How to Make Decorations for Tables for a Graduation Party

Making your own table decorations, such as an edible photo bouquet, for a graduation party will give the celebration space a personalized touch. Consider the grade school, high school or college graduate's interests, hobbies and even favorite colors when designing the ideal table decor. Not only will creating your own table decorations be more personal, it will save you money. Use pieces that have sentimental value, such as photographs, along with craft supplies to create one-of-a-kind table decor.

Instructions

1

Make copies of your favorite photos of the graduate. Choose images that represent various life stages, such as her first day of school, a memorable sports moment and prom. Set a large flower-shaped cookie cutter onto the photo and trace around it. Cut the photo out around the outline to resemble a flower head.

2

Make or buy your favorite sugar cookie dough. Cut the dough into flower shapes using the same cookie cutter you used to make the photo cut-outs. Insert lollipop sticks into the bottoms of the cookies and bake them according to recipe instructions to create cookie pops. Frost the cookies with royal icing, which dries to a hard, shiny finish. Use icing hues to reflect the graduate's school colors. Create one cookie pop per each guest so you can use them as party favors as well.

3

Wrap the cookie portion of each pop with an upside down clear cellophane bag. Secure the bags onto the sticks by tying 5-inch pieces of grosgrain or satin ribbon into bows directly under the cookies. Place craft glue onto the backs of the flower-shaped photos and adhere one to the front of each cookie pop bag.

4

Use craft paint and stencils to write "Happy Graduation" on a 6-inch terracotta plant pot. Choose paints to reflect the graduate's favorite hues or her school colors.

5

Cut a piece of floral foam to fit the bottom of the plant pot using a craft knife. Place the foam inside the pot. Insert the cookie pops into the foam to create an eye-catching edible arrangement.

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Place small candies, such as jelly beans, or glass gems featuring the graduate's school colors on top of the foam up to the pot's rim. Set the decoration in the center of the graduation table.