I love awards shows — the gowns, the speeches, the teleprompters that unexpectedly quit — I love it all. If you get into the festivities as much as I do, you'll appreciate how easy it is to set up a sparkly photo backdrop. You can make it in just about 30 minutes, and it'll take your viewing party to the next level. Give your guests the red carpet treatment and let them snap some photos while you're watching the stars do the same on TV!
![Woman holding out sunglasses in front of a gold backdrop](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/4168fd89-3ba7-4b7f-9518-e76856291232.jpg)
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![Woman in black dress and sunglasses in front of a gold backdrop](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/d8ba2535-42e4-4bf6-b6dd-45bc03dbf52d.jpg)
Things You'll Need
20-foot fringe garland like this one
Scissors
Masking tape
Duct tape
![Gold fringe garland with scissors and tape](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/fa0ed917-f938-4fb3-96b8-f866462fbccd.jpg)
Step 1
Start by cutting lengths of gold fringe garland that are 5 feet each. You should be able to get four 5-foot sections.
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![Cut gold fringe with gold scissors](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/f37df815-9d4c-4a08-8ebc-6e8465ba0e4a.jpg)
Tip
If you're having a particularly large party or would like your backdrop extra large, pick up two 20-foot garlands and cut five or six longer pieces, depending on how large you'd like it.
Step 2
Give the fringe garland a finished top edge by folding the top band over on itself and securing with small pieces of masking tape. Do this across each 5-foot piece. This will be your back side, facing the wall.
![Masking tape on a gold fringe garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/421d964e-b284-495b-b643-4fa6bd30d087.jpg)
![Front side of taped gold fringe garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/693e0244-26a7-48f8-bb8d-970b57ccdb16.jpg)
Step 3
For each length of garland, cut about five pieces of duct tape, each about 2 inches long. Roll the pieces back on themselves so they're sticky on all sides. Place them along the top of the back side of the garland, each about 1 foot apart.
![Hand placing rolled duct tape onto back of gold fringe garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/9176f904-f18f-4153-b457-8005b1b5670c.jpg)
Step 4
Hang the bottom row of your garland on a blank wall. Be sure that you step back to see that it's level.
![Hands hanging gold fringe garland on white wall](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/e40630a0-679c-4aff-affb-190df69b1fc3.jpg)
![Gold fringe garland on wall](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/5cd8f87c-5f6c-4957-96c6-22fe68eb546b.jpg)
Step 5
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with the remaining lengths of garland, hanging each garland above the previous one so that the fringe overlaps by about 3 inches. Align the edges so that you end up with a solid block of gold.
![Gold photo backdrop with two rows of garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/6e248ebe-3a1e-4d54-9707-63623102422a.jpg)
![Gold photo backdrop with three rows of garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/3096cf30-c91f-49b7-9be7-94eb682feec1.jpg)
![Gold photo backdrop with four rows of garland](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/a8687c8d-4ee4-458a-b56e-466f2502029a.jpg)
That's all there is to it! Set out a few props and snap photos of your guests in front of this beauty all night long. You could also use it as a backdrop for your snacks table, too. Either way, you're golden!
![Hand holding sunglasses in front of gold backdrop](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/fa2510ac-f924-47fb-9ea1-251f25fd7bda.jpg)
![Woman in black dress and glasses posing in front of gold backdrop](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/3c84c2a8-c300-4214-b855-dfe3ca23531a.jpg)
![Hand reaching through gold fringe](https://img.ehowcdn.com/375/ppds/493d7708-72a4-4b99-bc23-be745af48c7c.jpg)