More Hollywood Style, Still No Hollywood Price Tag

Plan on serving food at your Hollywood party? Try this quick and easy centerpiece idea to add inexpensive flair to your dinner tables or buffet line. Dinner not on the menu? No problem! This idea can easily be used as a wall decoration, too.

Hollywood Star Centerpiece

You'll need:

• Black foam core or poster board
• Yard stick/straight edge
• Pencil
• Black marker
• Red paper
• Circle shape to trace, at least 8 inches in diameter
• Gold spray paint
• Rubber cement glue
• Pictures of famous actors and actresses
• Gold paint pen

How To Create:

1. Cut foam core or poster board into 12 inch by 12 inch squares to make the base of the Hollywood Star.


2. Trace circle shape onto red paper and cut out circle.


3. Paste red circle to the center of black square.


4. Place Star Stencil (see below for how to create) in the center of the red circle, so that the corners of the stars are as close to the edges of the circle as possible. Fill in Star shape with gold spray paint. I recommend using spray paint because it dries quickly and evenly.


5. After paint and glue have dried, glue pictures of actors and actresses in the center of the gold star. These can be printed off of the Internet or taken from your favorite magazine.


6. Paint the actor/actress’s name in the black area above the star with gold paint pen. Add additional embellishments like facts about the actor in the points around the gold star.
   
   
7. For table top decorations, repeat Steps 1-6 on the opposite side of the foam core.
   


8. Hollywood Stars can be mounted on walls or made to stand on tabletops. For tabletops, it’s best to use foam core. To make Stars stand, cut slits on the bottom of the foam core about 1 inch in from each side of the square. Cut 3 inch long x 2 inch tall rectangles to act as stands for the star. Fit the stands into the slits on the square. Note: the slits on the square may need to be widened to fit the stands into them; that’s ok. The end result should be a square that will stand on it’s own on your table.

Now that you have awesome entrance way and centerpiece decorations, all you need are memorable favors to send your guests away with. Check back for the last article of this series for fun favor ideas to add to your next Hollywood party.