Thrifty Thursdays: Boa Crafts

Welcome to another edition of Thrifty Thursdays!

 

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With limited time to plan the Mrs.-to-Be Masquerade Bridal Shower, I needed to make my purchases count.

I headed to Michael's with the hopes of purchasing a few boas for crafts. 

PAUSE.

Does that price tag say close to $15 each??

UH-UH. NO WAY. NO HOW.

I mean, I would if I had to but I wanted to check a few other sources.

eBay to the rescue!  I ordered 3 ombre boas for, get this, $3/each!!  They were thick and beautiful and of a VERY high quality and, did I mention, ONLY $3?!

SOLD.

 

Clearly, Munch loved them!

 

I used these boas to unify the décor in the space. How you ask?

1. I covered a few Styrofoam balls and hung them in the chandelier above the gift table (you can see one at the bottom of the chandelier in the following pic): 

 

 

2. I wrapped the base of my cake stand (the stand has polka dots that did not match the décor):

 

 

3. I covered the base of the guest book stand :

 

 

4.  I created a feather monogram (tutorial coming soon):

 

 

 

5.  I incorporated them into floral arrangements as filler (tutorial coming soon):

 

 

 

I even reused a boa in the photo booth at the reception.  It was pretty much the craft supply that just kept on giving!

 

Who would've thought I'd pay 1/3 of the price, get triple the amount with a better quality SIMPLY by ordering online?

 

Sounds like reason enough to do a Thrifty Thursday celebration dance :)

 

Have you found any good deals lately?

 

Do share!