I love the versatility of a double sided invitation as you can make a statement with one large photo on the front but also include more photos on the back.
Once the tone was set with the invitation I set to work on the decorations. My favorite (and most time consuming project was creating these party hats.
I love how they looked on the cake table. We all know that pretty scene didn't last long though, once the little ones started to arrive.
I made the hats out of scrap book paper and curling ribbon. I also added a sticker I designed for the final touch. I was actually really surprised how many of the kids kept the hats on for the party. Here is my oldest modeling hers.
Another decoration that I loved making was the banner I created using the photos I took of my daughter each month. It was very simple to make.
I also designed a sign for the door so that our guests would know they were at the right house.
No party would be complete without goody bags, so I enlisted the help of my older daughter and put together these brightly colored bags for our littlest guests. We included sunglasses, Slinky's, bubbles, a kazoo and safari stickers. I again used the stickers I had designed to seal the bags.
We had a blast celebrating Emilia's birthday. It was wonderful having all our friends and family together in honor of our sweet girl turning one. I'll end this post with a couple of pictures of the guest of honor. Happy birthday baby girl!
