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20 DIY Oktoberfest Party Ideas To Celebrate At Home

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I have never actually attended an Okotberfest, or if I did I certainly don’t remember it.  Either way, hosting your own parties has become even more popular with the current lockdown situations and celebrating at home is a great way to control who you come into contact with, and let’s be honest, we really don’t need an excuse to party!

So what is Okotberfest?

The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folkfest. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16 to 18-day folk festival running from mid- or late September to the first Sunday in October.

Oktoberfest is a great way to celebrate another October event. Whether you are planning a themed backyard BBQ or a complete Oktoberfest beer event, these tutorials and ideas for a DIY Oktoberfest are surely going to get you very excited. The main theme of course is Germany, beer, and blue and white check tablecloths, flags and banners, and beer? Did I mention the beer already? Have these 3 items and you can theme with ease.

Since beer is the main ingredient for an Oktoberfest party then make sure this is your main focus. Check out these Beer Balloons and these inflatable pretzels. and this amazing inflatable frothy beer drink holder.

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Oktoberfest: Homemade Oktoberfest Decorations Mad in Crafts

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m é lim é lo: Dirndl N°2 

Oktoberfest Napkin Rings Idea | Fun365

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Oktoberfest Party Tablescape – part of Craft Beering’s Oktoberfest Bash!

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Oktoberfest Deko selber machen

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Ceremonial Oktoberfest Barrel — Backyard Oktoberfest

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Oktoberfest Wreath 

DIY Oktoberfest Party Decoration 

Still looking for quick ways to make your party theme come together, check out these great amazon buys.

Oktoberfest Photo Booth

Oktoberfest Party Plates

Oktoberfest Party banner

Oktoberfest Party Mugs

Oktoberfest Party  Costumes

Want free cupcake labels? download and print off our Oktoberfest cupcakes printable.

Need a party planning sheet so that you can stay on budget? Save and print off this free Oktoberfest party planning sheet.

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How to Store Embroidery Needles

I have a complicated relationship with my embroidery needles. Which is a fancy way of saying I don’t really take care of my needles at all. Even though I know I have embroidery needles to use for cross stitch and sewing, needles that are certainly still in their packages, I can rarely find them when I need them.

So when I saw this post from Crewel Ghoul about how to store your embroidery needles, it hit close to home for me.

It doesn’t really say anything I didn’t already know, but it is good advice that might also serve as a reminder for you to take better care of your needles when you cross stitch or do other hand-sewing projects so that you’ll be able to find your needles again when you need them.

It would help me a lot if I had a dedicated place to keep needles I’m not using, including the needles that are still in their packages from when I bought them. You’d think I would keep them with my embroidery floss but apparently you would be mistaken about that.

Another good idea for me is to have a place to put needles I’ve been using when I am done with them. Because goodness knows I’m not going to put them back in the package. (Which may actually be a good thing because then I know which one I’ve been using and which ones are fresh. Not that I replace my needles regularly, but still.) I own pincushions but I don’t really use them for anything, which is silly.

Check out the post at Crewel Ghoul to see all the options available for storing your embroidery needles properly. I’d love to hear what you do, especially if you have a better system than I do (which, honestly, would be any system at all).

[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]