First Birthday Party: Flowers and Butterflies

My precious gift from God turned ONE in September.  I wanted to throw a birthday party for friends and family to celebrate the sweet life that she is.  Her personality is radiant and bright, so the perfect theme was bright colors, flowers, and butterflies. It was an indoor/outdoor party at our house.

Pendant-style banner (hand-made, I don't own a Cricut)

Tissue Paper Balls (Hand made 10 total)

Centerpieces

Decorative Hats and Banner

Drink Table

 

Food Table 



Favors

Handmade Bib, hat, and Shirt
(yes, I hand rolled, cut, and glued the hat)
(yes I hand-stitched the name Addison on the applique)
(yes, I took a Carter's bib and glued a felt "1")

Cake (I did not make this)
  

Yard Flag (I made with fabric and Felt)

Outdoor Decor

and Finally, my sweet baby girl !

 

Hopefully I will be able to provide some tutorials on some of the things I made for the party. It was so much fun and brought great joy to my heart to be able to do this!

 

Psalm 106:1

Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

 

God, thank you for putting precious gifts into my life. I am unworthy and undeserving of your grace beyond measure!

Gender Reveal Party Wreath

Never blogged before, not sure how this works exactly.  But as my crafts have increased, my husband has continued to urge me to share with others.  The joy of my life is the Lord and my goal is to please him.  He gives us talents, abilities, and interests to use for him. My goal is to use my love of crafting to serve and minister to others. In doing crafts, I aim to do them as inexpensive as possible. I go to great lengths to make things cheaply, as I want to be a good steward of my money.  Here's my first craft blog.

Gender Reveal Party. We had a little gender reveal party for a friend in my neighborhood. I had the pleasure of creating the decor. Here is one item.

Yarn Wreath: Pink and Blue

Let me start by saying I'm not big on searching before I create things. I like to be original. I've never made a yarn wreath before and didn't know how.  I just grabbed a wreath and some yarn and started wrapping. Anyone can do it!!

 

Materials:

Hot Glue

One Straw wreath, leave packaging on: 1.97 at Walmart

Pink Yarn (I got super soft from Walmart, $2.33)

Blue Yarn (same as pink, $2.33)

Letters: Boy and Girl: A.C Moore 19 cents each - 1.40 total

Large initial letter:  A.C Moore  $2.00 after coupon

Ribbon - I used 1" grosgrain, maybe used about 18-24"  prob used about 30 cents of each

Total Cost: around $10

 

Directions:  Hold a bout 2" of yarn out on back and start wrapping the yarn tightly around the straw wreath and that extra bit of yarn. Be sure to leave the packaging on.  Wrap half way around and then stop leaving about an inch extra. Cut.  Switch to the other color and start by covering the inch of yarn on the back and wrapping around. Finish by hot-gluing the loose end to back.

Add letters by hot-gluing where desired. I also added a small blue button and pink flower embellishment I had laying around

Tie a single or double bow on each side where the colors meet.

Hot glue the large letter (last name initial monogram) in the center.

I finished  by gluing a small piece of ribbon to hang the wreath. HINDSIGHT, I should have done this FIRST and wrapped it around so it would stay better. 

Happy Yarn-wrapping!

 

Currently studying the book of Acts:

Acts 5:41 "The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. ⁴² Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah"

 

I pray that I would BOLDLY proclaim the name of Jesus to all I encounter, no matter the cost, for Christ is WORTHY of all praise and honor and glory.