Bridal Shower? Check! Bachelorette Party? CHECK! And I simply can’t believe it. I’m sitting here typing this up, freshly off the plane and starting a firm bronchitis treatment because of course I can’t plan a trip of this magnitude without some serious consequences, but I digress… It already happened. So let’s get to talking!

Since putting together the recap for our activities the way I want to is going to take a little more time, I wanted to start off by showing you all the crafts I made for the bachelorette, and then I’ll do a separate post with the trip deets.

Once we knew New Orleans was the destination, I perused Pinterest endlessly to find the perfect crafts/items to have for all the girls in attendance. Also, it was a huge priority for me to keep all items as cost effective as possible, so I scouted all sites and scheduled my shopping around Black Friday, which really paid off, especially for the black shirts which I managed to get at 50% off! So, without further ado, here’s the rundown of what, how much, why, and action shots galore!

• The Shirts: the shirts were the only item I planned on running by Michelle for approval, because I wanted her to be surprised with the rest of the bundle. Nola has a bunch of sayings and themes that are fun, but I absolutely fell in love with the “Til Death Do Us Part Is For Quitters” skull shirt concept I came across on Pinterest, and so did Michelle. A few weeks later, she found the “That’s What She Said/YASSSSS” concept and because by that point her obsession with rose gold had taken full effect, we had found our color scheme. The t-shirts were from Target and the tank tops I got from Shirtmax (Tip: they run HUGE, so size down!).

• The Tumblers: Save A Cup has the best pricing for skinny tumblers. I added some more rose gold vinyl to Michelle’s to make it stand out.

• The Mardi Masks: now this was a fun journey. Masks are not cheap and this was not the item to splurge on. I found an idea on Pinterest to make masks with puffy paint and tulle, and I tried it and even though they were ok, I knew they were going to break if worn. Fortunately, I found some on Ali Express for about $1 each (with S&H!) which was PERFECT. To the left you can see the puffy paint mask which was cute and all, but I just didn’t want to risk them breaking off. On the right are the lace ones from AE the day they arrived, and I loved the look when I tried it on! Michelle’s was white, of course 🙂

• The Sleep Masks: in an ideal world I would be rich AF and be able to get the girls PJs as a gift, but since I’m not and this is real life, the next best thing were sleep masks. Ali Express came through for me here again, at just $0.40 per mask (also with S&H) which was INSANE! I wanted to add a cute saying and since we were all about the rose gold and frosé life, “Wake Me Up For Frosé” was a no-brainer.

• The Hair Ties: we’ve all seen the “to have and to hold… your hair back!” and “helping you tie the knot” cute hair tie packs, and at such an affordable price for the Fold Over Elastic (FOE), these were a go. The math is roughly about 10 inches per hair tie, so since we had 13 girls I ordered 5 feet of the ones we’d all have, 3 feet for the ones that were only for bridesmaids, and the smallest amount available for the ones for Michelle. Her pack said “here to help you tie the knot” while the ones for the rest of the girls said “to have and to hold your hair back.”

• The Beads: I’m pretty sure it’s against the law to do New Orleans without beads, right? Anyway, because by this point the rose gold obsession was becoming an epidemic, can you take a wild guess about what I did?

Yes. I spray-painted beads. My spraying knew no bounds during the year and every time my mom saw me with a can in hand she’d run in the opposite direction “before I decided to paint her too” lol. Full disclosure here, the paint peeled off a bit when worn so I don’t recommend doing it, but for decoration it’s fine! (Also, yes I looked for rose gold beads EVERYWHERE, and it seems they don’t exist just yet).

• The Décor: I wanted to keep things simple for the apartment because we wouldn’t be spending much time in there, so I focused on one big piece: “Bach Shit Crazy” balloons. I also spray painted a couple of trays, the wooden one I got at a thrift store for $0.95 cents, and the other one I got at the dollar store to hold the kit of medicines and common items for the girls to share if needed.

The last thing I planned as an activity that doubled as decor was a Panty Poem. It actually made a perfect dressing moment for the fireplace! And that’s what the spray-painted clothespins were for 😉 The pink quatrefoil-shaped cards are the tags with the verse of the poem corresponding to each pair of underwear. I’ll do a separate post where you can read the poem and see Michelle’s reactions.

That’s it! I hope you guys liked the items and the rose gold overload, and as promised, below is a breakdown of the price per item per person, which I was closely monitoring so that I could stick to my goal: the entire bundle for each girl should be <$30!

#MissionAccomplished #LikeABoss