Party decorations: UK theme
What better time for a coronation than the weekend before Eurovision! Thanks, yer maj. There is so much Union Flag tat/quality merchandise available in the shops and online at the moment that you can buy now and use for your Eurovision party year after. Here’s a round up of some of our favourites!
Union Flag Baubles – £10.00, John Lewis
Oooh, look how shiny! Hang them from your pot plants, ceilings, light fittings, or just layer them up in a clear vase as a centre piece for your giant table full of sausage rolls. Mmm, sausage…
Buy at: johnlewis.com
Coronation Clip-on Hat – £2.50, Primark
These little sequinned, glittery hats are cute as a, well, little sequinned glittery hat.
Buy at: www.primark.com
Best of British 5M Bunting – £1.99, The Range
It’s bunting, innit. Yeah it’s got crowns on, maybe it’s your sister’s? (That’s a Eurovision reference, fyi.)
Buy at: www.therange.co.uk
Union Jack Cake Stand – £4.79, Party Packs
Not just good for cakes, in previous years we’ve used one like this for sausage rolls and, um, shots.
Buy at: www.partypacks.co.uk
Union Jack Paper Chains – £3.99, Amazon UK
Is it even a party without paper chains?
Buy at: www.amazon.co.uk
Union Jack Mini Hand Waving Flag 6pk – £2.39, Party Delights
We have a stash of these that get brought out every year and placed in a disco-ball style vodka bottle, next to the TV. We like to hand them out to our guests for waving along with the UK’s song! We also stick them in our window boxes at the front of the house, because CUTE.
Buy at: www.partydelights.co.uk
Coronation Union Jack Wreath – £30.00, CraftyCrocus on Etsy
True facts, we did a whimper when we saw the adorable bauble wreath from John Lewis was out of stock. Even truer fact, we like this one more!
Buy at: www.etsy.com
Union Jack Headband Bopper with Flags – £5.99, Keechiandco on Etsy
Best sit at the back of the room with this on though, don’t want to block the view of the TV.
Buy at: www.etsy.com
King’s Coronation Dog Bandana – £19.99, Debenhams
Get your doggos in on the Eurovision fun with this mega bandana!
Buy at: www.debenhams.com
(Other half of Mission Eurovision cutting in here… a Coronation Dog Bandana? This is getting silly now.)
Rylan Clark Lifesize Cardboard Cutout – £44.97, Celebrity Cutouts
I mean, at this point, why not eh? It’s Rylan, we see the Union Jack there, this counts.
Please note: there is a maximum height of 6’3″ for these lifesize cardboard cutouts, which does mean they will shrink Rylan one whole inch to fit.
Buy at: www.celebrity-cutouts.co.uk
Set of 2 Union Jack Champagne Flutes – £9.99 – £14.99, BritainStreet on Etsy
For when we win, right?!
Buy at: www.etsy.com