Black seems like the natural color to go with for a 40th birthday, but I didn't want to be entirely predictable, so I coupled it with tan and accents of galvanized metal...just like the vintage cameras I used as a centerpiece. (Plus, it went really well with my kitchen and dining room color scheme...ha ha!)
Since the hubby is a photographer, my natural inclination was to throw him a photography based party. So in place of my regular banner, I made this little beauty. I started by gathering up a bunch of old photos ...starting when he was just a little tyke, right up to the present day. I scanned them all into the computer (well, those that I didn't already have on the computer), changed them all to black and white, and then printed them all out in a 3 1/2" x 5" size. Then I hung them on some twine (dollar spot at Target) with itty-bitty laundry pins (Michael's craft, $2.99 for 25). (Notice how the twine, and the black and white photos fit with the color scheme...yeah, I planned that...no, really, I did plan it.)
Of course, I couldn't stop with just one banner...not on a 40th birthday! So I used some burlap and some photo transfer paper, and made this fun welcome banner to hang accross the sliders that go out to our side porch.
This little serving tray was a fun addition to the party. Remember the party platter I showed you here? Well, I ran with that idea (and some ductwork from Home Depot) and this is what I came up with. I'll tell you all about how I did it in a later post.
I don't have a picture of the table all decked out with the food, because I was quickly running out of time, and I wanted to get a picture with natural light...so here is one with just some of the goodies. I used these great black serving pieces along with some of my white ironstone, and metal accents of course! 
The water bottle wraps were a cinch to make. I used some of the old photos and typed the words "40 years". I printed out 5 to a page on regular-sized printer paper. Then just trimmed them to 1 1/2" wide. I pulled the regular water bottle labels of each bottle and replaced them with these. (I have found that the regular labels usually leave a little bit of glue behind. I use that to secure one end of the paper, then wrap it and use stick glue to secure the other end. )
Black plates and napkins...and a dollar spot galvanized bucket holding plastic forks.
Okay, I'm not sure the hubby was completely thrilled with the little pixie I made out of his baby photo. But it is so STINKIN' cute I couldn't resist!!! His birthday hat, wings, and little sign are all glitter-y. (I didn't hear any of the men ribbing the hubby about this little pixie at all - probably because they're all used to me and my little quirks - and all the women at the party thought it was adorable!)
Happy Birthday to my sweet Hubby!! Have a great Monday~
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