I
can't believe our little squiggly is one year old! This past year has been a
whirlwind and we've come a long way since we first brought her home. She is
such a ray of sunshine and has brought a ton of laughter, smiles, and joy to
our lives. Such a personality and I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate
her first birthday than with a "SPARKLE and SHINE" theme birthday party.
I
had such a great time planning her birthday party and so glad I got a head
start on it. I'm a big fan of Pinterest! It's a great resource, but it can be a curse. You look for
inspiration and before you know it, you've pinned over 100 ideas and want to do
everything. I don't know if that sounds like you or not, but for me, it can be
exhausting. I did attempt to do it all and almost killed myself. But, I did
have a blast in the process and was able to get my creative juices flowing. I had so much fun getting crafty and loved seeing it all come together.
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{Gold Balloon: Sweet Lulu, Tissue Tassel: Etsy, One Onesie: Etsy, Pettiskirt: Etsy, Leggings: Old Navy,
Polka Dot Socks: HM, Sparkle Sneakers: Buy Buy Baby} |
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{Balloons: Sweet Lulu, Streamers: Walmart and Party City}
Starting a new birthday tradition and decorated her bedroom door the morning of her birthday.
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| {Made by Grandma Ni Ni} |
Welcomed guests with this wreath my mom made. My mom made it to put on our front door after she was born and now her first birthday, changing up the design for each occasion.
A
friend loaned this beautiful "1" made from cardboard and cupcake
baking cups. It made a great backdrop for the favor table in the entry.
The
tray I repurposed and spray painted gold and added the gold glitter ribbon at
the bottom to dress it up. I came up with the idea of the pinwheels and found a
store on etsy who was able to custom make these with the gold glitter paper
tying into my "Sparkle and Shine" theme.
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| {Gold Sparkle Pinwheels: Etsy, Signage: Etsy, Mixed Ribbons: Joann's, Clear Bags: Michael's, Jelly Belly's: Candy Store} |
I
played around with the idea on how to package the pinwheels and came up with
the idea of using Jelly Belly's in her party colors to weigh the bag down so that the
pinwheels could stand up alone. Finished it off with a ribbon and a tag.
I found the saying on Pinterest somewhere and a shop on Etsy helped me
customize these, along with some other signage for her party.
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| {Flower Poms: Etsy, Confetti Paper Garland: Etsy} |
You
can never go wrong with flower poms! They are such a great way to dress up a
room for a party. I left making these to a professional who I've used before
for Lea's flower poms in her nursery. She did a fantastic job, as usual, and
highly recommend her shop on Etsy. I selected the colors and sizes I wanted,
and she is super accommodating, and sends color samples for you to look at before
purchasing. I loved the whimsy effect of the confetti garland and strung that on the chandelier over the dining table.
I
found this great idea on Pinterest, yet again. Take a print of your child's hand and
footprint each year and have guests leave a birthday wish. I thought it
would be fun to start another birthday tradition, and start building a
scrapbook of photos from all her birthdays.
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{Glitter Vase: DIY, Gold frame: Walmart, Signage: Etsy, Mini Birthday Hat: Etsy,
Polka Dot Wrapping Paper: Paper Source} |
I
loved the idea of the mason jars with glitter, but instead, found these glass
vases at Home Goods. They were $2.50 each, so opted to use these instead. They
worked perfect. Sprayed the outside of the vase with gold spray paint, and then
used superfine gold glitter and clear modge podge to get the glitter to stick.
So much fun to make!! The mini birthday hat was a great find on Etsy. Made for
great photos and was able to customize it in her birthday colors. I found some
great wrapping paper at Paper Source in the gold and white polka dots, and got
the idea to use it as a table runner. A nice and inexpensive way to add some
interest to your table if you don't want to use a tablecloth. Oh, and can't
forget my $3.00 frame I found at Walmart.
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| {Printable Chalkboard Artwork: Etsy, Easel: Tuesday Morning} |
I
loved the chalkboard idea and had to do this for Lea. So much fun!
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| {ONE Letters: DIY- Inspiration came from Etsy, Paper Confetti: DIY} |
Yet
again, inspiration again came from Pinterest. Originally, thought to buy these,
but they were super easy to make. I bought the letters at Joann's and then used
glitter and spray paint. The glitter dots I made by using a circular hole punch
and glued them on. I looked up tutorials and video on DIY glitter letters and
found step by step how-to videos. I also used the hole punch and made the
confetti using glitter and colored paper card stock.
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{Tissue Garland Tassel: DIY, Signage: Etsy, Monthly Photos: DIY}
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The
fireplace was a great place to display her monthly pictures. I backed each
picture with glitter card stock and made the number tags with a cloud shape
hole punch, stickers, glitter, and glue. I secured each picture with a gold glitter clothespin and hung them to a ribbon. I found another DIY tutorial and made the
tissue garland to dress up the fire screen and add some additional color. Just a little tip.. when making the tissue paper garland, don't use scissors if you don't have too. My first round of streamers looked awful... all jagged and uneven. I bought a rotary cutter at Joann's, and they looked so much better. Plus, saved so much time!
Balloons
always seem to bring it all together. I went with light pink, hot pink, aqua, and gold.
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| {HB Banner: DIY, Tissue Garland: DIY, Glitter ONE: DIY, Tissue Poms: Etsy} |
I
loved the idea of a banner and after pricing them out on Etsy, I
decided to make my own. I found card stock and these gold glitter letters at Michaels, and started cutting. Was pretty easy to make and love how it turned out.
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{Tissue Paper Tassel: DIY, Sparkle ONE Letters: DIY}
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The
tissue paper garland and the glitter "ONE" I made to dress up her
highchair. I made a stencil of the letters "ONE" and tied it using
gold string. When placing my order for the flower poms, I had her send extra sheets of tissue paper so I didn't have to worry about trying to find matching tissue paper.
This
was one of my favorite things to put together. I want to keep this up year round. Need to think of a creative way to display them and keep adding to it each year for her birthday.
I
bought 5 rolls of each streamer color and ended up using not even one roll of
each color. I liked the idea of having some streamers, but not totally
overdoing it. Plus, it was already 9:00 and Chris and I were both
beat. Bed was calling our name!! I added the flower poms in here as
well.
Cake
and cupcakes!! So yummy. I thought about making my own cake, but time was of
the essence. Turned out so yummy and Lea loved it. I definitely enjoyed it
too.
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| {Cupcake Heart Toppers: DIY} |
The
wrapping paper came in super handy! I used the wrapping paper to also dress up
the cupcake tower and super glued the gold ribbon to the edges. I topped the
cupcakes with the heart cupcake toppers using toothpicks and a heart hole
punch.
Cookies!
Food
menu consisted of tea sandwiches, veggie platter, pigs in a blanket, party
cheese ball, fruit salad, and a baked brie with orange marmalade and nuts. Was
just enough food for an early afternoon party.
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| {Cups: Party City, Gold Scallop Cups: Sweet Lulu, Gold Polka Dot Napkins: Paper Source, Straws: Tuesday Morning} |
The gal who did all the
signage for me, also customized this great banner for me. I found the idea and
she did the artwork for me. Just gave her the size I wanted and had it printed
at Staples. I also used Staples to print the chalkboard sign as well. They did
a great job!!
Let’s just say, best thing
ever and worth every penny. I didn’t know they made bounce houses for small
toddlers until I started looking. The kids loved it!
The day couldn’t have been more perfect celebrating
with our friends and family. Their first birthdays are pretty special. Such a fun time, and by the look of this picture, I know Lea had a blast and that makes me happy!!
