Our E-Magazine is Here!

Hello guys! It has been a fun journey sharing our take on planning a Budget-Friendly Picnic Party, so we figure out that it's about time to compile them into one and make it easier for you guys. Well, without further ado, we present you, our first ever e-magazine! Woohoo!!! 

Inside the e-magazine, besides of the previously shared DIYs and fun tips, you will also find some behind-the-scenes and up close photo that we did not share on the blog. Also, if you fancy minimalist layout, hopefully you will like our e-magazine ;)

If you are curious about what we have on the table or how we party it, you will definitely find it inside the magazine. Another reason that we made this magazine is because we would like to make it easier for you to navigate the whole DIYs and inspire you to make your own party happen. You can read it online here or if you want to download and read anywhere anytime, you can go here.

We sincerely hope that you guys will enjoy the first issue of our magazine! Also, we will be very happy to hear your feedback. Lastly, do you have any interesting ideas that you want us to try for the next issue? Or maybe, is anyone out there up for a collaboration? It is going to be fun!

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Yeey,

cheers!

Fancy Sandwichy

We have now come to the most exciting part of the tutorial: making sandwiches! Yay! It is no secret that we both love food and so do our guests. Well, without further ado, here is our simple sandwich recipe.

Ingredients:

Plain bread, banana, chocolate jam or peanut butter, chocolate rice.

Steps

1. If your bread still have skin, you may cut them or you can leave it according to your preference.

2. Cut your bread into half on opposite direction so you will get four breads with similar square size.

3. Now cut your banana diagonally. 

4. Spread the chocolate jam over your bread.

5. Next put the banana.

6. And lastly, sprinkle some chocolate rice.

For the other variation, you can just cut your bread into half once and stack one more bread on the top. And then wrap a doily paper around it and tie it with a ribbon. 

You can now enjoy your sandwich and probably, take a picture of it first if you’d love to. Bon appetite!

Yeey, cheers!

No Plates, No Worries!

Whooop! We are getting near to the end of the Budget-Friendly Picnic Party series. This will be the last DIY before we are getting into the food part. Since we will be serving food to the guests, the number of our plates and utilities can be limited. Especially for student who are living in dormitory like us. That’s why we made something that can substitute those plates.

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, Cardboard, Double tape or glue, Scissor, Ruler, Pen

Steps

1. Cut your cardboard and measure the corners so that it can be folded into the shape above.

2. Tear your scrap paper randomly using your hand and glue them on your cardboard tray.

3. You can vary the size depending on your available cardboard

4. Besides for serving food, you can put tissues on it.

Well, since this tray is basically made out of cardboard, you really can not put heavier or bigger food on it. Also, avoid putting the food directly on the tray. We strongly suggest you guys to put a piece of plastic or doily paper at first. Also, it is best to not put food that has lots of sauces or soups. But as you can see, it works well to put tidbits and light snacks ;)

Yeey, cheers!

/Thanks to Sandra who helped us as a model

Personalized Cake Topper

When it comes to party, it is almost impossible to omit this one thing. It is none other than food! Yes, food! It is like the life of a party. It does not only satisfy your hungry tummy, but it also helps you bond with your guests. Since we would like to go all-out with the decor, we think that we should level up our food as well.

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper or origami paper, Toothpick, Double tape, Scissor, Math compass, Pen or marker

Steps

1. Using your math compass, make a circle with 4 cm diameter. Make the circle shape until your paper is full.

2. Stack three or four paper at once and cut them altogether so you can get a good amount of circles.

3. Draw or write anything on the circle. We wrote some birthday greetings and drew some emoticons there.

4. Tape one of the circles onto the toothpick.

5. And then tape another circle on the back.

6. Do it for the rest of your circle and you will get some cute cake toppers to make your food fancier.

Now you might be wondering where you should put those toppers before they are placed on the food. Of course you can just put it on a regular cup, but if you can make it prettier, why not?

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, Plastic cup, Double tape, Scissor, Ribbon, Pen

Steps

1. Measure the height of your cup and then divide it into three.

2. Using the measurement, draw a straight line.

3. Cut the line.

4. Wrap it around the top part of the cup and secure it with double tape.

5. If you are too lazy to cut scrap paper, you can simply use a ribbon and tie a knot.

Yeey, cheers!

Wrap It Off!

Please excuse the pun for the title ^^ Now, we believe that a birthday will not be complete without a gift. Being DIY girls, we think that a thoughtful handmade gift is much more sweet and touching rather than a lavish one. In here we would like to show you how we wrap gifts in two ways.

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, Your choice of gift, Double tape, Scissor, Ribbon, Doily paper

Steps (for gift in box shape)

1. Take one piece of scrap paper and wrap it around your gift.

2. Fold the bottom and the top part of the paper inwardly, one side at a time so it will look like one in the picture.

3. Secure all side with double tape.

4. Wrap the front side with a doily paper.

5. Finish it with a tie of ribbon and a handwritten birthday wish.

For the gifts in cylinder shape, you can simply follow step 1 and 2. The difference is that on step 2, you just have to fold the bottom part. For the top part, you just gather the paper into one and tie it with a ribbon. Voila!

Now, makers gonna wrap wrap wrap~

Yeey, cheers!

DIY Flower Pot

We have made some pretty flower papers on the previous tutorial. Now, where should we put those flowers? Buying a new pot will cost you a penny but recycling your old can? Hm, not only will you save some money, you can customize it the way you like it! Yay!

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, Used can, Double tape, Scissor, Pen, Ribbon

1. Measure the height of your can or trace it directly on your scrap paper.

2. Make a straight line across the height and cut it. 

3. Put double tape on one side of the paper.

4. Open the tape and attach it on the can.

5. Wrap the paper around the can and secure it with another double tape.

6. To give more accents, you can wrap a ribbon in the middle of the can.

7. Tie a knot on one side and secure it with double tape if needed.

8. Ta-da! Your flower pot is now ready to be filled with flowers.

Yeey, cheers!

Flower Paper

We think that it is natural that girls tend to fancy flower. It also makes a great party decor. But sometimes, it can be hard to find fresh flowers especially around our campus area. Well, here comes DIY to the rescue! We can still put some pretty flowers and turns something plain into more pretty and cheerful.

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, Wood or plastic stick, Double tape, Scissor, Pen, Ribbon

Steps

1. Make a heart shape with longer part on the bottom. Then trace it on a paper.

2. After you have traced all the heart shapes, cut them one by one

3. To make it easier, you can fold your paper and the heart shape, stack them and cut them together. 

4. Put on double tape on the bottom part of the heart shape.

5. Put the heart shape on a circular way one by one so that it can cover the whole stick. 

6. For one flower, you will need 10-15 papers. If you put more paper it will give more blooming effect.

7. To decorate it, you can wrap the stick with a ribbon or extra scrap paper.

Yeey, cheers!

Party Hat DIY

Party time calls for party hat! We mean like, when else can you wear silly hat if it is not on a special occasion like this?

Tools and Materials:

Thick scrap paper, Ribbon, Double tape, Scissor, Pen, Ruler, Math compass

Steps

1. Using a match compass, make a half circle on the thick scrap paper.

2. Cut the half circle.

3. Fold the half circle so that the bottom part will meet in the middle and the paper formed a cone shape then tape it together.

4. Put on double tape on the side of ribbon to decor the hat.

5. Decor the outer part of the hat with ribbon or stickers, you can customize it based on the personality of the birthday girl or boy.

6. On the bottom part of the hat, make a hole on one side and the opposite. You can make a hole using the pointed part of the compass or using paper punch.

7. Put a ribbon across the hole.

8. Make the ribbon long enough so that you can wrap it around your head.

Yeey, cheers.

/Thanks to Sandra who helped us as a model

Decor Your Party with DIY Garland!

We finally posted our ((presumably)) most awaited series! We will be posting the DIYs from the previous post about budget-friendly picnic party. As we have mentioned before, many of the props for the party are DIY projects from recycled stuffs. There are some projects here so we will break them down to several posts that we will publish throughout the weeks. 

When it comes to party or any special celebration, it is nice to have pretty decoration to help liven up the situation. Decor can also help filling the empty space or ‘separate’ one room to another.

We know that preparing decor can be very time consuming and messy. So, we thought why not make it simple? Especially because our picnic party is held outdoor, it did not really need that much decor. The place itself is quite nice with all the green and natural lights. So we came up with the solution which is garland. It is very easy to be made and it brings out party atmosphere. So, win-win! Yeay!

Tools and Materials:

Scrap paper, String, Double tape, Scissor, Pen, Ruler, Thick cardboard

Steps:

1. Make a triangle based on your preferred size (ours is 11,6 cm x 16 cm) on the thick cardboard and cut it.

2. Trace your triangle on the scrap paper.

3. Stake two or three scrap paper and cut the triangles at once.

4. Tape the top side of the triangle with double tape.

5. You can put the tape along the line or on the beginning and the end of the line.

6. Open the tape and put the string on the top of it.

7. Fold the top to the inside so the string will be hidden between the papers.

8. Repeat step 4-7 and do it for the rest of the triangles. The number of the triangles and the length of the string really depend on the length of the garland that you need.

Yeey, cheers.

/Thanks to Sandra who helped us as a model