I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and if you were celebrating with a Kentucky Derby party like we did, that you were betting on Always Dreaming! I wanted to share with you the outcome of our run for the roses party  to watch the most exciting two minutes in sports. In my previous posts I had the free derby printables with the horse bios and betting sheets to get everyone involved and in the derby mood. The horse bios were placed in frames that I had above the food table along with a felt “run for the roses” banner I made. I also put some red roses in a mint julep cup from amazon, Oggi Mint Julep Cup, 12 oz, Stainless Steel to give it some extra derby flair.

Table Decorations

For the table I made a tablecloth from fabric that I bought at .  I also bought on Amazon this preserved moss mat that I cut in half lengthwise and laid both on the table to make a longer and narrower runner for the table.  Fun Express Vinyl Plastic Horses Toy – 12 Pieces, from Amazon were layered on top along with these tiny roses from the craft section of Walmart. The larger roses and horseshoes I made myself from felt and were left over from the photo wall garland.

Mint Juleps

A mint Julep Bar is a must for a derby party. It’s a good idea to put out all the ingredients and tools with instructions so guests can tend to themselves and make their own cocktails to their liking. Here I have a Cocktail Muddler – Stainless Steel – Grooved Nylon Head – Create Delicious Refreshing Cocktails by Decodyne., as well as a OXO SteeL Double Jigger from Amazon with multiple measurements.

Photo Wall

This photo backdrop was made with two pieces of fabric sewn side by side that are 3 yards long from  . Loops sewn at the top made it easy to hang with command hooks so the walls wouldn’t be damaged by these temporary decorations. I also made a garland with felt roses and horse shoes that draped across the the backdrop. This gives a great place for guests to make memories and take photos of their fun hats. You even get to see husband holding one of our chihuahuas, Lola!

I hope you enjoyed a recap on our Derby event and stay tuned for some new party themes to come!

Latest Derby Printables

Due to the amount of work and care that goes into making them and updating them due to last-minute changes, the latest derby printables will be available to download. That includes the betting sheet, the horse bios, the mint julep card, and instructions on how to print them. The link to purchase these is also below. Thank you for your support!

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-Ashley

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