Past Party Monday! {50th Mustache Bash}

May 20, 2012

This week for my Past Party Monday post, I'm featuring my Hubby's party!

I put this party together back in January, for his 50th Birthday.

I called it his 50th Mustache Bash!

Mustache themes have been so popular for a while now,

and I told myself that I would throw a mustache party, if ever I had the chance.

My hubby doesn't like to be the center of attention for anything,

{I make up for the both of us!}

so I had to carefully plan his BIG 5-0 party!

Once I picked a mustache theme, everything else fell into place.

I didn't really want ties & bow ties, so I chose a barber shop theme.

The red, white, and blue palette was super easy to create!

Notice my barber shop pole in the bottom corner?

I made that from an old curtain rod!

I twisted & attached red, and blue crepe paper to make the stripes.

I made red cakepops, and displayed them in an old-fashioned pail.

I actually bought it brand new from Michael's.

The striped ribbon helped tie everything else together.

Chocolate mustaches from a mold I purchased at Michael's worked perfectly!

I found a very old ball jar, and used it to display wrapped bubble gum.

And who wouldn't want to walk around with a silly mustache on a stick?

These of course were a big hit at the party.

I found a free mustache printable from the fabulous Living Locurto website.

You can print your own mustaches here!

I bought these neat chocolate cupcakes from Walmart, and added my own toppers.
I displayed the desserts on an old dresser.
I ran out of room for the mustache cookies I ordered,
so I cleverly displayed them in an open dresser drawer!

One of my favorite things to do is dip things in chocolate!

I took store bought rice crispy treats, and dipped them in red chocolate.

The red, white, and blue sprinkles added that little extra touch.

I ordered cookies from a local bakery. They turned out fab!

They were able to take my custom cupcake toppers, and create a cookie from it.

Here's another view of my dessert ~~table~~ dresser : )

A closer look at the mustache cookies that were displayed in a drawer.

I wanted to mingle with our friends & family that attended my hubby's party.

In order to do that, I made sure my menu was easy!

I created a build-your-own-pasta bar.

Two types of pasta, sauce, and several toppings:

Shrimp, olives, mushrooms, cheese, etc.

Salad, dressings, and 2 kinds of bread, were also a big hit!

I didn't have to slave in the kitchen, and the guests were happy serving themselves.

My hubby got a low-key 50th Mustache bash that made us both happy!

4 comments

Bellenza Wedding BistroMay 21, 2012 at 8:31 AM
So clever of you to tie in the mustache motif with a barbershop theme!
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LAURA'S little PARTYMay 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Hahaha! Thanks, Bellenza Wedding Bistro! My hubby really enjoyed his party : )
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BlancaMay 24, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Adorable party Laura. I like the pasta station idea I will be using that in a future party/get together :)
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