Last week I took a little plane to Atlanta for Haven. Now. Normally I don’t post conference recaps because it makes the people that were there sad if you forget to mention them, and it makes the people that weren’t there sad, because they feel like they missed out. Sads does not equal friends. But I just had to share with you the creative process and decorations that we did for the Tide/Oxi luncheon.
I have really loved working with P&G for Home Depot (the peeps that made this happen and this entire room makeover) so when they came to me and said “Mands, we want you to do the decor for our Haven luncheon” I was totally excited. Luckily they also asked my blogging bestie Brooke. We came up with a few ideas but you know when you are just having SUCH a creative block about it?
Some of the problem were the restrictions we had, 1. We had to be able to ship everything to ATL and have it not be $5,000,000. 2. It was for TideOxi so it had to represent their brand enough that people made the connection. 3. It had to use supplies from The Home Depot.
I love seeing peoples ideas that didn’t work out, so here you go folks. One that didn’t make the cut. The hashtag that they use is #brightideas so I thought light bulbs would be cute. We made this one with a 36” balloon, a sharpie, and a piece of pipe sprayed gold. It was A.DORABLE. I think it is the cutest thing in the world, but it just wasn’t right for this project.
One morning after over thinking this thing for weeks, Brooke said “What if we just did bubbles?” That was the crack in the freaking idea dam that we needed. Everything came together in a matter of minutes from that point.
So do you want to see what we did?
We shipped everything out here and assembled our guts out.
This is a peek at our hotel room:
So 150 succulents, 147 embroidery hoops, 120 36” balloons, 112 honeycomb balls, 30 4×4 planters, 10 Himmeli spheres (those suckers took a long time to make…), 5 last minute bubble machines (genius idea Jo!), 4 giant helium tanks, and 2 exhausted bloggers and their best friend/assistants later, we somehow survived. (shopping sources linked!)
It was like walking into a seltzer bottle.
We used eye hooks to tie all of the fishing line to the planters, so they not only were cute, but they anchored the entire thing.
Riddle me this: Why is it so hard to capture the actual size of things on camera? The balloons were huuuuuuge and the balloon pillars at the center of the tables were 20 feet tall. It was intense and so so pretty.
It was also a great day for a photo bomb…
I love that last picture so much I want it at my funeral.
I had the best time dancing the nights away (yes multiple) with all of you adorable Haven Mavens. I am always blown away at the talent and kindness that exist in this DIY world. Thanks for letting me be part of it. And a huge thank you goes out to my friends at P&G for teaming up with me on this luncheon, it was a fun challenge to stretch myself beyond the norm!
Holy Hell Mandi and Brooke! Yes. This requires swearing! That is just how dang good it is! I am blown away! Fabulous job girls!
i had SOOOO much fun and it was so amazing to finally meet you- i can’t seem to remember who i had take a pic of us as my phone was dead. 🙁 so bummed! i will have to photoshop one together to remember the times…. 😉
so fun! pictures of that event were blowing up my instagram, so you definitely rocked it. 🙂 hoping to be there next year… so expect a big excited hello from a complete stranger 🙂
Me reading this post: https://youtu.be/5NzPd-xW4YY?t=1s Love!
You guys did such an amazing job!! I absolutely loved the decor and took a million pictures. Next year if you do it again can I please be an assistant?! :))) So great meeting you in person girl!
Yeaz. That was awesome. I got the best picture ever in the middle of those bubbles. So thanks! (If only I didn’t have that huge name tag hanging around my neck…. Maybe I can photoshop it out.)
You guys did an amazing job on these decorations!! It was a pleasure to meet you, and unbelievable fun to dance the night(s) away with you. Haven was so much fun and was filled with so many talented people. I attended with my daughter, Breanna Duncan, of Velvet & Burlap. We are already talking about next year!!
I knew you did the succulent planters, but somehow I totally missed that the bubbles were you, too! doh! LOVED those–so fun! And my feelings are so hurt that you didn’t mention ME in this post; I mean, I think I walked past you in the lobby at least twice ;). kidding!
It turned out so beautiful! Sometimes you have to just stop overthinking it, that’s when the great ideas come! Totes wish I could’ve seen it in person!! Maybe next year!
Oh I heart you so much! I am sad I missed this beauty you girls created! Here is to hoping next year I get my buns out to Haven so I can squish your cheeks more than just twice a year! Hugs and great work little mama! So gorg! Xx Rayan
It was amazing and beautiful! I didn’t realize you had to put it all together yourselves?!?!?! Your hard work paid off because it was like walking into a bubble wonderland.
What an amazing idea! It looks like walking into a washing machine full of bubbles-perfectly themed.
Incredible!! Love it all!!
I Love those succulent planters and all of the bubbles everywhere. That room is like my two year old son’s dream world! He is currently obsessed with bubbles 🙂
WOW – ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!
It looked amazing. I know my daughter would have gone insane with all the balloons and bubbles. Loved meeting you in person
I didn’t realize you guys put it all together! It was so…what’s the word?…Magical! Thanks for all your hard work. It was so great to sit in on one of your presentations and meet you briefly! And dancing was an absolute bonus!
oh my goodness, I just lost it at the last picture!
Gorgeous! The bubbles from the bubble machine are so wonderful. And those Himmeli spheres are fantastic!
This is beautiful and you are so cute! Really enjoyed your class on working with brands! We missed the luncheon so thanks so much for sharing this! You guys really pulled it off in a BIG way!
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I. Adore. You.