( no longer there) at Circus Circus . This trip was when I realised that I’m such a Baptist to the bone, excess and gambling make me feel uncomfortable. I’ve never experienced a show or a concert duqirng my short trips passing through in the way to The Grand Canyon , which I love. I like the look of the neon sign museum and I wish I’d know about it when I was in Vegas in the summertime, before visiting you. Xxx

  • BeachMama

    So much fun!! I actually don’t mind Vegas but I’ve only ever been for conferences so nothing to crazy happened but it is fun to walk about and see all the craziness.

  • hil

    Been following you for ages, and I just found you again! The buttons are really THE coolest. And I did take note of the pantone colors.

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