Advice S’il Vous Plait?

Advice S’il Vous Plait?

March 28th, 2010 @ 6:25 pm by Ms. Stripes
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Advice S’il Vous Plait? : wedding decor los angeles Eiffel Tower2 eiffel-tower2

Behold my latest Target purchase! Duh. It’s a three foot tall wire Eiffel Tower. You don’t already have one? It was on drastically reduced clearance (only $11) so I couldn’t resist snapping it up, and now that it’s sitting in my backyard I’m left wondering, What in the hell am I gonna do with a three foot tall Eiffel Tower??

I could cover it with flowers or twinkle lights. I could spray paint it hot pink. I could have people hang wishes on it as is so popular on wedding blogs (minus the tower). I could fly a little welcome flag from its top and put it on a table with our guestbook. I could use it as a very airy card box with a basket in the middle. I could return it to Target.

And yet it seems perfect for our froggy inspired soiree, non? So…

What would you do with a three foot tall Eiffel Tower??

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36 Responses to “Advice S’il Vous Plait?”

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

I love the idea of having guests clip notes to it! AND painting it hot pink. How awesome would a hot pink eiffel tower be?!

3/28/10 @ 6:35 pm (reply)

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brooklynbride1984 (message) 167 posts, Blushing bee

i love it ! i say put some flowers & poloroid photos of you and Mr. Stripes skattered all around .. its a perfect convo piece after all the Eiffel Tower reminds me of love and romance.. play with the theme a bit call it “Our Tower of Love” .. great find by the way .. i would have snatched it up as well ..

3/28/10 @ 6:37 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 1,662 posts, Bumble bee

I like the “guest book” idea!

3/28/10 @ 6:44 pm (reply)

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what2bee (message) 229 posts, Helper bee

I think you should paint it hot pink and clip pictures of you and FIANCE Stripes to it, and put your cardbox under it, maybe use a french hat box? so cute!

3/28/10 @ 6:47 pm (reply)

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Miss Jellyfish (message) 1,450 posts, Bumble bee

I love the idea of a Welcome flag on top and then having guests attach well-wishes to it! Tres cute!

3/28/10 @ 6:49 pm (reply)

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Jamielee (message) 142 posts, Blushing bee

I’m more of a minimalist, so I LOVE the idea of putting a little welcome flag at the top and setting it next to the guest book. So cute!

3/28/10 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,216 posts, Honey bee

I’m not sure what you could do with it, but for $11, I feel like you had no choice but get it :).

3/28/10 @ 6:57 pm (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 3,805 posts, Honey bee

Attach wishes!

3/28/10 @ 7:24 pm (reply)

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Kat

Place card display or flowers

3/28/10 @ 7:26 pm (reply)

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froggy518 (message) 268 posts, Helper bee

Epic cake topper?

(Kidding. I have no idea what you should do with it, but I love it!)

3/28/10 @ 7:42 pm (reply)

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silverbuggy (message) 49 posts, Newbee

awesome find miss stripes! coincidentally i just spent the past hour embossing eiffel towers for my invitations here:
http://viviyian.blogspot.com/2010/03/evolution-of-our-diy-pocketfold.html

i think the idea of hanging guests hang wishes on it is cute…if you do decide to spray it, i recommend the krylon brand…i actually bought a mini eiffel tower cake topper and plan to spray paint it silver (krylon’s “original chrome”)

3/28/10 @ 7:47 pm (reply)

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jmax (message) 104 posts, Blushing bee

I love the card box idea — people could drop them through the wires, but wouldn’t be able to get to them, and you could put the cutest little basket inside. I love adding the glittering lights too - the real tower glitters for a few minutes each night on the hour. Totally authentic

3/28/10 @ 7:50 pm (reply)

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beth1125 (message) 328 posts, Helper bee

I can’t quite tell from the picture but could you prop picture frames on the tiers? I definitely like the idea of putting it near the guest book so people will see it. Was there only one at the store? You could put one on either side of the entrance?
Those are all of my ideas I LOVE it by the way! It would be a really neat thing to display in your home to remind you of the big day!

3/28/10 @ 7:53 pm (reply)

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lilyfaith (message) 5,478 posts, Bee Keeper

What about twisting a string of white lights around it? That could look really cool. Not very useful, but it’d look gorgeous.

3/28/10 @ 8:09 pm (reply)

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Miss Cali Girl in NJ (message) 147 posts, Blushing bee

What about putting a bed of moss underneath it (from the craft store). Then placing a bunch of mini cupcakes frosted in pink around it. Then a pink marie antoinette-like sign on the middle tier with “la vie en rose” on it.

3/28/10 @ 8:37 pm (reply)

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