Cupcake 1st Birthday Party

This birthday party happened almost a year and a half ago!  Where has the time gone?  My baby is growing up! When she turned one I decided to throw a birthday party centered around cupcakes.  I loved how it turned out.

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Invite:

I made the invites with an embossed card that I had purchased years ago.  I then chalked the embossed parts.  I used Stampin Up's "Create-A-Cupcake" stamp set (discontinued, but they got a very cute new one in, see here) and I used the Cupcake punch to make my life much easier! 

Balloon photo backdrop:

Ryan and I blew all these up by ourselves.  Can we say exhausting?  I remember it like yesterday because we were house hunting at the same time.  So we were talking about houses and blowing up balloons all night.  I then tied them to fishing line and attached them to the ceiling.  You will save a lot of money on helium if you do it this way.  Attach them to the ceiling with something that will come off easy.  I know from experience.  I think it turned out very cute.  We took a picture with her and everyone of her party guests.  The memories are awesome!

This picture cracks me up because she is in such a funny position.

Cupcake garland:

So. Very. Easy.  I just threaded cupcake liners through bakers twine.  I taped the liners in place to the twine so they wouldn't move anywhere.  I loved this touch because I love garlands and this was perfect for the theme.

Cake:

I borrowed this pan from a friend.  You make the cake in the pan and turn it over to get the two pieces to fall out.  I cut a little off each piece so they would sit flat on each other.  It turned out so cute!  I wrapped the bottom part in scrapbook paper to act as the cupcake liner.  Hannelore was a little intimated by the HUGE cake in front of her, but other than that it was a success.

This picture doesn't have the scrapbook paper on it yet.  See other pictures for that.

Milk Bottles:

The milk bottles were borrowed from my mom.  I absolutely loved this touch.  I loved the box they were in to so I left them in the box to add to the decor.  I put the paper straws in each of the bottles to eliminate one more things on the table.

Favors:

I did party favors of Hannelore's favorite thing in the whole world...Goldfish!  I cut out the milk cartons using the Big Shot from Stampin up.  They used to carry this die, but they don't any more (similar).  I folded them and closed them up.  I also Stamped them with the "Got Birthday" stamp  set from Stampin Up and of course they do not carry it anymore.  I loved that everyone could get a favor and that it was something Hannelore loved.  It also helped that it was packaged in a cute way!

Hat, high chair skirt, & bib:

All these came from Hobby Lobby.  My favorite store by the way.  Well one of them.  See them here: hat, high chair skirt, and bib.

Skirt and onesie:

The onesie I made with a plain white onesie and then I got an iron on of a cupcake at Joann Fabric.  The skirt was made from part of the Ikea Ofelia Blanket .  Ryan's aunt who helped me with decorations for Ryan's party and helped me wallpaper sewed this for Hannelore.  She is one talented lady!  She made it for me and then I dyed it with Rit Dye!  I love how they turned out.  

Balloons over table:

I had balloons filled with helium and then I printed pictures of Hannelore's first year of life.  I then punched holes in them and hung them from the strings attached to the balloons.  I love pictures so this was a fun and creative way to display them.  Everyone loved looking at them. 

Pictures in the shape of a one:

So easy!  I just printed a bunch of pictures and used tacky to attach them to a wall in the entry way so everyone would see them.  Again I love pictures so there was plenty to display.  

Chalkboard:

I LOVE CHALKBOARDS!  I love the way they look and I love art on them.  My husband is very artistic so he drew the artwork on there (he also did the artwork for her 2nd birthday party).  I loved it so much that I kept it up for months.  I seriously never want her to grow up! 

Ice cream:

I cannot remember who I heard about pre-scooping the ice cream from, but it is genius!  I pre-scooped all the ice cream and placed them in cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.  I then placed them in the freezer and when I was ready for ice cream I just took out the pan.  It made life so easy.  It was also nice to have them in the cupcake liners to go with the theme. 

Wreath:  

The wreath I made was from an SEI kit that I had received already.  At this point in my life I was not crafting much so this helped me to get some of those kits done.  

Cupcakes and cupcake holders:

I ordered the cupcake holders from a Groupon.  They worked perfectly.  (Similar).  I made the cupcakes from a cake box and I made chocolate and yellow cake mixes to hopefully please everyone.  I made the frosting two different colors to make it more fun.  My mom helped me with those.  I seriously have the best family! 

Ryan's aunt also made the adorable wooden cupcake

Plates, napkins, straws, and "table runner":

The straws I bought from Jane.com.  That website deserves a blog post itself; love it!  The rest of the supplies were purchased from Hobby Lobby.  Unfortunately, they do not sell the cupcake plates, napkins, or even wrapping paper.  I used the wrapping paper to put on the table.  It acted as my table runner.  I liked how it turned out.  Find similar: here, here, here, here, here.

I still cannot believe this was more than a year ago.  Time flies!  

Cute cousins!  Clapping so I couldn't get a non-blurry picture.

She wasn't afraid of the piggy bank cupcake.

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