This February my daughter celebrated her First Birthday, and in my family that means a HUGE celebration with family and friends!
This party was near and dear to my heart, not only because Lucy is my only little girl, but because this birthday party was going to be the first party that I have planned and created from start to finish! I actually picked a theme and started planning what I would make when Lucy was only 4 months old. I was a little nervous and wanted to make sure everything turned out! So let me give you a quick photo tour of all the crafty things I made for this special little lady's day:
The party theme was Rainbows! So here you can see I utilized felt and tacky glue to make a door hanging greeting guests at the door.
photo courtesy of Jo Brock Photography
I found a genius idea on what to do for the cake, I found these on Spearmint Baby last summer and decided it would be perfect to make rainbow cupcakes for a party where there are lots of kids! I used the gel food coloring to get the colors so bright.
photo courtesy of Jo Brock Photography
Now for the very special guest I had planned to order a cute little tulle tutu in rainbow colors, but the budget didn't quite allow, so I took a plain white onesie, some of my scrap fabric, Heat n Bond, and sewed a rainbow-type applique! I also made the little baby leg warmers she is wearing (see previous blog I posted on how to make those). And what you can't see is that I also used ribbon to make her a rainbow hairclip. I will post an upcoming blog on how to make those!
photo courtesy of Jo Brock Photography
Here's my sweet girl enjoying her delish rainbow treat! She loved it!
photo courtesy of Jo Brock Photography
For the table I just bought paper goods from Party City in different colors, and used vases/bowls/containers I had in different colors. On the menu: marshmallow pops, fruity pebble treats, rainbow jello, chips, bananas, blueberries, apples, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, with some snack/display containers with Trix cereal, Fruity Cheerios, M&Ms, Skittles, and Gummy Bears! And of course, the rainbow cupcakes!
As another fun addition to my rainbow theme I used some old ice cube trays, food coloring drops, and made some rainbow ice cubes to plop into the Sprite and water we were serving for drinks!
photo courtesy of Jo Brock Photography
The party was so much fun, and it was just as much fun to plan! We also had an extra table with coloring books for an extra activity for the kids, and I would have had a game or two, but for a first birthday it was more practical to keep it short and sweet. It was great to celebrate with our friends and family, and I know Lucy enjoyed it!
A close friend of mine took some of the pictures above, and has a photography business. Check out her blog at Jo Brock Photography.
Love it! Those cupcakes were amazing! Tips?
ReplyDeleteThanks Joy! The tips that I can provide for the cupcakes are these:
ReplyDelete1) gel food coloring will get you much brighter colors
2) White cake mix from a box, no need to make your own mix
3) Foil cupcake liners will prevent it from browning and distorting the colors
4) divide the batter into 6 plastic cups, then mix colors, this works for whatever amount of cake mix you have
5) I used about one spoonful of each color of batter