Summer is in full swing and I have easy, fun and gorgeous tropical pool party inspo for you! This party started as a play date, and one thing led to another… It became Ellie’s Island Bash! Leave it to me to turn our backyard into a tropical oasis and load up on decor!
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Backdrop
For the main backdrop, I used my over the table bar on a wooden cart to hold the balloon garland. I added faux palm leaves to the garland. A fruit board in rainbow order was a refreshing snack. Tip – always keep the top of your pineapple head to decorate your food boards! Trader Joe’s had beautiful tropical flowers with a mini banana bunch!
The second part of my backdrop started with a tropical wooden screen, which is actually our headboard from our bedroom! I always shop my house for parties before buying anything. On the screen, I attached a DIY tropical palm leaf swag. This was so easy to create! I spray painted some of the palms to match my party decor and inserted the stems into floral foam I had on hand (from the Dollar Tree!) To hang it on the screen, I used clear jewelry line. Such a beautiful statement piece!
On my sweets cart, my daughter and I made Fruity Pebbles Cupcakes adorned with monstera leaf picks! My daughter also painted and thread a wood bead garland for the cart. My tropical hand towel from Anthropologie is too pretty to stay in the kitchen and matched our summer party vibes perfectly!
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Drink Station
For our drink station, I created another tropical leaf floral piece hung on our bar. Over the bar, I made a tropical balloon ball. Since the party was outside, I also strung on some streamers so the wind would give it a gorgeous sway.
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Table Setting
Everything for the table I had on hand. Boho vibes with the straw placemats, teal plates, spray painted monstera leaves and napkins from Target Dollar Spot years from years back.
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Invitation
For the invitation, I created a flat lay of tropical leaves and fruit and a blank piece of yellow card stock. After taking the photo, I put it into Canva to create the invitation text! So easy and I thought it was a cool idea! My sweet friend Britni gifted me this beautiful Happy Summer Stone that she hand paints! Check her out at Stones by B! I hope you enjoyed these DIY ideas! Who else is having a pool party this summer?!
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Maison Petite says
Thanks for sharing these party ideas! I loved it!