AW: Party Decor!

[carolyngrace]

My MIL is a master seamstress. Asked her to make a ribbon banner for the high chair and now wondering if I should have asked for more... What would be a good coordinating item to ask for? Tablecloth? Bow tie for O? Hmmm...

[mrsmonogrammed]

Love the color scheme madymoiselle!!

[mrsmonogrammed]

Apr 29, 2016 16:10:00 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

My MIL is a master seamstress. Asked her to make a ribbon banner for the high chair and now wondering if I should have asked for more... What would be a good coordinating item to ask for? Tablecloth? Bow tie for O? Hmmm...

Bow tie for sure! And maybe some triangle bunting to hang on the wall/by the cake/whatever?

[mrsmonogrammed]

Small snapshot of decor- I found a ton of stuff at Hobby Lobby for 60% off thanks to ashbash's suggestion!



Pink tray in the corner to hold cupcakes (we have 3)

The pinwheels have lemons on them and will go in the center pieces (mason jars with flowers and a pinwheel)

Paper straws for drinks

Cardboard C to be painted and put on cake table

Pink signs for food table

Still working on her own personal lemonade stand and a door wreath:) and a high chair banner!

[littlemissgrump]

I think I saw budders on amazon. Is it Mud Pie brand? I will go take a gander.
stcyct

[littlemissgrump]

Mud Pie Baby 1St Birthday One Piece, Multi, 12-18 Months www.amazon.com/dp/B019OX6ZFM/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_v-mjxbAQZ3YCK

Also, be careful if you search "mud pie birthday" in baby clothes because there are so many cute things.

[blueskiessmiling]

kemdupuis madymoiselle How are you planning on attaching your high chair banners? I'm getting the supplies together for mine, but that's one thing that has me stumped. Also, about how long did you make your twine?

[musicfrk2002]

So, cookie monster theme. Do I go with royal blue or more of a malibu blue?

[shahoi]

mrsmonogrammed we are doing a lemonade stand theme as well! What are you guys going to make your stand out of? My H is going to make one out of pallets. I hope it comes together. I also bought out Hobby Lobby, and now on to buy some fabric. Her outfit should be in soon, but I have not started on any of the DIY stuff.

[littlemissgrump]

musicfrk2002 I would go with royal. Are you doing other colors too? That might change my answer.

[musicfrk2002]

littlemissgrump probably brown and/or tan as well. I haven't thought about this much yet, lol.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Apr 30, 2016 12:42:36 GMT -5 shahoi said:

mrsmonogrammed we are doing a lemonade stand theme as well! What are you guys going to make your stand out of? My H is going to make one out of pallets. I hope it comes together. I also bought out Hobby Lobby, and now on to buy some fabric. Her outfit should be in soon, but I have not started on any of the DIY stuff.

I guess technically we'll have 2- one that he's size (a milk crate from Michaels as the base) plus a bigger one for the cake to rest on...IDK how DH plans to build that one but I'm leaving it totally up to him.

Where did you get her outfit from?! PIP!

[gilder40]

Apr 30, 2016 13:10:26 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

littlemissgrump probably brown and/or tan as well. I haven't thought about this much yet, lol.

I'd throw some lime green in there too. It looks so good with darker blues.

[shahoi]

mrsmonogrammed I had already bought a tutu from a local shop, and I ordered the onesie and bow from Etsy. I'll post a picture once I have everything!

[kemdupuis]

@blueskiessmiling, TBH, I will probably just tape it to the highchair with scotch tape. I doubt I could tie it to the chair tight enough to stay up in the middle. I think I used maybe 4 feet of twine? There is a bunch left on the ends

[kemdupuis]

shahoi and mrsmonogrammed I saw some cute lemonade things in the home decor section at target today and it made me think of you! Also, found this on Amazon:

[musicfrk2002]

Picked up some fabric today

[santoki77]

May 1, 2016 0:15:29 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

Apr 30, 2016 11:08:30 GMT -5 blueskiessmiling said:

kemdupuis madymoiselle How are you planning on attaching your high chair banners? I'm getting the supplies together for mine, but that's one thing that has me stumped. Also, about how long did you make your twine?

I saw some pinterest posts that used double velcro, small pieces. Might do this or scotch.
Mine is about 2 feet long.

Maybe if there's space use the smallest size command strips? We used the clear kind to hang e's photo timeline.

[carolyngrace]

musicfrk2002 what all are you making?

[musicfrk2002]

carolyngrace I'm not sure yet. Lol. I was thinking about a highchair banner and possibly a photo banner. I also picked up some of the bigger tissue paper pom poms in blue and tan and am going to add some dark brown onto the tan to make them look like chocolate chip cookies.

[littlemissgrump]

Apr 30, 2016 16:04:21 GMT -5 gilder40 said:

Apr 30, 2016 13:10:26 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

littlemissgrump probably brown and/or tan as well. I haven't thought about this much yet, lol.

I'd throw some lime green in there too. It looks so good with darker blues.

musicfrk2002, yeah, lime green would be awesome as would primary colors or orange. I would keep the tan as the cookie color.
Edit to say I saw your photo and those colors look good!

[carolyngrace]

Made these for a bean bag toss. Will cut a whole out of each one with an exacto knife, and put a balloon caterpillar hanging next to it!



Also I think I said my budget was $150 for the whole party when we first started talking...

[mrsdee1982]

carolyngrace - those are amazing! Did you paint them? They look straight out of the book.

And, yeaahhhhhh, as far as the "budget" goes…well…let's just say that when DH asked me how much I've spent so far I told him "You don't want to know".

[carolyngrace]

May 5, 2016 10:32:03 GMT -5 mrsdee1982 said:

carolyngrace - those are amazing! Did you paint them? They look straight out of the book.

And, yeaahhhhhh, as far as the "budget" goes…well…let's just say that when DH asked me how much I've spent so far I told him "You don't want to know".

I did! Thank you, I've got a few skills

And we'll, they'll only turn one once, right?

[beersandweirs]

I should have continued to avoid this thread. I thought I was fine with no theme and minimal decorations, but some of these things are so cute!

[sugarkissed]

May 5, 2016 16:46:28 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

I should have continued to avoid this thread. I thought I was fine with no theme and minimal decorations, but some of these things are so cute!

Agree. Now I have 500 more DIY projects to make and I want about 5 themes.  

[candylandycane]

May 5, 2016 18:33:15 GMT -5 stcyct said:

I put together a budget today. I wanted to cry. Turns out renting tents are not cheap. Ugh.

Invites came yesterday and I sent them this afternoon so at least I feel like I did something!

Pretty sure I'm settled on a very loose Sandra boynton theme. Baby loves moo baa la la la. He belly laughs when we say BOW WOW WOW! And by theme I mean he will have the cake and maybe I will put some of the books out on the tables or something.

Yes! Moo baa la la la is a favorite here too! I can recite it from memory now.

[musicfrk2002]

Do you all sing or speak the "la la la" ? This is important apparently.

I found some darker brown fabric today to add into the mix. Eventually I will start making the decorations.

[shahoi]

mrsmonogrammed her outfit is here! Sorry the lighting isn't that great. I wish the pink in the onesie was brighter, but it will still be cute! The picture is kind of making the pink in the tutu look red, but it is just a bright pink.

[mrsmonogrammed]

So cute shahoi!