Carly smit
I'm thinking about inviting about 20ish people, but I don't wan a spend a bunch of money. I have a fun backyard with a hot tub ( only could seat 8 at a tine) and a fire pit, but in general the yard is fairly small. Any ideas?
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Entertainment
Large celebrations may require a DJ or a band. If you can't find one or the other cheaply, it is perfectly acceptable to use your stereo and music CDs. Alternatively, your daughter can upload music on a laptop, which can be used in place of a radio. If the gathering is small, favorite movies on DVD may suffice.
Food and Necessities
You can save a significant amount of money by passing on a catering service. Purchase food on sale and with coupons whenever you can. Ask family and friends to each bring one thing to add to the menu. The cake is the item that will shine as far as food goes, so save in other areas.
Purchase tablecloths, napkins and other such items at dollar stores rather than at the more expensive party supply stores.
Decorations and Loot Bags
Many decorations can be made rather than purchased. Stars can be cut out of colored poster board and suspended from the ceiling. Banners can be made using a computer, as can small posters and other items. Centerpieces can be made using balloons and hand-picked flowers.
It may be cheaper to rent a helium machine than to purchase helium-filled balloons. It is worth looking into; however, your local dollar store may have a place where you can get these balloons cheaply.
Even teenagers enjoy loot bags. The bags can often be purchased at less than a dollar each, and filled with homemade sweets. They can also be filled with dollar-store items such as hair accessories.
Entertainment
Large celebrations may require a DJ or a band. If you can't find one or the other cheaply, it is perfectly acceptable to use your stereo and music CDs. Alternatively, your daughter can upload music on a laptop, which can be used in place of a radio. If the gathering is small, favorite movies on DVD may suffice.
Food and Necessities
You can save a significant amount of money by passing on a catering service. Purchase food on sale and with coupons whenever you can. Ask family and friends to each bring one thing to add to the menu. The cake is the item that will shine as far as food goes, so save in other areas.
Purchase tablecloths, napkins and other such items at dollar stores rather than at the more expensive party supply stores.
Decorations and Loot Bags
Many decorations can be made rather than purchased. Stars can be cut out of colored poster board and suspended from the ceiling. Banners can be made using a computer, as can small posters and other items. Centerpieces can be made using balloons and hand-picked flowers.
It may be cheaper to rent a helium machine than to purchase helium-filled balloons. It is worth looking into; however, your local dollar store may have a place where you can get these balloons cheaply.
Even teenagers enjoy loot bags. The bags can often be purchased at less than a dollar each, and filled with homemade sweets. They can also be filled with dollar-store items such as hair accessories.
Homemade redneck hottub?
curtism123
Saw this on "My big redneck wedding" and think it can be done for real
How would you go about making a hottub out of a galvanized livestock water tank???
The biggest question would be the hot water.
I guess the "right" way to do it would be to have a plumber run a exterior hot water line outside.
How much might that cost???
I wonder if you can use your propane turkey fryer to heat up the bottom of the tank. Then there are issues with burning as the metal on the bottom of the tank will be hot. I wonder how you might avoid that problem?
And finally, the bubbles. Any thoughts besides a leaf blower because that's just death waiting to happen???
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Alright, I think, yup I got it. This is just my kinda thing, I love this stuff. Ok, for the bubbles I am thinking shop vac, just put the hose in the blower side, and of course plug the vac into a surge protected outlet. And to hook it up to the tank, how about a bar sink drain, its made for a small hole and to create a water tight seal in thin metal. I imagine if you loop the hose from the bar sink drain up above the flood level rim of the tank and then back down to the vac, you won't have to worry about water draining to to vac. Now the water heat. My idea is that you should find a very small electric water heater, you can find a 5 gallon one pretty cheap, maybe even at a garage sale. If you can find a way to hoist the tub higher than the heater, get 2 more bar sink drains, spend some time at the hardware store, adapt the drains to hose thread connect one hose to the water heater drain and the other hose to the hot outlet on the water heater. Also put a valve on the cold inlet. I guarentee you it will keep your water in the tank hot. I would just put those 2 bar sink drains on eather side of the tank. I do this in regular hot water circulation circumstanses, when the water heater is on, the hot water rises, in this case since the water heater will be under the tank the hot water will rise to it, naturally moving cold water back to the water heater in the return line. Sweet huh? So then all you would have to do is fill the tank with water from a hose, open the valve on the cold side of the heater until water comes out, plug the heater in, and in about a day, the tank should be hot, and stay hot. As for insulating it, that's easy, just build a big box for the tub, shove a bunch of fiberglass batts of insulation in there and then just set the tank in. Then maybe a big sheet of treated plywood for a cover. Nice.
Alright, I think, yup I got it. This is just my kinda thing, I love this stuff. Ok, for the bubbles I am thinking shop vac, just put the hose in the blower side, and of course plug the vac into a surge protected outlet. And to hook it up to the tank, how about a bar sink drain, its made for a small hole and to create a water tight seal in thin metal. I imagine if you loop the hose from the bar sink drain up above the flood level rim of the tank and then back down to the vac, you won't have to worry about water draining to to vac. Now the water heat. My idea is that you should find a very small electric water heater, you can find a 5 gallon one pretty cheap, maybe even at a garage sale. If you can find a way to hoist the tub higher than the heater, get 2 more bar sink drains, spend some time at the hardware store, adapt the drains to hose thread connect one hose to the water heater drain and the other hose to the hot outlet on the water heater. Also put a valve on the cold inlet. I guarentee you it will keep your water in the tank hot. I would just put those 2 bar sink drains on eather side of the tank. I do this in regular hot water circulation circumstanses, when the water heater is on, the hot water rises, in this case since the water heater will be under the tank the hot water will rise to it, naturally moving cold water back to the water heater in the return line. Sweet huh? So then all you would have to do is fill the tank with water from a hose, open the valve on the cold side of the heater until water comes out, plug the heater in, and in about a day, the tank should be hot, and stay hot. As for insulating it, that's easy, just build a big box for the tub, shove a bunch of fiberglass batts of insulation in there and then just set the tank in. Then maybe a big sheet of treated plywood for a cover. Nice.
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