Draw inspiration for your centerpiece from familiar 1950s memorabilia.
The 1950s were marked by distinctive music and memorable fashion styles. When planning your next 1950s themed party or sock hop you can use music and fashion as your decorating inspiration. Instead of going with the standard centerpieces made of cardboard girls in poodle skirts and crepe paper accents, make your own 1950s inspired centerpieces and add a bit of originality to your tables. Making your own centerpieces is inexpensive and requires little effort to complete.
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Display
1. Roll out a store-bought tube of sugar cookie dough so that it is 1/4 inch thick. Use 1950s themed cookie cutters to cut out your sugar cookie dough. For example, you could use a jukebox shape, a circle to represent a record, sunglass or shoe to represent a saddle shoe. You can find specialty shaped cookie cutters at craft stores and cooking supply stores. You will need approximately 10 to 15 shapes. You can repeat shapes or use all different.
2. Soak bamboo skewers in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. Shake off the excess water from the skewer and insert one skewer into the bottom of each cookie. The object is to have the skewer inserted enough into the bottom edge of the cookie so that when they are baked, the skewers can be used to hold them upright.
3. Transfer your cookies to a baking sheet, with the skewers still attached, and bake them according to the cookie dough package's instructions. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely.
4. Use store-bought frosting that has been dyed using food color to decorate your cookies. Allow the cookies to sit for several hours to allow the frosting to harden.
5. Place a piece of florists foam into a bucket or basket of your choosing. Cut the foam as necessary to make it fit into your chosen vessel. Cover the florist foam with a piece of thin cotton fabric. Choose a color that matches your party's color scheme.
6. Insert the pointed ends of the skewers through the fabric and into the florist foam. If you meet a lot of resistance when you try to pass the skewers through the fabric, you can use a utility knife to cut small holes in the fabric and then insert the skewers. Arrange the skewered cookies into an arrangement of your choosing. Vary the height of the cookies, as well as the angles they are inserted. Adjust the placement until you are happy with your finished centerpiece.
Turntables
7. Place a functioning turntable on the center of your table. Plug the power cord into a power outlet.
8. Place a record of a 1950s artist, such as Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley, on the turntable.
9. Place small decorations onto the record. For example, you could place a small plastic jukebox, miniature saddle shoes or 1950s era cars. You can find miniatures at craft stores or toy stores. Use three or four decorations and place them an equidistance apart on the record.
10. Turn the turntable on. Leave the arm of the record player to the side so that the record rotates with your decorations on it, turning it into a moving centerpiece.
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