I still can’t believe our daughter Leigh is one! Where did the time go?!
Last weekend we hosted her birthday party in a green area near our home – the theme was a picnic in the park. At first the weather was pretty hot, but then the clouds rolled in along with a nice breeze and it was the perfect afternoon with friends!
Setting up wasn’t easy, but with some help from Ashley we were able to pull it off.
For food we had PB&Js, Jimmie Johns subs, snack bags and fruit. And of course we had cupcakes and a smash cake for Leigh.
What I designed and made:
-ONE letters
-Cupcake and cake toppers
-Snack bags and signs
For the snack bags I used coordinating tape on the bags as a way of identifying what was what. This seemed to work well and brought in the patterns from the banner. I also made the flowers used to decorate the box with the snacks.
And of course we had a drinks table – this included Peach Margaritas (big hit), Sangria (so so), keg and soda/water, which was in the wheel barrow. I made the letters for the jars out of vinyl and they were easily removed the next day when I cleaned them out.
The happy birthday sign was burlap with patterned tape used on the edges. I fell in love with the patterns and colors and really liked how it all came together. Another finishing touch was adding bows between each letter – it was a small detail but made a big change.
Our thank you gifts were small planting kits with vegetables and herbs. I figured that was something fun for the kids to do at home and also stuck with the outdoors theme.
The highchair banner matched the birthday banner.
The cake and cupcakes were decorated with tissue flowers and ones in the matching tape. I was so happy with how these turned out. I made all of the decorations and the cupcakes were from Target and cake was from Harris Teeter.
Birthday girl!
Headband: Etsy – young at heart
Thank you to all our friends that made Leigh birthday so special. It was such a fun way to celebrate Leigh’s first birthday!
If you have any questions about the decorations seen at Leigh’s party or custom decorations please email me at cupadewdlede@gmail.com
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