I mentioned a while back that I was in the middle of making a "shot book" for my friend Lauryn's 21st birthday, and that I would post pictures of the final project- and I am FINALLY getting around to it!!!
A shot book can take on a lot of forms, but it basically is a book made for a 21st birthday to keep track of drinks throughout the night. I went into this venture not really having any clue how you are "SUPPOSED" to make a shot book, so I approached it as more of a scrapbook. Lauryn and I have been friends for years, so we have all sorts of crazy pictures together and with other friends, and I thought it would be fun to include old memories with some spaces for new ones. I also wanted each page to have a "theme" of a specific drink, or just leave room to fill in a surprise drink that someone bought.
I still need to buy new printer ink to print off the new pictures of that night to add to it, but here are some of the pages from the 8" x 8" book...
I still need to buy new printer ink to print off the new pictures of that night to add to it, but here are some of the pages from the 8" x 8" book...
(First page of the book. My nickname for Lauryn has always been "Sil".)
(She loves the Little Mermaid so I saw this embellishment at JoAnn's and HAD to buy it. I tried to think of some kind of "mermaid shot" or something, but this turned out to be a much funnier place to put it.)
(One of her favorite movies is Breakfast at Tiffanys)
(Most Bloomington bars have a drink called an "AMF"... so this was the last page of the book. Unfortunately she never quite made it to one of those, but it still makes for a nice last page.)The book definitely took a lot of time, but it was well worth it in the end. She loved it, and I had so much fun making it. I have to admit that looking through all of the pictures, coming up with quotes, and putting all of the pages together actually had me laughing to myself at times. I'm almost a little sad I didn't think of doing these before Lauryn's birthday, because now most of my friends are already 21!!!
wow,great job! this is such a cool idea and the pictures are so cute! I think anyone would like this at any birthday, not just 21- I'm so forwarding this link to my friends hehe
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of a 'shot book' before. I love how you put it together though, very creative.
ReplyDeleteHahaha this is so awesome!! Your friend should feel very lucky to have such a creative friend!:) I love the breakfast at tiffany's page and the red headed slut! Ha! So funny.
ReplyDeletehi, i think that your ideas are so cretive, but i was wondering if you gave it to her after her birthday or before to add the pictures in from her night?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I actually gave it to her at dinner before we went out to the bars, but got it back to put the pictures in it for her. (I didn't actually take it out to the bars either, since the likelihood of it getting damaged was pretty high... I just kept a little notebook with a list of all the shots/drinks!)
ReplyDeleteSooo i typed in "how to make a shot book" in google and your blog came up and i loved your ideas, they are sooo cute! THEN i noticed your from Bloomington which is sooo weird because i go to IU (hoo hoo hoo hoosiers!) Im making one for my friends 21st but were actually going to chicago because shes from purdue ( boo) but thanks for all your great ideas and good luck in your future endeavors!
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