Budget Friendly Party.

Yes we had a birthday party for our cat, you can check it out here. No we are not completely crazy. It was really a reason to dress up the cat, take some cute pictures and spend some great time with friends and family.
Now because he is a cat and because no one really cares all that much about what decor there is we kept it super simple. Our apartment is small and would be filled with lots of people so we needed things that did not get in the way, also because it was a cat we wanted to save some money. We threw the entire party for under 10 dollars plus the cost of food.
To stick to a small budget I recommend a number of DIY projects that are simple and cost effective, also a colour scheme can go a long way.

The Decor

1) Gather all picture frames in your home, if you are like us, they are already empty sitting on your shelf so you're half way there. Now if its a person, filling them with cute pictures is an awesome idea, if it is a cat that might seem strange, so we went with the idea of party theme. At the dollar store I found some wall stickers for a $1. I put them on construction paper and filled the frames around the apartment. Total Cost = 1$ Total Time = 10 minutes, 5 if you do not have a cat trying to lay on the paper you are cutting.

2) For a dramatic table we went with a balloon over head display. I bought a bag of balloons in bright colours at the dollar store that already came with string. Next time I would have gotten a bit bigger of balloons. The party theme was solid bright colours such as red, blue, green and yellow, so we went with a whatever was in the package, if you were going for a pink party I would have gone with shades of pink. Total Cost = $1 Total Time = 5 minutes, I suck at blowing up balloons.

3) Food supplies. Paper plates and napkins were solid red and bought at Target post valentines day so they totalled 60 cents and I have a bundle left over. The fun straws are a staple in our home and I keep buying them whenever I see them on cleaence anywhere. Cups were bought at the dollar store $2 because I wanted a mixture of colours and we simply glued eyes on them to make them look like monstors. Total Cost =$3.60 Total Time = 5 minutes to glue eyes and draw mouths

4) Party hats. I considered making my own party hats, but I figured why bother and found some in priomary colours that were perfect for the party and only cost $2. I glued googly eyes onto them and the husband drew some funny faces and we called it a day. They were really awesome, but at an adult party total under apriciated. Total Cost $2 Total Time = 10 minutes.

5) Fancy Candle. I added google eyes to a number one candle that I bought at the dollar store for 50 cents. So easy and looked awesome on the cake. Total Cost $.50 Total Time= 2 minutes

Total Cost = 8.10 cents.
Total Time = 32 minutes

Obviously food and drinks and such cost more because we fed a number of people, but that would be expected regardless. I loved how it all turned out, it was fun and easy and everyone, Baxter included, loved it.