Now, since I blog, have two subscriptions boxes, AND have an undying love of makeup I had a ton of stuff that I didn't want and hadn't used. So what did I do? Obviously I filled up a box with it. Okay, but really, I filled a box over the course of a few months, and saved it for a party. Since my friends often ask me about products or to do their makeup, I thought it would be fun to give them some things to try out. So here is what I did-
Basically how this worked was I set up a date when all of my friends could come over, and I set out all of the makeup I accumulated on a table. The plan was, when they arrived we would have dinner. I used this recipe for Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Pasta both to accommodate my friends lifestyles and because it was super hot out. I also made a lime and herb chicken pasta salad, which I posted a recipe for here. Along with all that, I bought stuff to make Shirley Temples, and Orange Soda to drink. For a snack I set out chips and salsa.
Total Grocery Cost- $17.69 (after coupons)
Party favors are so much fun, so even though everyone was already getting makeup I wanted to go the extra mile and find something exciting. SO I came up with these: These were pretty cheap to make, everything in here cost a dollar or less. It includes a compact mirror, a face exfoliating scrubby, a handwritten note, and a makeup item that I personally enjoy. I actually like suggesting low priced items for them to try so that they can go back and buy them if they love them. Total Favor Cost-$11.00
As you saw in the favors, the notes all had a green butterfly on the back. Now I did this using my embossing kit, but you could draw or stamp them on as well. Since I already had everything for that, it didn't cost me a dime!
Another thing I did for favors was give everyone a tote to take their things home in. I found these at Michael's craft store for $3 each. Now these have some designs already, but you can find blank ones at other craft stores. I bought six totes and some fabric markers (they were on sale for $3.50). So this activity cost me $21.50.
The next activity I had fun with was makeup trivia. What I did was make a slideshow with questions and multiple choice answers on various brands throughout history, and whoever got the most points won the prize. (Nail kit, Covergirl Outlast lippie, Revlon Nail Polish) $7 after coupons
So the last thing we did for activities was a no-mirror makeup challenge. I had everyone bring their daily makeup and try to put it on without a mirror. The winner got a handmade state picture. Not a penny spent!
The only other thing that cost me a bit of money was the decorations. I spent $4 on a table cloth, and $2 on some fake flowers to make these centerpieces.
For utensils and cups, I could have gone with plastic cups and paper napkins, but instead I used some mason jars left over from another craft, as well as our own cloth napkins, finishing the look with some twine (Napkins were $3 total, jars $8, twine $0.75):
As you can see, we put a straw and the plastic silverware in the jars.
We then sat out table clothes that I previously made from burlap (I will post that DIY soon.)
My total for the whole party was $57.19, but the prices could easily be cut down if you chose to make it a potluck, or only make ONE main course. I had to make two since I had some picky eaters attending. You also don't have to do favors, especially if you are giving away makeup, but I think just over $57 for a whole party isn't too bad, especially since everything for parties can get very expensive. If you make the changes suggested in this paragraph, you should save about $20.
Note: This is not including sales tax, as it does not apply here.
That's all for today!
xoxo
Courtney
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