Welcome to that time of year where everyone pretends to be Irish! And you too can easily pull off the ruse by showing off your homemade St. Patrick’s Day inspired photo booth.
Start off your international celebration with lots of green and show off your team spirit with personalized name banners. Grab a friend and some feather boas and take turns displaying your best side for the camera. Make things extra special by not only posing with your loved one, but also busting out some DIY paper chains as a backdrop. Get the little ones into the swing of things by arming them with some props and get ready for a super cute photo shoot. Take your luck over the rainbow and embrace Ireland forever! State your true feelings on a chalkboard and enjoy the togetherness of the day. Make sure to stop by the Whisker Works prop shop and pick up one of our new green beards.
Photo credits:
O’Hara/O’Luna: The Confetti Booth
Ladies with boas: Shutter Booth
Father and Son: Love Joleen Photography
Kids outside: Paper and Cake
Rainbow props: Party Impressions
Chalkboard animation: Sweet French Toast
Green beard props: Whisker Works
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King of Mardi Gras
Let the good times roll with a classic Mardi Gras themed party and photo booth. Today’s parties are nothing like the original celebrations. America’s first Mardi Gras was celebrated in 1703 by the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile (Mobile, LA). The most famous parties are held in New Orleans, LA but Mardi Gras is also celebrated in several cities in Europe too.
Make your own fun by kicking up your heels and throwing on a gold mask and plenty of beads. Or glitz and glam it up and smile big for the camera. Add a feather mask and feather boa for an instant bash with friends. Better yet, plan a themed date night New Orleans style and pull out all the stops.
Photo credits:
Jumping man: Studio Booth
Glam couple: Heather Bohm-Tallman Photography
Feather boas: Scenic City Photography
Date night: Notes From The Plumb Tree
Photobooth display: Style Me Pretty
Bring Home the Gold
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics are still underway and what better way to bring home the gold than to throw a party! The closing ceremonies will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2014. The kids will cheer and jump for joy when you hand out the medals on a DIY podium. Or take a shot at making your own Olympic torch and Olympic rings to enhance all those dazzling photo booth smiles. Round up the troops and pump up the silly factor with tons of Olympic themed props for all! Whisker Works has metallic gold, silver and bronze mustaches to meet your needs.
To make the torch shown above, VOX magazine says to “roll gold-glitter paper into a cone and hot glue it. Then cut orange, gold and darker orange tissue paper into the shape of flames. Crumple the ends and stuff them into the cone. Finally, fluff the flames until you get the desired fiery look.”
Going for Gold:
Silver Spectacular:
The Winner’s Circle:
Photo credits:
Kids on podium: Apartment Therapy
Torch couple: The Booth Photo Video
Party podium: VOX Magazine
Gold: Mikaela Ruth Photography
Silver: SmileBooth
Bronze fishscale (a tutorial!): Celebrations
Metallic mustaches: Whisker Works
Hearts Aplenty
It’s that time of year to celebrate all things representing love. Get your photo booth started with something as simple as a heart rug that is hung on the wall and snap away. Round up the kids and friends and create some memories with a classic kissing booth. Try adding some chocolates to the booth to make photos extra fun. Send some hugs and kisses with letters on a stick and profess your love for your betrothed. Get all dolled up and use multicolor balloons of varying lengths to frame your photo. Create heart laced vertical garland with a heart hole punch and some fishing line. Paper hearts and props will make a big difference for big and little smiles.
Photo credits:
One heart kids: The Little Style File
Three hearts on wall: Carly Jones Photography
Streamers: Living Locurto
X and O couple: Studio DIY
Pixel hearts: Green Wedding Shoes
Balloons backdrop: Wedding Inspirasi
Ombre butterfly heart: Ron & Noy
Hanging hearts: Hank and Hunt
Outdoor hanging hearts: Jours de Bonheur
Looking for printable Valentine’s Day props? Whisker Works has them here!
Shades of Ombre
Ombre can be seen everywhere from hair to nails to party themes. Meaning “having colors or tones that shade into each other,” an ombre backdrop can super charge your event with bursts of blended color. Make a craft day of it by rounding up some fabric and spend some time dyeing them various shades of the same color. Or keep it simple by forming crepe paper into twisty strands that will make your guests ooh and aah. A little goes a long way with multicolored papers, balloons or feather boas for your very own do-it-yourself photo booth.
Photo credits:
Ruffle chair: Style Me Pretty
Sweet Stuff: Mark Brooke!
Paper chains: Floridian Weddings
Scalloped paper: Tomfoolery
Balloons: Brunch in Omaha
Purple pinwheels: Decor by Toria
Blue wave couple: Lovely Indeed
Shades of blue: Delightfully Engaged
Large blue & green: Bramble Workshop
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Glittering Gold Glamour: Welcome, 2014!
Take 2014 by storm with a glamorous DIY photo booth! Toast the new year with friends and family and plenty of shiny things. With a mix of metallic themed props and backgrounds it will be easy to let your true self shine through. Capture the moment that you say goodbye to the old and welcome to the new year in a glamorous style for all to see.
Photo credits:
Cheers Banner: Confetti Design Shop
Gold ampersand: Letters From A to Z
Gold ladies: Oh Happy Day
Metallic streamers: The Design Files
Gold balloons: Snapden Photo Booths
Jingle Those Holiday Bells
Make your holiday party fa la la fabulous with sackfuls of cheer! Add some multicolored streamers for an easy, go-to backdrop. Or get festive by adding in some ornaments and Christmas decorations that may be hanging around the house. Change things up by calling some friends and having them bring a blanket for a background, some surprise decorations and plenty of smiles. Any way you go, make sure to include lots of fun even for those on the naughty list.
Photo credits:
Five Ladies: Melissa Jill
Confetti couple: Lovely Indeed
Present backdrop: Hope Farm Housewife
Ladies with bows: Smilebooth
Trio with props: Catching Fireflies
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Fabulous fall photo booth
Gear up for fall with some homegrown touches that are sure to delight one and all. Start off with a simple burlap background to create an outdoorsy feeling. Take it further with colorful branches of fall foliage or even some playful banners. Add a few hay bales and pumpkins to really bring harvest time to life.
Photo credits:
Fall family: Joyful Weddings & Events
Pitchfork couple: Shannen Natasha
Leaf garland: Pinterest
Little pilgrims: Michael’s
Hay bales and bunting: Urban Life
Native American & Pilgrim props: Salsapie tutorial
Apples on fence: Sarah Teeter Photography
Movember of a Different Kind
By now, most of us are familiar with the basic concept of Movember. Those who can, grow mustaches or beards throughout November to raise awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health, sharing photos of their faces as their faces get fuzzier. The facial-hair impaired show support through various mustachioed props and goods, all to support a good cause.
This year, just as in 2012, Whisker Works is helping a Florida elementary school teacher raise money in the spirit of Movember while bringing smiles to students. Jordan Dancer, who teaches in Hardee County, Florida, came to us with the idea of reselling mustaches on sticks at the school last year. We were happy to help, and by the end of his sale, he raised nearly $300 for his school.
This year he took his fundraising idea a step further by requesting mustaches with a custom tie-dyed effect using his school’s colors, orange and blue. A hair-brained idea perhaps, and I wasn’t sure we could accomplish it at first, but the end result turned out to be better than imagined. Halfway through Jordan’s Movember fundraiser, he’s already sold all of the custom mustaches, shown below, as well as dozens of other mustache props.
To Jordan and all those out there sharing in the spirit of Movember, ‘stache on!
To inquire about custom mustache props, please contact Whisker Works.
