Frozen Party Decoration: Floating Posters!

This is such a great way to decorate for an outdoor party, especially if you have a deck (or any type of ceiling) on top of your porch, which so many of us do.  I had six of these all together, and they really helped to enclose the area of the party, while at the same time helping us enhance the theme...  When the party was over, I easily cut off the invisible string (more on that below), and put the boards away in storage.  When we're ready to throw another party, all I have to do is print some new posters (only $1.29 each), and maybe change the duct tape "frame" if the blue doesn't match the theme!  Keep reading to see how I find and print the posters,  and what I used to hang them in order to create this magical 'floating' effect...

Here is what you'll need:

• 16x20 white foam boards
• Duct tape 
• A flash drive 
• Access to printing services (I use FedEx Office)
• A glue stick
• Scissors 
• Invisible string 
• A needle
• Hammer and nails

Ok, the first thing you want to do is find and download the posters.  You'll need to do an advanced search in Google to find a large image.  You want images larger than 1024x768 pixels to ensure the images are clear enough when you print them.  Here is how you do this...

1. Go to Google Advanced Image Search, and type your party theme in the search box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
2. Specify larger than 1024x768 pixels in the 'image size' drop-down box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Change the usage rights to 'free to use or share'
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click 'Advanced Search'


5. Select an image and click on it a few times until you get to the image file


6. Insert your flash drive into one of the computer's USB ports, and wait for the computer to recognize it


7. Right click on the image, and select 'Save Image As...'


8. Save the image on your flash drive 


9. Eject your flash drive, and take it to your local FedEx office 


10. Print your poster on an 11x17 (tabloid) paper
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Trim around the edges if needed
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Center and glue on top of your foam board 


13. Create a frame using the duct tape 


14.  Use a needle to pull the invisible string through both top corners of your foam board


15. Make sure the length of the strings on both sides is equal, and hang.  

Tip:  Placing the nails further apart than the width of the foam board (and therefore having the string         come down diagonally) will make the board more stable, and less susceptible to wind.

Here is another poster we had at the party...

As you can imagine, having 6 of these enclosing the area of the party had a huge effect - and all for less than $15!  

Head over to my Frozen Party post for more Frozen party ideas.  See you soon!