Alternative Theme Titles:

• Wanted: Women of God
• Happy Trails To You!
• Round Up Your Friends
• Saddle Up For Some Fun
• Howdy Friends!
• Western Night
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world."   Philippians 2:15
• "TWhat? know ye not that your body is the temple
  of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
  have of God, and ye are not your own? "T  1 Corinthians 6:19
  
  Devotional:
  Added 4/11/07--Branded In Christ by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  No suggestions.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Decorate using lots of western items.
• Use Oil lamps, candles, White Enamelware, wagon wheels, saddles, horse shoes, western tin stars, coils of barbed wire and rope, barrels, hay bales.
• Display Westernwear - cowboy shirts and gear, cowboy hats, cowboy boots, western belts, western beltbuckles.
• Tie bandanas to posts, columns, railings, etc.
• Use Cactus Plants (real or fake).
• Make cacti cut outs out of paper or felt.
  Cactus Pattern
• Make boot cut outs out of paper or felt. Embellish.
  Boot Pattern (State of Texas)
• Make cowboy cut outs out of paper or felt. Embellish.
  Cowboy Hat Pattern (State of Texas)
• Purchase Western Decorating Supplies.
  Oriental Trading Type the word "western" into their search box.
• Check your local Party Store for western decorations.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Southwest Sunflower Centerpiece
  See Photo For Ideas The bow is done with a bow maker but you could make any type of bow with cloth bandanda ribbon as well or tie an actual bandana around, knot it and slip the sunflower through.  (Master Bow)
• Straw Bale Centerpieces
  See Photo For Ideas (Shindigz)
• Use rope to wrap around vases. Start at one end, dot it with hot glue, and wrap up in a spiral. Cut end and adhere with hot glue.
• Small Cactus Plants (real or fake)
• Small arrangements in mason jars. Use bandanas to tie around the jars. Fill with sunflowers or wildflowers.
• Old time lanterns and candles.
• Roll silverware up in bandanas.
• Tin punch tin cans for candle holders.
  Directions:
  Tin Punch Lanterns (Thrify Fun)
  Tin Can Lanterns (Craft Bits)
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Focal Point
• Mural - Make a mural of a horse. Could use as a backdrop for photos.
  Horse Color Page (The Coloring Spot)
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  
• Wanted Game
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Sing Campfire Songs.
• Happy Trails To You! (Evans/Rogers)
  Lyrics - Includes Alternative Christian Verse (Official Roy Rogers Website)
  
  Favors:
  
• Bandanas.
• Western key chains.
• Make small goodie bags out of bandana material. Fill with wrapped candies. Tie up with twine.
• Make your favor tags with "A Cowboy Blessing" -- you could change it to "cowgirl"
  A Cowboy BLESSING
  May Your Belly Never Grumble,
  May Your Heart Never Ache.
  May Your Horse Never Stumble,
  May Your Cinch Never Break.
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Send out "Wanted" Invitations
  See Rattlesnake Jack's Font Gallery for Western fonts.
  See Rattlesnake Jack's Clip Art Gallery for images to use.
• Do A Pony Bead Craft.
  Pony Bead Cactus Pattern (Making Friends)
  Cowboy Hat Pony Bead Pattern (Making Friends)
• Share some Chuck Wagon Ettiquette
  Chuckwagon Etiquette (Middle of their page - Legends of America)
• Dress up in Western gear.
  
• Use a dinner bell (triangle) to announce the "chow".
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Roy Rogers/Dale Evans videos/dvds
• Any western item
• Western type jewelry
  
  See the Doorprize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Serve barbecue food.
• Horeshoe Shaped Pastries (Sweets N Desserts)
• Serve "Trail" Mix.
• Use bandanas to line bread and silverware baskets.
• Western Recipes (Legends of America)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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