First Birthday Party

Happy Birthday!

To my little one year old! I wanted to share some first birthday decorating ideas with you. Her birthday is a few days after Valentines Day, so I took the opportunity to do a red and pink heart theme and save a little money by shopping the clearance isle. I bought her dress from Etsy, and made the headband myself.

I had a party of 17, including the birthday girl and one other child.

I didn't want to get overwhelmed with pink, so I used organic brown plates to separate the cake plate from the pink tablecloth. Note: name cards keep confusion at a minimum, and are a nice touch.

I love fresh flowers, they make a beautiful statement and will bring life and color to any party. I chose the pitcher to keep the atmosphere on an adult level. (Too much pink and glitter will have your eyeballs rolling.) Down the middle of the table I placed small dishes with 3 Russel Stover candies each, separated by mason jar candles. I used this picture as a springboard for my idea on the mason jars.

I borrowed the wooden highchair from one of the birthday guests. Anything beats plastic! Balloons on the children's chair add color and are a good way to keep them entertained.

No, this is not my cake! This is what I was hoping to make, but I am not a cake decorator and therefore I do not have a worthy picture to share.

A small cupcake for the birthday girl! It's a much better choice health wise. The topper is made from poster board and glitter paint.

I love the look of a 7 layer salad! It always adds a lot of class to the table.

I've always wanted to do a photo booth. I made the backdrop out of 216 hearts!

I cut each heart out of a variety of scrapbook papers and then sewed them together. You can find the tutorial I used here.

I don't have a picture of the props or any templates, because I free handed them, but here are a few pictures of us using them!

You can check out all of my idea's on my pinterest page. Follow this link to see where I started, what I used and didn't use, and how I used others ideas but added my own flare.

Sarah

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